Day: September 11, 2025

Cathy Thomas Makes Bluewater Grill’s Sashimi Sea Scallops with Roberto Navarro

Tuna is often thought of as the quintessential sashimi star, but taste Roberto Navarro’s Bluewater Grill Sashimi Sea Scallops, and a different seafood may grab the top spot. Navarro, the kitchen manager at the Bluewater Grill in Newport Beach, joined me in my kitchen to share the secrets of these Read More

Harvard Safety Improvements

Thursday, September 11, 2025 The City of Irvine, in partnership with the City of Tustin, is leading the Harvard Safety Improvements Project to enhance safety, accessibility, and mobility along Harvard Avenue between Irvine Center Drive and Walnut Avenue. The project will improve traffic circulation and expand transportation options for cyclists Read More

The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC) partners with FICO – will deliver exclusive credit intelligence to lenders

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, has added FICO, global analytics software leader, as an educational partner. This partnership gives members additional insights into credit data, market trends and risk modeling. Unlike TMC’s traditional partners, FICO will Read More

‘Why hate?’: South L.A. rapper IceColdBishop charts career growth through collaboration

It’s the classic conundrum for an artist: Is it better to seek popularity and be a commercial success, or are you better off as an artist’s artist, someone whose work is critically acclaimed but may not be topping the Billboard charts or selling out stadiums? For rapper and South Los Read More

It’s a Play Date Founder Is on This Week’s Episode of The Zest

Hannah Akamine is the founder of It’s a Play Date, an empowering community where women come together to build real friendships through sports and community events such as Pilates, hiking, basketball, and more. In this week’s episode, she shares the sports she first fell in love with, moving to Orange Read More

Driver high on meth gets up to 30 years in prison for killing a boy in Costa Mesa

Richard David Lavalle, a 64-year-old Long Beach man, who killed Noel Bascon, a 12-year-old boy in a DUI collision in Costa Mesa a was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 5, to 30 years to life in prison. Lavalle was convicted of second-degree murder by an Orange County Superior Court jury earlier Read More

‘Breaking Bad’ star Raymond Cruz’s agent reveals what led to arrest

(NewsNation) — “Breaking Bad” actor Raymond Cruz was arrested Sept. 8 for reportedly spraying water toward a woman. His agent confirmed the arrest to People, which TMZ first reported. Cruz played drug lord Tuco Salamanca in the popular television series. “There was basically a dispute with the victim, which is when Read More

Effort from University football player Jake Rabold turns out to be record setting

University’s Jake Rabold heads toward the end zone in the game vs. Los Amigos. (Photos courtesy Allen Berezovsky). The effort by University High School football player Jake Rabold in the Trojans 23-7 non-league victory over Los Amigos last week brought plenty of praise from Trojans head coach Vince Mesa. “Jake Read More