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Evanston native Alex Rubin wrote a rap inspired by the Utah Jazz’s involvement with the “5 for the Fight” foundation which has since been featured during each game of the 2021-2022 season. The rap, titled “Shine a Light,” highlights the fight against cancer and includes the lyrics, “We take our fives out, Right before we…
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Most people who loved sports at a young age had dreams of growing up to become a professional athlete. As the competition becomes fiercer and young athletes develop and sharpen their skills, lines are drawn and some of those dreams are quashed by high school graduation. Even the select few that go on to play…
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Maybe I should’ve brought garlic. Or a crucifix. Because I’m about to sleep — hopefully not eternally — in the opulent two-level Dracula’s Fangs suite, where bat eyes glimmer from elegant candelabras, towel hooks are severed hands and a dramatic winding staircase leads to a vampire’s carved throne should I “vant” to kiss his ring.…
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Get ready to race through Bowser’s Castle in a sweet go-kart-style vehicle because the all-new Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge ride coming to Universal Studios’ Super Nintendo World. Earlier this year, the Hollywood theme park announced that its Super Nintendo World would officially open in early 2023. Now, the park has revealed details about its latest…
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You don’t hear the phase “no purchase necessary” very often these days, but National Doughnut Day may be an exception. It takes place on Friday, June 3 and is providing an excuse for some chains throughout Southern California to give away free samples. Duck Donuts: This made-to-order doughnut chain will be giving every in-store customer…
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The city of Orange ought to be ashamed of itself for requiring a Quaker religious organization to file a lawsuit to obtain a trove of records that the city clearly is required to disclose. It’s ironic that the Orange Police Department, which is responsible for enforcing local and state statutes, apparently saw itself as above…
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Dining is back with a vengeance, and so is this annual guide. While the last two years of this project looked noticeably different (2020’s pandemic edition, 2021’s all-taco list), this year’s guide (the eighth in this series) returns to its original numerical ranking. And now for the first time it also includes star ratings. After…
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Author Nina LaCour began work on her first novel when she was still in college. In a flash of inspiration, she envisioned Sara, a character whose tragic past would only slowly reveal itself to the writer. “I knew that she had a brother that she had abandoned, but I didn’t know why yet,” says LaCour…
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Surfers will battle it out on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier later this summer to earn a slot into the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, a “golden ticket’ to surf the world-famous Teahupoo in Tahiti for what will be the sport’s second Olympic appearance. The International Surfing Association announced this week Huntington Beach…
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Do you have an amazing shot of vibrant sea life along Laguna Beach’s beaches and coves? The Laguna Bluebelt Coalition is opening its annual photo contest to showcase why Laguna Beach’s oceanfront could be considered among the most spectacular in California. This year’s theme celebrates the ongoing recovery of ocean life and its kelp forests.…
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