By Pete Zarustica Heading in opposite directions, the Los Angeles Angels and Chicago Cubs continued their streaks Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. The Cubbies prevailed 5-1 to post their eighth straight victory; […]
By Jim Tortolano Orange County is Ground Zero of themed amusement parks. The first one in the nation, arguably, was Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park. The first major park was Anaheim’s […]
By Pete Zarustica Walking into the old Orange County Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana is more than a trip up a flight of concrete steps; it’s a journey back in time. Many […]
By Jim Tortolano The slower pace of summer often gives way to reflection. One of my favorite mental pastimes is the premise of “What If?” In the context of this website, some […]
By Jim Tortolano Orange County has produced its share of movie stars and celebrities, ranging from Diane Keaton to Kevin Costner, but none have had the impact and tragic life of our […]
Second in a series on historically significant places in Orange County. By Jim Tortolano Few cities in Orange County did as thorough as job of destroying their downtowns as Anaheim did in […]
By Jim Tortolano If it’s July, it must be time for hundreds of thousands – perhaps over a million – of Orange County residents to head down to Costa Mesa for the […]
By Jim Tortolano Old is the newest trend in American living. I’m not talking about the steady march of baby boomers toward senior citizen’s discounts, but the popularity of living styles which […]
By Jim Tortolano It was once one of the largest air force training bases in the world, and yet it had no airplanes, hangars or runways. It was a major setting in […]
By Pete Zarustica Movie stars. Casinos. Stretches of sand. Pretty girls in revealing clothing. Sounds very much like Las Vegas, doesn’t it? But it also once applied to the seaside community of […]
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