Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco is Oct. 7 at Santa Ana Stadium. You’re probably going to want to watch that Trinity League football contest, via the live telecast or in person. If you go, the game might not be the only reason it will be a great event. More on that later. Mater Dei-St.…
Read more
Breed: Cocker spaniel Age: 8 years Gender: Neutered male Size: 35 pounds Huey’s story: Huey is a happy, sweet, and friendly guy. He’s a healthy boy whose only issue is moisturizing eye drops, which can be given easily. Huey loves belly rubs and nice, slow walks. He’s well-behaved around other dogs, but how he handles…
Read more
“We have to start off in Italian because it’s Italian vodka.” Mike Piazza expressed his gratitude in Italian, unprompted, by dropping a “grazie a tutti” four different times during a Friday night event promoting True Vodka, his latest business endeavor. “The Italian part is something that we’re very proud of,” said Piazza, who not long…
Read more
It’s not always easy to picture Pasadena’s lush, green Arroyo Seco as little more than a rocky canyon filled with dirt and debris. But it’s an apt description for the area as it was in the late 1800s to the early 1900s, as transplants from the East Coast and Midwest journeyed here. Within a few…
Read more
For all the swing votes regarding where the Miami Heat do or do not stand six weeks shy of training camp, there is one in particular that could both sway and shape 2022-23 for Erik Spoelstra’s team. No, not Kyle Lowry. For all the concern of conditioning and age, Lowry, when he was on the…
Read more
There was another preseason game, August, when the Jets quarterback tried to make a play and ended up on the ground with a bad knee. The quarterback was Joe Namath. He threw an interception to Mike Lucci of the Lions and the play he tried to make — not with the ball, but on the…
Read more
I didn’t plan on writing three columns in a row on immigration, but here we are. My first column was a rebuttal to the absurd assertions by Orange County Republican congressional candidate Scott Baugh that immigrants “dilute” the culture. My second was an explicit defense of the notion of open borders. Here, I focus on…
Read more
Look, I know I’m always rambling on here about how I love bookstores, but have you heard about Bookstore Romance Day? That sounds like some serious affection, so I reached out to the event’s organizer to find out what it is. “It is a chance for independent bookstores to celebrate the romance genre and to encourage…
Read more
Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall and bear small, great-tasting apricots. I have now saved 12 pits from large store-bought apricots. How should I plant them?” Each apricot…
Read more
No. 1 California city of hotel price hikes is San Francisco, with a 65% jump to $269 (No. 7 most expensive among 19 markets). Occupancy? 75%, up 31 percentage points. ”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and…
Read more
