In Biz: The Olde Ship celebrates 20 years
Running The Olde Ship has been everything but smooth sailing. "We've had to weather not only change in management and things that go with people passing away ... (but) also the economy," said Simon...
View ArticleHenry I. Miller & Gregory Conko: Lost lives the real costs of regulator...
Every once in a while, one encounters the perfect example of the folly, naiveté and hubris of an ivory-tower academic. A case in point was a March 24 New York Times op-ed ("Three Cheers for the Nanny...
View ArticleBravo! Welcome Wagon, knight out and more
Knight out for the kids Girl Scout Troop 186 is organizing a Kids "Knight" Out at the Girl Scout House of Yorba Linda, 4652 Casa Loma Ave. The medieval-themed fundraiser is from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on May...
View ArticleBravo! New leader and high-ranking schools
Hills resident to lead scouting board Girl Scouts of Orange County welcomes Anaheim Hills resident Julie K. Miller-Phipps as its board of directors chair. Miller-Phipps is senior vice president and...
View ArticleBravo! Donations, an art show and more
Students given dictionaries in national effort Twenty five children who study at Homework House at the First United Methodist Church of Orange received their own personal dictionary recently from...
View ArticleAll in the Family
Ascension "Acune" Sanchez took his role as big brother very seriously—especially after his father died—and he didn't want his little sister Lupita to date his friends. So at a New Year's Eve party in...
View ArticleYour voices: Charter chatter, FBI, Bush's legacy
CHARTER INFORMATION, PLEASEOn April 23 the Costa Mesa City Council held a study session with the first question being, should Costa Mesa pursue becoming a charter city? The city provided a written...
View ArticleTheater students compete in DTASC Shakespeare Festival
The Drama Teachers' Association of Southern California, or DTASC, conducts two theater festivals each year and invites schools from L.A. to San Diego to participate. The spring festival, held this year...
View ArticleMater Dei makes it to the 'Today' show
The Chamber Singers of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana have held huge performances everywhere from the Segerstrom Center for the Arts to the Sistine Chapel in Rome but after their latest trip to New...
View ArticleMusical theater students ready for Broadway
When Sarah Marion and Shane Satterfield were named actress and actor of the year at the 2013 "JRAYs," it was the culmination of a school year filled with outstanding high school musical theater...
View ArticleLetters: Taking aim at gun-control legislation
COSTA MESA, Jack R. Closson: Chuck Feeney's letter, "Revise the 2nd Amendment" Fans hold up a sign in support of gun ownership during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on...
View ArticleLetters: A little reason at Corona del Mar, please
CORONA DEL MAR, Laura Dietz: The fire-pit issue that began in Newport Beach is a classic example of good intentions A group of friends gathered around the fire pit at Corona del Mar State Beach....
View ArticleFullerton High choir sings at Disney Hall
On a recent Friday, nearly 900 high school choir students filed into the Walt Disney Concert Hall for rehearsal. They craned their necks around corners and other bodies, anxious to catch their first...
View ArticleArtists of the Week: Emily Bartlett and Raven Lopez
Trabuco Hills High School has produced two exceptional artists in Raven Lopez and Emily Bartlett. Both became County Division Winners at the Orange County Fair Youth Expo this spring – Elizabeth for...
View ArticleBraving the sudden ticket surge to see the Stones
The evacuation of Saigon in 1975 was more organized than this. Tickets for the Rolling Stones' four Southern California shows this month have been selling so poorly that thousands for Friday's...
View Article'Miss Julie' moves to America with mixed results
Who knew that August Strindberg and Neil LaBute were soul mates? Well, not exactly. LaBute's adaptation of Strindberg's withering examination of class conflict and sexual power politics, "Miss Julie,"...
View ArticleWhicker: Mayweather is pure money
LAS VEGAS – Everybody complains about the Mayweather, but nobody can do anything about it. He made his annual visit to a competitive boxing ring Saturday night and, for an estimated $32 million, turned...
View ArticleDucks handle Red Wings, take series lead
DETROIT – Through the pregame introductions and the first period, Joe Louis Arena was rocking and the Detroit Red Wings were ready to roll. The Ducks were in full survival mode. But later, much of a...
View ArticleGiants beat Dodgers with a walk-off homer ... again
SAN FRANCISCO – You have to give the Dodgers credit for their perseverance – kind of like the guy who steps on a rake, gets up and steps on it again. Down by five runs after the first two innings, the...
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