Pita 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 ArticleReport: Pink-slipping costs $706 per teacher
Too many teachers in California receive preliminary layoff notices each spring as school districts plan for worst-case budget-cutting scenarios, a time-intensive process that carries a hefty $706 price...
View ArticleFind out who left 'American Idol' on Thursday
We ended up in the Top 10 a week earlier than expected and now even that is gone: "American Idol" whacked another contestant from the game on Thursday, sending one singer home to wait and wait and wait...
View ArticleO.C. puts on its face for 'The Hunger Games'
Carmen Arce, 24, of Costa Mesa dresses up as her favorite "Hunger Games" character – Foxface, the female tribute from District 5. Arce was among hundreds of people who waited for hours outside Edwards...
View ArticleCan cities pull fiscal wool over your eyes?
The eggheads who pour over the ledgers of Orange County's cities and special districts are paid more than $1 million every year to poke around the public money pots, and issue what almost always are...
View ArticleMarch 23 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‘Firebird’ gets a new look in Costa Mesa
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky sounds remarkably calm for a man in the midst of remaking a masterpiece. "I am trying to do new steps," is how he describes his latest and possibly most audacious...
View ArticleOutrageous celebrity antics of the week
If we had to rate this week in Outrageous celebrity antics we'd give it an 8. There's some pretty good stuff, as far as celebrity tomfoolery goes. Not that we're into it. We gave it an 8 purely as an...
View ArticleMorning letters: Medicare Advantage hits by ACA
TUSTIN, William Sauvageot: David Sayen, regional administrator for Medicare, is a good cheerleader. His column [“What the health reform law does for Medicare,” Life, March 21] touts two benefits of the...
View ArticleFisher would’ve lost his voice on Lakers’ bench
Andrew Bynum ices those precious knees after every game now. He didn't use to. Yet he finally followed the lead of Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher. Not just Bryant ... but Bryant and Fisher. The Lakers'...
View ArticleTwo 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 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
View ArticleDrizzle today; weekend storm approaching
The work week ends with clouds and patchy drizzle, and there's more to come: a Pacific storm is on track to reach Orange County by Sunday, the National Weather Service says. The storm will be neither...
View ArticleRomney's organzational heft has driven wins
Mitt Romney's superior organization is helping him stave off Rick Santorum as the Republican presidential primary moves toward its later stages, despite a series missteps exemplified by this week's...
View ArticleThe Ranch has great wine list, O.C.'s best sommelier
For years I’d been hearing about Michael Jordan – the O.C. sommelier and wine expert, not the former NBA star – but I’d never met the man. Others raved about his knowledge and customer-oriented...
View Article'If Duke played the Taliban, I'd pull for Taliban'
Welcome to the all-Carolina-most-of-the-time edition of Bracket Racket, your one-stop shopping for all things NCAA on tournament game days. It's been said that "God is a Tar Heel." Discuss. CELEBRITY...
View ArticleAngels' Morales takes huge step in recovery
TEMPE, Ariz. – For Kendrys Morales, it really was painful to watch "Yes, I've seen the replays," Morales said through an interpreter earlier this spring. "I've gone back and looked at it. I try not to...
View ArticleBeckman, Foothill singers win Rotary award
The Tustin-Santa Ana Rotary Club has announced the winners of its 2012 High School Singing Contest. The winners are Carolina Ferrari of Beckman High, female classical; Garrett Stivers of Foothill High,...
View ArticleIs it wrong to raise mama's boys?
I'll never forget my reaction when the doctor confirmed that our second child was going to be a boy. "Are you SURE?" "Yep," he said, as he pointed toward the ultrasounds. My husband beamed in pride. I...
View ArticleNCAA: 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 Syracuse 64,...
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