Articles

128 - Jul / Aug 25

Secrets, Service and History: Inside Old Towne Orange's Hidden Masonic Legacy

Pictured here are the 2025 Orange Grove Lodge Officers. Seated in front is Cesar Bustos; (back row from left) are Karl Sandhoff, Shawn McCuen, Jim Berry, Dennis Rootes, David Shaffer, Paul Overton and David Soliven and in the middle (from left) are Leon Lowe, Jerry... Read More →

Pictured here are the 2025 Orange Grove Lodge Officers. Seated in front is Cesar Bustos; (back row from left) are Karl Sandhoff, Shawn McCuen, Jim Berry, Dennis Rootes, David Shaffer, Paul Overton and David Soliven... Read More →

128 - Jul / Aug 25

Sean & Jessica McReynolds

Full Circle in Old Towne

The 1922 Craftsman-style home of Sean and Jessica McReynolds is located in the historic Nutwood Place tract, one of the oldest tracts in Old Towne. - - - - Located at the entrance of Old Towne’s historic Nutwood Place tract, the vintage home of Sean... Read More →

The 1922 Craftsman-style home of Sean and Jessica McReynolds is located in the historic Nutwood Place tract, one of the oldest tracts in Old Towne. - - - - Located at the entrance of Old... Read More →

128 - Jul / Aug 25

Army Navy Store

A Family-Run Operation for 70 Years

- - - - Army Navy Store An Old Towne business has reached a milestone that few retailers achieve: 70 years in operation. Army Navy Store in the Plaza continues to serve customers whose families have shopped there since it opened in 1955, making it... Read More →

- - - - Army Navy Store An Old Towne business has reached a milestone that few retailers achieve: 70 years in operation. Army Navy Store in the Plaza continues to serve customers whose families... Read More →

128 - Jul / Aug 25

Salon réBelle

A Cut Above

Salon réBelle Salon réBelle, co-owned by Darryl Holiday and Marcos Trujillo, has been offering a full salon experience in Old Towne Orange for the past 23 years. Holiday and Trujillo met while working at Carlton Hair. In 2002, they and a group of colleagues pooled... Read More →

Salon réBelle Salon réBelle, co-owned by Darryl Holiday and Marcos Trujillo, has been offering a full salon experience in Old Towne Orange for the past 23 years. Holiday and Trujillo met while working at Carlton... Read More →

128 - Jul / Aug 25

Crystal Husband

A Cut Above

Hair stylist and Music Muse, Crystal Husband, is on the go nowadays as she travels to clients to offer her special brand of hair artistry. - - - - Crystal Husband In Old Towne Orange, there’s a name that resonates with both style and melody—Crystal... Read More →

Hair stylist and Music Muse, Crystal Husband, is on the go nowadays as she travels to clients to offer her special brand of hair artistry. - - - - Crystal Husband In Old Towne Orange,... Read More →

128 - Jul / Aug 25

Circle City Barbers

A Cut Above

“It feels good to put a smile on someone’s face,” says Circle City Barbers co-owner Philip Hernandez (fourth from right) with fellow barbers (from left) Mike, Alex, Patrick, co-owner Eric, Josh, Nina and Ray. - - - - Circle City Barbers For 16 years, Circle... Read More →

“It feels good to put a smile on someone’s face,” says Circle City Barbers co-owner Philip Hernandez (fourth from right) with fellow barbers (from left) Mike, Alex, Patrick, co-owner Eric, Josh, Nina and Ray. -... Read More →

127 - May / Jun 25

Orange Concerts in the Park 2025

Stepping Up, for the Community

Orange Concerts in the Park 2025 For more than 25 years, the Kiwanis Club of Orange has sold concessions at the Concerts in the Park series every summer, raising funds for student scholarships, teacher grants and other youth-focused services and activities. Sadly, the City of... Read More →

Orange Concerts in the Park 2025 For more than 25 years, the Kiwanis Club of Orange has sold concessions at the Concerts in the Park series every summer, raising funds for student scholarships, teacher grants... Read More →

127 - May / Jun 25

American Legion Post 132

Preserving Our History

Civil War weaponry and supplies on display at the American Legion include a Union soldier’s kepi (hat), canteen and cartridge box, and an 1862 Springfield rifle and bayonet. - - - - American Legion Post 132 Tucked in the Orange Plaza is a goldmine of... Read More →

Civil War weaponry and supplies on display at the American Legion include a Union soldier’s kepi (hat), canteen and cartridge box, and an 1862 Springfield rifle and bayonet. - - - - American Legion Post... Read More →

127 - May / Jun 25

The Orange Lionettes at the Orange History Center

Preserving Our History

The Lionettes’ World Series event program is from 1954. All of these items are a part of the Orange History Center’s ephemera collection.- - - - Two institutions stand as testaments to the city’s history: the Orange Lionettes softball team and the History Center at... Read More →

The Lionettes’ World Series event program is from 1954. All of these items are a part of the Orange History Center’s ephemera collection.- - - - Two institutions stand as testaments to the city’s history:... Read More →

127 - May / Jun 25

Cynthia West, PhD

Chapman University, Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics

Cynthia West When Cynthia West was young, entrepreneurship came naturally. Chapman University’s Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics set records selling 200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies door-to-door and launched a babysitting business at the age of 12. “The neighbors got... Read More →

Cynthia West When Cynthia West was young, entrepreneurship came naturally. Chapman University’s Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics set records selling 200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies door-to-door and launched a... Read More →