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Dark Room: Selections from the Fullerton College Art Collection on View until October 8th
From mixed media to handcrafted fabrics to printmaking and mixed media collages to sculptures, illustrations and photographs, the Fullerton College Art Gallery’s latest exhibition, Dark Room: Selections from the Fullerton College Art […]
Le Potager Celebrates 25th Anniversary
One-of-a-Kind Fullerton Shop Keeps Alive the Spirit of Elegance in local Historic Home “Expect the unique” is the slogan of John Reed’s interior décor store Le Potager, and visitors to the store […]
Fullerton Teen Brings Rare Santoor to Irvine Concert
At just 19, Fullerton resident Ahilan Hatti is one of the few musicians in the United States learning the santoor—a rare Indian classical instrument with a shimmering, harp-like sound. The santoor, with […]
Add It Up is a free math tutoring for Fullerton kids
Add It Up is a non-profit that offers free math tutoring in Fullerton. Currently working with Raymond Elementary and OC United, Add It Up is a free tutoring program! They tutor all […]
Senate Bill 907 Aims to Democratize Orange County Board of Education – OCBOE Trustees oppose bill
The Orange County Board of Education (OCBOE) holds significant sway over decisions impacting the local education landscape, from approving charter schools to navigating policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent article […]
Laguna Road Elementary PTA Organizes Car Parade for Teacher Appreciation Week
On Friday, May 1, 2020, the Laguna Road PTA organized a car parade to celebrate the teachers, staff and the principal. “We wanted to honor our teachers and staff in a special […]
Grocery Delivery Options In and Around Fullerton
Grocery delivery/curbsite/pick-up experiences have been hit and miss – with it working for certain stores only on certain days. Since this is a situation that is changing daily ,this is an attempt […]
Brunelle’s Baseball Card Hall Of Fame
Before the 2019 baseball season began spring training, I received an email from David Brunelle, a long-time Fullerton resident with his very own Baseball Hall of Fame. Back in 1994, Mr. Brunelle […]
Troop 97 Pancake Breakfast March 2
Boy Scout Troop 97 is hosting it’s annual community Pancake Breakfast from 7am – 10am on Saturday, March 2nd at Morningside Presbyterian Church at the corner of Dorothy Lane and Raymond Ave […]
Look Who’s Dancing Pathways Benefit Raises $89,000 for Homeless
The Fullerton College Campus Theatre, on Thursday, February 7 showcased nine prominent people of Orange County competing in a dance competition to raise funds to end hunger and homelessness. The fundraiser, Look […]
NASPA Selects Berenecea J. Eanes For Outstanding Performance as a Vice President
Berenecea J. Eanes, Cal State Fullerton’s vice president for student affairs, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a Dean/Vice President. Eanes received […]
Fullerton Resident Baseball Hall of Fame
I thought this might be a fun bit of information for your newspaper before the 2019 baseball season begins. My oldest son Sean and I played at West Fullerton Little League and […]
Video Observer – Twist It Up on Shark Tank
On a sunny Saturday morning in January, I met with Adrian Brown, Social Media Director, and Noel Durity, Director of Sales and CEO of Twist It Up, a hair care product for […]
Coyote Hills Friends Petition Supreme Court
The Friends of Coyote Hills has filed a petition with the California Supreme Court to review our Measure W lawsuit against the City of Fullerton and Chevron-Pacific Coast Homes. At issue is […]
What Do Beer, Oysters, Salt, Air & Tap Water Have in Common?
