Author: Christine Samra

Queen Latifah reunites with cast of ‘Living Single’ for rewatch podcast

In a 2020s kind of world, Queen Latifah’s still got her girls. The actress reunited with her “Living Single” castmates Erika Alexander and Kim Coles on their rewatch podcast “ReLiving Single.” That’s right. Khadijah James, Maxine Shaw “attorney at law,” and Synclaire James-Jones all sat down to talk about the Read More

A New Kind of Welcome: Hillcrest in La Verne Invites Older Adults to Try Its Wellness Lifestyle – Before Moving In

LA VERNE, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Hillcrest, one of Southern California’s leading Continuing Care Retirement Communities, invites older adults to join a truly special health and wellness program. For a limited time, anyone who joins Hillcrest’s Resident Registrant List will receive a complimentary one-year membership to the Hillcrest Aquatic and Read More

Champion Women and Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit Challenging NCAA Settlement That Silences Athletes’ Voices

OAKLAND, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Champion Women, together with Wrestle Like A Girl, the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, and the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group, announced today that they have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in In re College Athlete Read More

Second Annual Orange County Book Fair Is This Weekend

The Tustin Community Foundation and the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts, alongside local businesses and organizations dedicated to providing spaces for booklovers to find community, are sponsoring the second annual Orange County Book Fair, which will take place in Old Town Tustin on Nov. 15. The Orange County Book Read More

Pacific Symphony’ Season Opening Concert Raises $300K to Usher In Symphony’s Next Chapter

Marking the start of a highly anticipated new season in the orchestra’s 47-year history, Pacific Symphony’s Opening Night Concert and Celebration on September 18 brought together friends, patrons and lovers of music to soak in the moment with a dinner and orchestral music by Rachmaninoff and Sibelius. Hosted by the Read More

Broadway’s Corn-Fed Musical Comedy ‘Shucked’ Sprouts at Segerstrom Center

At last summer’s Orange County Fair, more than 50,000 ears of corn were shucked by County Fair Corn Stars. At Segerstrom Center for the Arts, nearly 50,000 theatergoers are getting “Shucked” this fall. “Shucked” is the Tony Winning musical comedy that was planted on Broadway in 2023 and is now Read More

PHOTOS: Woodbridge and Desert Hot Springs prepared for CIF playoff opener

Woodbridge Coach Connor McBride and the Warriors  go through warmups before Friday night’s CIF Division 13 playoff game against Desert Hot Springs at University. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Players and coaches from Desert Hot Springs and Woodbridge went through full preparations before Friday night’s CIF Division Read More

Humor and Humanity Shine in South Coast Repertory’s ‘The Heart Sellers’

Luna is an outgoing immigrant from the Philippines. The more cautious Jane has recently arrived from South Korea. They meet in a grocery store on Thanksgiving Day, 1973. Alone in a country they don’t know, they join forces to celebrate Thanksgiving together. Longing for connection, Luna invites Jane to her Read More