Orange County Coast

My life has always been something of a traveling circus. In middle and high school, I was pegged as the class clown—although I preferred to…

Leo Fender, the man instrumental in changing popular music in the 20th century and beyond, was literally born in a barn. It was on Lone…

Goth style has been taking over for a while. In the past couple of years alone, we’ve seen dark black lipstick, occultism, colorful hair and…

When she was in middle school, Sandra Tsing Loh desperately wanted to play Clara or the Sugar Plum Fairy in the local ballet school’s annual…

If 2017 has taught us anything over and over and over again, it’s that men who use their status and position to intimidate or coerce…

When Anthony Armer—better known as the formerly anonymous thrill-seeker 8booth—flew through the cold night air after leaping off the top of Laguna Beach’s Pacific Edge…

Claude Monet’s palette of blues, Vincent van Gogh’s bright yellows, the city of Oaxaca’s vibrant red and a Chicago-style hot dog. They’re all forms of…

As bullets tore through flesh, fires raged and black smoke eclipsed the sky, Maxim Kuzin knew it was time to leave his home of Kiev,…

When director John-David Keller puts on his holiday scarf, South Coast Repertory’s staff knows it can only mean one thing: It’s time for the theater’s…

With a name like the Crack Shack, it evokes curiosity. It’s supposed to, according to its co-founder, Michael Rosen. The fried chicken eatery set to…

Mark Davidson sat before the piano in his living room, his fingers creating a mad dance of improvised jazz. He was going after his own…

When Delia Snyder’s husband died five years ago, she was forced to take the reins of a legendary restaurant business in Huntington Beach. Snyder and…

Jeff and Christa Duggan are passionate about coffee — almost to the point of obsession. That deep enthusiasm about the intricacies among coffee beans is…