O.C. high schools: Signing day in photos
Today is the beginning of the early National Letter of Intent signing period for many high school sports: baseball, basketball, softball, volleyball, girls water polo, golf, tennis, lacrosse and...
View ArticleGo under the sea at Back Bay
The Back Bay Science Center is located on Shellmaker Island off Back Bay Drive near Newport Dunes. It sits at the start of the 752-acre Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, and welcomes students and...
View ArticleThanksgiving cool: how to make it
Small acorn squash or sweet dumpling squash work well as containers for pureed soups. The soup can be prepared two days in advance, refrigerated and reheated on medium-low heat. Squash "bowls" can be...
View ArticleGary Clark Jr. stuns at the Troubadour
Gary Clark Jr. isn't afraid to set himself among the greats. The 28-year-old Austin guitarist/singer/songwriter opened his sensational set at the Troubadour Tuesday night – the first of three sold-out...
View ArticleThanksgiving dining guide
Forget about hosting family, cooking turkey and cleaning up after everyone, and leave it to the professionals. Orange County restaurants are offering a cornucopia of dining options this Turkey Day,...
View ArticleMMA notes: Will 'Rampage' return to UFC?
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson fights Glover Teixeira in the final fight of his UFC contract at UFC on Fox 6 on Jan. 26 in Chicago, but will that be the former UFC light-heavyweight champion’s last...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: In Washington, D.C. means 'Don't compromise'
Also: Petraeus undone by director of counterintelligence; serving up some rich appetizers.
View ArticleParenting: Books before movies, every single time
Once again, I found myself lost in the poetic verse of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are as the young student I was working with read it out loud, her voice slightly cautious as she pronounced...
View ArticleSeal Beach shooting: Insurers sue suspect
SANTA ANA – Seeking to avoid liability, two insurance companies have filed lawsuits against a man charged with killing eight people at a Seal Beach beauty salon, as well as the families of some of the...
View ArticleKid and family events this weekend in O.C. (Nov. 16-18)
Here is a selection of kid-friendly things to do and family-friendly events in and around Orange County this weekend. Please check with the venues for updated prices. Do you want to tell us about an...
View ArticleWisckol: Asian Americans back Obama 3-1
Latino voters are credited with helping swing the vote for Barack Obama, but the rapidly growing Asian-American electorate supported the incumbent by an even broader margin. According the Edison...
View ArticleArrest made in alleyway stabbing death
SANTA ANA – Investigators have arrested a man in connection with the killing of a Santa Ana woman found stabbed to death in an alley, police said Thursday. Homicide detectives Thursday morning arrested...
View ArticleLetters: Why Prop. 30 won't save our state economy
MISSION VIEJO, Erik Wendehost: L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa misses a clear point in his column, “Time to invest in the future” [Opinion, Nov. 13]. He extolled the virtues of Proposition 30, which...
View ArticleHealth news: Fasting before test unnecessary
Doctors recommend people get their cholesterol checked every five years, or annually if you know your numbers are already lousy. An obstacle to regular testing is the eight- to 12-hour fast beforehand....
View ArticleSanta Ana's 'Sunshine Ordinance' goes into effect
SANTA ANA – Santa Ana's new "Sunshine Ordinance," which includes a number of measures aimed at making city government more transparent, went into effect Nov. 14 following its final approval by the City...
View ArticleNov. 15 celebrity birthdays
TV judge Joseph Wapner is 93. Former Senator Howard Baker Jr. is 87. Actor Ed Asner is 83. Actor John Kerr ("South Pacific") is 81. Singer Petula Clark is 80. Comedian Jack Burns of Burns and Schreiber...
View ArticleDennis Miller, Adam Carolla do one-off show in O.C.
Dennis Miller and Adam Carolla have never really been short on words. The comedians met a few years back after Miller got his hands on Carolla's first book, "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks." He...
View Article'Twilight' fans face the saga's end
In October 2008, a month before the movie "Twilight" debuted, one of Vanessa Conradi's co-workers gave her the book and suggested she might like it. "I asked what it was about and he said, 'Well, it's...
View Article'Lincoln' presents the human side of an American icon
It's the voice. The voice is everything. History tells us that Abraham Lincoln had a high voice, sometimes described as a silver trumpet, sometimes described as piping, but notably high, enough to be...
View ArticleSalonen returns with his Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen and London's Philharmonia Orchestra, for which he has served as principal conductor and artistic advisor since 2008, dropped by Segerstrom Concert Hall on Wednesday night to open the...
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