Two teams honor late Beckman coach Bob Day
It would have been just the way Bob Day would have liked it. Hundreds of track and field athletes from Woodbridge and Beckman gathered at Woodbridge Thursday afternoon under sunny skies to remember the...
View ArticleWill 'cash mobs' hit O.C. on March 24?
Will Orange County have a cash mob on March 24, the designated "International Cash Mob Day." What!? You never heard of a cash mob? It is the newest — and I do mean new — way to help your local small...
View ArticleFaster home market: Orange or Villa Park?
Is homebuying in Orange keeping up with Villa Park? Every two weeks, Steve Thomas of ReportsOnHousing.compublishes a study of the supply of local homes for sale. Here's what the latest report -- as of...
View ArticlePostcards from Angels’ Spring Training
Check out photos of players, coaches and fans from Angels' Spring Training in and around Tempe, Ariz., in this slide show. Contact the writer: masmith@ocregister.com
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View ArticleAmerica Bracho to be honored in Washington, D.C.
Dr. America Bracho, founder and executive director of Latino Health Access in Santa Ana, will receive an Imagen Award in Washington, D.C. The Imagen Foundation will recognize her as a congressional...
View ArticleMexican dress program coming to Bowers Museum
Genevieve Barrios Southgate, assistant director of education at Bowers Museum, will present a program on the history and traditions of Mexican dress, celebrating the artistry of the women weavers and...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking Survivors Foundation to hold conference
The Human Trafficking Survivors Foundation is holding a daylong conference (in Spanish) Saturday, March 24 at the Corbin Family Resource Center in Santa Ana titled “Cerebro de Mujer.” The event – which...
View ArticleGetting your walls dressed
Among the more daunting elements of decor there is the matter of art. What do you say to a naked wall? For some with a good eye and strong visceral reactions (plus deep pockets if you shop Sotheby's or...
View ArticleBusiness success: Find your own need, fill it
Entrepreneurs who are trying to solve their own problems are the most likely to found successful businesses. That's the conclusion of a new study released by the Kauffman Foundation. The study looks at...
View ArticlePacific Symphony celebrates Persian New Year
There appeared to be a little naming problem with this week's Pacific Symphony programs. They are part of the orchestra's annual American Composers Festival and yet dedicated to the theme of Nowruz,...
View ArticleO.C. native Aimee Phan writes novel about reeducation camps
Aimee Phan knows that uncovering the family secrets doesn't always make things better. That's what she has discovered in her own life, and that's the story she tells in her debut novel, "The...
View ArticleInternational Wombyns Day festival coming to Santa Ana
An International Wombyns Day festival - featuring music, art, spoken word and more - is coming to the corner of Fourth and French streets in Santa Ana from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. This is...
View ArticleKardashian attacked by flour bomber
Kim Kardashian was more covered up than anyone can remember on Thursday night. And it wasn’t by choice. The bombshell got flour-bombed in West Hollywood as she arrived on the red carpet to celebrate...
View ArticleTreasurer's office overcharged investors $2.9 million, rebate sought
Former Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street skirted county investment guidelines and overcharged investment pool participants, who are now owed an estimated $2.9 million rebate,...
View ArticleIs stardom wilting Jennifer Lawrence?
Is rising star Jennifer Lawrence wilting under all the “Hunger Games” hype? Lawrence, who plays a fierce teen warrior in the big-screen sci-fi epic, “has been displaying a deep ambivalence toward her...
View ArticleGrey's Anatomy stars at The Actors Fund show
Several members of the cast of the ABC TV drama "Grey's Anatomy" took part in "The Songs Beneath the Show," a concert benefiting The Actors Fund, a nationwide human services organization for people who...
View ArticleO.C. basketball: Top playoff performances
Slideshow: Here's guessing Mater Dei's Xavier Johnson will have a big game in the Division 1 state championship Saturday against Sheldon of Sacramento. Don't be surprised if he goes for 20 points and...
View ArticleAngels’ Isringhausen’s elbow, career hanging on
TEMPE, Ariz. – His right elbow, the business elbow, apparently has not heard about the three-knockdown rule. It keeps getting up, shaking it off, bringing its owner, Jason Isringhausen, back to another...
View ArticleWoodard, Hawn, Weedman, Silva punch semifinal tickets at Bellator 62
Lloyd Woodard pushed Patricky “Pitbull” Freire to the breaking point — and then went a little bit further. Woodard submitted Freire with a gruesome second-round kimura in the Bellator Fighting...
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