Category: Orange County Community

Santa Ana Artist Celebrates Lowrider Culture

May 27, 2022
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BREA, Calif.—Santa Ana, California, artist Aaron Moctezuma won the “Solo Show Award” during the “Made in California” art exhibit with his photographs highlighting vibrant custom cars. The Made in California art show—which is on display at the Brea Art Gallery until June 24—annually features artwork from Californians who practice with a wide variety of art…

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Santa Ana Artist Celebrates Car Culture

May 27, 2022
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BREA, Calif.—Santa Ana, California, artist Aaron Moctezuma won the “Solo Show Award” during the “Made in California” art exhibit with his photographs highlighting vibrant custom cars. The Made in California art show—which is on display at the Brea Art Gallery until June 24—annually features artwork from Californians who practice with a wide variety of art…

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How Did the Pandemic Affect Orange County Cities’ Finances?

May 27, 2022
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Commentary The COVID-19 lockdown was ordered by Gov. Newsom on March 4, 2020. Seeing South Coast Plaza’s parking lot empty during the middle of the day was an eerie experience. Losing sales tax revenue certainly impacted Costa Mesa. Having the Angels play without fans in the seats, a convention center not hosting conventioneers or Disneyland…

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62nd Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Coming This Weekend

May 26, 2022
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The 62nd annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is returning this Memorial Day weekend for the first time following a two-year pandemic break. The event will feature all kinds of attractions, parades, entertainment, food, and more, and will commence May 27 and end on May 30, with years past having up to 300,000 people visit the…

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Family-Owned Christmas Tree Farm Closing After 6 Decades in Brea

May 26, 2022
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BREA, Calif.—After serving the community for 59 years, a family-owned Christmas tree farm is permanently closing its Brea location. The Peltzer Pines Christmas Tree Farm was founded in 1963 by Charles Peltzer, also known as Chuck. The Peltzer family began farming in Orange County, California, in 1913 when Chuck’s grandfather moved his family from Kansas…

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Why Is a Premier City Like Anaheim So Mismanaged?

May 26, 2022
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Commentary It would be the last time I would enjoy a meal at Mr. Stox, the former landmark Anaheim, Calif., restaurant which has since closed. It was sentimentally special, as I had dinner there in high school for a prom night double date. I was there more than ten years ago to have lunch with…

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Nobel Laureate, UCI Alumnus on What It’s Like to Win the Prize

May 25, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—The 2021 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner and University of California–Irvine alumnus David MacMillan has a lot to say about what it was like to win. His story—coupled with his massively successful research—made for an evening of riveting recollections laced with laughter and happy tears as he took the stage May 24 at UC Irvine’s…

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Local Hero Flies Old Glory for Service Members Before Memorial Day

May 25, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—An Orange County man has become a local hero for “painting” his community red, white, and blue in preparation for Memorial Day. Jorge Cortez, a resident of Orange, California, and Loyal Knight Officer of the Orange Elks Lodge—a fraternal order with nearly a million members since its establishment in 1868—has been supporting veteran service…

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1,776 Flags Honor Service Members in Newport Beach

May 25, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Overlooking Newport Harbor stands 1,776 large American flags placed along the paths at Castaways Park. Representing the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration on Independence on July 4, 1776, the flags are part of the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor’s 13th annual Field of Honor, which recognizes those who served in…

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Researchers Closer to Creating Blood Test for Suicide Risk

May 24, 2022
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Researchers have discovered an approach to identify blood biomarkers that could predict the risk of suicide in patients with depression, bringing them one step closer to developing a potential blood test for use on future patients thanks to a study by researchers at the University of California–Irvine (UCI) and Pritzker Research Consortium. Suicides have increased to…

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