2013 Features Archive Stories

In the shadow of the big orange balloon at the Great Park sits a new house and a grand proposition. A far sight fancier than any home built in the days of the old El Toro Air Base, the house represents the best, brightest and greenest ideas of the next generation of home building. Built in a partnership between the park, Southern Cal

When Hollywood producer Joel Silver ended his contract with Warner Bros. last spring, the entertainment mogul had to look for alternate workspace. Gone were those swanky Burbank offices, but where to set up new digs for Silver Pictures, which had produced such mega franchise hits as The Matrix and Lethal Weapon?Answer:

Go PinkKomen Orange County’s Pink Tie Ball takes place on Mother’s Day weekend, on Saturday, May 11, la

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Many may think of Orange County as a breeding ground for soul-killing reality TV and its corresponding uninspiring “stars,” but what few may know is that our oft-misunderstood county is actually a hotbed of talent. We’re talking real talent – the kind of goose bump-inducing skill that makes you sit up, take notice and mar

Since the silent era, Hollywood has traveled to Orange County dozens of times for locations less familiar to moviegoers than the overly used Los Angeles area. For example, the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana remains a regular filming location, and Newport Harbor was where the Minnow sailed from at the beginning of each episode of “Gilli

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Our cultural obsession with youth has a new ally: minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. They're soaring in popularity, and they are faster, more effective and less expensive than ever thanks to novel techniques and advances in technology. But their most defining feature is that they produce natural-looking results while at the same time taking

LEARN MORE  To hear more from Ethel, Mary and Violet, as well as other women veterans, make a point to attend

If you equate evolving with smarts, Francisco J. Ayala might be one of the most evolved guys you’ll ever know. It’s safe to say that this 78-year-old Spanish-American biologist, evolutionist and philosopher is usually the smartest guy in any room he graces. And he’s dedicated those smarts to the pursuit of knowledge for most of

In the age of social media everything, where everyone has hundreds or even thousands of “friends” and followers, it would appear as though human connection were at an all-time high. Newsflash: It’s not. Electronic communications of 140 characters or less do little to satiate our very human need for

Orange County is home to many passionate pairs who have created laudable lives together. Here, we focus on five fabulous duos who share something special: superstar success, each in their own right, where neither's career can be considered an adjunct of the other's. Wende Zomnir and Doug Collier are titans in OC’s culture of cool (she co-f

When you think of accountants, the first quality that comes to mind is likely not “passionate.” Same for government officials. But OC Supervisor John Moorlach, a CPA, is nothing if not passionate about Orange County, especially its fiscal survival. He proved that in 1994, when he ran for treasurer with a mission – to stop then-