12 financial resolutions for 2012
Still living off credit cards? Can't figure out how much you could or should spend? Need to save for retirement? Deborah McNaughton, a Placentia credit expert, financial coach and author of “The...
View ArticleKid-friendly things to do in O.C. this week (Jan. 9-12)
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 ArticleAfterWork: Paul Martin’s in Irvine
The restaurant business is fascinating, particularly if you're not in it. If you're in it, you work too hard to be fascinated. What fascinates me is trying to figure out why some restaurants operate...
View ArticleCelebrity baby names: From the awesome to the ridiculous
Beyonce Knowles' sister pronounces the kid the most beautiful baby in the world, and until we see some photos (likely on the cover of People, for a significant chunk of change donated to charity),...
View ArticleCoachella 2012 lineup revealed
That is a very solid, dare I say damn fine lineup Goldenvoice has put together for the 13th annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the first ever to be repeated across two weekends, April...
View ArticleStars who went from fat to skinny
It's that time of year again, when we've scratched out the New Year's resolutions we can't hope to fulfill and leave behind the ones we still think are within reach. For most of us, losing weight is at...
View ArticleJan. 10 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. Also see notable deaths of 2011. SEE...
View ArticleMorning letters: The many ways UC officials earn their paychecks
-IRVINE, L. Mumford: The Register's decision to vilify some of OC's finest university officials, by pasting their names, photos and salaries on its Front Page, is tabloid journalism at its worst. UCI...
View ArticleWait a second: Ranking Kendrick among Angels' best
Slide show: Second base hasn't exactly been a glamour spot during the Angels' franchise history. In fact, it has been home to nearly as many future broadcasters (four – Rex Hudler, Harold Reynolds,...
View ArticleNFL: Wade Phillips shows he’s a defensive genius
On Monday, it was revealed that Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is a candidate for the Miami Dolphins head-coaching vacancy. Phillips, who has previously been a head coach in New...
View Article5-minute makeup for busy moms
The clock is ticking and you’ve managed to make the kids breakfast and sneak in a few sips of your morning coffee. Lunches are made, kids are dressed, and backpacks are packed. You have just enough...
View ArticleOne more look at Uni’s Pack the Gym Night
It was quite a night Friday at University High. Pack the Gym Night attracted around 1,800 for the boys Pacific Coast League basketball game between University and Woodbridge. Woodbridge's boys team won...
View ArticleBCS Championship: Cheering section (photos)
Take a look at who was getting into the action during the BCS Championship between Alabama and LSU.
View ArticleO.C. football: Top 20 recruits for Class of 2013
Slide show: All eyes are on San Clemente offensive tackle Kyle Murphy, who remains uncommitted and in just a few weeks will decide where he will be playing this fall. The Class of 2012 will be special,...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Romney reaches out to Dems … way out
Also: Fat slob gives Pentagon the drill; Obama achieves a balanced budget
View ArticleNew restaurant lets you pick wine from its store, enjoy it with meal
I had dinner recently at Cucina Enoteca, the new Italian restaurant at the Irvine Spectrum. Wine director Ben Kephart spent quite a while explaining his restaurant’s philosophy to me and talking about...
View ArticleNew albums: Norah Jones returns to the Little Willies
Things aren't as quiet as they have been the past two weeks, when the music biz basically shut down for the holidays (that's why there hasn't been a New Albums slide show since before Christmas). But...
View ArticleSpring shoe trend for the ladies and gents
Shoe trend: two tone shoes for spring January 10th, 2012, 12:31 pm · · posted by J. GALLEGO inShare Happy Shoe Year! Hope 2012 is off to a good start. It’s been wicked busy for me, what with practicing...
View ArticleOrange County bishop will lead San Diego Catholics
ORANGE - Cirilo Flores, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange the past three years, has been named coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, and will succeed San Diego Bishop Robert H. Brom...
View ArticleIrvine Pony pitches in for new backstops at Harvard Park
Construction began Monday on the installation of new backstops at the Harvard Park fields used by Irvine Pony Baseball, other youth baseball leagues and city of Irvine softball. Irvine Pony raised...
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