May 2017
Features
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Homelessness: Real Life Stories
Once a stage actress and professional singer, she came back from homelessness to create Grandma’s House of Hope, a nonprofit that provides shelter and meals.
Homelessness in O.C.: The Four Shelter Types
The new Orange County Year Round Emergency Shelter and Multi-Service Center in Anaheim is scheduled to open this month…
Immigrant-Entrepreneur Charlie Zhang Provides a New Home to the Pacific Symphony and Other Arts Groups
Ask Charlie Zhang to show you his hand, and he’ll do it gladly, just like everything else he does.
Homelessness in O.C.: Spotlight on Volunteers
Four volunteers who are donating their time and helping to make a difference in the fight against homelessness in O.C.
Sara Hughes & Kelly Claes: Set to Become The Next Superstars of Beach Volleyball
The moment these Orange County 20-somethings graduate later this month, they’re expected to officially go pro and garner big-time endorsement deals.
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Coastlines
Alex Balladares Explains the Performance Art of Gloving
If you haven’t heard of gloving, you’re not alone. But the mesmerizing performance art born out of the electronic dance music scene has…
O.C. Style
Lime & Vine: Disrupting the Athletic-Wear Norm
In 2014, when Young Chung-Stuart became brand manager for Huntington Beach’s Lime & Vine, she had a clear vision for the then athletic-wear line.
Pacific City is Home to the First O.C. Outpost of L.A. Cult Boutique, Kin
If surfing for high style is more your speed than hitting actual waves, Kin, the new edgy-chic boutique at Pacific City in Huntington Beach, doesn’t disappoint.
Style Finds: Yellow Fever
Let the sun inspire your style this summer.
O.C. Dining
Pambazo: Where to get the Mexican Street Food Staple Here in O.C.
Good pambazo is often an inelegant affair: a sturdy roll split in two, stuffed with crumbled chorizo and nubs of potato, dunked into smoky…
Essays
The Divorce Rental: A Life Change Gets Reflected in Housing Choices, or Lack Thereof
The woman who wants to rent my apartment has a bright smile. It’s a sunny day, and we’re standing in the alley outside my Laguna Beach home.
How a Writer’s Love of Jane Austen’s Work Brought Her Adventure, Friends, & an Unusual Marriage Proposal
Most Jane Austen fans remember the first time they read one of her novels. I was 15 and found a copy of…
Home
Our Favorite Room: Making It Work
By mixing pieces they already had with more modern elements, this room has an eclectic look that is fresh and practical.
