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A taste of Turkey

By Bryce Alderton — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:14:00 PDT

Four-day festival at O.C. Fairgrounds gives attendees a look at Turkish food, culture and history. It also features an appearance by the world's tallest living man.

Consider Sunday the last opportunity for awhile to watch a Turkish folk dance, try a manti (Turkish dumpling) or take a picture with a soldier guarding a replica of the Trojan Horse.

Netflix: No plans to bring Bluth banana stand to Newport

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:52:00 PDT

Netflix has no immediate plans to bring a replica of the "Arrested Development" banana stand to Newport Beach, a spokeswoman said Friday.

The Latest: Crusading for 'Sight'; the same old Sense

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:44:00 PDT

Hope in Sight

Once-thwarted author goes iBook route

By Michael Miller — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:58:00 PDT

Chip Fesko wouldn't let his 'Fireflies & Honey Bees' die; he'll present the work, with voice-over help, at Newport library.

Chip Fesko keeps a folder of his past correspondence, a nearly inch-thick stack of the words that cause less-resilient authors to pack it in:

Going bananas for a stand

By Michael Miller — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:00 PDT

Will fictional business from 'Arrested Development' stop in Newport? An online campaign hopes to make it happen.

Krupali Tejura wants a frozen banana stand in Newport Beach. No, not Dad's or Sugar 'N Spice or any of the other venerable spots around town.

Rethinking the 'Bounds'

By Rhea Mahbubani — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:25:00 PDT

Amber Lehman, who seeks Kickstarter funds to publish young-adult novel, was inspired by real-life experience.

When Amber Lehman transferred schools to join her boyfriend, everyone knew something about him that she didn't.

The Gossiping Gourmet: Truffle still golden after three decades

By Terry Markowitz — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:42:00 PDT

Alan Greeley's Golden Truffle has been around for more than 30 years, and there is a reason why this neighborhood bistro has had such longevity.

A celebration of all things Turkish

By Charles Perry — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:00 PDT

The Anatolian Cultures & Food Festival returns to the Orange County fairgrounds with food, music, crafts and startlingly real re-creations of the wonders of Turkey.

There they'll stand — the Roman amphitheater of Aspendos, the tomb of the Sufi poet Rumi, the ruins of the Assyrian city of Nimrud, the ancient Armenian church of Akdamar and a dozen other wonders, all splendid in the Southern California sun.

Court fight has happy ending

By Rhea Mahbubani — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:37:00 PDT

Robb Havassy, who won legal battle over his surfboard design, will raffle off 150 boards to benefit surfing museum.

After settling a lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister Co., Robb Havassy ended up with 365 surfboards.

Friends of the Libraries: Support 'the heart of a city'

By Mary Ellen Goddard — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:05:52 PDT

"A library should be the heart of a city." Steven S. Choi, mayor of Irvine, said this in his Jan. 29 article in the Orange County Register. This is a theme that has been repeated many times by those who know the benefits of libraries, who know that even if they buy many of their books instead of checking them out of the library, people still need physical places to gather, explore, study and engage. All ages benefit, but perhaps especially small children, who have such curious minds and should be given the opportunity to soak up knowledge and concepts that will serve them their whole lives.