By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune She was born in Hong Kong, moved to London, crossed the pond to California and has lived in Irvine for 25 years, but she’s ready to become […]
Lisa Kim: London to Lampson
Benefits of House of Mouse
When I am out of town (i.e., out of the Golden State) people will ask me, “So, where are you from?” I start with, “Garden Grove.” Blank look. “Orange County.” Puzzled look, […]
‘Covenant’ tests bonds of war
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer There is a line in “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant ” in which Jake Gyllenhaal’s Army Sgt. John Kinley is having a disagreement with Dar Salim’s Ahmed, the […]
Hail to the noble backstop!
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune I have to admit I am partial to catchers. They work the hardest during a game, enduring a lot of fatigue and pain, and – at the […]
Stereotypes hit ‘Mafia Momma”
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer At first, when suburban mom Kristin gets the mysterious call to head to Italy to settle the affairs of a dead relative, she protests she’s too busy. […]
Please, don’t bump the ump out
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Some time shortly after fire was discovered (or invented) I tried my hand at umpiring some girls’ softball games. I didn’t really have a talent for it, […]
A new direction for the Ducks?
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer IRVINE (AP) – Dallas Eakins was the Anaheim Ducks’ coach during the worst four-year stretch in franchise history. Although Pat Verbeek knows Eakins is far from solely […]
Hello, to the new Bolsa Pacific
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Back in 1974 when Gerald Ford was president and the Rams still played in the Coliseum, the newest and hottest shopping attraction in Orange County was the […]
The gentrified “Neighborhood”
By Gary Gerard Hamilton/Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) –”The Neighborhood” might be a hit sitcom now, but needed some careful planning before laying down a solid foundation. “We shot the pilot twice. […]
Winning still isn’t everything
All good things, goes the saying, must come to an end. Well, actually, that is good. Searching for a story behind pitch clocks and guessing where Shohei will play next year, followers […]
