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Original Rainbow Cone, Chicago’s sliced ice cream, to open second OC location
The new location will serve beachgoers along Coast Highway.
Before and After: Check out Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach with all the trees gone
Last week, Laguna Beach officials called an emergency Zoom meeting to share test results where two arborists recommended the removal of the trees.
Edison, JSerra girls beach volleyball teams come up short in CIF-SS finals
JSerra and Edison advanced to the finals of the CIF Southern Section beach volleyball team championships.
Free fun things to do on New Year’s Eve in Southern California
Want to ring in the new year without spending a fortune? Here are our best ideas.
Newport Harbor, Orange Lutheran girls soccer to clash in CIF-SS quarterfinals
Girls soccer notes: Orange Lutheran's rising attack and Newport Harbor's organized defense collide in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals Wednesday.
Albano’s Fab 5: Orange County girls basketball standouts last week, Feb. 19
Dan Albano selects five outstanding players in girls basketball for the opening week of the CIF-SS playoffs.
Girls basketball playoffs: Kennedy’s Ta’Niya Paul nets 33 points in loss at Palisades
OCVarsity's girls basketball roundup has the highlights from Round 1 of the SoCal regional.
Cypress baseball honors ‘Dairy City’ past on new uniforms
Baseball notes: Cypress coach John Weber calls it a 'nice homage to the city,' which is celebrating the 70th anniversary of it incorporating.
Irvine City Council wants plans from staff on handling a budget gap before it grows
Heeding warnings of a $6 million budget deficit could balloon to $47 million by 2030, councilmembers want city staffers to return to the dais with a string of proposed solutions.
Orange County swimmers blaze to improvements at CIF-SS Division 1 prelims
Santa Margarita's boys 200-yard medley sets Orange County and Division 1 records to highlight qualifying for Saturday's finals.