SCR announces new season of offbeat works by outside groups
South Coast Repertory's eclectic Studio Series, which brings provocative and unusual work to the theater's Nicholas Stage, continues to plumb the talents of Southern California's performing arts...
View ArticleLynda Sandwich offers a side of ambience
It says something about the values in Little Saigon that a restaurant charging more than $3 for sandwiches is considered high-end. Lynda Sandwich, a year-old addition to Orange County's Vietnamese...
View ArticleKorn and dubstep friends unveil new album at the Palladium
Until recently, most music critics might have agreed that decades from now Korn would be remembered primarily for its genre-bending works of the late '90s. Few can disagree that songs such as "Freak on...
View ArticleGuy gets celeb cell number; Hollywood calls
You could say that Bob Gray did not choose the number, but rather that the number chose Bob Gray. In early 2011 the husky, balding, 45 year old cameraman and sports broadcast director moves with...
View Article'Mythbusters' cannonball goes astray
Those whacky “Mythbusters” have done it this time.They shot a cannonball where it wasn’t supposed to go – through a Dublin, Calif., suburban home and into a parked minivan. Oops.Producers for the...
View ArticleRock Hall of Fame announces inductees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2012 list of inductees.The list includes Guns N’ Roses, the seminal rock band of the late 1980s and early '90s; the hip-hop trio Beastie Boys; rockers...
View ArticleDucks' Smith-Pelly deals with different world
ST. LOUIS – The Ducks wanted to introduce Devante Smith-Pelly to the NHL, but they didn't want him to start in the basement. They thought their 19-year-old rookie center would be learning the league...
View Article4 county school officials get pay increases up to 7.2%
COSTA MESA – Four top administrators for the Orange County Department of Education have received pay increases of as much as 7.2 percent – or $12,996 annually – a move that officials say stems from job...
View ArticleMMA notes: Jones has answer for Machida puzzle
Lyoto Machida’s fighting style can be a puzzling one in the MMA world. Machida has managed to successfully integrate karate into mixed martial arts and has used his array of kicks to counter-strike his...
View ArticlePGA star Mahan returns to O.C. to give back
PLACENTIA – Monte Mahan of Coto de Caza vividly remembers the first time his now-famous son beat him on the golf course. It was at Alta Vista Country Club in Placentia, where he taught Hunter how to...
View ArticleDucks' Hagman trying to enjoy head-spinning journey
ANAHEIM – We just discovered another startling thing about the Ducks, the most startlingly underachieving bunch in the NHL this season. And, to be honest, what we discovered could be the most startling...
View ArticleO.C. clothing retailer to close up to 200 stores
Pacific Sunwear of California, an Anaheim-based teen action-sports clothing retailer, announced Wednesday the closure of about 175 to 200 underperforming stores, or up to about one quarter of its store...
View ArticleTamale Festival draws thousands to Placentia's Old Town
PLACENTIA – For Catalina Chacon, the annual Tamale Festival and Las Posadas in Old Town is a homecoming. Chacon's family has roots in Placentia that go back decades, and even though her sisters are now...
View ArticleAre you donating car to charity, or to for-profit middleman?
You see the pitches everywhere: Donate your car to charity! Help a good cause, and get a great tax write-off at the same time! It's a win-win for everyone! Sometimes, however, it's the middleman who...
View ArticleClub News: American Legion sends holiday cheer
AMERICAN LEGION POST 227Tarbell Realtors and The American Legion Post 227 are sending holiday cheer to troops stationed in Afghanistan. Diane Montgomery of Tarbell Realtors organized and initialized a...
View ArticleDec. 8 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: Only the private sector can save our economy
WESTMINSTER, Roger Wiley: "The public–private balance" [Letters, Dec. 2]? Government solutions to problems have gotten us into the predicament we now face – huge deficits and a burgeoning dependent...
View ArticleReally? Cannonball blasts Calif. home
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, "Really?" Cannonball from ‘Mythbusters’ show crashes through Calif. home & lands in minivan -- N.Y. Daily News (photo & story)...
View ArticleBrian Calle's blog: Obama pushes payroll tax cuts on Republicans
A photo slide show covering the payroll tax cuts proposed by the President and Democrats in Congress.
View ArticleO.C.-L.A. 3rd in U.S. job growth in October
Orange County-Los Angeles ranked third in the country in October for year-over-year job growth among 372 U.S. metro areas, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the previous 12 months, the OC-LA...
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