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• Porto's in Buena Park debuts to huge crowd – a family hug from actor Andy Garcia

  01-03-2017 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Look out Knott’s Berry Farm.
  With Porto’s Bakery & Cafe making its long-anticipated debut Wednesday in Buena Park, the city is now home to another big tourist attraction. Rivaling theme park lines for blockbuster rides, hundreds of fans stretched...
  
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• More than 1,500 line up for Porto's official grand opening in Buena Park

  01-03-2017 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Look out Knott’s Berry Farm. With Porto’s Bakery & Cafe making its long-anticipated debut Wednesday in Buena Park, the city is now home to another big tourist attraction. Rivaling theme park lines for blockbuster rides, hundreds of fans stretched...
  
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• Michael Jackson's onetime Neverland Ranch sees a $33 million price slash - now it's down to $67 million

  01-03-2017 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  The sprawling ranch once known as Neverland, pop star Michael Jackson's theme park-like estate, is back on the market for $67 million - a price chop of $33 million from when it came up for sale two years ago.
  Set in Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez...
  
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• An Exclusive First Look at Disneyland's Beauty and the Beast Pop-Up Restaurant

  01-03-2017 23:23
  Beauty and the Beast season is upon us ahead of the upcoming live-action remake of the Disney classic. With it comes a new themed restaurant inside Disneyland Park in Anaheim called Red Rose Taverne , a takeover of Fantasyland's Village Haus Restaurant inside the Magic Kingdom.
  
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• Seal Beach residents demand answers about 2 city employees out on paid leave

  01-03-2017 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  SEAL BEACH – Some residents who attended this week’s City Council meeting to argue against hiring an interim community development director were annoyed to find that the item, continued two weeks ago, was nowhere to be found on the agenda.
  “It...
  
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• Fifth mumps case diagnosed in Chapman Law outbreak

  01-03-2017 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  A fifth case of mumps has been diagnosed in a Chapman University law student, public health officials said Tuesday.
  Chapman issued a health advisory Friday after four students who attended a back-to-school event Jan. 27 at Rudy’s Pub & Grill in...
  
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• 5 facts you may not know about the 40 days of Lent

  01-03-2017 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Ash Wednesday, which is observed March 1 this year, starts the solemn season of Lent. It's a time of reflection and repentance for Christians.
  The season is ongoing for the 40 days leading up to Easter. It excludes Sundays.
  Catholics and some...
  
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• 'I've got to get out of here or die,' man thought as plane crashed into his Riverside house

  01-03-2017 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Ninety-one-year-old Dorothy Swinfard walks with a cane, but after hearing a plane crash into her son's house across the street Monday, she was out the front door by the time her boy made it into his front yard.
  Never mind the flames burning his...
  
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• Bankrupt Wet Seal gets $1.5 million stalking horse bid

  01-03-2017 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Bankrupt teen retailer Wet Seal has received a $1.5 million stalking horse bid, according to bankruptcy court filings.
  Toronto based YM Inc. bid on the Irvine-based company’s intellectual property, which includes social media profiles, brands,...
  
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• A re-energized Thrice brings new material to House of Blues Anaheim

  01-03-2017 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  In 2012, Irvine-based rock band Thrice played what many speculated would be its final shows at the Observatory in Santa Ana. It was a fair assumption based on various public band member reactions to the official announcement of the dreaded...
  
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• Newport Beach council rescinds approval of controversial Museum House condo project

  01-03-2017 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH The City Council voted to rescind its earlier approval of the 25-story Museum House condominium project after a contentious hearing Tuesday night.
  In a packed chambers after an hour of discussion, council members voted 5-2, with Will...
  
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• Newport Beach council rescinds approval of controversial Museum House after referendum

  01-03-2017 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH The City Council voted to rescind its earlier approval of the 25-story Museum House condominium project after a contentious hearing Tuesday night.
  In a packed chambers after an hour of discussion, council members voted 5-2, with Will...
  
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• Dana Point's Festival of Whales kicks off this weekend

  01-03-2017 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT – For the next two weekends it is all about whales.
  The Festival of Whales – now in its 46th year – takes places over two weekends and kicks off with a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday .
  The festival, expected to draw 100,000 visitors,...
  
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• Trade Deadline 2017

  01-03-2017 19:06
  This thread will be Anaheim Calling's primary trade thread regarding news from the other 29 teams. It will be continuously updated throughout the day through the 3 PM EST/12 PM PST deadline and beyond (since trades are frequently announced several hours after the deadline has passed.
  
