The annual Balboa Island Sandcastle Contest was held on Saturday, July 27. The event was sponsored by the BIIA (Balboa Island Improvement Association) and hosted by Chris Crosson and his daughter ...

Longtime Newport Beach resident and photographer Jim Fournier, 80, poses with his 15-year-old cat at their home. An exhibit of Fournier’s work is on display at the Balboa Island Museum.

Balboa Island Gallery is located at 121 Agate Ave. For more information about the gallery or the upcoming open house, call (714) 404-7604 or send an email to [email protected].

11 Photos. View Slide Show ... The Balboa Island ferry runs from 6:30 a.m. to midnight every day; the five-minute ride costs $1 for adults, or $2 if they’re in a car.

The 23rd annual Balboa Island Holiday Home Walking Tour will feature eight homes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Herman and Lois Dorkin had the quintessential Balboa Island romance. Married 68 years at the time of Lois’ death in 2004, the devotion they had for each other was unwavering. But the couple ...

Balboa Island resident Sheryl Clough said her 5-year-old granddaughter came from ... the escalation of the complaint and inclusion of photos about “mermaids” being on the beach in any ...

Thousands of mini crabs — which actually look like tiny lobsters or crawfish — created a rim of red along the shoreline, scattered on the sand along the sleepy seaside of Balboa Island in ...

Herman and Lois Dorkin had the quintessential Balboa Island romance. Married for 68 years, they were devoted to each other. The couple — known by family and friends as Hi and Lo — also had a ...

Balboa Island Museum is located at 210 Marine Ave., Newport Beach. For more information call (949) 675-3952 or visit balboaislandmuseum.org . Support our coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.

Interiors featuring marble and limestone finishes, mahogany woodwork and decorative silk wallpaper keep the eye moving at this Traditional-style home on Balboa Island. On the main floor, rows of ...