Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association, producers of the venerable free Garden Grove Strawberry Festival held annually every Memorial Day Weekend, are accepting applications for 2023 grants/donations from non-profit organizations, which serve the citizens […]
Now, Anthony Davis dominates
By Tim Reynolds/AP Basketball Writer Anthony Davis is healthy. His numbers have never been healthier. And, not coincidentally, the Los Angeles Lakers are playing like the team they expected to be. With […]
Despite fear, hope still endures
By Benjamin J. Hubbard Sadness has many forms. The loss of a spouse, parent or child crushes the heart like a head-on collision. We try to cope with such pain through funerals, wakes, support […]
Spellbinding, riveting “Gypsy”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Be forewarned: the mother of all showbiz mothers is in the house – and what Mama wants, Mama gets. Loosely based on true events, this rags-to-riches story — […]
Azteca’s 17-year love story
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Most people have an idea of a wedding as an event that features a place of worship, a person of the cloth presiding and a regal exit […]
“Devotion” to your wingman
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer There must be something about actor Glen Powell that casting directors associate with the heavens. He’s played astronaut John Glenn in “Hidden Figures,” voiced a NASA official […]
Is Matt Stafford’s season over?
By Guerry Smith/Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) – An already disappointing season for Matthew Stafford and Los Angeles Rams could be getting worse. Now tied for the worst 10-game record of any […]
The OC’s (always) changing face
“Distant hands in foreign lands are turning hidden wheels/Causing things to come about which no one seems to feel Invisible from where we stand, the connections come to pass/And though too strange […]
“Chaperone” a clever musical
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Imagine sitting in a darkened venue: you’ve been looking forward to this play or musical, when a voice from the darkness erupts – “I hate theater!… well, […]
Cook’s Turkey Trot raised cash
A Turkey Trot Jog-A-Thon was held recently at Cook Elementary School in Garden Grove. The event helped raise money for the school’s Parent Teacher Organization to help support field trip transportation, assemblies, […]