Skaters of all ages enjoy roller skating at Holiday Skate Center. Pictured here on the rink are (front row, from left) Everett, Asahi, Addison, Lucy, Estee, Scott Sackin and Barbara Collins. In the second row are Amelia (left) and Elena, and in the third row...
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Chapman University's Chair & Professor, Department of Dance
115 - May / Jun 23
Julianne O’Brien Pedersen
In high school, Julianne O’Brien Pedersen discovered her first love. Though she had participated in a wide variety of sports, it wasn’t until she met the artistic side of dance that she knew she’d found her calling.
“I became involved in a...
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Julianne O’Brien Pedersen
In high school, Julianne O’Brien...
Before Doug Turner was known as “Farmer Doug,” a leader of Orange Home Grown’s Education Farm, he was an electrical sales engineer with a dream of teaching. Despite the unlikely connection between the worlds of engineering sales and farming, Doug’s journey to becoming a farm...
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New Orange Mayor Strives to Boost Customer Service
114 - Mar / Apr 23
Mayor Dan Slater
The bedridden woman Dan Slater went to visit once a week in the early 1980s had difficulty speaking, but the smile on her face remains vivid in his memories. Slater and his college buddies visited the 90-year-old woman and numerous others at...
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Mayor Dan Slater
The bedridden woman Dan Slater...
The Grow & Share team, including (from left) Mike Cucco, Founder Beth Huber, Zack Pavkov (on ladder), Katie Pavkov and Susie Huber, poses with freshly picked produce. Beth and her parents, Shane and Susie, all grew up in Orange. They feel a strong sense of...
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Big Al’s Pizzeria Owner Michael Chahine displays two of the restaurant’s distinct menu offerings. Though the entire menu is Halal, Chahine encourages any customer to give the eatery a try. “Our food is for anyone who wants to try pizza or wings that aren’t mainstream,”...
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Big Al’s Pizzeria Owner Michael Chahine displays two...
Brothers-in-law Mike Yablonka (left) and Chris Granger have a combined 55 years of experience in wheels and tires. They enjoy the relationships they build with customers while helping them find wheels and tires for their vehicles that are focused on performance and good looks.
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Brothers-in-law Mike Yablonka (left) and Chris Granger have...
Living Mi Vida Loca Digital Content Creator Belinda Espinoza (left), Founder Pattie Cordova (center) and Writer Stephanie Robledo stand in the Orange County guide’s newest community space. The location also doubles as the headquarters for the social media management arm of the business.
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Living Mi Vida Loca Digital Content Creator Belinda...
The Richland is comprised of a three-story home built in 1906, flanked by the former chapel (now an events ballroom) and 1960’s-era building that now serves as the hotel’s office/check-in area.
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Recently unveiled in Old Towne Orange, The Richland Hotel is...
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The Richland is comprised of a three-story home...
Matt Parlow
When Chapman University’s former Executive Vice President, Chief Advancement Officer (EVP/CAO) left in September 2021, Matt Parlow had no idea he would soon be stepping into the position. At the time, he was happily serving as Chapman University’s Dean of Fowler School of...
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Matt Parlow
When Chapman University’s former Executive Vice...