Christmas lights glowing at night are always beautiful to look at, but when an entire neighborhood is lit up, it is a spectacular sight. Now a good number of houses with lights up in a neighborhood is pretty common, but an entire neighborhood lit up is pretty rare. If you are close to La Palma though, there is a neighborhood you must visit. Every year, the houses on Dallas Drive (off Huston Avenue) are all decked out with lights and decorations for the holidays.
The neighborhood is known for their  lights …

If you are looking for quality olive oil and related products, pay a visit to The Temecula Olive Oil Company’s retail store in Old Town Seal Beach. The Temecula Olive Oil Company is a family-owned and operated business, committed to using only California olives of the highest quality. All their products are homemade from their Temecula ranch and then shipped to their retail stores in Old Town Temecula, Old Town San Diego, Solana Beach, and Old Town Seal Beach. However, they produce more than just olive oil and hand-pressed olives—they …

Celebrate La Palma’s diverse heritage with the annual La Palma Days, this Saturday, November 12. Celebrated for over 27 years now and known as the “Official Veteran’s Day Parade of Orange County” by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, this year’s theme is “We Salute You!”
The celebrations began with the La Palma Pageant on Sunday, November 6. The next part is this Saturday with the parade and festival. As with any event of this type, expect to be in for a full day of fun. Come out for the parade …

It is the middle of marching band season, and this weekend is the Loara High School’s Band Review and Invitation Field Tournament. From my knowledge, this is probably the biggest band review and field tournament in Orange County, with 39 bands participating in the band review and 24 bands in the field tournament.
The first band to perform in the band review is scheduled for 10:55 A.M. while the last band is scheduled for 2:04 P.M. Awards for the band review will be at Glover Stadium at 3:15 P.M. during a …

Come out and experience 75 years of an Anaheim tradition with  the annual Anaheim Spooktacular Halloween Parade and Fall Festival this Saturday, October 29 at Center Street Promenade in Downtown Anaheim. Starting from 11 A.M. and running until 9 P.M., enjoy a full day of Halloween fun with a costume contest, trick-or-treating, pumpkins, food, and the traditional Anaheim Halloween Spooktacular Parade. There’s trick-or-treating as well so expect candy!
One of the best thing about this event, besides all the fun, is that this event is free and suitable for all ages!
Take …

Geocachers, this geocache is not one of the more creative geocaches I have found. In fact, it is very ordinary, being a small magnetic Altoids Strips container.
So why is this geocache called “Cars?” As the name hints, this cache has something to do with cars. If you guessed correctly, this cache is found in a parking structure, the one near the ball field and art buildings at UCI to be more precise.
What makes this geocache special is that it is one of the few UCI caches, and according to the …

Come out for a full day of fun at the 47th Annual Heritage Festival and Parade in Placentia this Saturday, October 15.
If you want to start bright and early, from 6:30 to 10 A.M. is the Chamber of Commerce Pancake Breakfast at Tri-City Park.
The parade starts at 9:30 A.M. and travels from Morse Ave. north on Kraemer to Tri-City Park. There will be over 100 entries—from VIPs, non-profit organizations, clowns, to my favorite, the marching bands.
Following the parade, from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. is the Heritage Festival held at …

Are you a fan of the paranormal? From September 14 to November 3 on Wednesdays and Thursdays evenings at 6 P.M., the Fullerton Museum is offering their Haunted Fullerton Walking Tour. However, there will be a special tour on Halloween!
The tours are approximately two and a half hours long, and the cost is $15 for museum members and $18 for the general public. However, space is limited and prepaid reservation is required. To make a reservation, call the Fullerton Museum at (714) 738-6545.
Based on the name, you can expect to …

With Halloween coming, be prepared for Halloween events and a lot of scare. Between September 30 to October 31 on selected days at 7 P.M., enjoy a month of evening scare at The Empty Grave at Anaheim Gardenwalk. Expect 50,000 square feet of terror featuring state of the art special effects, live actors, and animatronics. This event is open to all ages, but younger audience, beware, because you are in for an intense scare.
Admissions is $13 general. Go with a friend for the two for $20 deal. Go with four …

Where in Orange County is La Mirada? There is no answer, because La Mirada is actually in Los Angeles County!
Somehow I always thought that La Mirada was a part of North Orange County until winter break of last year during a conversation with Patrick and Michelle. Despite the 562 area code, I was always under the impression that La Mirada is a part of Orange County simply due to its proximity from me. As well, during my time with the La Palma Chamber of Commerce, I attended the Tri-City Business …