Sprinkles
944 Avocado Ave, Newport Beach949-760-0003sprinkles.comSprinkles opened an ice cream shop in Newport Beach at 952 Avocado Ave. Twenty flavors, ranging from Cap'n Crunch to red velvet, are available....
View ArticleIn Santa Ana, ghost stories abound
On a brief walk along Fourth Street, Ernie Alonzo points to the street corner where a mob executed an inmate and gestures to the building where two people died in the 1933 earthquake – telling tales of...
View ArticleMrs. Fields
Throughout Orange County800-COOKIES; mrsfields.comThe 14 available varieties have been the selection since 1987.In the works: an indulgent chocolate beverage bar, which will serve drinks with chocolate...
View ArticleStarbucks
Throughout Orange Countystarbucks.comSixty blends from around the world, from blonde to dark roasts, are available.Ice it. Add coffee. Mix a flavor. Make it light or caffeine-free. Baristas make it to...
View ArticleIrvine
Irvine schools are the best in the county, according to a 2011 Register ranking. For nine straight years, Irvine has been the nation's safest city in terms of violent crime among cities with 100,000 or...
View ArticleP.F. Chang's
Anaheim, Irvine, Mission Viejo, Newport Beachpfchangs.com P.F. Chang's has served Chinese-inspired cuisine in an “upscale casual” setting for the past two decades. Every dish, from signature chicken...
View ArticleHome Depot
Throughout Orange Countyhomedepot.comThe world's largest home improvement retailer has 2,257 retail stores (24 in Orange County). All sales associates are trained in the products and services of the...
View ArticleBJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Throughout Orange Countybjsbrewhouse.comBegan as a partnership with breweries in Europe, collaborating on a beer named Camaraderie.The Field Day IPA is made using organic hops, hand-picked by brewers,...
View ArticleDucks' Fowler out to 'pull my own weight'
ANAHEIM -- Cam Fowler is going to start making $4 million for each of the next five years. Like it or not, Fowler know that with that healthier bank account comes great expecations. Or graeter than...
View ArticleThe Original Pancake House
Throughout Orange Countyoriginalpancakehouse.comThe Anaheim location, built in 1958, was one of the first franchises for the Portland-based chain that now boasts more than 100 as far away as...
View ArticleSanta Ana River Trail
From Huntington Beach State Park, following the Santa Ana River. Ends at Green River Road in Corona714-973-6865santaanarivertrail.orgThe 28-mile section in Orange County hugs a concrete channel with...
View ArticleSchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union
Throughout Orange Countyschoolsfirstfcu.orgA not-for-profit credit union serving about 350,000 school employees who live or work in Orange County and their family members.Nearly half of the Southern...
View ArticleFamed car salesman Cal Worthington was also a DJ
They don’t make them like Calvin Coolidge “Cal” Worthington anymore. For decades he broke through the clutter of commercials to become a personality, an icon who sold cars to the masses and would make...
View ArticleSpace Mountain
Disneylanddisneyland.disney.go.comA roller-coaster ride through an indoor “galaxy” in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, featuring pulsating lights, simulated meteor showers and shooting stars.Opened at...
View ArticleSizzling Angels go for sweep in Toronto
Today was a big day for the Angels. When Major League Baseball's official stat packet came out, the Angels were included in the wild-card standings. They are 9 1/2 games out of the second wild card....
View ArticleIrvine Charger teams open with eight victories
JUNIOR MIDGET BLUEThe reigning Super Bowl Champ Irvine Chargers scored a 48-0 victory over the Placentia Steelers in their first game action of the new season. Tristan West got the Chargers on the...
View ArticleFall Arts 2013: Russian ballet stars return
The Russians are coming – as in past years, Orange County gets to see that country’s best and brightest at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts – but there are more diverse alternatives than usual in...
View ArticleTamra Judge: Here comes the Housewife
Tamra and Eddie Judge have a tip for all of you newlyweds-to-be: When it comes time for the bachelor party, perhaps it is best not to have the bride drop by. And she definitely should not bring a...
View ArticleEl Dorado's 'Chemo Girl' hits close to home
Friends since college, theater teachers Kathleen Switzer and Christian Kiley have collaborated together for years. Switzer teaches at El Dorado High School in Placentia and Kiley at Etiwanda High...
View ArticleWhicker: Mayweather earns easy money
LAS VEGAS – Muhammad Ali had his Leisure World, too. He was so uncontested in his heavyweight lair, that he turned much of his career into a world tour. Richard Dunn, Ruud Luebbers, Joe Bugner, a...
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