Curt Seeden: There’s no shortage of food events in Fountain Valley once...
When spring arrives, I’m pretty much a creature of habit. In Fountain Valley, there are annual events this time of year that are always on my calendar. I thought I would mention a few that I really...
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Help wanted: Orange County public transit grapples with a shortage of bus...
William Steen, 54, who has sat at the helm of a bus for 16 years, rates his job two thumbs up. “It gives me a sense of freedom,” he said. “I don’t have a boss looking over my shoulder. And I’m outside...
View ArticleCurt Seeden: Who’s ready for a great night of poker?
The tension was unbearable. All eyes were on the pot of chips in the center of the table – a pile of red, white and blue money, there for the taking. I held a pair of jacks and asked for three cards....
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‘Calling all angels’: Inspired by their own experience, siblings launch...
Tyler and Tricia Halstead grew up quickly, in a home centered around a mother who spent her last decade dying of melanoma. “We did not have what you would call a normal childhood,” said Tricia, 27, now...
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Retired nurse takes sick hummingbirds under her wing in her Huntington Beach...
Registered nurse Anne Stratton runs a neonatal ward, an intensive care unit and a rehabilitation center. Calm and capable, she developed her wide range of skills working in hospital emergency rooms....
View ArticleCurt Seeden: Taste of Fountain Valley is a satisfying way to help students
“If you provide food, they will come.” OK, apologies to the movie “Field of Dreams.” But there’s an event coming up that is sure to attract a lot of people. The 2019 Taste of Fountain Valley food and...
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Why after 27 years Philly’s Best Cheesesteaks is still the place to go in...
The hoagie and classic cheesesteak with onions at Philly’s Best restaurant in Fountain Valley, CA, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. They now have 19 locations in Southern California. They should be busy on...
View ArticleCurt Seeden: Rain-delayed Fountain Valley 5K fun run is coming up on Sunday
Back in early February, the weather decided not to cooperate, prompting postponement of the annual Fountain Valley Fit Body Boot Camp 5K Fun Run. Well, the Fountain Valley Community Foundation had to...
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Auto skills could mean college scholarships for these teens
Caleb Parham form Mission Viejo High inspects an engine during the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for...
View Article405 Freeway segment in Fountain Valley will close periodically through...
Perhaps you’ve never thought of Slater Avenue as a trailblazer. But the thoroughfare’s bridge in Fountain Valley has taken the lead in the overhaul of the 405 Freeway. Of the 18 Orange County bridges...
View ArticleBoy dies, 10 hospitalized after crash on 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley,...
A Tustin man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during a chain reaction crash in Fountain Valley that left one boy dead and 10 other people hospitalized on Saturday, March 30. An...
View ArticleCurt Seeden: Hungry to help? Fountain Valley events let you eat for a good cause
The safest place you can be in Fountain Valley on April 11 will be the Claim Jumper Restaurant. The place will be swarming with police officers, SWAT team members and firefighters. That’s because...
View ArticleLit, The White Buffalo, The English Beat and more will play free shows during...
The County of Orange and OC Parks have teamed up for another season of the free OC Parks 2019 Summer Concert Series, which take place every Thursday evening from 5-8 p.m starting June 20 and running...
View ArticleDriver with large haul of possible narcotics crashes in Santa Ana after...
Police found a large haul of suspected narcotics in a car that crashed Wednesday in Santa Ana after the driver fled from federal agents in San Clemente and temporarily evaded authorities. Federal...
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6 injured in Fountain Valley crash, tank of nitrous oxide – laughing gas –...
An 18-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and six people were injured when an SUV crashed into a pole on Harbor Boulevard near Edinger Avenue early Saturday, April...
View ArticleDaredevil Ly Tong, dubbed ‘Vietnamese James Bond’ for his anti-communism...
The Vietnamese-American community lost a folk hero Friday, April 5, with the death of Ly Tong – dubbed the “Vietnamese James Bond” for his audacious exploits combating communism. Tong’s derring-do...
View ArticleHuntington Beach postpones vote on revised homeless shelter proposal
The Huntington Beach City Council has postponed a vote on a proposed homeless shelter for at least two weeks, City Manager Fred Wilson said Wednesday, April 10. “Things have been moving quickly, and we...
View ArticleCurt Seeden: Spring Jubilee is Fountain Valley’s newest small-town fair
People who live in Fountain Valley will tell you there’s a Midwest kind of vibe here. There’s no beach or amusement park, but there are friendly people, great schools, rampant volunteerism and lots of...
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Hundreds of admirers pay their respects in Westminster to ‘Vietnamese James...
All day long Saturday, April 20, hundreds of people filed through Westminster Memorial Park to pay their respects to Vietnamese-American folk hero Ly Tong. Qui Vo, right, honors Ly Tong with a salute...
View ArticleKowabunga! VW buses line the Huntington Beach Pier in a Saturday car show
Love VW buses? Get an eyeful Saturday, April 27, in Huntington Beach at the Kowabunga Van Klan of Huntington Beach Car Show. A colorful array of 60 vintages buses will line the pier – all the way from...
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