Features

By Jennifer Karmarkar – If ever there was a year that might make our elected officials question why they ran for office, 2011 would be it. A $10 billion state budget deficit, allegations of corruption, and a recall effort targeting three councilmembers have combined to make this one of the most difficult years in...
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By FullertonStories staff – Accolades filled City Hall on Wednesday morning after a surprised Sylvia Palmer-Mudrick was escorted to the council chambers following the weekly department head meeting. Palmer-Mudrick, the city’s public information officer who has spent 26 years publicizing and documenting Fullerton activities, was cheered by a standing-room-only audience on hand to salute...
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By Mimi Ko Cruz – The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $425,000 challenge grant to Cal State Fullerton to support the relocation and expansion of the Center for Oral and Public History. Under the terms of the grant, NEH will contribute $1 for every $3 the university raises for the COPH expansion...
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By Amy Dempsey – The pretrial hearing for Fullerton police officers Manuel Ramos and Corporal Jay Cicinelli was rescheduled to March 28 at the request of Ramos’ attorney John Barnett. Barnett also stood in as Cicinelli’s legal representation today in Orange County Superior Court. After the hearing, Barnett told the media he was confident...
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After five years of planning, The Grind Food Court celebrates its official opening today.   Originally conceived by Cameron Irons, pictured, and Vanguard Commercial, the complex features Googie architecture and a variety of food choices. Chronic Tacos first opened at the Grind earlier this year. It was soon followed by Philly’s Best and Kaori...
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By Amy Dempsey – Long-time Fullerton resident and business woman Dena David has partnered with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, to launch a new line of handcrafted California wines. David, who is co-owner with Michael Cobb of the Solvang wine boutique Sort This Out Cellars, touts the label’s edgy vibe. “We’re something different, something...
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By Brian Park – After the final bell has rung to signal the end of the school day, only a few students remain in front of the main building at Sonora High School. They stand in silence, save for the collective laughs of a huddled few, waiting to be carried off to any place...
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By COMM 464 – People are getting in the Christmas spirit already, but flamingos have been showing up on random lawns throughout Fullerton.  The decorative beasts have been placed by a public relations class from Cal State Fullerton in support of the YWCA’s  “Flock to Fight Breast Cancer” campaign.  The flamingos are placed on...
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By Megan Alyse Hanson –  Women from all over Fullerton came together Thursday to rally around women’s empowerment. The event was hosted by Fullerton City Councilwoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, was standing room only at the Fullerton Public Library Conference Center.  According to Quirk-Silva it was the most attended celebration so far. “I think it’s a...
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By Jennifer Karmarkar – A study group formed by the Fullerton Joint Union High School District voted overwhelmingly to recommend to the District Superintendent a change to the Pupil Attendance Calendar to begin and end the school year two weeks earlier. Nearly 95 percent of the 77-member Pupil Attendance Study Group expressed the belief...
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