Here’s a blinding flash of the obvious: it’s hot. Temperatures in Garden Grove and Westminster are expected to hit up to 101 degrees, and in Huntington Beach it will only be slightly […]
It’s hot, but it won’t last (we hope)
Retorts: Tests, sure, but not for religion
Does your religious faith qualify – or disqualify – you from holding public office? Is what someone believes about god, afterlives, good and evil a key factor in whether you should vote […]
Dual immersion academy is launched
In a global economy and a world that’s growing increasing “smaller,” knowing more than one language is growing from an asset into a near-necessity. On Monday Garden Grove Unified School District welcomed […]
10 hopefuls at GG candidates forum
By Jim Tortolano Ten hopefuls seeking election to school board and city council seats gathered Saturday at the Courtyard Center in Garden Grove to state their cases and answer questions. The event […]
Woman, dog hit by pickup truck
An investigation is under way into an incident Thursday morning when a woman in Westminster walking her dog was struck by a truck. According to published reports, the incident took place around […]
Electric cars; eclectic fun at the beach
About 750 high school students from the Garden Grove Unified School District are gearing up to assemble a street-legal pure-electric vehicle through a grant-funded partnership with The Switch Lab. Students from Bolsa […]
Blessing of the waves on Sept. 18
The ninth annual Blessing of the Waves, a spiritual event focusing on the importance of water and the environment, will be held on Sunday, Sept., 18 at 8:30 a.m. a.m. at Pier […]
School starting for GGUSD pupils
By Jim Tortolano It’s back-to-school when campuses in the Garden Grove Unified School District reopen to students Thursday for the start of the 2016-17 academic year, but a lot of those campuses will […]
Elvis Festival on Main St. GG Sunday
The 17th annual Elvis Festival will come to Garden Grove’s Main Street on Sunday. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a wide variety of performers and other […]
Demos gaining, but result is uncertain
Orange County used to be known as a conservative stronghold, but portions of it are starting to turn blue instead of red. That trend was especially evident in the 2012 election in […]