They’re all ways humans are ingesting microplastics It was just two decades ago that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vast circulating accumulation of plastic debris in the North Pacific, was discovered […]
Veritas School Wins CRF-OC Mock Trial Championship
Veritas Classical Academy, a small school in Fullerton, won the OC Mock Trial Competition. Their victorious Blue Team entered the final round undefeated. They continued their winning streak by overcoming their worthy […]
The Dreamcatchers of Fullerton School District
Fullerton School District’s Dream Catchers, is a new initiative to highlight students who are taking their learning beyond the classroom to make an impact in their community. Dream Catchers is one portion […]
How You Can Help Fullerton High School BEAST Program
Mr. Pitochelli, a teacher at Fullerton Union High School, has a unique idea to engage his students in a hands-on learning project. In his own words: “Our Biology Engineering Arts Science Technology […]
Fullerton Heritage Photography Intern
Fullerton Heritage has engaged a freelance photographer, Jax Barbour, as an intern for the Spring 2019 semester starting January 28th. Born and raised in Orange County, Ms. Barbour is currently attaining her […]
Introducing Troop 97 Eagle Court of Honor
Troop 97 had an Eagle Court of Honor recently, to congratulate four young men who accomplished Scoutings highest achievement- Eagle Scout. The event took place at Fullerton’s Community Center on January 5th, […]
Coyote Downtown
I walked east on Whiting to look at the moon, and as I retraced my steps, just at the west corner of the office, a coyote ran right in front of me, […]
Beginning of Save the Fox Theater
Congratulations on the Observer’s 40th Anniversary (1978-2018)!!! If you’ll allow me some personal nostalgia, I remember Chuck introducing me to your parents sometime late in 1977 (when we first started hanging out) […]
Harassment UnChecked at Fullerton College
I am writing this letter anonymously so that my identity will not be exposed. I am a current student at the college and have been attending for around two and a half […]
La Habra Residents Effort to Save Open Space in Jeopardy
Though a proposed open space initiative got enough signatures of residents to put the measure on the ballot, officials are standing in the way. The La Habra City Council delayed putting the […]
Dr. Milton A. Gordon Honored
The California State University Board of Trustees have renamed Cal State Fullerton’s University Hall as Milton A. Gordon Hall in recognition of the 21-year legacy of service by the university’s fifth president. […]
SHHS Marching Band Captures Silver
Members of the Sunny Hills High School Lancer Regiment marching band captured silver medals at the 2018 Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) championships. The 105-member regiment performed its 8-minute […]
Fullerton High Turns 125
An Observer reader tipped us off to the anniversary and although we have covered a bit of its history in the past, we must revisit for this one. 125 years–what a milestone. […]
Proposed Water Rates Changes and the Impact on Residents
Fritz von Coelln was one of a few Fullerton residents who attended the evening meeting of the Water Rate Study Ad Hoc Committee at the Library Community Room on December 5. Consultant […]
Meet the Activists with a Plan to Make Climate Change Matter
News regarding climate change in Orange County is often scarce. In fact, the OC Register published it’s first editorial on climate change just months ago. But lately, there has been a glimmer […]
Coyote Hills Update: Judge Sidesteps Constitutional Issue
The 4th District Court of Appeals side-stepped the people’s referendum right when it ruled against the Friends of Coyote Hills on their Measure W lawsuit on December 6, 2018. The judges framed this […]
Appointment or Special Election: How to Fill the Vacant Council Seat?
The City Council will decide how to fill the current vacancy on the council at the Tuesday, December 18th meeting. A mid-term vacancy for an at-large council seat which expires in Dec. […]
The Mission Inn Connection
While thousands of Fullerton residents have visited Riverside’s remarkable Mission Inn, very few realize that the builder responsible for supervising the majority of the Inn’s construction also designed Fullerton’s historic city hall. […]
Hunt Branch Library Receives Local Landmark Status
Fullerton City Council officially added the Hunt Branch Library to the list of the city’s Local Landmarks on November 20th. The designation is meant both to recognize significant structures in the city […]
Water Rate Presentation at Library Wed, December 5, 7pm
The Water Rate Study Ad Hoc Committee is meeting Wednesday December 5 at 7 pm at the Library Conference Center. Consultants Mark Hildebrand and Benjamin Stewart will present the committee’s recommendations for […]
