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AUGUST 16, 2024 | VOLUME XVI, ISSUE 16
Marie Case Named Newport Beach 2024 Citizen of the Year Citizen of the Year honoree Marie Case (center) surrounded by past Citizen of the Year honorees. Photo by Robyn Grant
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager
Newport Beach City Manager Update
By Robyn Grant | Special to the NB Indy Marie Case, Newport Beach’s favorite Italian gal about town, was announced as the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Citizen of the Year on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at a surprise gathering at VEA Resort & Spa. The award, presented since 1949, honors long-term, continuing commitment to the community. VEA General Manager Debbie Snavely, the 2018 Citizen of the Year and recently named “Top General Manager for Marriott North America,” ushered Marie into the hotel’s newly renovated Reveal Room for a Tattinger champagne toast with civic leaders including Chamber
President and former Mayor Steve Rosansky and former Citizens of the Year David Beek (2022), Mayor Pro Tem Joe Stapleton (2020), former Mayor Nancy Gardner (2019), Seymour Beek (2005), Paul Watkins (2015), Nancy Skinner (2014), Tom Johnson (2011), and former Mayor Tom Edwards (2000). Rosansky said of Case, “Marie’s contribution to the Newport Beach community makes all the difference, she is a ‘doer’ and consistently contributes her expertise, imagination, and ‘we can’ attitude”. This isn’t Case’s first time to be recognized, having won the Chamber’s Silver Anchor Award in 2016 for participating in the betterment of
the business, residential, civic and recreational environment in our community. The Commodores Club, an arm of the Chamber, marked its 60 years of service in 2020 and named Marie its first female skipper that same year. Case took decisive action creating “Commodores Cruising in Cars Getting Coffee” to bring people together during the pandemic-forced cancellations of public events. Also, the Newport Beach City Council invited Case to the January 2024 Council Meeting to receive a Proclamation in appreciation of her many contributions to the city. CASE Page 9
“MARIE’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NEWPORT BEACH COMMUNITY MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE, SHE IS A ‘DOER’ AND CONSISTENTLY CONTRIBUTES HER EXPERTISE, IMAGINATION, AND ‘WE CAN’ ATTITUDE”. —STEVE ROSANSKY
Mayor Will O’Neil Hosts ‘Coffee with the Mayor’ Aug. 29 at A Market
Mayor Will O’Neil
By NB Indy Staff Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neil will hold his next Coffee with the Mayor event on Thursday, Aug. 29 at A Market from 9 to 11 a.m. The Coffee with the Mayor event is open to the public, and Mayor
O’Neil is providing coffee and pastries to all attendees. Coffee with the Mayor is an opportunity for residents to meet Mayor O’Neil in a friendly, relaxed environment and ask questions about matters concerning Newport Beach.
This is the third in a series of Coffee with the Mayor events being held by Mayor O’Neil, whose term as mayor concludes at the end of 2024. A Market is at 3400 W. Coast Hwy., adjacent to A Restaurant.
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JULY 19, 2024 | VOL. 14, ISSUE 29
FEATURED PROPERTY: CORONA DEL MAR
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COMMUNING IN THE CANYON
CARRIE RAE WOODBURN’S TERRA SAGE MERCANTILE IS DEVOTED TO CREATING SANCTUARY SPACES FOR YOUR GARDEN AND HOME.
BY JUSTINE AMODEO / COURTESY OF LATITUDE33 MAGAZINE
The idea for Terra Sage Mercantile came to Carrie Rae Woodburn three years ago when she was contemplating the compelling notion of “the aesthetic of how we live our life in every setting.” Why not create a space that brought together all aspects of her professions — artist, spiritual practitioner, leadership — in order to offer community events and classes, “places to share experiences. It’s so much more than a place to come and shop, it’s a place to come and
Visitors to Laguna Canyon’s Terra Sage Mercantile—like Woodburn’s charming Sawdust Festival booth and home studio, all shared with her husband, the artist Andrew Soliz, who owns Tatankamani Woodworks, the woodshop next door — will find her soulful leatherwork and jewelry, as well as her curated collection of home décor, vintage clothing and an artists’ collective. A unique garden oasis, from pots to
By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The Newport Beach Fire Department (NBFD) continues to provide mutual aid to help combat the wildfires burning throughout California. The NBFD had 10 staff members deployed throughout the state as of Friday, August 2. • Six NBFD firefighters are deployed to the Park Fire, which has become the 5th largest wildfire in state history. The Park Fire continues to burn aggressively, spanning Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties. The fire has consumed more than 392,000 acres, destroyed 480 structures, and is 18% contained. • On Wednesday, July 31, the NBFD joined efforts to combat the Nixon Fire in eastern Temecula, deploying the station’s Type 3 fire engine, which has off-road capabilities designed to fight wildfires in remote areas inaccessible to other types of fire engines. A 4-person engine company from the Newport Coast Fire Station joined a strike team from the cities of Anaheim, Orange, and Laguna Beach. This marks the first out-of-county deployment for the City’s Type 3 fire engine. Even as the Department shares resources and staff for critical statewide needs, the NBFD remains fully staffed, ready to respond to local emergencies and to ensure our community is wellprotected. These fires offer a timely reminder for Newport Beach residents to be prepared for fires and other emergency situations. For more information on wildland safety tips and preparedness, please visit the Newport Beach Fire Department webpage at newportbeachca.gov/government/ departments/fire-department. CITY MANAGER Page 15