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Trash Talk

December 21, 2022 Leave a Comment

Kids in line for The Recycling Club at Adelaide Price Elementary

A group of Anaheim elementary students are learning the value of garbage — and composting.   Thursday mornings are busy — even before school starts at Adelaide Price Elementary. The Recycling Club line up in their green shirts, standing with a pair of large yellow trashcans and a banner that reads: Recycle Thursday! Help heal the […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes Tagged With: eco-friendly, public schools, Shawn Price

Holiday Funcation

November 29, 2022 Leave a Comment

It's A Small World at Disneyland during the holidays.

Stay local this holiday vacation season. From theme parks to boat parades, the holiday fun for families doesn’t stop. Here are some of our favorites to keep your calendar full.  The fake snow is falling at scheduled times each day. The palm trees are all sparkly and aglow. Ice skaters glide along in shorts and […]

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: family fun, guide, holiday, Michael Berick, Shawn Price, staycation

Goodwill Haunting

September 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

Goodwill Halloween Clothing National Costume Swap Day

In a costume quandary?  Pop some cash at the thrift shop down the road. Most people probably didn’t know there was an official day for it, but National Costume Swap Day is the second Saturday of October. Something many parents have already become proficient at, Costume Swap Day offers up the idea of a money-smart […]

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion, Things to Do Tagged With: arts & crafts, charity, Halloween, Shawn Price

Dreaming Large in the Front Yard

September 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

Mike Stanley, Dawn Stanley, and Wyatt Stanley pose with their Halloween decor

An Aliso Viejo family embodies community spirit and fun with their annual Halloween display.  The Stanleys’ front yard became national news in 2021. Probably because it was the only one with the pirate ship from Pirates of the Caribbean in it. Quite a way to celebrate Halloween, but it was also the kind of thing […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes Tagged With: Mike Stanley, Ralph Palumbo, Shawn Price

Sharing Secrets

September 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

Greg MacGillivray in africa

IMAX filmmaker, activist and local Greg MacGillivray talks about his upcoming projects, the ocean and his optimism for the future. An ocean breeze gently blows through the window. Filmmaking memorabilia hang on the wall. A grandchild plays on the floor and a smile grows wide on filmmaker Greg MacGillivray’s face as he reflects on film, […]

Filed Under: What's Hot Tagged With: Shawn Price, tips

Bee Heroes

September 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

Westminster High School Students Lynntram Nguyen, Ashley Nguyen, Katie Nguyen, Lilian Doan

A group of Westminster High School teens have developed an innovative product to help save the bees. The buzz about honey bees is not good. Declining bee populations are costing the U.S. economy billions, and creating another stress factor for the environment. But a group of high school students in a forward-looking science program used […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes Tagged With: outdoors, Shawn Price

Food, Fireworks and Ferraris

June 28, 2022 Leave a Comment

‘Disneyland Forever’ Fireworks Spectacular at Disneyland Park

Local theme parks make this summer their own with attractions both new and old enticing families ready for some fun. Amusement parks are built for bright, hot summer days. But summer nights at a park can light up, sparkle and rock-and-roll too.  After two long COVID-restricted summers, families are finding themselves doing some so-called “revenge-travel” […]

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: family fun, Shawn Price, theme parks

Dad on a Mission 

May 25, 2022 1 Comment

single father James Alvarez and daughter

A local dad turns tragedy into teaching and helps other dads become the best they can be.  The worst night of James Alvarez’s life could have broken him. It could have poisoned the rest of his life. Instead, he channeled his grief into a mission to help the daughter who needed him and all the […]

Filed Under: Local Heroes Tagged With: Shawn Price, teachers

Small Zoo, Big Cats

May 24, 2022 Leave a Comment

OC Big Cats Exhibit

The OC Zoo in Orange has expanded its ‘pawprint’ to house a new Large Mammal Exhibit and five large felines for families to enjoy year round.   A waterfall flows through the rocky scenery of Santiago’s new digs. He’s still exploring the space, but the sound seems soothing. That, and the meaty treat he gets from […]

Filed Under: Openings, Things to Do Tagged With: animals, Shawn Price

Summer 2022 Family Movie Guide

April 25, 2022 Leave a Comment

Krypto and Superman

Family-friendly films entice movie-goers back this summer. Families have spent little time in movie theaters since 2020. Often stuck at home, kept out of theaters or choosing to stay away the last couple of years, the summer of 2022 is likely to be different. In fact, it’s likely to resemble normal.  While masks might be […]

Filed Under: Things to Do Tagged With: movies, Shawn Price

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