'This way' to Orange County's redwood forest
It's been many years since I bushwhacked my way through chaparral and stands of bamboo to view the hidden grove of redwood trees on the back end of Carbon Canyon Regional Park. I recall a rutted,...
View ArticleUpdate: $1 condo no longer on the market
Apparently $1 was too high a price for one condo in Laguna Woods. A fourth-floor unit in the retirement community's Towers complex failed to sell in recent months even though the owners were asking...
View ArticleO.C. warms up; high 80s this week
Sun and warm weather should prevail through the week, the National Weather Service says, with Orange County's inland temperatures pushing as high as 88 Wednesday and Thursday. High-pressure air off the...
View ArticleLaguna festival uncorks food, wine
Laguna Beach Uncorked brought food and wine to the table Saturday with 20 Laguna Beach restaurants and 30 wineries from around the world providing tastings at the Festival of Arts grounds. Part of the...
View ArticleNew firm to handle Lake Forest councilman's lawsuit versus city
LAKE FOREST – A new law firm has been brought in to defend Lake Forest in a lawsuit filed against the city by Councilman Adam Nick prior to his election. The change to Newport Beach-based Cummins &...
View ArticleMarch 11 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corporation, is 82. TV journalist Sam Donaldson is 79. U.S. Supreme Court Justice...
View ArticleLetters: Are judiciary decisions swayed by diversity?
LAKE FOREST, Rick Birle: After reading the article about President Barack Obama's push for a more diversified judicial bench, I couldn't help but wonder why this non-issue has become such a big deal...
View ArticleStreet lights going green in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA – Santa Ana is installing more than 1,000 LED street lights that city officials say will save energy and money. City leaders in January approved a contract with Sierra Pacific Electrical...
View ArticleGreen Day gets back in gear with Pomona show
Billie Joe Armstrong lets out a yell during '99 Revolutions.' Photo: David Hall, for the Register Is it possible for a concert to be totally awesome yet leave you feeling thoroughly disappointed? Of...
View ArticleSocial Distortion to headline next Hootenanny
Mike Ness at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas in 2011. Photo: Armando Brown, for the Register Social Distortion: Two months of sporadic shows at every House of Blues venue from here to Sin City not...
View Article'Tribes' uses deafness to make points about how we communicate
The family brought to vibrant life in Nina Raine's play, "Tribes," is the kind of quarrelling clan that's never silent. The first scene of the Barrow Street Theatre production, which opened Sunday at...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Killing the wrong giant
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View Article'The Bachelor': Happily ever after
And so another fairy-tale season of "The Bachelor" ended Monday just the way we had hoped, with Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici walking hand-and-hand into a lucrative deal to have their wedding...
View ArticleBlues stars revive legends in Costa Mesa
Kim Wilson (center) and the Fabulous Thunderbirds will be house band as well as headline. Anyone hoping to tap into the authentic feel unleashed by blues pioneers Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf doesn’t...
View ArticleMothers make plea for justice in Anaheim shootings
SANTA ANA – A pair of mothers led a small demonstration on Tuesday demanding a resolution to the Orange County District Attorney's Office's ongoing investigations into two separate police-involved...
View ArticleHoward faces fears in hostile Orlando arena
ORLANDO, Fla. – Dwight Howard doesn't have Kobe Bryant's fire, so Howard opted not even to try and follow Bryant's advice. Instead of trying to go at his former team with crazy aggression, Howard...
View ArticleUC Irvine gets past San Diego State in baseball
Evan Brock and Kyle Hooper combined on a seven-hitter and Grant Palmer's RBI single in the sixth inning proved to be the difference as the UC Irvine baseball team edged San Diego State, 4-2, in a...
View ArticlePerry facing possible suspension
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Bad intentions or not, Corey Perry's violent hit on Minnesota rookie Jason Zucker will call the Ducks' star winger to the NHL carpet. Perry could face the possibility of a lengthy...
View ArticleMarch 12 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Playwright Edward Albee ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," "Breakfast at Tiffany's") is 85. Southwest Airlines co-founder and Chairman...
View ArticleFashion obsessions: What keeps us awake
Fashion people – tastemakers, bloggers, designers, stylists – have a tendency to exaggerate the effect a piece of amazingly tailored clothing or a beautifully designed shoe or the haircut of the moment...
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