I met Donna Barnard on Saturday, November 12th to tour the thrift store. She was wearing a sweater and pants, an Assistance League Thrift Store outfit she bought. Donna introduced me to […]
Assistance League Thrift Store: The hidden gem
Fox Block Development Approved
Fox Harbor LLC proposed to redevelop approximately 1.47 acres of the City-owned triangle parcel located at the corner of Harbor Blvd and Ellis Place at the November 15 City Council meeting. As […]
Interview with the Muckenthaler Curator Lisa M. Berman
Artist and Chief Curator at The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave, Fullerton, CA 92833 | 714-738-6595 | info@themuck.org What is your role at the Muckenthaler? Berman: As the Chief Curator […]
More Alcohol Licenses Downtown
The planning commission of the city of Fullerton, on October 26, approved five future venues for the on-site sales of alcohol located in the “Fox Block,” with a possibility of seven more. […]
Critical Decision: Major Development Affecting Fullerton Transportation Center Parking and Transportation
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH – 4PM AND 5:30pm Transportation Center: Parkwest Project High-Rise Hotel and Apartments The demolition of the public parking structure used for train and bus passenger parking, which, […]
Critical Decisions: Public gets a say in the publicly-owned assets
City on Deadline to Sell Public Fox Block and Transportation Center Land to Private Developers. Culmination of Years of Planning Coming to a Close: MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH – 4PM AND […]
A presentation at City Planning October 26 shows plans for Angelo’s & Vinci’s
Last issue we wrote about Angelo’s and Vinci’s closing in preparation for the Fox Block Development. At the Planning Commission the applicant gave a short presentation and the public were able to […]
Fullerton Heritage presents: Local Landmark Number 72: Dreyfus Building
417-427 South Harbor Boulevard On June 24, 1924, the Santa Ana Daily Register reported that San Mateo “capitalist” Emil B. Dreyfus (1873-1943), founder of the Peninsula Burner and Oil Company of San […]
Eatery isn’t monkeying around
Cafe serves good grub, money goes to worthy cause by Brady Rhoades You want to like Monkey Business Cafe because it’s a non-profit that helps young people who’ve been knocking around in […]
JP23 owner release of new surveillance video raises questions
https://fullertonobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ContinentalAlley.mp4 At approximately 2:56 am on August 2, 2021, a surveillance camera from Continental night club shows Velasquez and a man weaving from one side of the alley to the other before […]
Thirty-two People Died Homeless in Orange County During the Month of September
Source: OC Coroner’s Office During the month of September 32 people died on the streets of Orange County. In September of 2019, only 10 people died on the streets. This trends with […]
‘Spicy Green Book’ Highlights Black-Owned Restaurants
Inspired by the historic Green Book, a travel guidebook for African-American motorists during the Jim Crow era, Fullerton resident Danilo Batson created a website called Spicy Green Book, a nonprofit directory listing […]
Local Business Owner Shares Her Story
You may know my business, Ipso Facto, as that “spooky store” nestled on the north end of downtown Fullerton for the last 30 years in a 15-foot wide sliver of a utilitarian […]
Fullerton Group Steps Up to Make a Difference for Small Businesses
“It takes a village and we’re so glad to be in this one” stated a heartfelt online post from The Olde Ship. The family-owned British pub on Harbor Blvd in Fullerton has […]
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 […]
21 Protestors Charged with Loitering and Conspiracy by OCDA
Twenty-one of the hundreds of hotel workers demonstrating for decent wages and affordable health care at and near the intersection of Harbor Blvd and Katella, in Anaheim were arrested for blocking traffic […]
New Cal State Fullerton President Selected
Following a national search, Framrose Virjee has been appointed by the California State University Board of Trustees, effective as of March 20, 1019, to serve as president of California State University Fullerton. […]
New Bar Rules Proposed for Downtown Fullerton
In an effort to deal with the numerous problems created by the late night downtown scene Fullerton Community Development Director Ted White presented to the Planning Commission a series of proposed new […]
Photos from the Fox Theatre Burn Area (updated)
Above: photo of the exterior damage, in the stairwell just outside the east door of the Fox where a homeless person had been camping out. Fullerton/Brea Fire Division Chief/Fire Marshal Kathy Schaefer said […]
Fire at Fox Theater
A plume of smoke could be seen around 9:00am Sat, Feb 23rd at the corner of Chapman and Harbor in downtown Fullerton. It looked like a well-fed, out-of-control fire at the east […]
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 […]
