OCVarsity Hot Shots: Thursday's football games
Check out all of OCVarsity's photos from the high school football games on Thursday night.
View ArticleSeal Beach shootings: March 25 trial date set
SANTA ANA – Two dozen relatives and friends of eight people killed in the mass shooting at a Seal Beach beauty salon last October crammed into a 11th floor courtroom Friday and watched in silence as...
View ArticleForcing bulbs for the holidays
Like so much that is botanical, forcing bulbs was all the rage in the Victorian period, when people were fascinated with science. It gave wealthy landowners with large glasshouses something to be...
View ArticleGrow your own garlic
As long as we're on the subject of planting bulbs, don't forget the most delicious bulb of all – garlic. Cooks love it, vampires not so much. A possible win-win, especially since garlic and vampires...
View ArticleIn Fullerton, 'Hairspray' stands up as socko entertainment
The reference to 3-D Theatricals' first couple of shows at Fullerton's Plummer Auditorium as being worthy of Broadway were random, unrelated observations. But now that the company has inhabited that...
View ArticleHundreds audition for after-school dance program
SANTA ANA – A damp and drizzly morning didn't deter about 400 youths from waiting in line for an audition to secure a spot at The Wooden Floor. Some families started lining up at 10 p.m. Friday and...
View ArticleBill Clinton in Irvine on Tuesday
Former President Bill Clinton will be at UC Irvine on Tuesday to formally endorse several Democratic congressional candidates, including one vying for a seat that serves parts of Orange County. Clinton...
View ArticleNational Ballet of Canada's 'Alice' is a wonderland
There's a reason why dance companies don't create many new full-length ballets anymore. The cost, the complexity, the uncertainty of finding an audience for something fresh and untested – in this...
View ArticlePaul Weller digs deep at the Greek
Paul Weller's Greek Theatre show had only been underway a short time when he arrived at the snappy, new retro-leaning ditty "That Dangerous Age." The lyrical protagonist goes through a midlife crisis,...
View ArticleMiller: Lakers' success aside, Blake is making a world of difference
His role is much bigger than his status among these Lakers, Steve Blake one of the bench players who this season absolutely must make a difference. Yet, even if one of the backups to Steve Nash doesn't...
View ArticleWhicker: Here's hoping 'StrasCare' concept isn't an ongoing debate
So Stephen Strasburg is well into his rest and recovery period. As are the Washington Nationals. He threw his final pitch on Sept. 7, per the club's restrictions. They packed it up nine days ago,...
View ArticleUSC's Woods breaks record, honors loved one
LOS ANGELES – Tens of thousands of USC fans roared approval as the face of Robert Woods, who had just set a school record for career receptions, appeared on the Coliseum video board. Woods didn't ham...
View ArticleLakers' Jim Buss isn't who you think he is
EL SEGUNDO – For Lakers fans who might disagree on or debate every little decision made with their favorite team, there has been one constant: They would love for Jerry Buss to be the Lakers' owner...
View ArticleBarkley, USC look buff against Colorado
LOS ANGELES – The best part, teammate Marqise Lee said, was seeing the smiles on their faces. USC quarterback Matt Barkley and receiver Robert Woods had an afternoon they'll never forget Saturday at...
View ArticleRedlands overpowers Chapman, 32-13
REDLANDS – Redlands running back Brad Crisanty rushed for 209 yards on 33 carries and had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown as the Bulldogs blew past Chapman, 32-13, to hand the Panthers their...
View ArticleMark Landsbaum: Reasons to rue the rulemakers
When it comes to governmental Armageddon, it may not matter whether taxes are cut, spending is reduced or debts are paid off. As onerous as these economic-stunting and freedom-killing government...
View ArticleJohn Moorlach: Best choice for I-405: 2 new free lanes
You can't spell freeway without the word free. Yet, with government constantly searching for new revenue streams, toll roads have become an appealing mechanism for building this critical...
View ArticleI'm scared of airport security
I'm going to Peru next month, and I'm starting to get scared. That's appropriate, since it's nearly Halloween. But I'm not afraid of goblins or of having our house egged, or even of being alone in the...
View ArticleHousing's long road back from the brink
Four years ago, the local housing market was in the grips of a death spiral.A financial crisis -- in good part tied to risky "subprime" mortgages pioneered in Orange County -- was in full bloom.Local...
View ArticleEditorial: Obamacare regulations impose heavy costs
Government regulations, even reasonable ones, are essentially hidden taxes. They are costs imposed by government. Someone pays the cost of implementing them, and for the consequences they spawn. We...
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