Sea-level rise could wipe out precious habitat at Huntington Beach’s Bolsa Chica wetlands and eventually flood neighborhoods just east of the ecological reserve, according to a new study three years in the making. But ongoing estuary maintenance and continued improvements — including new levees and elevating some existing wetlands — would preserve and improve existing…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from March 24 to April 1. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit at Buena Park Downtown, 8300 La Palma Ave., Buena Park Closed: April 1 Reason: Rodent infestation Happy Liquor, 541 S. State College Blvd., Anaheim Closed: March 31 Reason: Rodent…
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One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession is shining brighter. The “yield curve” is watched for clues to how the bond market is feeling about the U.S. economy’s long-term prospects. On Friday, a closely followed part of the yield curve lit up again after giving a brief signal earlier in the week. What…
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So far, so good. That’s the update on Matt Maldonado, who was a freshman kicker last season for Wisconsin-Whitewater. I reported on Matt for our “Recruiting during a pandemic” project story that we published the last day of 2021. Maldonado, a 2021 Yorkville graduate with something of a rags-to-riches story, had taken a leap of…
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The spacebound dreams of Central Florida power couple Marc and Sharon Hagle were finally realized Thursday morning. The two joined four others for the fourth passenger flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard space tourism rocket from the company’s West Texas facility. The group got up in the early morning hours, got the go-for-launch and proceeded…
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This month, a new phase of construction will break ground at the historic Fox Theatre in Fullerton, work its restorers hope will get the former movie house’s doors open regularly again for the first time in decades. New bathrooms and air conditioning systems will be installed in the nearly 100-year-old building. Also, electrical upgrades will…
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Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers. Q: I’ve been wondering what our draft will look like because the talent is deep this year. — Ethan Visnich on Twitter A: It will look like a lot of waiting…
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The past two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started have felt like dog years for Disneyland resort president Ken Potrock with each year feeling more like seven — and the phased reopening of the parks will take at least another year. “The last few years have been rough,” Potrock said. “So many people said to…
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A shopping center at Mission Viejo’s Garden Plaza could be replaced with a supermarket and retail businesses topped by five stories of apartment units in a new project proposed by the property’s owners. The 6.5-acre plaza and its several small business spaces at La Paz Road and Marguerite Parkway would be demolished and a 40,000-square-foot…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 159 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, April 1, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 547,126. There were 2,282 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Friday. There were 96 people in Orange County hospitals with coronavirus on Friday, including…
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