Gift These Five Orange County-Based Bath and Body Products for Valentine’s Day

Support local small businesses and treat your partner to these self-care products.

What It’s Like To: Curate Art for City of Hope

Orange County artist and educator Nancy Harrell selects pieces for City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center’s rotating art gallery.

What It’s Like To: Discuss Mental Health at the White House

UC Irvine Ph.D. student Justine Bautista was invited to present her ideas at a youth mental health forum at the nation’s capital.

What It’s Like To: Spread Awareness for a Rare Disease

Kaitlin Jones, who grew up in Irvine, is living with VEDS, a rare genetic disease that claimed the life of her brother at age 34.

4 Reasons to Visit Irvine’s Sky Park Circle

There are plenty of reasons to visit Sky Park Circle in Irvine—even when you don’t have a plane to catch.

What It’s Like To: Write About Your Health Blind Spots

UC Irvine English professor Jonathan Alexander survived an eye stroke that led him to look deeply at his health history as a gay man and write “Stroke Book: The Diary of a Blindspot.”

What It’s Like To: Battle Cancer with a Boxer’s Spirit

Laurie Paolone of Newport Coast uses her never-give-up mentality and the latest technology to fight pancreatic cancer.

What It’s Like To: Be the Surgeon General of California

Dr. Diana Ramos of Laguna Beach became the state’s second-ever surgeon general in August.

Physicians of Excellence 2023

This year's Physicians of Excellence were judged by the Orange County Medical Association to be the most accomplished and caring.

4 Spots to Check Out in San Clemente

Pick up tasty takeout, gear up for the slopes, or pamper yourself in San Clemente.