West Coast Film Festival returns to San Juan
The Olympics may be over, but the spirit of the games lives on. That spirit courses through the Oscar-winning British film, "Chariots of Fire," which kicks off the second annual West Coast Film...
View ArticleBrian joins Mark in leaving KLOS
Mark Thompson was to be the focus of the KLOS/95.5 FM morning show Friday as everyone gathered or tuned in to wish him well on leaving the 5-10 a.m. program and starting the next chapter in his life....
View ArticleParched in Pinnacles
On a warm day, my wife and kids and I were driving through a bucolic Central California valley when suddenly we rounded a curve and found ourselves amid glowering volcanic peaks. It was as if the road...
View ArticleFamily relationships: Why perspective matters
"Mommy, you are the mommy I always wanted. You are the sweetest mommy. You are the boss of me!" Jenny said. She wrapped her 4-year-old arms around me as I tucked her into bed, and I basked in the love...
View ArticleChurch offers hope after O.C. boy's Yosemite river death
Hundreds of members of Calvary Chapel East Anaheim gathered Sunday for the first regularly scheduled day of church services since tragedy struck a church camp in Yosemite, leaving one boy dead and his...
View ArticleFamily events in O.C. this week (Aug. 20-23)
Here is a selection of kid-friendly things to do and family-friendly events in and around Orange County this week. Please check with the venues for updated times and prices. Do you want to tell us...
View ArticleWe Are Anaheim, Somos Anaheim hosts picnic to encourage action
ANAHEIM – Children lined up under the shade of canopies at Pearson Park on Sunday to get their faces painted, for a free soda and take part in a scavenger hunt. All the activities were arranged for a...
View ArticleJam is an easy preserve
There is no catalyst like a large, mature fruit tree to lure us back to the art of food preservation. The ability to can excess fruit means you'll enjoy it all winter. If you're a beginner, the easiest...
View Article'Pressing' Angels continue their losing ways
ANAHEIM – The word the Angels – losers of their fourth consecutive game Sunday, 7 of their past 10 and 13 of the 18 in August – keep using is "pressing." Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson admitted to...
View ArticleMickadeit: Boxer's night was rocky, not 'Rocky'
My boxing buddy and fellow O.C. journalist Norberto Santana had a decent debut fight on Friday night at our gym in Costa Mesa. He lost on points in a split decision, but he did OK against a good...
View ArticleBillions evaporate from Measure M2 tax take
So Orange County hates traffic even more than it hates taxes, as evidenced by its breathless embrace of Measure M and its successor, Measure M2. The the half-cent sales tax to fund transportation...
View ArticlePolice: 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies after bridge jump
Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge, authorities said. Scott's...
View ArticleUSC defense still ahead of the offense after intrasquad scrimmage
LOS ANGELES – If there was a bright side to the USC offense's subpar performance Sunday, it was this: The defense had a lot to do with it.Trojans defenders were active and opportunistic in taking the...
View ArticleO.C. Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan
Orange County Muslims gathered Sunday morning at mosques and other places like the Anaheim Convention Center and Great Park in Irvine to mark Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that represents the end of the...
View ArticleMorning letters: Election 2012: Are voters up to the task?
LOS ALAMITOS, Wilbur M. Bolton: Register columnist Martin Wisckol says that a recent Pew Research Center poll reports: “While voters polled gave Romney the edge in economic expertise, they said Obama...
View ArticlePreseason Top 25 countdown: Teams 3-25
Slideshow: OCVarsity's countdown of the preseason Top 25 for Orange County football now includes teams 3-25. Click through the slideshow to find the selections, then return Monday to find teams 1-2. 3....
View ArticleAfternoon letters: 'Operation halo' was set in motion to protect
ANAHEIM, Kerry Condon, police association president: In 2011, the Anaheim Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives started an investigation into an Anaheim criminal...
View ArticleDeath Valley daze
The scorching summer is a peak travel experience – at least it seems for a lot of German tourists. The Germans I met on a recent trip through southeastern California seemed to enjoy the rugged beauty...
View ArticleAug. 19 celebrity birthdays
Actor L.Q. Jones ("The Wild Bunch," "Casino") is 85. Former major league second baseman Bobby Richardson is 77. Former NASA astronaut Story Musgrave is 77. Actress Diana Muldaur ("Star Trek: The Next...
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