How to Create a Pie Chart in Excel in 60 Seconds or Less

At the beginning of 2021, I was tasked with an assignment: Create a pie chart showcasing which types of content performed best on the Marketing Blog in 2020. The question was an undeniably important one, as it would influence what types of content we wrote in 2021, along with identifying new opportunities for growth. But…

Three recovered American white pelicans released in Irvine

Three American white pelicans slowly checked out their surroundings, then with a little encouragement, took to the air at Mason Regional Park in Irvine on Friday. The birds had been recovering at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach for the past six months. All are about a year old. Volunteers from the…

Westminster man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol siege

FBI agents arrested a Westminster man Friday, April 23, at a home after serving a search warrant in connection with the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, authorities said. It was early morning when agents descended upon the Westminster residence and arrested Kevin Louis Galetto, 61, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller. The criminal complaint…

Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (April 15-23)

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from April 15 to April 23. Jagerhaus, 2525 E. Ball Road, Anaheim Closed: April 22 Reason: Cockroach infestation Gogiya BBQ All You Can Eat, 8948 Knott Ave., Buena Park Closed: April 22 Reason: No water supply Reopened: April…

Girls basketball notes: Three standout players suffer season-ending knee injuries

Three Orange County girls basketball standouts have suffered season-ending knee injuries. Capistrano Valley High senior Leah Manning, San Juan Hills senior Emily Freeman and San Clemente junior Jolie Johnson are among the county players who have been injured early in the spring season. Manning, a third-team All-County selection last season, suffered a knee injury last…

Orange County Soccer Club honors frontline workers during kit reveal

Orange County Soccer Club recently released its 2021 kits, featuring frontline workers from jersey partner Hoag Hospital. Hoag has been the shirt sponsor for the club since June of 2017. “In sports, we are taught to focus on the name on the front of the jersey and not the name on the back,” Orange County…

Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget suspended 2 games for anti-gay slur

Major League Soccer announced that Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget will be suspended for two games for his use of an anti-gay slur in an Instagram video that has since been deleted. The video, which was posted April 9, was immediately taken down. It was of Lletget playfully slapping teammate Julian Araujo on the back of…

Anthony Davis rusty in return as Lakers fall to Mavericks

Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shoots as the Mavericks’ Willie Cauley-Stein, left, Jalen Brunson, center, and Kristaps Porzingis defend during the second half of Thursday’s game in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis gestures during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Thursday, April…

Which O.C. Congress member gets the most money from PACs? Out of state? Celebrities?

With Democrats and Republicans each targeting two local House seats in the 2022 election, big money is expected to once again pour into Orange County races over coming months. We’ve already taken a look at who got how much money in the first quarter of 2021 and what those early totals might signal for those…

Dodgers come up short in latest replay of rivalry with Padres

Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler throws to the plate during the second inning of Thursday’s game against the Padres at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game at Dodger…

Girls basketball notes: Three standout players suffer season-ending knee injuries

Three Orange County girls basketball standouts have suffered season-ending knee injuries. Capistrano Valley High senior Leah Manning, San Juan Hills senior Emily Freeman and San Clemente junior Jolie Johnson are among the county players who have been injured early in the spring season. Manning, a third-team All-County selection last season, suffered a knee injury last…

Girls basketball notes: Three standout players suffer season-ending knee injuries

Three Orange County girls basketball standouts have suffered season-ending knee injuries. Capistrano Valley High senior Leah Manning, San Juan Hills senior Emily Freeman and San Clemente junior Jolie Johnson are among the county players who have been injured early in the spring season. Manning, a third-team All-County selection last season, suffered a knee injury last…

How to Create a Pie Chart in Excel in 60 Seconds or Less

At the beginning of 2021, I was tasked with an assignment: Create a pie chart showcasing which types of content performed best on the Marketing Blog in 2020. The question was an undeniably important one, as it would influence what types of content we wrote in 2021, along with identifying new opportunities for growth. But…

Anthony Davis rusty in return as Lakers fall to Mavericks

Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shoots as the Mavericks’ Willie Cauley-Stein, left, Jalen Brunson, center, and Kristaps Porzingis defend during the second half of Thursday’s game in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis gestures during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Thursday, April…

Long Beach State sweeps UC Irvine to reach Big West volleyball semis

HONOLULU, Hawaii — The third-seeded Long Beach State men’s volleyball team swept sixth-seeded UC Irvine, 25-22, 25-19, 25-21, in a quarterfinal of the Big West Conference Tournament on Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center. Long Beach (7-4) advances to the semifinals, where it will face No. 2 seed UC Santa Barbara (13-4) on Friday…