Mayor’s Table Have you tried the Mayor’s Table hamburger? It’s a delicious handful of simplicity that yields big flavors, accompanied by perfectly seasoned fries. Something else—make that someone else—well seasoned is Quentin Gravet, the new General Manager of Mayor’s Table who has extensive wine expertise and a passion for personalized customer service. Gravet will work closely with Lido House Hotel’s Chef-Partner Riley Huddleston—the mastermind behind the Mayor’s Table menus, including the burger. He’ll oversee daily operations for the restaurant while curating new additions to the restaura ..read more

OC Marathon / photo by Jim Collins The Hoag OC Marathon will take place in the cities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine and Santa Ana with road closures on Sunday, May 5. Road closures and delays can begin starting at 2 a.m., lasting in some areas through 3 p.m. The roads close and open in a rolling method, so the closure in your area depends on where you are, where runners are on the course, etc. Please see the impacted areas in Newport Beach with the alternate directions listed here. Impacted areas include Newport Center and Fashion Island, Corona del Mar, Balboa Island, Promontory Point ..read more

Newport Beach PD Range Master Vince Kyzer trains a Newport Beach Police Officer. Photo courtesy NBPD. In the past six years, retired U. S. Marine Gunner Chief Warrant Officer 5 Vince Kyzer has written, directed and produced more scenes than Edward Albee, Woody Allen, Truman Capote and Neil Simon combined. All of his creations — whose singular theme is survival — have played out in a “theater” in the basement of the Newport Beach Police Department. Kyzer’s actors really aren’t performers; they’re the city’s sworn officers who every other month undergo stringent survival scenario and shooting train ..read more

Brian Gooding By Brian GoodingSpecial to the NB Indy It’s 2024 and another election cycle is in full swing. With the upcoming presidential election, we can expect an uptick in political events, commercials, and debates across parties. Americans are increasingly taking a more active interest in national elections, and for many, they can be a source of angst. Elections can even influence the way we make decisions and invest, with some business owners and investors tending to take a more risk-off strategy, such as in looking to fixed income securities, when the party they identify with is not in ..read more

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager One of the City’s top priorities is to keep our beautiful public parks well maintained and, when possible, add improvements to maximize use and reduce environmental impacts. One such improvement was completed this week at Arroyo Park, 1141 Bayswater Dr., near MacArthur Boulevard and Bison Avenue. The $2.7 million project installed new synthetic turf for the soccer field and softball diamond and upgraded the lighting system to energy-efficient LED lights. The project will help accommodate high demand for the use of Arroyo Park by local spo ..read more

Dr. Adam Kanter Hoag Hospital has named Adam Kanter, M.D., F.A.A.N.S, the new Executive Medical Director of the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute. Dr. Kanter will lead a multidisciplinary team of experts focused on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, brain and skull-base tumors, concussion, epilepsy, Parkinson’s and other movement disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, pain management, sleep disorders and stroke. His appointment comes at a transformational time for neurosciences care, research and innovation at Hoag. Last November, the hospital received a $50 million gift from longtime Newpo ..read more

With access to the latest in AI-powered fitness technology and a certified personal trainer by your side, it’s more than possible to achieve life-changing results in as little as six weeks. Just ask one of the winners of The Smart Fit Method’s Six Week Challenge which concluded this past April. 55-year-old Trey was an aviator with the Navy for eight years and has been training with the team in Yorba Linda for an entire year before signing himself up for the Six Week Challenge. The challenge came for him at just the right time, as he was looking for a reason to jumpstart his fitness and accom ..read more

Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Ma has welcomed a new Director of Philanthropy: Alexandra Anderson. After an extensive search, Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Ma has welcomed a new Director of Philanthropy: Alexandra Anderson. In her role as Director of Philanthropy, Anderson will help further the organization’s culture of philanthropy and invite the community to support Newport Beach’s world class cultural center. Her primary focus will be expanding the membership base and engaging the community through annual, planned, next generation society and legacy society givin ..read more

Dr. James B. Chen performs a robotic knee replacement using the Zimmer Biomet ROSA Knee System. DISC Sports & Spine Center has enlisted Dr. James B. Chen to bring a best-in-class total joint replacement program to its renowned DISC Surgery Center in Newport Beach. The highly skilled orthopedic surgeon is an Orange County native and former collegiate athlete who specializes in hip and knee joint replacement, traveling nationally to educate fellow surgeons on advanced technology and robotic techniques. Dr. Chen has developed his successful joint replacement program around a suite of next-le ..read more

Doctors Alain and Monica Mita Hoag has announced that oncology “power couple” Monica Mita, M.D.,M.Sc., Mh.D.S., and Alain Mita, M.D., M.Sc., have been recruited as the new program directors for the Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Dr. Monica Mita joins Hoag as co-director of early phase development therapy and co-director of breast medical oncology. Dr. Alain Mita is co-director of early phase development therapy and director of lung and head & neck cancers. In addition to providing subspecialized cancer expertise, Drs. Monica and Alain Mita will focus their research efforts on Phase I clini ..read more