By Brooke Becher, contributing reporter A billboard in black hangs over Stanley Meston’s mid-century, Googie creation complete with red and white tile-trim and slant roofing hugged by two iconic 30-foot golden arches. It houses the world’s longest-operating McDonald’s, which opened in Downey on Aug. 18, 1953. Year-round in white text, the billboard warns “don’t let…
Mr. Foo likes dogs and most other cats, but he’d do best in an adults-only home. (Courtesy of DREAM Animal Rescue) Mustafa is a 6-year-old tuxedo-Turkish van mix. He’s 6 years old. (Courtesy of DREAM Animal Rescue) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Show Caption of Expand Breed: Domestic medium-hair tuxedo-Turkish Van mix Age: 6…
Stitch was stressed. Not just a little, which is kind of typical for him, depending on the circumstance, but a lot. My Pekingese boy is, like most dogs, a creature of habit. He likes – no, he adores – his routines. But in January, his routines took a big hit. That’s when we brought the Aussie puppy…
A 19-year-old Costa Mesa man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the stabbing of a man who was out for a walk near Fairview Park, authorities said Saturday. Gavin C. Delgardo Jr. was arrested just past 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 and was being held on $500,000 bail, Roxi Fyad of the Costa…
This is it. I’m going into retirement and wanted you to be the first to know. But I worked out a really sweet deal with my employer. I’m going to keep writing columns for five more years so that I can collect my regular pay and my retirement pay simultaneously. It’s a double-dip bonanza. All…
A single-vehicle crash on a freeway transition road in Irvine left one person dead and another in critical condition early Saturday morning, Aug. 18, authorities said. Just after 12:45 a.m., firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority were called to assist the California Highway Patrol with the crash, which occurred on a transition road connecting…
Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80. His foundation announced his death in Switzerland on Saturday in a tweet, saying he died after…
California faces a huge challenge as fires get bigger, faster and increasingly destructive.
Drivers may want to avoid the 5 Freeway late at night next week as a result of ongoing widening construction. Closures are planned Sunday night and later Wednesday and Thursday nights. First, the northbound 5 Freeway lanes will be closed at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, continuing until 5 a.m. Monday from Rosecrans Avenue to the 605 Freeway….
Known as man’s best friend, the dog has a relationship with humans that dates back tens of thousands of years. Today, research has shown us that that bond is more than a pretty picture; science has proved that being around one another is beneficial to humans and dogs. Your brain on dog In 2000, the…
