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Articles for San Juan Capistrano

Welcome to 2025! Now prepare to say goodbye to 4 of SoCal’s beloved garden nurseries
1 week, 3 days ago

Welcome to 2025! Now prepare to say goodbye to 4 of SoCal’s beloved garden nurseries

LA Times  

• Three of SoCal’s major growers of unique plants are closing by the end of 2025, along with a beloved garden/nursery. Here’s your first bittersweet riddle for 2025: What does a 45-year-old wholesale nursery specializing in unique Mediterranean-climate plants have in common with three beloved establishments specializing in lilacs, camellias and California native plants? experience.thesherman.org Jan. 10 Native Plant Winter …

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Decadent dinners for New Year’s Eve in Orange County
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Decadent dinners for New Year’s Eve in Orange County

LA Times  

Why not celebrate the last day of the year with a decadent dinner from one of Orange County’s lauded restaurants? As 2024 winds down, there is no better time to visit a favorite local haunt like Newport Beach’s Fable & Spirit or a new addition like Darkroom in Santa Ana or La Vaquera in San Juan Capistrano. Drawing inspiration from …

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Headless couple, dog found in ‘horrific scene’ in San Juan Capistrano, deputies say
6 months ago

Headless couple, dog found in ‘horrific scene’ in San Juan Capistrano, deputies say

LA Times  

An investigation is underway after an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy shot a person suspected of having killed his parents and their dog in San Juan Capistrano Tuesday morning. The adult son of two San Juan Capistrano residents mutilated them and their dog Tuesday, according to Orange County investigators. Investigators described coming upon “a horrific scene which included the decapitated and …

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‘Bloody’ suspect shot by Orange County deputy after 2 people, dog found dead in San Juan Capistrano
6 months ago

‘Bloody’ suspect shot by Orange County deputy after 2 people, dog found dead in San Juan Capistrano

LA Times  

An investigation is underway after an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy shot a suspect in the killings of two elderly people and a dog in San Juan Capistrano early Tuesday. An Orange County deputy shot a “bloody male” suspect Tuesday morning in San Juan Capistrano after deputies found two elderly people and a dog dead in a nearby home, according to …

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Sparks will fly in Orange County on the Fourth of July
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sparks will fly in Orange County on the Fourth of July

LA Times  

Celebrating the Fourth of July with a mesmerizing fireworks display is a tradition as American as apple pie. Dana Point Harbor 34571 Golden Lantern Dana Point Noon to 9:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m. Spectators watch the Fourth of July fireworks show over the Huntington Beach Pier in 2019. Huntington Beach Pier 325 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach 7:30 to …

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Heritage Barbecue looks to add barn, more smokers in planned expansion
9 months ago

Heritage Barbecue looks to add barn, more smokers in planned expansion

LA Times  

Pitmaster and co-owner Daniel Castilla mans the grill at Heritage Barbecue & Brewery in San Juan Capistrano, which is looking to expand. A historic barn and six covered smokers took a step closer this month to becoming part of Heritage Barbecue’s bid to expand in San Juan Capistrano. Paul Garcia, San Juan Capistrano’s principal planner, told commissioners the roughly 2,000-square-foot …

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Landslide in San Clemente halts train service indefinitely
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Landslide in San Clemente halts train service indefinitely

LA Times  

Metrolink workers survey a landslide that partially covered the train tracks and damaged the Mariposa Trail Bridge, north of the San Clemente Pier in San Clemente on Thursday. Train service between Orange and San Diego counties has been halted indefinitely after a landslide tumbled debris onto train tracks in San Clemente. Service was suspended Wednesday between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo …

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With a rescue team scaling back in Orange County, who will save horses from the next wildfire?
1 year ago

With a rescue team scaling back in Orange County, who will save horses from the next wildfire?

