Two high school softball teams from Garden Grove have moved into first place in their leagues as action heads into the second half of conference play. Garden Grove High’s Argonauts hit a […]
Argos, M’s close in on titles
Mayor Steve Jones transports Garden Grove back to the future
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune With a “Back to the Future” theme, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones arrived in a DeLorean, clad – initially – like Marty McFly at Thursday’s “State of […]
Opinion: Center city central to Garden Grove’s past, future
As a history buff, I never tire of trying to convince people of the connection between their past, the present and the future. That was done rather adroitly on Wednesday at the […]
Opinion: Caitlin Clark could surprise us by playing in NBA
If you’re one of the many who watched the NCAA basketball finals on Sunday and Monday, perhaps you came away with two observations: the UConn men’s team was the most team-like team […]
Opinion: What ‘Godzilla’ meant
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The latest iteration of the big lizard vs. big ape movies – “GodzillaXKong” – is in cinemas now, but to me a more interesting film concept is […]
Checking up on the league races for area baseball, softball
The rain has lifted (mostly) and area high school baseball and softball is back in action with some teams in tournament play, some in league play and some in both. There have […]
Opinion: Customer “service” can end up being quite elusiive
I have recently emerged – along with my brilliant bride – from the darkest depths of today’s modern most heartless society: customer “service.” In too many settings, the term is an oxymoron, […]
Opinion: Best baseball movies
We’re still in the “fantasy phase” of the 2024 Major League Baseball season in which everything – good or bad – is still possible. The Astros – as of Monday’s games – […]
Opinion: Parks deserves water
Back in Rhode Island, where I come from, water was for fishing, not for swimming. No one in my family ever learned to swim once we moved out to the Pacific Coast, […]
Opinion: Abe Rifule recalled
Monday is April Fool’s Day. Of course, you might remark that during an election year, every day is April Fool’s Day and you’re not far from wrong. Here are a few favorite […]
