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California Pacific Triennial Artists Discussion Panel at Yost Theater TODAY!

Just days before the opening of the 2013 California Pacific Triennial at Orange County Museum of Art, the Yost Theater will be hosting a discussion panel with exhibiting artists Adriana Salazar, Adan Valencillo, Sebastian Preece, Yoshua Okon, Hugo Crosthwaite, and Dario Escobar TONIGHT at 7pm. The panel will be an early glimpse into the work …

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3 Orange County Beaches are Cleanest of the Clean in U.S. (and 2 are Dirtiest of the Dirty)

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a report identifying three California beaches with “Superstar” ratings, meaning they are among the cleanest of the clean nationwide. All three are in Orange County. The NRDC also listed three California beaches that may have you slipping into a hazmat suit before venturing into their surf. Two are …

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Mayors of Newport Beach and Santa Ana Devise Plan to Keep Some Fire Pits in Newps: Update

See Update No. 2 on page 2 about a proposal from the mayors of Santa Ana and Newport Beach to reduce the number of fire rings in the beach city and convert some remaining into cleaner-burning pits. Update No. 1 on the next page is about air-quality regulators softening their hardline stance before this afternoon's …

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Stephen Ludwig, Key Member of OC Storefront Theater Scene, Dies in France

Irony is a staple of theater, so consider the irony of an indispensable member of Orange County's playrighting community, Stephen Ludwig, traveling to France for a writing vacation,only to die in the place that inspired him so much. Yet, there is also something romantic about both dying in the place you love, and to do …

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The Kids

The Kids were punk stormers of the highest order, blowing through their native Belgium in the late '70s with high-speed, high-intensity songs that owed more to wreckers like the Ramones, the Damned, and Rose Tattoo than (for example) the comparatively more sedate Sex Pistols. Their two must-have major label LPs (and the associated singles, two …

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La Guerrerense's Sabina Bandera Takes on Singapore as Ensenada Represents Mexico at the First Annual World Street Food Congress

Fresh from an appearance at MesAmerica, Mexico's most prestigious international chef conference founded by Chef Enrique Olvera of the legendary Pujol, our own Sabina Bandera of La Guerrerense has been given the honor of representing Mexico at the 1st annual World Street Food Congress in Singapore. Sabina and her daughter Mariana Oviedo arrived a few days …

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Fantasy Bluthball: We Draft Locals for Arrested Development Roles

Real A.D.: George Bluth Sr.Character: Patriarch of the Bluth family. Founded the Bluth Co. land-development firm. Stole millions. Unlawfully built houses in Iraq for Saddam Hussein. Incarcerated for a year. On the lam (in an attic) for another year. Under house arrest for several months. Fled to Cabo. Real OC: Donald BrenDescription: Patriarch of the …

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