CORONA DEL MAR TODAY

From the Police Log: Burglary, Theft, DUI & Drug Arrests

A thief stole $3,770 in property from Neiman Marcus on June 22, according to a police report. The commercial burglary report said the incident occurred at 9:24 p.m. and was reported the next day. No other details were available.
Police reports also state that a grand theft from a vehicle occurred last week at Fourth and [...]

Dolphins Dressed For Independence Day

Newport Beach, Corona del Mar Flags at Half-Staff For Senator

Flags at the Corona del Mar Post Office, at the Newport Beach Police Department and throughout the city are flying at half-staff today to honor Senator Robert Carlyle Byrd, who died today at age 92. Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat, served longer than any other U.S. senator in the country’s history.
Read more about him here.

Corona del Mar Median Sign To Go Back To City Council

Striking a balance between what looks like bedsheets hanging between two saggy poles and a $42,000 electronic message board, the Corona del Mar Business Improvement District board voted on a new sign proposal that will go before the City Council for approval.
The latest plan involves permanent metal posts, powder-coated in a dark green, that will [...]

CdM Today’s Poll of the Week

Corona del Mar Cyclist Victim of Road Rage

A Corona del Mar man who was bicycling down Fernleaf Avenue toward Bayside Drive was the victim of road rage about 11 a.m. today, according to online police logs and the victim.
The man said two men, about 40 to 60 years old, were in a white Chevrolet truck when the truck began tailgating him as [...]

From the Police Log: Stolen Vehicles Recovered, Arrests, Thefts

Newport Beach police recovered two stolen vehicles in the Corona del Mar-Fashion Island area this weekend, according to online logs.
A stolen car was recovered at 10:50 p.m. Friday at Marguerite Avenue at East Coast Highway, and another stolen vehicle was recovered at 12:48 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Newport Center Drive, reports state. [...]

Summer Is Here. If You Don’t Believe Me, Go to Albertsons

School is out, summer is here. July 4 is next weekend. The tourists are out in force, and our friends have scattered.
I love summer, don’t get me wrong. But I have to admit a certain ambivalence when my cozy town morphs into this buzzing beach mecca.
It hit me when I popped into Albertsons this morning [...]

Big Waves, Yellow Flags at Little Corona Beach

Library Summer Reading Program Underway

Summer fun has begun at Newport Beach library branches, with programs for kids, teens and adults scheduled until mid-August.
The Children’s Summer Reading Program theme this year is “Make a Splash, Read!” Children can register at the children’s section at the Central Library, and Balboa, Corona del Mar and Mariners branch libraries. The program encourages [...]