Win tickets to see Adam Ant in Anaheim
It really is your lucky day! Well, someone’s lucky day! We lucked into a pair of tickets to the sold-out Adam Ant show at City National Grove of Anaheim at 8 p.m. this Saturday. Did we mention it is...
View ArticleDing: LeBron to Lakers? Jim Buss is excited to pair Dwight with some new star...
EL SEGUNDO – I sat down with Lakers executive vice president Jim Buss on Wednesday for nearly an hour, and one of the clear revelations was just how excited Buss is about the Lakers contending for the...
View ArticleSurvey: Smallest apartments have biggest rent increases
When it comes to apartment-complex living in Orange County, smaller isn’t necessarily cheaper. Studio apartments – the smallest units – had the biggest rent increases among all apartment types, with...
View ArticleFun Halloween finds for young readers
As the air turns crisp and the pumpkins pile up on the porch, families with young readers can enjoy these fresh fall finds for a (somewhat) spooky storytime. All books are available in bookstores...
View ArticleA touch of Tao with Pacific Symphony standards
The Pacific Symphony is in pretty fine fettle these days. On Thursday, continuing a recent spate of programs focused exclusively on standards – the series of concerts could have been dubbed "19th...
View ArticleJeff Goldblum plays the teacher you love to hate in 'Seminar'
Anyone who's ever been to college – or in the military, or management training, or any environment that combines education, competitiveness and ego – will recognize Leonard. He's not so much a teacher...
View ArticleOrange to host annual Treats in the Streets festival
The city of Orange is celebrating the fall season with its 16th annual Treats in the Streets Autumn Festival, which will take place Thursday, Oct. 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Old Towne Orange Plaza.This...
View ArticleOct. 19 celebrity birthdays
Spy novelist John le Carré (David Cromwell) is 81. Actor Tony Lobianco ("Kill the Irishman," "The French Connection") is 76. Artist Peter Max is 75. Actor Michael Gambon ("The King's Speech," "Harry...
View ArticleIrvine police blotter for Oct. 1 to 7
CROSSROADSOCT. 79:39 a.m. Found property, Culver Drive and San Diego Freeway. A laptop computer and a suitcase were reported found on a bike trail. 6:34 p.m. Grand theft, 100 block Starview. A purse...
View ArticleEuro-style tent show blends cirque performers, actors with diners
Some people know exactly what they were meant to do from an early age. Others stumble upon their fate by accident.Norman Langill belongs in the latter category."I was in Barcelona in 1992," said...
View ArticleCarrie Fisher will spill it all in new Brea show
Carrie Fisher makes it seem like a lot of fun to be Carrie Fisher. Leading a guest around her bucolic Coldwater Canyon estate, Fisher delights in showing off her huge collection of Princess Leia...
View ArticleO.C. football: Thursday's stories, photos, videos and more
Check out all of OCVarsity's game stories, photos, videos, columns and more from the Week8 football games on Thursday night. OCVarsity Hot Shots: Thursday's games (Week 8) Thursday Night Football...
View ArticleUSC vs. Colorado: Who has the edge?
Breaking down No. 11 USC's Week 7 matchup against Colorado at the Coliseum (Saturday, 3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks): __________ OFFENSE USC's offense hasn't been all it was cracked up to be – but it's still...
View ArticleDwight Howard reportedly will play Sunday
Dwight Howard is expected to make his debut with the Lakers Sunday against Sacramento, two news outlets are reporting. Yahoo! Sports and ESPN.com quote team sources that say the star center will take...
View ArticleJeff Goldblum plays the teacher you love to hate in 'Seminar'
Anyone who's ever been to college – or in the military, or management training, or any environment that combines education, competitiveness and ego – will recognize Leonard.He's not so much a teacher...
View ArticleRock 'n' roll legend shows photos in San Juan
Graham Nash is best known as an accomplished singer/songwriter, a key component of the 1960s British invasion, and one of the core members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. He also was one of the...
View ArticleNHL cancels games through Nov. 1
The National Hockey League announced Friday that it has canceled another slate of regular-season games as a result of the lockout, with this latest group of contests lost running through Nov. 1. It was...
View ArticleO.C. unemployment near 4-year low
Orange County companies added 9,500 new jobs in September as the unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent, the lowest rate since December 2008, state officials reported Friday. Statewide, employment...
View ArticleUSC mines SEC country for top talent
LOS ANGELES – The game took place in the Pacific Northwest. Three of its most influential figures came from the opposite corner of the country. Nickell Robey, Jawanza Starling and Leonard Williams...
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