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• Lady Gaga to headline Coachella 2017, replacing Beyonce

  01-03-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  It's official, Lady Gaga will replace Beyonce at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
  The deal comes just under a week after Beyonce announced she had to back out of headlining the 2017 festival because of her pregnancy. She planned to...
  
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• Attack dog Bravo retires after 6 years with the Tustin Police Department

  01-03-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  After sniffing out suspects for six action-packed years – that’s 42 in human time – local hero Bravo officially retired last week from the Tustin Police Department.
  The 8-year-old Belgian Malinois was trained to serve, when necessary, as an...
  
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• 2 people killed when car hits a tree in Fullerton

  01-03-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON – Two people were killed Tuesday night when their car crashed into a tree in Fullerton. A 2006 Lexus stuck the tree about 8:40 p.m. on Rosecrans Avenue, west of Euclid Street. The Lexus apparently lost control, and speed might have been a...
  
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• Little girl tells her teachers her father is growing weed

  01-03-2017 14:44
  Schoolgirl shocks her teachers by telling them her father is growing WEED after getting the drug confused with weeds in their garden A little girl nearly landed her father in hot water after she told her teachers he was growing weed - getting the drug confused with weeds in their garden. He filmed the moment he asked her why her school wanted to know whether he was growing cannabis - which is illegal in many parts of the world, including the UK.
  
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• InnoVactiv Exec: 'The upward trend in beauty-from-within products is now hitting North America'

  01-03-2017 10:20
  Consumers in North America are increasingly looking beyond topical skincare treatments and exploring ingestible, beauty-from-within options, InnoVactiv executive and scientific director Jocelyn BA©rubA© told NutraIngredients-USA. "The upward trend in Beauty-from-within products is now hitting North America," he said.
  
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• 2 people killed when their car hits a tree in Fullerton

  01-03-2017 08:05 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON – Two people were killed Tuesday night when their car crashed into a tree in Fullerton, police said.
  The crash involving a 2006 black Lexus was reported at 8:43 p.m. on Rosecrans Avenue, west of Euclid Street.
  A preliminary investigation...
  
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• Doritos Quesalupa Crunch: 3 Taco Bell test items include a 'collision' of two cult classics

  01-03-2017 06:22 via ocregister.com
  
  As the popular and short-lived Naked Chicken Chalupa exits Taco Bell menus later this month, the Irvine-based chain has lined up a new batch of meals aimed at fans of its freaky mashup foods.
  Starting Thursday, Taco Bell is rolling out three hybrid...
  
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• Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi christen new House of Blues Anaheim

  01-03-2017 04:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Hundreds of excited fans turned out early Tuesday evening to check out the official grand opening of the House of Blues Anaheim, now located at the Anaheim GardenWalk, just down the way from its old home in Downtown Disney.
  As patrons lined up to...
  
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• Biz Beat: Expansion under way for Anaheim senior living community

  01-03-2017 04:18
  Emerald Court, an Anaheim senior living community, is undergoing a $22.5 million renovation and expansion that will add assisted-living residences, a new bistro, caf and a wellness center. In addition to the new features, the project will also overhaul the center's main dining room, corridors, lighting, activity room and salon.
  
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• Trump sees 'new chapter of American greatness' in big speech

  01-03-2017 04:05 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON – Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting...
  
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• As part of $7 billion makeover, troubled Target remodeling Orange store, opening 2 new locations

  01-03-2017 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Target stores in Irvine and Orange are part of a $7 billion plan by the retailer to boost its bottom line after weak fourth-quarter earnings.
  The company will remodel more than 600 of its 1,800 stores, speed up its expansion of small-format stores...
  
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• Legalizing, prison or hands cut off: How other countries handle marijuana

  01-03-2017 00:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Americans seem to have a persistent notion of what marijuana policies look like around the world.
  The vision sold by Hollywood and globe-trotting backpackers is of people free to get high by the canals of liberal Amsterdam, or on the beaches of...
  
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• Lucite International to Showcase LuciteLux(R) Illumination Series at LightSpace California 2017

  01-03-2017 00:02
  LightSpace California, co-located with Strategies in Lights and The LED Show, serves as a place for architects and lighting designers to share inspiration, ideas and expertise in creating exceptional design. Whether piping or diffusing light, the LuciteLuxA Illumination Series offers options to meet a variety of indoor and outdoor lighting needs.
  
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