The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended March 6 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Paris Apartment: Lucy Foley 2. The Lincoln Highway: Amor Towles 3. One Italian Summer: Rebecca Serle…
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It’s a bronze statue the community will flip over. Barrie and Steve Boehne, considered among the greatest tandem wave riders, will join the cast of surfing standouts honored in recent years with statues in Dana Point’s Watermen’s Plaza. The Boehne couple started tandem surfing in the 1960s, competing in the niche sport for nearly 40…
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The Miami Dolphins retained two youngsters who contributed significantly in all three phases of the game last season. Miami extended one-year contracts to tailback Salvon Ahmed and cornerback Elijah Campbell, who were both exclusive right free agents this offseason, committing to pay each $895,000 if they make it out of training camp and on to…
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Angel City FC has its new training home. For the next two years, ACFC will train at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, the club announced Tuesday. The deal is for two years, with an option for a third. ACFC kicked off training camp last month at Pepperdine University. “It’s wonderful to have a new…
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Aaron Rodgers found clarity Tuesday — and reportedly a large mound of new money. The four-time MVP quarterback has decided to continue playing with the Green Bay Packers. Terms of Rodgers’ agreement to stay in Green Bay remain unclear. An NFL Network report Tuesday morning indicated he signed an eye-popping four-year contract extension worth up…
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Housing affordability is becoming a major concern as home prices soar in California and across major metropolitan areas across the country. Some people are blaming real estate investment trusts (REITs) — major financial companies that buy up homes to rent. But the real culprit is local zoning regulations that artificially restrict the construction of new…
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By Lauren del Valle | CNN Prince Andrew has paid a settlement to sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney Tuesday, bringing her lawsuit against the Duke of York to a close pending a federal judge’s sign-off. Their attorneys submitted a stipulation to the court Tuesday for a dismissal of Giuffre’s sexual abuse…
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Target will hold a grand opening next month for two small-format stores in Orange County — one in Costa Mesa and another in Huntington Beach. The 37,000-square-foot Costa Mesa store, at 289 E. 17th St., previously was a Ross Dress For Less department store, while the 34,000-square-foot Huntington Beach location at 19041 Beach Blvd. used…
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Celebrity chef Jet Tila is everywhere. His new cookbook, “101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die,” just came out, and he’s making two appearances in Anaheim. He’ll present a chef’s demo at the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival on April 17 and he’s a headliner at the Illumination Foundation’s Chef’s…
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The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the blockbuster trade, which is pending Wilson passing…
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