Social Distortion delights fans at Fox Theater
Anytime Social Distortion performs at a venue on or near its home turf, there’s bound to be a particular kind of overarching energy – the sort that stems from mass amounts of local love. During its...
View ArticleFree Sunday karaoke with Bobby Vegas
Do you hate to pay cover charges? Right now, the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa is offering free karaoke at 9 p.m. on Sunday nights with Bobby Vegas and no cover. Here’s a locator map to the Detroit Bar...
View ArticleHell or Highwater rocks the Constellation Room
It was a night of good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll in the Observatory’s Constellation Room in Santa Ana on Friday night with local rock outfit Hell or Highwater, fronted by Atreyu drummer and vocalist Brandon...
View ArticleAnti-bullying rally honoring O.C. teen who killed self postponed
LAKE FOREST – A national event focused on stopping bullying among teens planned for Sunday in San Francisco has been postponed to Monday, event organizers said. The Monster March Against Teen Bullying...
View ArticleListless Lakers fail on defense against Suns
PHOENIX – Kobe Bryant's frustration was evident at more than one juncture of the Lakers' 102-90 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Bryant put up one more shot after the game, telling reporters...
View ArticleFeb. 20 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 slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleOne of four dogs never leaves O.C. shelter
The good news: The number of dogs impounded by the Orange County animal shelter dropped 5.3 percentlast year, and the total number euthanized fell 5.4 percent. But the shelter’s kill rate for dogs...
View ArticleMorning letters: Basketball legend is great on and off the court
NORTH TUSTIN, Hal Marshall: It was a pleasure to read that former basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his co-author Raymond Obstfeld help educate the young children of several East Tustin...
View ArticleSlideshow: This year’s Oscar costumes
Last week, I promised you a complete tour of this year's Oscar-nominated costumes, along with pithy and informative commentary from Kevin Jones, curator of the Fashion Institute of Design &...
View ArticleProtecting Pau’s honor, Kobe fuels his hope
PHOENIX – What Kobe Bryant cannot accept is the idea that this season was over before it started. The guy who called last season "a wasted year of my life" saw the Lakers trade Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom...
View ArticleWhitney Houston's N.J. mansion for sale
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, "Really?" Some Question Taste Of Real Estate Ad For Houston's N.J. Home --CBS Local Whitney Houston mansion for sale, at a discount...
View ArticleLaguna Hills homebuying drops 30% in Jan.
Real estate for sale in Laguna Hills appeared sleepy in January when home prices fell to a 33-month low. For calendar month January -- latest DataQuick stats … 19 Laguna Hills residences sold vs. 27...
View Article90,000 Californians face unemployment cutoff
An estimated 90,000 long-term unemployed workers in California could face the immediate cutoff of payments next month under the extension in benefits approved last week by Congress, reports the state...
View ArticleAsk Daft Daddy: My kid won't stop watching the same movie!
Happy Presidents’ Day! Daft Daddy is so old he can remember when this day was called Washington’s Birthday. Although I have to admit, back then I thought we were celebrating the birthday of Washington...
View ArticleAfterWork: The Ranch in Anaheim
I love pastrami sandwiches. If I had the money, I would build a delicatessen in my living room. Andrew Edwards loves country dancing. He does have the money, so he built a country nightclub right on...
View ArticleMusical performance coming to Temple Beth Shalom
Santa Ana Tustin Hadassah is hosting Cantor David Reinwald at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Temple Beth Sholom, 2625 N. Tustin Ave., Santa Ana. He will be performing show tunes, jazz and some...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Payroll tax takes a toll
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View ArticleG. Love & Special Sauce at House of Blues Anaheim
Blues and hip-hop act G. Love & Special Sauce packed the House of Blues Anaheim on Saturday night.
View ArticleThe Bolts' 'Walk Away' featured in new Kate Upton commercial
Orange County-based rock-pop act the Bolts’ latest single “Walk Away” is featured in a new SoBe commercial which stars Kate Upton (left), the saucy 19-year-old bikini model who recently landed the...
View ArticleTarget tracks purchases, tattles on teen's pregnancy
Ah the good old days; when a teen could have unprotected sex, get knocked up, and lie to her parents about it for as long as possible without a meddling corporation getting in the way and ratting her...
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