Surrounded by children in costume, Rabbi Peretz Greenwald reads the Story of Esther during The Hebrew Academy’s annual Purim Festival in Huntington Beach, CA, on Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Shoshana Topps listens to The Story of Esther during The Hebrew Academy’s annual Purim Festival in Huntington Beach, CA,…
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As the mother of four who got the coronavirus vaccine shortly after becoming eligible, Krissy Brownell scheduled appointments for her 6- and 8-year-old children the week they could get the jab. Now to inoculate the other two. With an immunocompromised 2- and 4-year-old in her Los Alamitos home, Brownell has waited, obsessively, for drug makers…
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If you are a Dodger fan … well, by now I shouldn’t have to tell you how fortunate you should feel. We are one week into baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement, which took 99 days to hash out and supposedly included elements meant to discourage tanking (including an expanded postseason). And yet other teams are…
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The Eat Index: OC is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Wednesdays. Subscribe here. Main Course Mazesoba, a dry ramen also known as mazemen, at Mymen in Santa Ana (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) The next big thing in ramen is going brothless. A growing number of eateries have the dish,…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, March 17. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. THURSDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL NONLEAGUE Estancia 19, Laguna Beach 4 SOFTBALL SEA VIEW LEAGUE El Toro 3, Trabuco Hills…
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Gelson’s, Jensen’s, Whole Foods, Bristol Farms — Southern Californians have always enjoyed shopping at fancy supermarkets. Now it’s about to get even better. On Thursday, March 17, Bristol Farms Newfound Market opened its doors at the Irvine Spectrum. It’s not just a place to grab gourmet groceries, it’s a dining destination with a mini food…
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COSTA MESA — Legendary boxer Mike Tyson was in need of a substitute co-host for his popular “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson” podcast. Sebastian Joseph-Day, the charismatic run-stopper by day, was asked to be the champ’s one-time fill-in. “Can you come back again?” Joseph-Day recalled how he became Tyson’s permanent co-host. “They liked you.” Chargers coach…
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After a year in which it ran in November instead of March because of the coronavirus pandemic, the LA Marathon is back in its regular time slot and will be contested Sunday on the streets of Los Angeles. The 26.2-mile course will begin at Dodger Stadium and culminate on Avenue of the Stars in Century…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — In the clubhouse at Camelback Ranch on Wednesday morning, reliever Jimmy Nelson joked about how occupied the Dodgers’ front office has been this week. “They’re busy trying to hoard all the talent, create a ‘Space Jam’ super team,” Nelson quipped. He wasn’t joking, after all. News broke Wednesday night that the Dodgers…
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A modern Moroccan riad-style mansion in Palm Desert has sold to Howard Panes, the 53-year-old fitness innovator behind the Stealth Core Trainer gaming plankboard. Records show Panes bought the property dubbed “Casbah Cove” through a Florida LLC for $11.5 million, a 17% markdown from the last asking price. Multiple Listing Service data shows the desert…
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