OC History: How the Balboa Island Ferry changed Newport Beach

The Balboa Island Ferry was pitched more than a century ago, as a way to get prospective land buyers from the Balboa ...
Newport Beach Independent

Soiree on the Bay Benefits Balboa Island Museum

On Thursday, Sept. 18, around 100 guests arrived via Balboa Island Ferry to the elegant home of R.D. Olson to enjoy a Soiree ...
Los Angeles Times

Newport Beach puts Balboa Island teak benches up for auction

Twenty-seven of Balboa Island‘s teak sidewalk benches, phased out and replaced beginning in 2020, are up for auction as of Wednesday. The island previously had around 58 benches made of teak and 53 of ...
CBS News

$7.9 million grant secured to preserve Balboa Island ferry

A grant worth $7.9 million was secured in the effort to preserve the Balboa Island ferry, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley announced Wednesday. The grant from the California Air Resources Board ...
Los Angeles Times

Balboa Fun Zone new home for Newport Beach Historical Society’s museum

About 50 people turned out Friday night to celebrate the Newport Beach Historical Society’s newly acquired but temporary location at the Balboa Fun Zone. “We moved into the Fun Zone for the time being ...
ABC7

Suspect in custody after chase ends on boat at Balboa Island in Newport Beach

BALBOA ISLAND, NEWPORT BEACH (KABC) -- A man was taken into custody after a chase that started in Irvine ended with him getting into a boat off Newport Beach's Balboa Island Sunday morning. The ...

Newport Beach Film Festival readies for the spotlight with films, parties, talks

The  26th Newport Beach Film Festival kicks off Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 23, showcasing more than 100 feature films and ...