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48 - Nov / Dec 11

Dr. Gail Stearns When Gail Stearns recalls a visit her mother made to her kindergarten classroom, Chapman University’s Dean of the Wallace All Faiths Chapel and Associate Professor of Religious Studies can see a connection between the state of her desk as a 5–year–old and her resulting... Read More →

Dr. Gail Stearns When Gail Stearns recalls a visit...

Michael Short

48 - Nov / Dec 11

Pictured above at First United Methodist Church in Orange, Michael Short is the longtime director of choral activities at Orange High School. His concert, choir and chamber singers have been invited to perform throughout Europe for a 14–day concert tour next summer. “Each student must raise about $5,000 for the trip,”... Read More →

Pictured above at First United Methodist Church in Orange, Michael Short is the...

A Colorful Couple

48 - Nov / Dec 11

Painter Michael Jewell took a month to complete the jewel–toned exterior. Every inch was sanded and hand–painted, not sprayed, just as it would have been done in 1900. “People think it’s purple, but it’s actually blue,” says Michelle Carder of the colorful and historic home... Read More →

Painter Michael Jewell took a month to complete...

Reviewing the Plaza

. . . for 10 Years!

47 - Sep / Oct 11

The premiere edition of the Old Towne Orange Plaza Review, published August 30, 2001, just twelve days prior to 9–11, a day that changed our world. - - - - Old Towne Orange Plaza Review When Mike Escobedo published the first edition of the Old... Read More →

The premiere edition of the Old Towne Orange...

Café Chiarini

47 - Sep / Oct 11

The name “Chiarini” was associated with high–quality workmanship long before George Sr. and his sons George and Richard decided to move their operations from Brooklyn, New York to Santa Ana in 1978. Richard was given the task of finding a new location, and he discovered... Read More →

The name “Chiarini” was associated with high–quality workmanship...

David Currey

47 - Sep / Oct 11

David Currey When David Currey joined Chapman University as the school’s Director of Athletics in 1990, the former football coach had officially retired from coaching. After 20 satisfying years coaching the football teams at Stanford University, Long Beach State, the University of Cincinnati and UCLA, Currey decided... Read More →

David Currey When David Currey joined Chapman University as the...

Barbi Galinda

47 - Sep / Oct 11

Entrepreneur Barbi Galindo takes a break at the Orange Train Depot, where she will be hosting a spring fashion show next year featuring her vintage–inspired line of Luv2Lounge Apparel. Barbi Galindo always knew she had a penchant for sewing, but it wasn’t until she made a friend a pair of handmade... Read More →

Entrepreneur Barbi Galindo takes a break at the Orange Train Depot, where...

Well Rounded in Old Towne

47 - Sep / Oct 11

Originally built for the Lee family in 1907, the Bennett’s Victorian hip–roof cottage features a circular wraparound porch and distinctive Corinthian columns. In business for 43 years, the Lee’s grocery store was a landmark at 128 North Glassell in Old Towne next to what is now Citrus City... Read More →

Originally built for the Lee family in 1907,...

Coming Full Circle with OrangeReview.com

46 - Jul/ Aug 11

OrangeReview.com In the early 1980s just when “MTV” hit the air, Old Towne Orange Plaza Review founder and publisher Mike Escobedo landed a job with Times Mirror Videotex, a precursor to today’s Internet. Though the project ceased after three years due to the American public... Read More →

OrangeReview.com In the early 1980s just when “MTV”...

Santa Ana Zoo

46 - Jul / Aug 11

If you haven’t been to the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in a while, you might not recognize the new and improved version. With a redirected focus on the South American Continent, including the pampas of Argentina, the majestic Andes Mountain range and Brazil’s spectacular Amazon... Read More →

If you haven’t been to the Santa Ana Zoo at...