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OCC art professor wins humanitarian award
Irini Rickerson has a heart for people. The Orange Coast College art professor does her part when earthquakes strike or hurricanes hit, and when a former student died of AIDS, she started a benefit to support others suffering from the virus. "When there...
Tags: AIDS, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Stars unite for charity hoops game
IRVINE — Considering the fact the payments went toward a charity for children, everyone appeared to have received their money's worth in the inaugural Harmony and Hoops Charity Basketball Game at UC Irvine's Bren Events Center on Saturday. An 88-87...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Celebrities, Social Issues, Music, Kobe Bryant
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The Crowd: SPIN tournament raises funds for the needy
Strawberry Farms Golf Club in Irvine played host to the 7th annual Serving People In Need (SPIN) Spring Golf Tournament. One of the gents playing in a winning foursome suggested that the event was a "hole in one to stamp out homelessness in Orange...
Tags: Social Issues, Golf, Sports
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Wu: Out-of-town donations are pretty common
Palo Alto physicist Charles Munger Jr. has jumped into the 74th District Assembly race. Not as a candidate. (The field still includes Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa), Newport Beach City Councilwoman Leslie Daigle and Newport real estate investor...Tags: Dana Rohrabacher, Allan R. Mansoor, Politics, Republican Party, Elections
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Apodaca: Corporations have no place in public education
How far should we go to save public education? So far as to name a school gym after a corporate sponsor? Let business interests influence textbook content? Put cigarette and junk food ads on the sides of school buses? If you think these ideas sound far-...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Mining, Sales
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Classically Trained: OCC choral program gets matching donation
The good news from Orange Coast College's music department just keeps coming. First, it was word about the school's Chamber Singers performing in Carnegie Hall earlier this month. Now, a donor has come forward to match contributions to the Costa Mesa...Tags: The Drowsy Chaperone (musical), Religion and Belief, St. George, Culture, Music Industry
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Corona del Mar Today: Vote on donated benches delayed
The Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission on Tuesday postponed a decision to establish a five-year expiration date on benches donated to the city, asking that staff expand the proposal to include existing benches as well benches donated...
Tags: Human Interest, Science, Arts and Culture, John Campbell, Tom Harman
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The Crowd: Girls, mothers celebrate under the big top
A picture-perfect Saturday afternoon in Newport Beach was the backdrop for "Under the Big Top." The circus-inspired theme was chosen for the 2012 National Charity League, Juniors Mother-Daughter luncheon and fashion show held at the Balboa Bay Club &...
Tags: Social Issues, Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Entertainment Events, Cancer
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Charlie Palmer to host Second Harvest event
The Second Harvest Summer Food & Wine Event returns to Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza from 6 to 9 p.m. May 16, an event organizer said. The event at the Costa Mesa shopping center features award-winning wines and gourmet food, a...Tags: Services and Shopping, Wines, Event Planning, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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The Crowd: Tiffany and Co. celebrates 175 years
In another election year, perhaps one of the most significant in American history, the president-elect wanted to buy his wife a gift of jewelry to wear at his inauguration. The year was 1861 and the new American leader was Abraham Lincoln. He walked into...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Personal Service, Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Tiffany & Company
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Pacific Symphony musicians play during CdM blood drive
Any nerves of being poked with a needle were likely calmed by some Beethoven during a blood drive Wednesday afternoon in Corona del Mar. With Pacific Symphony musicians in one corner and medical equipment in the other, some 60 people came, heard and...
Tags: Lymphoma, Arts and Culture, Blood, Concerts, Health
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Making a bold statement
The woman behind a line of girls' tween clothing and accessories with a message of empowerment has opened her first boutique for the brand in Costa Mesa. Cheryl Beck, founder of Bold Girlz, opened the Bold Girlz and Party Place boutique two months ago at...
Tags: Westport
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