Tycoon building 100,000 sq. ft. home
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Big is back, according to the Wall Street Journal. In Scottsdale, Ariz., tech tycoon Jason Hope is building a...
View ArticleCrash sunk Westminster home prices 35%
How did real estate in Westminster fare in the housing bubble's crash? We asked DataQuick to compare homebuying trends for 2002 to 2006 -- the boom -- and 2007 to 2011 -- the bust -- for The Register....
View ArticleSRS developing revolutionary audio tech
The most revolutionary technology I found at CES was not something I saw, but something I heard. Picture in your mind what it feels like when live music envelops you.Your heart beats faster and spirits...
View ArticleSports Illustrated swimsuit covers: 1964-2011
Sports Illustrated magazine rolled out its first swimsuit issue in 1964. In anticipation of the Feb. 14 release of the 2012 edition, click on the photo for a look back at past covers.
View ArticleGrammys 2012: Jennifer Hudson, Glen Campbell and other highs (and lows)
Overall it wasn’t even close to the almost uniformly excellent 2011 telecast – but it’s three standout moments were more memorable than just about anything I can recall from the past decade of Grammy...
View ArticleBehind the scenes on the Lakers’ 6-game trip
TORONTO – Mike Brown came away regretting his ejection costing the Lakers a possible victory in Utah. Kobe Bryant definitely had a rough road in the final minutes of the blown game in Philadelphia....
View ArticleHow to get 10 free trees
If you join the Arbor Day Foundation, they will send you 10 free trees to plant. Seriously. For real. It costs $10 to join and you can feel good about making the world a little bit greener. The trees...
View ArticleGet a discounted season pass to this water park
Now that Wild Rivers in Irvine has closed forever (insert small sob here) you might be looking for an alternative. Check out the Splash! Water park in La Mirada, which is smaller but also more...
View ArticleEarn free rewards from Lean Cuisine
If you regularly eat Lean Cuisine or you can grab the empty boxes of people who do, perhaps this would be worth your while: If you register with the Delicious Rewards program of Lean Cuisine, and enter...
View ArticleLive music no cover tonight in Costa Mesa
Do you like live music? Do you hate cover charges? If so, then then check out the Monday resident music "Nomi Abadi" playing every Monday in February 2012, including tonight, at the Detroit Bar in...
View ArticleGrammy fashion: Fierce, crazy, perfect
You've got to expect some of the best fashion get-down at the Grammys, where the red carpet includes some crazy, a little bit of country and the ol' timers and their classics. But on this night, while...
View ArticleBursting bubble cut RSM home prices 35%
How did real estate in Rancho Santa Margarita fare in the housing bubble's crash? We asked DataQuick to compare homebuying trends for 2002 to 2006 -- the boom -- and 2007 to 2011 -- the bust -- for The...
View ArticleHorses at the fore of golf course’s new corral
San Juan Capistrano residents' equine friends have a new place to stay while their masters play at San Juan Hills Golf Club. Mayor Larry Kramer and about 75 other horse enthusiasts officially opened a...
View ArticleState tax hunters to visit more O.C. firms
State tax hunters will visit 9,700 retailers and other businesses in Placentia and eight other Calfiornia cities to find out if they properly collect sales and use taxes and pay other mandated taxes...
View ArticleAfterWork: Tilted Kilt in Long Beach
Rules are rules. And chief among my AfterWork rules is the one about featuring only Orange County bars and restaurants in this column. That's because we're all about Orange County people. While I have...
View ArticleLin-fatuation: Jeremy Lin nicknames
New York Knicks rookie Jeremy Lin not only has become the feel-good story of the moment in the NBA, he has become the subject of punsters across the country. The Lin-ternet is full of Lin-isms, phrases...
View ArticleVigil honors woman killed trying to save dog
LAGUNA NIGUEL – Friends and family shared a valentine for Mara Steves on Monday night. Though wind and rain made it tough to keep candles lit, about 70 people gathered at the Laguna Niguel intersection...
View ArticleGingrich visits O.C., tries to regain momentum
Newt Gingrich supported the 1986 immigration reform that provided amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants, but told the Register on Monday night his proposal to legalize many of the 12 million now in...
View ArticleFeb. 14 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. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleLenny Kravitz brings rock 'n' roll harmony to L.A.
Lenny Kravitz says he's never sure where he'll end up once a new song begins. Take, for instance, "Push," the first song he wrote for the album that brings him to Los Angeles on Thursday. "I dreamt...
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