When The Real Housewives Came to Newport
Newport Beach didn’t become part of The Real Housewives of Orange County overnight. The show launched in 2006 with its original cast in Coto de Caza. Newport moved…
Published Nov 1, 2026
Newport Local Kobe Bryant — The Legend and His Legacy Live On
Kobe Bryant’s name will always be tied to basketball: five NBA championships, an unforgettable work ethic and a generation of fans who grew up watching him play. But…
Published Nov 1, 2026
Chuck Finley: Angels Legend and Newport Local
For Angels fans, Chuck Finley is remembered for the long left-handed delivery, the durability and the hitters who never seemed to get an easy at-bat. For Newport Beach,…
Published Nov 1, 2026
Flashback Newport (1967): Fashion Island’s Opening Night Brought Newport Out in Style
On Sept. 9, 1967, 18,000 people came to Fashion Island’s charity gala—dressed for an opening night that looked more like a grand occasion than a trip to the…
Published Nov 1, 2026
Newport Shores Went From Westside Afterthought to Million-Dollar Neighborhood
Once among Newport Beach’s less fashionable addresses, Newport Shores began as a 1960s development on leased land. Its original home prices, close-knit community and current multimillion-dollar sales tell…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Andrew Doheny: The Newport Surfer Who Followed His Own Line
Andrew Doheny grew up close enough to Newport’s 54th Street break that surfing wasn’t something he had to travel to find. He started young, entered contests as a…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Danny Kwock: The Newport Surfer Who Helped Change Surf’s Look
Danny Kwock arrived in Newport Beach after spending his early years in Hawaii and the San Fernando Valley. By the early 1980s, he was part of the young…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Cordell Miller: A Newport Surfer Who Built Boards for His Home Break
Cordell Miller grew up surfing Newport Beach and began riding waves around age nine. By his teens, he was sponsored by Quiksilver and traveling to surf. But the…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Dennis Rodman’s Newport Beach Years: Parties, Police Calls, an NBA Comeback and Fatherhood
Dennis Rodman’s Newport Beach years were never just about the noise complaints. They overlapped with a second local story: the childhood of his son and daughter, both born…
Published Oct 31, 2026
Newport-Mesa Schools Earn High Marks. The Attendance Problem Didn’t Get the Memo.
NEWPORT BEACH | Newport-Mesa Unified School District has released some encouraging academic results. And judging by its October 26 announcement, somebody in the district office probably had a…
Published Oct 31, 2026