NCAA: Sweet 16 TV schedule
The NCAA men's basketball tournament resumes Thursday and Friday with the Sweet 16. Here are the times and TV information. The Elite Eight games are scheduled for March 24-25. Thursday No. 1 Syracuse...
View ArticleSoCo’s eclectic and modern mix
In January 2009, the open-air shopping center off Hyland and Sunflower in Costa Mesa was so empty, you could walk through parking lot and see fewer than half a dozen people all afternoon. Battered by...
View ArticleVibrant vegetable dishes for the vegetarian table
I've never actually seen my heart, but I suspect that a big meaty lamb bone might be etched on its surface. OK, that's an exaggeration fueled by a carnivore's cravings. I grew up in a family that...
View ArticleWilliam and Kate are reunited
The Royal newlyweds have reunited. Kate Middleton (Duchess of Cambridge) met her hubby Prince William at a British airbase Wednesday morning as he returned from deployment in the Falkland Islands,...
View ArticleWho sang best on ‘American Idol’ on Wednesday?
Now that all the drama of last week is done -- good luck in court, Gentle Giant! Good luck in high school, Shannon Magrane -- "American Idol" gets back to the business of whittling down its Top 10 to a...
View ArticleMarch 22 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...
View Article‘The Hunger Games’ will leave fans satisfied
The hypocrisy at the heart of "The Hunger Games" is irresistible. Novelist Suzanne Collins, whose trilogy has been decreed "awesome" by, among others, my fifth grade son, indicts violence and organized...
View ArticleGiveaway: Cute pillow Cuddle Covers
This week OC Moms is giving away two super-soft pillow Cuddle Covers (a $19.99 value each) to two lucky winners. Cuddle Covers dress-up your child's pillow and instantly become a huggable animal friend...
View ArticleSwallows Parade returns for 54th year Saturday
The 54th annual Swallows Day Parade takes place Saturday, capping the month-long celebration known as Fiesta de las Golondrinas, or Swallows Festival, in honor of the small birds that traditionally...
View ArticleBeckman’s Lavalle celebrates 100th career victory
Beckman's 5-4 Pacific Coast League victory over Woodbridge was special for fifth year head baseball coach Kevin Lavalle, who celebrated his 100th victory. Lavalle is 100-28 and led the Patriots to a...
View ArticleJets GM: Sanchez will be our starting QB
NEW YORK —Tebowmania's headed to New York, and the drama has already started for Jets fans. It began the moment the Jets pulled off the deal for the Broncos quarterback. Or thought they did. Eight...
View ArticleLate-night surprise for Concordia’s NAIA champs
IRVINE – Concordia men's basketball players used up plenty of emotion on the court a night earlier in Kansas City where they captured the school's second NAIA Division I title. But the Eagles still had...
View ArticleVideo: Watch Kobe's reverse layup vs. Mavs
Kobe Bryant heard the boos directed at former Lakers forward and still good friend Lamar Odom and had a hard time comprehending the Mavericks’ fans ire. Yes, Odom’s numbers are down. Yes, he isn’t...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: GOP’s Final Four
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View ArticlePita Jungle offers breezy feel, good food
Pita Jungle, a breezy, health-conscious Mediterranean restaurant, seems so natural in Newport Beach it's surprising the chain started in the desert. Arizona-based Pita Jungle exported its first Orange...
View ArticleJames Cromwell and others make 'Godot' a worthwhile wait
Almost 60 years after its creation, "Waiting for Godot" can still get people riled. "Is this all they do?" a woman next to me asked her companion about halfway through the first act of Samuel Beckett's...
View Article2 women groped in daylight at Fullerton-La Habra border
FULLERTON – Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who sexually assaulted two women during separate incidents while they were walking in broad daylight in a residential neighborhood....
View ArticleAre Angels and Rangers playing hide-and-seek?
The AL West rivals, Angels and Rangers, will meet for the first time this spring — the first time since both teams’ high-stakes maneuvering for supremacy in the division — in a pair of games this...
View ArticleKid and family events this weekend in O.C. (March 23-25)
Here is a selection of kid-friendly things to do and family-friendly events in and around Orange County this weekend. Please check with the venues for updated prices. Do you want to tell us about an...
View ArticleWho will leave ‘American Idol’ on Thursday?
"American Idol" did what it does best on Wednesday: No drama, no contestant ejections, just good old-fashioned singing from the Top 10, this week taking on tunes from the Billy Joel songbook. The...
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