There are dive bars, and then there’s Cassidy’s. If you’ve lived on the Balboa Peninsula long enough, you already know the place. Dark inside, cold drinks, pool tables,…
Vacation Rentals on the Balboa Peninsula: A Permit Waitlist and an Underground Market? Take a walk around the Balboa Peninsula on a summer weekend, and you’ll see why…
If you’ve walked past the little bayfront beach on West Bay Avenue near 9th and 10th Streets lately, you might have noticed something different. The sand barriers are…
Newport Beach Firefighters Have a New Beachfront Address, at Least for Now Most firefighters don’t get to say their fire station is practically on the beach. But for…
Right in the heart of Balboa Village, at 707 East Balboa Boulevard, sits a piece of Newport Beach history that deserves a second act. The Balboa Theater. If…
There is more to the Balboa Peninsula than the blocks you see from the parking spot. Balboa eBike Rentals, at 307 Main Street inside the Balboa Fun Zone,…
Newport Beach keeps changing, but some places still feel like the neighborhood they came from. Fifteenth Street Surf Shop is one of them.
Four years into Joe Stapleton’s council tenure, Peninsula residents are weighing what has changed and what still needs attention.
Balboa Peninsula Flooding: A Resident's Account Raises Questions About What Happened Before the Water Arrived
NEWPORT BEACH | WEDGE SURF CHECK | OCTOBER 19, 2026 If you’re anywhere near the end of the Peninsula today, take a look toward The Wedge. Newport’s famous…
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