How offshore quake could create O.C. tsunami
Offshore earthquakes could pose problems for Orange County beaches in the form of a tsunami. Click on the GRAPHICS tab, above, to see what might happen here if one broke off the coast.
View ArticleRestaurant inspections
Restaurants' permits can be suspended for any one of a number of major violations. During suspensions, the eateries must remain closed. Suspensions are lifted after inspectors confirm the violations...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Inflation's not monkeying around
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View ArticleAfterWork: Shark Club in Costa Mesa
Stop me if you've heard this one. A company is doing so well that it decides to take advantage of the good times by borrowing money to put in enhancements as a way to ensure even better times in the...
View ArticleJane Fonda isn't the main reason to see '33 Variations'
Moisés Kaufman's "33 Variations" first appeared in these parts in the spring of 2008 at the La Jolla Playhouse. His story of an ailing musicologist and her pursuit of a Beethovenian mystery is a...
View ArticleLarry King brings his live show to O.C. Sunday
Larry King has been keeping busy since his talk show on CNN ended in December after a 25-year run. Among his interests: standup comedy. You heard it right. In fact, you'll get a chance to see King in...
View ArticlePlayboy Jazz Festival lineups announced
Dianne Reeves, the Roots, Buddy Guy and the Lee Konitz New Quartet are among the acts slated for the 33rd Playboy Jazz Festival, organizers of the two-day event announced Thursday. See top performers...
View ArticleReally? Building boom defects hamper recovery
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” CRACKED FOUNDATIONS: The U.S. construction boom between 2000 and 2005 added more than 10 million apartments, condominiums...
View ArticleFeb. 11 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS...
View ArticleEgypt falls off the travel map
The uprising in Egypt has many lessons for geopolitics. For travelers, it's to go when you have the chance. Revolutions don't wait for your retirement trip or the "gap year" between college and work....
View ArticleFred Shambaugh resigns as Beckman football coach
Beckman football coach Fred Shambaugh said Thursday he has resigned as head football coach after three years. Shambaugh, 40, told his players of his Thursday afternoon. He coached three years at...
View ArticleWill it really be Eminem's year at the Grammys?
After more than a half-century of ceremonies, it’s rare that any recording artist has a shot at making Grammy history, let alone a chance at setting the record for most wins in a single night, beating...
View ArticleJackson's mastery visible in Bynum, Odom
BOSTON – Not quite as soon as Jerry Sloan is back on his Illinois farm, but someday soon Phil Jackson will be at his house on the lake in Montana ... the NBA going on without the greatest coach in its...
View ArticleSpring training: 10 questions for the Angels
The most debated and derided off-season in franchise history has ended and the Angels will finally start assembling at their complex in Tempe, Ariz. for the opening of spring training. Pitchers and...
View ArticleSome catalog companies are big business
If you're like me, you've curled up on the couch more than a few times this winter with a load of garden catalogs. It doesn't take much to get that load. Send away for one and suddenly you have 10 or...
View Article'Celebration of life' planned Saturday for Cyrus Faghani
A "celebration of life," is planned Saturday in Irvine for Cyrus Faghani, the former University all-league football player who died last weekend at the age of 20. The cause of death has not been...
View ArticleOCVarsity Hot Shots: Thursday's games in pictures
Slide show: OCVarsity takes a look at the action on and off the court Thursday as most O.C. basketball teams wrapped up league play. If you're on a computer, click here for the slide show. If you're on...
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