LA Times  

Dee Dee Friedrich remembers how haphazard wildfire horse rescues used to be in Orange County before a team formed to cart animals to safety. “That prompted a lot of people to think, ‘Holy moly, we don’t have a plan.’” That year, Orange County equestrians formed a mutual aid Large Animal Rescue Team, based in San Juan Capistrano. “It’s certainly not …

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‘Traditional and radical’: The Ecology Center celebrates 15 years in San Juan Capistrano
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Traditional and radical’: The Ecology Center celebrates 15 years in San Juan Capistrano

LA Times  

Barista Delaney Hayes brings out the Campesino “taste the farm” plate for two, which includes two blue corn tamales, at the Ecology Center cafe in San Juan Capistrano, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Poster artwork celebrating 15 years of programs and events on display in the education center to honor the Ecology Center’s anniversary in San Juan Capistrano. “The …

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True farm to table experience in San Juan Capistrano
1 year, 6 months ago

True farm to table experience in San Juan Capistrano

LA Times  

Guests eat lunch at the Campesino Café at the Ecology Center on Wednesday in San Juan Capistrano. “Everything comes from our farm and our fermentation lab,” said Evan Marks, founder and executive director of the Ecology Center. That is ultimately what the Ecology Center seeks to be as well.” The Ecology Center’s dedication to ecological foodways can be found in …

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s finger-wagging showmanship driven by his ‘bad’ urge to win
2 years, 5 months ago

Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s finger-wagging showmanship driven by his ‘bad’ urge to win

LA Times  

Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway celebrates immediately after winning the gold medal in the men’s 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Olympics in August. Within his native Norway, Ingebrigtsen has been a celebrity for the majority of his 21 years through “Team Ingebrigtsen,” a documentary series that followed his family of runners’ hard-charging training for a decade. Asked in San Juan Capistrano …

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Ecology Center sets the table for 13th annual Green Feast in San Juan Capistrano
3 years, 3 months ago

Ecology Center sets the table for 13th annual Green Feast in San Juan Capistrano

LA Times  

A variety of hot peppers at the Farm Stand in the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano. The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano sets the table for its 13th annual Green Feast on Sept. 18 and 25, and diners will have a lot more room to spread out than in years past. “But when the city offered up the …

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A Mexican state suffers bloody fallout of cartel rivalry
3 years, 5 months ago

A Mexican state suffers bloody fallout of cartel rivalry

The Independent  

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The creator of the Ramen Burger is opening a new restaurant in San Juan Capistrano
3 years, 7 months ago

The creator of the Ramen Burger is opening a new restaurant in San Juan Capistrano

LA Times  

Before the viral success of Keizo Shimamoto’s Ramen Burger, before his Ramen Shack pop-up rolled its way into New York’s Smorgasburg, and certainly before he ate 55 bowls of ramen in 28 days, he was a 6-year-old kid who encountered a bowl of Chinese-inspired egg noodles in a soy-sauce broth. This summer, when he opens a permanent Ramen Shack restaurant …

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What We’re Into: The cauliflower shawarma at Mayfield in San Juan Capistrano
3 years, 7 months ago

What We’re Into: The cauliflower shawarma at Mayfield in San Juan Capistrano

LA Times  

There was a point in the middle of quarantine when I actually forgot what a vegetable was. The one dish that sticks in my mind like a lick from a favorite song is the cauliflower shawarma at Mayfield restaurant in San Juan Capistrano. I had originally driven almost two hours south to try chef Jayro Martinez’s za’atar fried chicken — …

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Socially distance your out-of-town holiday guests at these six new L.A.-area hotels
4 years, 2 months ago

Socially distance your out-of-town holiday guests at these six new L.A.-area hotels

LA Times  

Well, not exactly at home. The sprawling three-story hotel, which opened Sept. 1, is adjacent to Mission San Juan Capistrano, known as “the jewel of the California missions.” In keeping with the town’s historic past, the inn reflects the vibe of colonial California, complete with Spanish Revival architecture and a grove of olive trees. The Beverly Hills hotel is the …

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Prize-wining San Juan Capistrano dog groomer is subject of Newport Beach Film Festival documentary ‘Well Groomed’
5 years, 8 months ago

Prize-wining San Juan Capistrano dog groomer is subject of Newport Beach Film Festival documentary ‘Well Groomed’

LA Times  

One of her recent clients was a Bichon Frise named Puffy that she dyed to look like a panda bear. Newport Beach Film Festival celebrates 20th anniversary » Now she is one of four stars of a new documentary, “Well Groomed,” about the competitive world of creative grooming where shears, hairspray and dye are used to transform dogs into colorful …

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