NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Strolling along picturesque Marine Avenue on Balboa Island, with its towering lemon-scented eucalyptus trees and quaint mom-and-pop storefronts, one can find an unexpected delight—the Balboa Island Museum and Historical Society. Sandwiched between an olive oil store and upscale bathing suit shop, the museum was founded in 1999 as an institution dedicated to documenting,…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The Balboa Island Ferry that carries pedestrians and vehicles across Newport Harbor and the Balboa Peninsula Fun Zone will be closed to cars for nearly a month beginning Jan. 3. Cars and pedestrians with their pets loaded onto the ferry on the brisk morning of Dec. 29, days before car access temporarily halts…

Officials identified Oct. 26 three people found dead inside a Balboa Island residence in Newport Beach. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced the identity of the victims, whose bodies were found on Monday, as Andrew Adams and Desiree Temple of Yorba Linda, and Samantha Haiman of Riverside. Adams and Temple were both 43 years old, and…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Newport Beach City Council is moving forward with the formation of an assessment district for the undergrounding of utility lines in the public right of way, involving a 50-block area of central Balboa Island. The project is estimated to cost $32.8 million in construction and financing costs. Parcels will be assessed according to…

The most successful coach in University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) football history, Terry Donahue, has died. The 77-year-old sports legend died in his Newport Beach home July 4 following a two-year battle with cancer. Donahue was the winningest football coach in UCLA and Pacific 12 Conference history with a historic 151 game wins, which includes the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Freedom Bowl,…

Newport Beach will consider raising its junior lifeguard program tuition to build a $4.9 million headquarters near the Balboa Pier during its March 9 meeting. The current junior lifeguard facility consists of a 2,160-square-foot trailer system that lacks a restroom, locker room, and running water. In order to fund a replacement of the facility, the summer junior lifeguard program would…