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Buena Park native trains to be Navy future warfighter

By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach Sailors are some of the most highly-trained people on the planet, according to Navy officials, and this...

So about that place next to Porto’s

By Brooklynn Wong There’s hardly a moment when the Porto’s parking lot in Buena Park isn’t packed, with long lines inside. But what about the...

Architect presents hopes in restoring BP’s historic homes

By Brooklynn Wong Giving some attention to the homes in the Buena Park Historical District has been a goal of the city for some time,...

Celebrated ramen chef will open restaurant in BP next month

Japanese Chef Toshimasa Sano’s first ramen restaurant will open in Buena Park on Tuesday, September 3. Chef Sano was trained at Tsujita in Tokyo,...

Sea turtle gets second chance in Seal Beach

By Brooklynn Wong After a month-long stay at the Aquarium of the Pacific, a young sea turtle is back home in the ocean, and a large...

Oxford Academy students teach brain anatomy at Boys & Girls Club...

Oxford Academy students and Dragon Kim Foundation Fellows Fashion Castillo-Delgadillo and Vinutha Sandahi recently taught the final session for participating kids at the Manzanita...

Senior Citizen Commission opening

Mayor Pro Tem Lucille Kring appealed to the community at last week’s City Council Meeting, to fill an opening on the Senior Citizen Commission...

STR moratorium extended again, but city working on permit-based system

By Brooklynn Wong The future of short term rental properties in Buena Park is still somewhat unclear. The topic came up again at this week’s...

Local agencies hold successful active shooter training at Cypress College

A full-scale exercise was conducted recently at Cypress College to help prepare law enforcement and fire departments to work closely together during an active...

Coyote Management Plan presented

By Brooklynn Wong City staff submitted a Draft Coyote Management Plan to the City Council this week for approval. It has been a work in...
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