Talk of the Towne Articles

82 - Jul / Aug 17

Growing Up Gourmet

Serving up delicious, authentic Northern Italian cuisine, Francoli Gourmet attracts loyal customers and longtime employees. Some of the restaurant’s well-trained staff started when they opened in 1993. “We’re like a family,” says owner Alberto Tilicone (left). Francoli Gourmet When Alberto Tilicone and his family came... Read More →

Serving up delicious, authentic Northern Italian cuisine, Francoli Gourmet attracts loyal customers and longtime employees. Some of the restaurant’s well-trained staff started when they opened in 1993. “We’re like a family,” says owner Alberto Tilicone... Read More →

81 - May / Jun 2017

Discovering Your Cosmic Self

When it comes to the opportunities offered by Chapman University, many of them are of the once-in-a-lifetime variety. Such is the case with the May 13 Q&A and book signing with the authors of the New York Times Bestseller, You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic... Read More →

When it comes to the opportunities offered by Chapman University, many of them are of the once-in-a-lifetime variety. Such is the case with the May 13 Q&A and book signing with the authors of the... Read More →

80 - Mar / Apr 17

A Library Legacy

A decade ago, on April 21, 2007, the Orange Public Library & History Center re-opened in Old Towne after two years of construction. The 45,000-square-foot space featured a variety of long-awaited additions, including the Joanne Coontz History Center, the RJ Noble Teen Zone and the Klein Family... Read More →

A decade ago, on April 21, 2007, the Orange Public Library & History Center re-opened in Old Towne after two years of construction. The 45,000-square-foot space featured a variety of long-awaited additions, including the Joanne Coontz History... Read More →

80 - Mar / Apr 17

A Taste of Orange

When Kennedy Schaal attended the Taste of Orange for the first time in 2015, the Old Towne resident immediately recognized the uniqueness of the event. Presented by the Orange Blossoms Auxiliary, an Auxiliary of Assistance League® of Orange, attendees of the event sample food from... Read More →

When Kennedy Schaal attended the Taste of Orange for the first time in 2015, the Old Towne resident immediately recognized the uniqueness of the event. Presented by the Orange Blossoms Auxiliary, an Auxiliary of Assistance... Read More →

80 - Mar / Apr 17

Holocaust Remembrance

As time marches into the 21st Century and we recall the cataclysmic event of the Holocaust, memories and individual stories make this increasingly distant history meaningful and real. This wouldn’t be possible, however, without programs that commemorate this history in ways that educate and inspire.... Read More →

As time marches into the 21st Century and we recall the cataclysmic event of the Holocaust, memories and individual stories make this increasingly distant history meaningful and real. This wouldn’t be possible, however, without programs... Read More →

80 - Mar / Apr 17

Well Run Games

Though Villa Park Elementary parent Sarah Jarrell volunteers in many capacities at her children’s school, coaching at the annual Community Foundation of Orange Foundation Games is by far her favorite activity. “The Foundation Games are so well run, and the camaraderie built across the different... Read More →

Though Villa Park Elementary parent Sarah Jarrell volunteers in many capacities at her children’s school, coaching at the annual Community Foundation of Orange Foundation Games is by far her favorite activity. “The Foundation Games are... Read More →

79 - Jan / Feb 17

Gene Kelly: The Legacy

“Gene Kelly: The Legacy” comes to the Musco Center for the Arts at the end of January, marking a homecoming of sorts for Patricia Ward Kelly, whose acclaimed live-performance about her late husband, Gene Kelly, continues to receive rave reviews since her world tour first... Read More →

“Gene Kelly: The Legacy” comes to the Musco Center for the Arts at the end of January, marking a homecoming of sorts for Patricia Ward Kelly, whose acclaimed live-performance about her late husband, Gene Kelly,... Read More →

79 - Jan / Feb 17

John Fowles Center for Creative Writing

In the novel, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, which inspired the movie with the same name, British author John Fowles writes, “We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.” This idea that we all harbor stories within us to... Read More →

In the novel, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, which inspired the movie with the same name, British author John Fowles writes, “We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.”... Read More →

78 - Nov / Dec 16

Field of Valor II

Field of Valor II When Art Medina walked onto the inaugural Field of Valor in Orange’s Handy Park last year, the U.S. Marine, who served three tours in Iraq, had a transformational experience. “As I entered the field, a gust of wind came, and all... Read More →

Field of Valor II When Art Medina walked onto the inaugural Field of Valor in Orange’s Handy Park last year, the U.S. Marine, who served three tours in Iraq, had a transformational experience. “As I... Read More →

78 - Nov / Dec 16

Medicare 101

When the time to switch to Medicare Insurance drew near, M. Fenderson experienced a lot of sleepless nights. “The process seemed so overwhelming and scary that I dreaded it and procrastinated on making the transition,” she says. “I thought it would be confusing and very... Read More →

When the time to switch to Medicare Insurance drew near, M. Fenderson experienced a lot of sleepless nights. “The process seemed so overwhelming and scary that I dreaded it and procrastinated on making the transition,”... Read More →