returns to Roger’s Gardens
The world’s largest (and most fun) tomato plant sale comes to Roger’s Gardens for the 15th year from Friday, Feb. 27-Sunday, March 8 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Scott Daigre and his staff of Tomatomaniacs offer an astonishing selection of more than 300 varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomato plants, including new...
Scene and Seen: Miracles for Kids Night of Miracles Gala
Plenty of eye candy dazzled 400-plus guests who gathered on Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach’s ocean-facing lawn for a cocktail party and silent auction that kept gala-goers on their toes bidding on more than 135 prizes. But it didn’t end there: An opportunity drawing featured a 32-carat diamond necklace. And two...
Q&A: Singer Joss Stone visits The Barclay
Grammy Award winner Joss Stone brings her soulful voice to Irvine Barclay Theatre in her “Less is More” tour on Feb. 4. The British singer and songwriter has been in the public eye since she was 13. What are you hoping audiences take away from the Irvine show?
Soarin’ Over California extended return, Feb. 6 through Jul. 1, 2026
Soarin’ Over California is making its yearly return a few weeks earlier than usual this year in celebration of the 25h anniversary of Disney California Adventure and will extend its typical run until mid-summer when it makes way for yet another update to the new Soarin’ Across America.
Southern California man could get life in prison after conviction in couple’s fentanyl OD...
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the day of the conviction. A Long Beach man faces a possible sentence of life in prison after he was convicted Friday of selling cocaine laced with fentanyl that killed an engaged couple in 2023. Stephen Johnson, who is also known as “Stephen Jo,” was convicted on […]
Hawaii man sentenced for leaving an elderly Irvine man homeless after stealing $2M from...
SANTA ANA, California – A Hawaii man was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for defrauding a 79-year-old Orange County victim out of nearly $2 million via false promises to broker the sale of the victim’s yacht and by taking out unauthorized loans against the victim’s Irvine condominium, which left the...
Aspiring KTLA meteorologist takes significant step towards future career
A young boy named Jaxson from Porter Ranch nailed a live TV interview earlier this month, visibly impressing the KTLA 5 Weekend Morning News team with his coverage of Santa Ana winds. After the live shot, Jaxson told KTLA 5’s Carlos Herrera that his dream is to be a broadcast meteorologist. It goes a little […]
Irvine High runner sets national record and more
She won the first race she ever ran, at age 4, and seven years later won her first national title. But it was at age 17 when Summer Wilson’s speed flashed its brightest over consecutive, dominant weekends in November, a fitting extended stretch for a distance runner. A senior...
Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken
Outstanding, modestly spicy fried chicken with Southern sides and pies. On occasion, we come across an Orange County restaurant that’s so fantastic at what it does that we’re willing to make a big exception to our health goals just to experience their food. Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken is one of those places....
Live at Grove of Anaheim
Billy Gibbons and the BFG band brought down the house… well, the Grove of Anaheim. Diehards and new fans alike could not have been more pleased with a tour like this one; focused on intimate venues like this one, there’s no bad seat in the house!. The Texas...

















