Until late February, California’s vast homelessness crisis was on display along the Santa Ana River Trail. A sprawling encampment of more than 700 people became both a panorama of human suffering and an eyesore to more...
They arrive as teenagers, just beginning to find their voices. But many of the high school students who have flocked to campus the last seven summers for the Chapman University Choral Music Camp return, again and again...
A device like a smartphone, a tablet or a laptop can unlock the world. It also can sit useless in a drawer. Or frustrate to no end. Technological gadgets can be especially confounding to older people born long before...
“Tis impossible to be sure of anything but death and taxes.” English Actor Christopher Bullock coined this well-known expression in 1716 and it still rings true today. It’s that time of year again… the dreaded tax...
They made elephant toothpaste. Moved like a river. Stirred up a batch of fake ice cream that actually looked delicious. What could those endeavors possibly have in common? They’re all recent adventures enjoyed by local...
Members of the military who lost homes to foreclosure while deployed. A grandmother confined to the bedroom of her own house by a drug-using relative. A veteran ravaged by post-traumatic stress syndrome denied benefits...
Five years ago it began as a seed of an idea that a group of City of Orange neighbors pondered at backyard gatherings and around their kitchen tables. How could they start a local farmers market? Where would they put it...
The spelling words are alphabetized. Twenty sentences, one for each vocabulary word, have been carefully written out. The math problems are correctly done. So how does 9-year-old Jair Cortes feel about having all his...
The old Villa Park Orchard packing plant on West Palm Avenue will once again be a hub of “green” activity beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 7, when the local group Orange Home Grown hosts the grand opening of its Old...
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