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FRESH FOOD GARDENINGFree monthly workshops cover everything from the ground up. "Gardening Basics for Adults: Growing Edibles" is a monthly, six-part series that will cover the basics of how to grow...
View ArticleRape-murder case part of legal lore
In People v Balcom, a precedent-setting 1994 landmark opinion, the California Supreme Court ruled that an Orange County prosecutor had properly introduced evidence that the accused in a sexual assault...
View ArticleIs there a sales tax on real estate in 2013?
Just when I thought the hubbub had died down, twice this week I received the same email from two different acquaintances threatening a 3.8 percent sales tax on any real estate property sold beginning...
View ArticleMorning letters: Flaws in nuclear power storage, systems
SAN CLEMENTE, Jeff Steinmetz: I recommend that letter-writer Charles McCarthy read the Fukushima Daiichi transcripts [“Nuclear power reactions,” Feb. 27]. If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is so...
View ArticleLove brings couple back to Africa
Part 1 MOUNT KILIMANJARO, Tanzania – People tackle Africa's highest mountain for a bunch of reasons. But Bridget Callanan's is unique. She is here because of love. Specifically, Callanan is in Africa...
View ArticleMarch 3 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 ArticleIs O.C. homebuying rebound about to start?
Do we see a whiff of an Orange County homebuying rebound? Now a 1.2% year-to-year gain isn't boom times, but after drops in 16 of the past 19 months and early February uptick is at least a glimmer....
View ArticleGo whale watching for only $10
As you likely know, gray whales are swimming past us right now on their way from Baja lagoons back up to the Arctic Circle. And, in celebration of the Dana Point Festival of Whales, you can go out on...
View ArticleUCI business plan winner launches for real
The winner of UCI's 2011 Business Plan Competition has gone from contest theory to real live business. CritWalls.com, based in Irvine, is software to lets you share and critique designs online anywhere...
View ArticleVideo: Mater Dei outlasts Brea Olinda in title game
The Ladycats led the Monarchs for much of the Division 1AA championship game, until the 4th quarter. Mater Dei staged a rally led by Nirra Fields. Click here to read the game recap. Video by Jonathan...
View ArticleLaguna artists open their studios today
If you enjoy art, then you may like what's going on today, March 3, 2012, in Laguna Beach: A free open studio tour of numerous artists. There's even a shuttle bus that will haul you around. Click here...
View ArticleYour ZIP among 25 with rising home prices?
For the 22 business days ending Feb. 10 -- DataQuick's freshest stats -- the Orange County real estate market had homebuying patterns showing: 25 of O.C.'s 83 ZIP codes with gains in their respective...
View ArticleSanta Ana home sales plummet 16%
Homebuying in Santa Ana area is slowing down by the freshest math. For the 22 business days ending Feb. 10 -- DataQuick's freshest homebuying stats -- these sales trends appear in Santa Ana area ZIPs...
View ArticleTiger Army roars at Musink kickoff in Costa Mesa
What a difference a voice makes. Having a great bunch of songs helps, too. Tiger Army may share a psychobilly sound with the Howlers and the legendary Guana Batz, the two acts that opened for the group...
View ArticleMater Dei tops LB Poly for CIF championship
ANAHEIM – Stanley Johnson missed four of his six free throws in the final 30 seconds. But the two he made and late steal he secured gave Mater Dei a small but comfortable cushion, and the Monarchs beat...
View ArticleDucks, Kings feel pain on, off ice
LOS ANGELES – Eight hours after a stranger has burrowed into one of our oral nerves, we wouldn't even want to play air hockey. Eight hours after someone has drilled through one of our teeth, we...
View ArticleKings’ Carter leads special victory over Ducks
LOS ANGELES – Consider the Ducks' chances at making the playoffs now beyond slim and on a firm road to being none. Jeff Carter became the difference-maker the Kings thought he would be when they...
View ArticlePets of the week: Mabel and Snuggles
Chihuahua Mabel Breed: Chihuahua Age: 8 years Sex: spayed female Size: 3 1/2 pounds Mabel's story: Miss Mabel was adopted in 2008, then turned back into the shelter recently. Sadly, Mabel got into the...
View ArticleO.C. condo prices getting clobbered
Call it the lost decade: Condos are back to 2002 pricing. That's what we found in DataQuick's homebuying report for the 22 business days ending Feb. 6! Median selling price for condos of $250,000 —...
View ArticleApartment Recovery in 2012 Solid
According to Axiometrics, a very good data provider for the apartment market, the national rent growth in 2012 will be 5.5%. Rent growth in 2012 will be supported by "strengthening during 2012 in...
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