X goes back to the beginning at the Observatory
By the time X took the stage at The Observatory around 10 p.m. on Thursday night, the capacity crowd was already fully aware of an announcement that was issued earlier that day that guitarist Billy...
View ArticleSyphilis cases among women on the rise in Orange County, health officials say
Syphilis cases among women are increasing dramatically in California and Orange County, with particular concern about pregnant women whose babies can die from the disease, public health officials said...
View ArticleEnrique Iglesias, Juan Gabriel to headline L Festival in Costa Mesa
Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE) announced the launch of its first Latin cultural festival, dubbed the L Festival – Feria Cultural Latinoamerica, which will be headlined Enrique Iglesias,...
View ArticleVan Halen lights up Devore
Three things about Van Halen haven’t aged: Eddie Van Halen’s virtuosic guitar skills, singer David Lee Roth’s million-dollar smile and the greatness of some of the best hard rock songs America ever...
View ArticleNYC reaches $5.9 million settlement in chokehold death case
NEW YORK – New York City reached a settlement Monday with the family of Eric Garner for $5.9 million, almost a year after the 43-year-old died in police custody. The family filed a notice of claim in...
View ArticleAngels pitching prospect Chris Ellis impresses in his first month in Double-A
It has been said that the jump from Single-A to Double-A is the most difficult in baseball. Many can attest to the validity of that statement, as the polish in hitters and pitchers is noticeably at a...
View ArticleAll-Star Albert Pujols was catalyst for Angels' rise to the top of the AL West
CINCINNATI – Four weeks into the season, the Angels had played 26 games and won 11. For much of the rest of the second half, they were mired around .500. They are not languishing anymore. They are...
View ArticleZoo event teaches upcycling
Have any empty jugs or scraps of cardboard laying around the house? Kids can learn how to upcycle and walk away with an animal craft at the OC Zoo on Friday and Saturday with “Upcycling Animal Craft...
View ArticleWatch this, skip that
FEATURED SHOW “Escaping Polygamy” 9 p.m., Lifetime Movie Network and “Frontline: Escaping ISIS” 10 p.m., PBS The hard-hitting investigative news series from PBS and a reality show from Lifetime’s...
View ArticleVacant lot being used as construction staging area
Q. Can you find out what's happening at the southeast corner of Glassell Street and Collins Avenue? That corner has been vacant for a long time, and now the fencing is covered so you can't view...
View ArticlePolice blotter from June 29 to July 6
ZONE 1 June 29 Larceny/theft - shoplifting. 2300 block of North Tustin Street. Reported at 1:22 p.m. June 30 Larceny/theft - other. 2300 block of North Tustin Street. Reported at 1:26 a.m. July 1 ...
View ArticleNorth O.C. Biz Update: L.A.'s Urth Caffe coming to Old Towne Orange
Urth Caffe coming to Orange Old Towne Orange is getting an Urth Caffe, a coffee shop and roaster that hails from Los Angeles. Urth Caffe will serve its organic, heirloom coffee – which means the coffee...
View ArticleMusic under the stars
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center will present the Bastards of Belleville for the fifth installment of its Under the Stars Series. From ballet to cabaret, country to jazz and chorus to cultural...
View ArticleMotel approved for Lincoln Avenue
A 28-room motel will rise up on a vacant lot on East Lincoln Avenue between North Glassell Street and North Orange Olive Road. Orange’s Planning Commission unanimously approved the construction last...
View ArticleGet tips on digital photos
All those summer vacation photos won’t do anyone any good stuck on your camera. The Orange Public Library is hosting a free seminar, “From Camera to Computer,” at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in the...
View ArticleGarden Grove residents can sleuth via website
If you plan on sleuthing around Garden Grove’s public documents, you no longer have to get off your chair or deal with pesky emails. Garden Grove has set up an easy-to-use system for submitting public...
View ArticleFree concerts come to Chapman
Another chance for free music under the stars pops up this week. Chapman University’s free summer concert series kicks off Friday with Sligo Rags, which describes itself as a Celtic band with a...
View ArticleDivisive Trump could cost GOP election
Donald Trump was in Las Vegas on Sunday, headlining the final day of FreedomFest, “the world’s largest gathering of free minds.” Mr. Trump’s appearance followed recent polls showing his quixotic...
View ArticleClinton's myopia on technological advances
Dynamism drives the American economy. It’s Henry Ford’s revolutionary assembly line putting the country on wheels. It’s IBM’s 1981 PC making obsolete its own Selectric typewriters. It’s Steve Jobs’...
View ArticleCliche of slavery: An American scapegoat
Discussions of racial problems almost invariably bring out the cliche of “a legacy of slavery.” But anyone who is being serious, as distinguished from being political, would surely want to know if...
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