Beach access pits neighbor against neighbor
LAGUNA BEACH – The narrow stretch of jagged shore at Rockledge is one of the more remote spots along Laguna's coast, accessible only by scrambling over rocks or swimming into the cove. The area has...
View ArticleAfter 25 years, Segerstrom Center looks toward future
Touch-screen computers line the lobby of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. It's intermission, and attendees of a Pacific Symphony concert are exploring the history of musical compositions...
View ArticleO.C. football: The Calhoun Wrap-up for Week 3
Well, that was fun. Sept. 23 had been circled on our calenders for weeks here at OCVarsity.com. Everybody saw the potential of an amazing night of action, and guess what - it delivered ... big time....
View ArticlePlacentia listings: 40% are distressed homes
One analysis of real estate for sale in Placentia shows the market speedier in its last tabulation. Every two weeks, Orange County broker Steve Thomas publishes a report on the supply of local homes...
View Article10 consumer products that beat the recession
Most consumer confidence surveys say Americans "feel" broke. And businesses say their biggest problem is that no one is buying. But Americans spent almost $10.7 billion last quarter on personal...
View ArticleTax tips: Claiming adult kids as dependents
Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions ... Q. I have a 34-year-old daughter who has not worked since October...
View ArticleO.C. home prices at 7-month low
DataQuick’s first glance at September and Orange County homebuying trends shows pricing at a 7-month low — suggesting that a summertime price bump may have lost steam. For the 22 business days ending...
View ArticleHome prices up in 31 ZIPs! Yours?
For the 22 business days ending Sept. 8 -- DataQuick's freshest stats -- the Orange County real estate market had homebuying patterns showing: 31 of O.C.'s 83 ZIP codes with gains in their respective...
View ArticleForgiveness: From God, self or others?
Did you made a mistake last year? Did you promise something to God? To yourself? To someone else? Do you have unfinished business that gnaws at you? The Bible anticipates these possibilities. It says:...
View ArticleCartoon Gallery: 100 hilarious Lisa Benson cartoons
Lisa Benson finds the funny in some of the state's and the nation's most troublesome challenges.
View ArticleDucks in Finland: Expect a 'Teemu-palooza'
ANAHEIM – In 18 NHL seasons and 1,259 NHL games and four NHL uniforms – including the Ducks twice – Teemu Selanne has been seen in every possible setting by his teammates. Almost. Because, on Sunday,...
View ArticleUSC happily hangs on to beat Arizona
LOS ANGELES – It was beautiful at times, unsightly at others. It featured breathtaking plays and anxious moments. But however it looked and felt, it was a victory, and USC will take it. USC defeated...
View ArticleVisiting New England's general stores
At Hussey's General Store in Windsor, Maine, offbeat merchandise is a specialty. The sign out front says so, in no uncertain terms: "Guns, Wedding Gowns, Cold Beer." At the Mansfield (Conn.) General...
View ArticleStanford takes advantage of UCLA’s miscues
STANFORD – Football is a game of momentum, of giveaways and takeaways, where intangible control can be turned over from one team to the next in a single moment. Two UCLA turnovers, in fact, led to two...
View ArticleOffice rental surge signals job growth
Veteran Southern California real estate analyst G.U. Krueger adds his commentary on the housing market to this blog in a spot we call "Thursday Morning Quarterback." Here's his latest installment. ......
View ArticleLots of options in Irvine under $200,000
For those of you who are first time buyers or savvy investors, there are presently many more options for lower-priced homes in Irvine then there have been in the last few years. Right now, there are 15...
View ArticleLesson learned from a curious, chewing cat
Rudy is a typical young neutered male Abyssinian cat. He is very active, curious, and social. His owner became concerned one evening because Rudy was repeatedly vomiting and having projectile vomiting....
View ArticleJohn Hrabe: Obamacare in Supreme Court spotlight
Marbury vs. Madison, Brown vs. the Board of Education, Roe vs. Wade. As the Supreme Court opens its 2011-12 term Monday, come next June, expect to add a new case to that list of landmark decisions: The...
View ArticleHound mix Hope
Breed: hound mixAge: 1 yearSex: spayed femaleSize: 35 poundsHope's story: Hope is on the smaller side, but she's a bundle of energy who would make an excellent running partner. She needs some training,...
View ArticleEditorial: Second thoughts on solar subsidies
A California state agency will suspend giving sales-tax exemptions to renewable energy manufacturers in the wake of the scandalous bankruptcy of Solyndra, the Fremont-based maker of solar panels that...
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