Two Orange County high school baseball teams are ranked No. 1 in their divisions in this week’s CIF polls released Monday. Villa Park, after winning the Boras Classic last week, is ranked first in Division 1 while Los Amigos is ranked first in Division 7. Estancia, Orange Lutheran, JSerra, Cypress, Read More
Estancia players and coaches celebrate after Monday’s win. (Photo courtesy Estancia Athletics). Estancia High School’s baseball team clinched third place in the Orange Coast League earning a trip to the CIF playoffs and set a school record for wins with an 18-4 victory over Santa Ana at Santa Ana. The Read More
With May 1 kicking off National Small Business Week but many small-business owners struggling to hire new employees, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary. In order to help aspiring entrepreneurs maximize their Read More
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) issued the following statement commending Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton for receiving the 2021 Recycling Hero Award from Keep California Beautiful. “As the state representative for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, it gives me great pleasure to recognize the brave men and women of the Read More
A San Juan Capistrano woman was found guilty by a federal jury today of criminal charges in connection with the October 2019 murder of a man whose body was found floating in the Pacific Ocean with bullet and blunt force trauma wounds. Sheila Marie Ritze, 42, was found guilty of Read More
Philharmonic Society of Orange County 2022-2023 season Can you name Orange County’s first musical organization? No, it’s not Pacific Symphony, although they have been around for 43 years. And it’s not Pacific Chorale, which traces its beginnings back to 1968. OC’s oldest musical organization is The Philharmonic Society of Orange Read More
A multi-generational artistic celebration of African Americans through the lens and the influence of gospel music. The Gospel Voices of OC is a multi-generational artistic celebration of African Americans through the lens and the influence of gospel music as a source of historical impact and resiliency presented from Juneteenth to Read More
Frederick Douglass as painted by Dennis Carrie The newest Community Focus Space exhibit at John Wayne Airport features paintings by artist Dennis Carrie whose paintings, landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, focus on representing his subjects with respect and integrity. His current works aim to capture the character and honesty of Read More
Jesse Rivera of Activate HR Consulting LLC. Courtesy photo. The Cypress Chamber of Commerce will welcome Human Resources expert Jesse Rivera as our guest speaker at our May Networking Breakfast. Our event will be held Tuesday, May 10th at the Residence Inn by Marriott at 4931 Katella Avenue, Cypress/Los Alamitos Read More
A number of Orange County teams earned top seeds in the CIF boys volleyball playoffs that begin this week. CIF officials said there are 193 teams competing in six divisions. Wild card matches begin on Tuesday. The championships will be on Saturday, May 14 at Long Beach City College or Read More
