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Here’s a summary of tips on how to have a safer Thanksgiving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fable & Spirit is a sophisticated neighborhood pub, both classy and comfy, in Lido Marina’s growing culinary scene.

Tracy Nelsen, of Five Crowns restaurant’s SideDoor pub in Newport Beach, has moved her tastings and expertise online.

The upscale Mexican eatery in Costa Mesa’s SoCo Collection posted to social media on Thursday that it would close while it awaited a staff member’s coronavirus test results; it later updated the post to say the restaurant is “COVID-19 free and safe” and would resume takeout service on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s order applies to 19 counties where virus infections and hospitalizations have surged. In Orange County, 570 new infections and 542 hospitalizations were reported.

When Basilico’s Pasta e Vino proclaimed its #nomasksallowed stance on social media, some vowed never to patronize the Huntington Beach establishment again. Others supported the viewpoint.

Some restaurants are closing once more as employees test positive for the coronavirus, while others stay quiet and keep serving. Meanwhile, Orange County saw record infections this weekend.

What’s on TV tonight, Thursday, Jan. 28: “Last Man Standing” on Fox; “Mr. Mayor” on NBC; “Star Trek: Discovery” on CBS and more

“Nothing I could say would top the enormity of my love for you,” Ed Asner tweeted upon hearing of Cloris Leachman’s death. The actor’s reaction was one of many.

Cloris Leachman, who worked well into her 90s and became the oldest contestant on “Dancing With the Stars,” has died at 94.

Pop musician Halsey, who has talked openly about having a miscarriage while performing in 2015, announced on Instagram that she is pregnant again.

Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” does not explore the multiple domestic violence charges later brought against NFL great Jim Brown. But Black storytellers often face a purity test regarding historical accuracy that other filmmakers escape.

In its annual report, FilmLA highlights how the shutdown of filming in 2020 due to the health crisis has led to a generational low in film activity.

AT&T also disclosed that it took at $15.5-billion charge due to the losses at DirecTV satellite business, which has seen heavy losses to cord-cutting.

Alan Tudyk stars as an alien stranded on Earth in the sci-fi dramedy, which premieres Wednesday on Syfy.

Trump disparaged big cities. Here are three ways President Biden can restart the federal government’s relationship with U.S. cities.

Kristen Stewart, whose casting was scrutinized over the summer, embodies Lady Diana Spencer in the first image from Pablo Larraín’s biopic “Spencer.”