Winners of Teddy Needs a Bath bag and My Luvvie comforter announced
Congratulations to Tiffany Alcantar and Justine Burgess, the winners of OC Moms' giveaway of a couple of great prizes: Teddy Needs a Bath ($14.99 value), a wash-and-dry bag for stuffed toys, and a...
View ArticleIt’s Mardi Gras time! Here's what it's about
Actually, it's been Mardi Gras time for a while now, but Tuesday is the Mardi Gras time. Fat Tuesday (that's what Mardi Gras means in French) celebrates the final day before Ash Wednesday, which...
View ArticleHomeless ideas: Why not business parks?
After she read one of my recent columns about County Supervisor John Moorlach's effort to turn a former transit station in Santa Ana into a service center for the homeless who stay in the Civic Center,...
View ArticleFan photos from weekend CIF basketball playoff games
It was a busy Saturday for girls basketball fans following their teams in the CIF girls basketball playoffs in Irvine. First, Irvine defeated Hacienda Heights Wilson, 58-36, in an afternoon contest in...
View ArticlePosh baby store opens in Costa Mesa
Bel Bambini, the posh West Hollywood store specializing in all things baby, opened its first Orange County outpost in Costa Mesa. The boutique is known for its upscale items and its celebrity clients,...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan to host 'SNL'
Our favorite celebrity is finally going to give her acting chops some exercise.Lindsay Lohan actually got a gig. She’ll host “Saturday Night Live” on March 3, NBC announced over the weekend.TMZ reports...
View ArticleStephen Colbert returns to 'Report' tonight
“The Colbert Report” is scheduled to return Monday night after a sudden and mysterious break last week.It turns out that the break was due to the ailing health of Stephen Colbert’s mother.But at the...
View ArticleLakers put distractions aside, beat Portland
LOS ANGELES – And Pau Gasol was never traded, the Lakers just kept winning, and everyone lived happily ever after ... Well, Monday night was a start anyway. The Lakers responded Monday night to the...
View ArticleThe Darkness rocks again after years away
Someone really needs to set the record straight regarding the credibility of the Darkness, those zany British glam rockers that most folks will only remember for their smash single "I Believe in a...
View ArticleMorning letters: Guilt trips over deportations won't work
ROSSMOOR, Bruce Smith: Somehow we legal citizens [“Deportation without representation,” Front page, Feb. 19], are supposed to be disconcerted and feel guilty because mentally ill illegal immigrants...
View ArticleFeb. 21 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 Celebrities...
View Article32 escrows closed so far this month
The following local real estate information is compiled from the Association of REALTORS/Multiple Listing and other sources as of Friday. HOUSES Houses available: 261 REOs: 18 Short sales: 117...
View ArticlePaper airplanes take flight
FULLERTON – Twenty-six seventh graders from the Fullerton School District showcased their aeronautic skills in the second annual Take Flight Paper Airplane Contest, held last week at Ladera Vista...
View Article84 houses on the Hills' market
The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday. CONDOMINIUMS Activity for ZIP code 92807 Active listings: 9, average price is $374,533; 1,647 square feet or...
View ArticleEditorial: Appointments draw FPPC warnings
Compensation for local elected officials to the degree it must exist, should be straightforward and clear to taxpayers. After all, city council members, mayors, water board members and other officials...
View ArticleUnemployment payouts drop $40 million a day
California paid out $1.3 billion in unemployment benefits in December or about $60 million a day, the state Employment Development Department reports. That's a $40 million-a-day drop from December two...
View ArticleOscars: Will Billy Crystal look mah-vah-lous?
Actor Bill Crystal had the distinction of winning this blog's 'worst plastic surgery at the Oscars' last year in an informal reader poll about celebrities on and off stage, and his appearance took hits...
View ArticleGiveaway: Win Little Miss Matched socks and tween books
This week OC Moms is giving away LittleMissMatched knee-socks and a couple of books that will entertain readers between the age of 7 and 13. We will have two winners. PRIZE 1 - For ages 10 and up One...
View ArticleNFL Scouting Combine: What will be tested
More than 300 draft prospects begin reporting Wednesday for the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, which runs through Tuesday, Feb. 28. NFL general managers, coaches, personnel directors and...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: High gas prices fuel pay options
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