Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated by a variety of organizations in Orange County.
Category: Culture
Santa Ana’s Local Art Scene is Celebrated at Boca de Oro
The fourth annual Boca de Oro Literary Arts & Culture Festival will take place this Saturday in downtown Santa Ana. The festival hosts over 100 local artists and art students during the day long event.
Panoringan: Favorite Spots to Hit During Orange County Restaurant Week
With over 160 restaurants offering specials during restaurant week, food columnist Anne Marie Panoringan ; plus, new and upcoming restaurants to seek out.
Panoringan: Post-Valentine Love, Shiny and New Ways to Treat Your Significant Other
Here’s a selection of new and delicious destinations to give some Valentine’s love any day of the year.
Celebrating 40 years in Orange County, the O.C. Black History Parade Continues to Represent the Diversity in the Region
As president of the Orange County Heritage Council, son Dwayne “BH” Shipp keeps true to Helen M. Shipp’s legacy of honoring cultural heritage and inclusivity to fortify the future.
Panoringan: Orange County Does Food Halls Like It’s Nobody’s Business
Food columnist Anne Marie Panoringan introduces chef Amar Santana’s newest venture at South Coast Plaza, along with four other culinary projects popping up in Orange County.
Dueling Tet Parades in Little Saigon Still Lead to Happiness
This year, revelers had three major Tet festivals to choose from to help ring in the lunar new year. Parades in Garden Grove and Westminster, with the Garden Grove parade new this year, were the result of a split in leadership, but not a split in loyalties by the community.
Once a Rebellious Santa Ana Gallery Café, SolArt Now Promotes Community Artists Through the Airwaves
From the local scene to the international stage, SolArt’s Sali Heraldez and Carla Zárate-Suárez continue to make an impact on the Orange County arts landscape.
OC Fair Board Turns Down Ticket Price Hike For Now
Fair Board directors at their first nighttime meeting on Thursday didn’t vote to approve any ticket price hikes at the fair gates for this summer, following public backlash and uncertainty by some directors that they had enough information to make such a decision.
Panoringan: Spirit Backward, Orange County’s Dry Drinking Movement Takes Root at Temperance
We are expanding our Arts & Culture coverage coverage to include food. Our new food writer, Anne Marie Panoringan, starts of the new year by looking at the new trend of the non-alcoholic bar and cocktail scene.


