by Shelly CastellanoCosta Mesa resident John Kissel died on August 29th in a diving accident at Lake Havasu, far inland from the beloved coast where he loved to surf with his friends. He died playing in the water, which to some people might seem arbitrary or insignificant. But to water people, we tr ... More >>
Turn on the weepy, string ensemble music: It's time for us to look back on the year that (almost) was and remember some of the figures from Orange County who have left us. There was unexpected tragedy, there were some suspicious circumstances, there were rich legacies... there's even the possibil ... More >>

