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Family of teen killed in DUI crash near Balboa Fun Zone mark somber anniversary
Memorial Day weekend marked one year since a DUI driver killed 14-year-old Rosenda Smiley in a Newport Beach crosswalk. Now, ...
‘Either there will be safer streets in Newport Beach or I’ll be dead,’ says father of young DUI victim
On the last Sunday of May there was a somber assemblage near the Balboa Fun Zone to mark the first anniversary of the death ...
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Arcade is reborn at the Balboa Fun Zone with more than just kids in mind
Step into the new Balboa Fun Zone Arcade on the Balboa Peninsula, and you may feel like you’re in a game of Minecraft or Space Invaders. That’s because the tile floor’s pattern duplicates ...
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Old-school arcade in Balboa Fun Zone will close this month
Shannan Park, operator of the Fun Zone Arcade & Game Room on Balboa Peninsula, said she always made sure the prizes for winning tickets from its old-school classics like Skeeball, pinball ...
Orange County Business Journal12d
Chartwell Preps to Begin Raising Capital
Chartwell saw an opportunity to buy Balboa Fun Zone, a small waterfront amusement park that’s seen better days on the Balboa ...
Newport Beach Independent1d
Free Balboa Peninsula Trolley Returns for Summer Service
The Balboa Peninsula Trolley is back! The trolley resumed operations on Memorial Day weekend with free service continuing ...
Los Angeles Times1y
Vigil mourns 14-year-old killed in suspected DUI crash near Balboa Fun Zone
She said “no amount of justice” can bring back what her family lost a week ago in a crash less than 200 feet from the Balboa Fun Zone’s Ferris wheel. They can’t help but wonder what could ...
U.S. News & World Report1mon
Balboa Fun Zone
The Balboa Fun Zone lives up to its name. The small park is full of fun activities for children, and with views of the Pacific, adults are sure to enjoy their time as well. This boat yard-turned ...
Los Angeles Times2y
Balboa Island Museum’s Fun Zone festival returns Friday
This Friday night the Balboa Island Museum is shutting down the Balboa Fun Zone for its second annual Fun Zone Festival. “We did this last year. The Fun Zone was recently acquired by the Pyle ...
Los Angeles Times11mon
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 ...
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Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach | Let’s Go Places
Olga Ospina takes a tour of the Balboa Fun Zone, riding on the Ferris wheel, jumping on the bungee trampoline and time in the arcade. Louisiana: controversial Denka plant suspends production after ...
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Parts of Balboa Fun Zone, Balboa Island closed off for pipe repairs
Parts of the Balboa Fun Zone and Balboa Island have been closed off — mainly around Washington and Opal streets — for staff to access and install the liner. Pope said the city is in ...