When members of this year’s Leadership Orange class recently installed a sustainable container garden at the House of Hope, children and teens in the transitional living center gladly participated. And unlike a new toy that loses its luster, the patio garden continues to draw the kids outdoors.... Read More →

Dr. Marilyn Harran In 1976, during her first year teaching at Barnard College, Columbia University, Marilyn Harran spent many hours in her office writing her dissertation. As she worked late into the night, the school’s custodian, a quiet, Polish man with a heavy accent, checked... Read More →

Old Towne Orange native Jack Selman has provided architectural services from his Plaza–based office since 1974. Architects Orange is an award–winning firm specializing in retail, residential and mixed–use projects. Architect Jack Selman first opened his doors in 1974 in the historic Barger building across from Watson Drugs in Old Towne. A few years later, he purchased the... Read More →

The Webbs added onto their bedroom several years ago, procuring the services of local architect Susan Secoy Jensen, AIA. The addition blends seamlessly with the home’s original design, featuring a disappearing corner that blurs the boundary between interior and exterior space. Deb and Jon Webb... Read More →

A team of community members helped bring the new Saturday morning farmers’ market to fruition.  From left:  Betsy Elliot, treasurer; Vicky Kisow, director; Brandon Kunkle, market manager; Nedra Kunisch, director; Brian Kunisch, secretary; Martha Turner, director; and Megan Penn, president. - - - - Old... Read More →

A military veteran, Mike Spurgeon is pictured here at the veteran’s memorial at Depot Park. Mike served on the City Council from 1990 to 2000, helping to shape development and preservation in the City of Orange. - - - - Mike Spurgeon A member of... Read More →

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Known as the American Rolls–Royce, Packard rings a silver bell in the minds of automobile collectors everywhere. One of the most highly–respected cars ever produced, the Packard reigned among automobiles in the 1920s and 1930s and was a favorite of Hollywood elite such as Clark... Read More →

Dr. Paul Apodaca   In the mid–1950s, when Paul Apodaca opened up his history book at Tustin Elementary school and read that California Indians were extinct, the Native American Indian felt understandably puzzled. Thinking about the Indian reservations he regularly visited with his family throughout California and... Read More →

With her studio located just around the corner from her husband’s restaurant in Old Towne, Larissa Morais creates dramatic oil paintings sought by collectors around the world. Some of her work is featured at Francoli Gourmet restaurant in Old Towne. Anyone who’s dined at Francoli Gourmet restaurant in Old Towne has probably gazed... Read More →