Category: Orange County Community

SoCal Home Sale in May: Worst Slowdown Since 2020 Amid Rising Interest Rates

June 21, 2022
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Real estate experts are saying a slowdown in Southern California home sales—by double-digits for the first time in two years—are the result of recent hikes in interest rates for home loans, indicating a cooling in the market. Sales dropped by 14.3 percent while the median home price increased by 11.9 percent in May, compared with…

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Irvine Honors Amateur Radio Operators

June 20, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—The City of Irvine declared the week of June 20 to 26 as “Amateur Radio Week,” to honor the city’s reported 800 amateur radio operators—or hams—who maintain lines of communication during an emergency. “We are truly grateful for your service,” Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan said at the June 14 city council meeting. The city…

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Brown Pelicans Released After Mass-Stranding Event in Southern California

June 17, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Twelve brown pelicans were released at noon on June 17 by the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center (WWCC) off a jetty at Corona Del Mar State Beach after they had been carefully nursed back to health since a tragic event in May. A mass-stranding event—also seen in 2001, 2010, 2012, and 2018—occurred in…

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Newport Non-Profit Advocates for Grandparent-Grandchild Rights

June 17, 2022
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For those struggling to get visitation rights to see their grandchildren, a Newport Beach nonprofit is providing support and guidance through difficult court and parental situations. Advocates for Grandparent Grandchild Connection educate grandparents on communication principles to apply in situations with the parents or caregivers to “help them maintain that loving close relationship with a…

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Things to Do in Orange County This Weekend, June 17–19

June 16, 2022
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Father Daughter Fiesta The Father-Daughter Dance is back in Brea this year! This fiesta is for girls ages 3–18 years and their fathers or father figures to have fun family time with food and dance. Brea Community Center, 695 Madison Way, Brea. Friday 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $20 per person. Dinner included….

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How to Celebrate With Fireworks in Orange County

June 16, 2022
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Fireworks are banned in many Orange County cities, but some allow “safe & sane” fireworks. Safe and sane are generally neither projectile nor explosive. Ground spinners, pinwheels, crackling items, sparklers, fountains, and most novelty products are examples. Some cities designate areas for firework stands to operate and sell legal fireworks that are State Fire Marshal…

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Cruisin’ Brea Car Show Rolls in for Fathers Day

June 15, 2022
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The Cruisin’ Brea Car Show rolls in on Fathers Day, featuring family-friendly attractions on Birch Street in Brea, California. Streets filled with “Southern California’s hottest cars,” including classics, muscles, antiques, customs, and hot rods, according to the event organizer, Flying Deuces. Six judges will select the top 35 cars to win “Best of Show,” and…

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Lake Forest Flag Day Celebration Held at Veterans Park

June 14, 2022
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LAKE FOREST, Calif.—The city held a celebration for Flag Day on Tuesday, June 14 at Veterans Park beginning with a brief flag-raising at the newly installed flagpole. Lake Forest Mayor Robert Pequeño introduced the ceremony saying the flagpole’s installation officially finishes the park. “As a retired U.S. Marine, the American flag is very important to…

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Things to Do to Celebrate Father’s Day in Orange County

June 14, 2022
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Cruisin’ Brea Father’s Day Car Show Downtown Brea is welcoming the surrounding community to celebrate dads with a family-friendly car show and awards where “Southern California’s hottest cars” will be on display—including classics, muscles, antiques, customs, and hot rods, according to the event organizer. Current vendor spots for car owners are full, foreshadowing a full…

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Orange County Celebrates Flag Day

June 13, 2022
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June 14 marks National Flag Day—a tradition held dear to many in Orange County. It honors the first official U.S. flag adopted by the Constitutional Congress 245 years ago. Surf City Flags, a family-owned business in Huntington Beach, has been serving its community and service members with custom wooden American flags, and will continue to on…

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