April 14 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 Celebrities...
View Article1-in-4 of Villa Park homesellers cut price
The value of approximately 7 in 10 homes in Villa Park has fallen, according to Zillow, as 1 in 4 homesellers cut their asking price. That's a highlight of what the online real estate tracker saw in...
View ArticleO.C. homebuying at fastest pace in 5 years
With the tabulation of last month's homebuying almost complete, it looks likely it was the fastest-selling March since 2007. Highlights of DataQuick's Orange County homebuying report. For the 22...
View ArticleCelebrity mom fashions for less
It's not that moms don't have style – trust me, we do. We just don't necessarily have the time or the funds to make that style come out from wherever it’s hiding. It's so much easier to just grab those...
View Article'Bully' aims to spread awareness, educate parents
I'll never forget the day my firstborn came home from school in tears and told me she wanted to throw away half her clothes – the half that made her look "pudgy." After a painful conversation, I...
View ArticleYoung heart transplant recipient celebrates 3rd birthday
LADERA RANCH – Brooke Balck celebrated her third birthday with friends and neighbors in her balloon-decorated cul-de-sac Thursday. But despite her many presents, pink cup cakes and fun birthday wishes,...
View ArticleO.C. football: Top questions heading into spring practice
Slideshow: Football teams live and die in the fall, but they're born in the spring. With spring practice commencing throughout the county, we examine 15 important questions. What's going to happen with...
View ArticleYour Shot: Let there be light
Here's how Dana Point looked Friday evening through the camera lens of local resident Mary Walter. If you have a photo that represents Dana Point, please email it to rvardon@ocregister.com.
View ArticleTwitter scoreboard: Bad day in the Bronx
If you're clever, insightful, funny or irreverent, this is where you belong.Angels fans post comments and photos on twitter during the game, and Angels editor Keith Sharon collects them.He awards a...
View ArticleIt’s wedding bells, and bikes, for this couple
SAN CLEMENTE – If you and your bicycle are all but inseparable, even on your wedding day, it's hard to stay away from the one you love.In the case of Julie Valero and George Allen, the one they love...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: Move Obama out of the White House
SAN CLEMENTE, Hugo Folli: Now that the ill-advised and hopeless interferences from GOP presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul have been put aside, we can concentrate on the...
View Article55% cut back due to gas prices. Have you?
Although gasoline prices have eased a little in recent weeks, Americans have been quick to react to the earlier jump in costs with 55% cutting back on other spending, according to a Harris poll. That...
View ArticleCoachella in photos: Day One
At a festival like Coachella that offers such wondrous variety, it's no wonder that often good old-fashioned rock-and-roll bands get lost in the shuffle. Thankfully, Goldenvoice saw fit to book...
View ArticleWill landlords turn renters into buyers?
Southern California real estate analyst G.U. Krueger's commentary on the housing market USC's 2012 Casden Multifamily Forecast predicts two more golden years of rent growth at Southern California...
View ArticleEditorial: It’s OK to check yourself out
It's common in this Internet age for people to "Google themselves," performing Web searches on their names to see what might come up. Such a search might be an especially good idea for people who are...
View ArticleMark Landsbaum: Jobs recovery worse than it seems
President Barack Obama understands that it's the economy. And he's not stupid. But he is sly, which is a polite way of saying, he doesn't tell the whole truth. The Obama administration, with an assist...
View ArticleBrian Calle: Risky to run against Supreme Court
Relations between President Barack Obama and the Supreme Court are a little icy, to say the least. It's unlikely the justices will soon forget the now-infamous 2010 State of the Union Address when the...
View ArticleGolf courses hit rough economics
The playing skills of Hall of Fame golfer Tom Kite can solve many a challenge on the golf course. But he wonders if his sport's current financial challenges could be the courses themselves. Basically,...
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