An economic development update will highlight Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The update from Assistant City Manager Chet Simmons will center on: redevelopment of Westminster Mall the “Block by Block” […]
Seven locals earn CIF-SS rankings
It may be a rainy week for most of us, but it looks like a dry spring for area high school baseball and softball rankings. According to the CIF-SS polls released Monday, […]
Surf City, Big Strawberry among happiest
If you live in Garden Grove or Huntington Beach – and, if you’re reading this post, chances are pretty good you are – you are likely to be quite happy. Don’t take […]
Brits issue warning over poisonings
The Russian government is “highly likely” to be behind the March 4 poisoning of a former spy and his daughter, said British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday. Speaking to the House […]
“Wrinkle in Time” is powered by belief
By Jim Tortolano It’s been said that the new film “A Wrinkle in Time” is a colorful fable for kids, but I think some of the critics are missing the point by, […]
Water rates and bus benches on agenda
A potential increase in water rates and a discussion of the color of new bus benches will top Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council. A public hearing on the cost […]
Police shoot driver; officer is hurt
One man was hospitalized early Sunday morning and a police officer suffered minor injuries in a shooting incident in Garden Grove. According to Lt. Carl Whitney of the GGPD, the incident started […]
Cottages, “skeleton” go to planners
Two long-awaited and potentially transformative projects will move to the starting line at Thursday’s meeting of the Garden Grove Planning Commission. Planners will be asked to approve a site plan and three […]
Korea meeting has backers, skeptics
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet in May, an unexpected development in a acidic relationship between the hermit Communist nation and the United States. Supporters of […]
Drive safe; “Walk the way of the Cross”
St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most popular holidays in the United States. With a plethora of Irish immigrants—and many, many more St. Paddy’s Day well-wishers, the holiday is heavily celebrated […]