New Eats; Successful Kids; Wildflower Forecast: Saturday Smiles

CALIFORNIA — Take a look at these lighter stories from Southern California:

New South Bay Restaurant Will Use Produce From Its Own Garden

• Slay's Manhattan Beach will replace longtime favorite Darren's Restaurant, which closed Jan. 26.

Chick-fil-A Set To Open In Simi Valley

• Keeping with tradition, diehard fans will line up and sleep over to be among the first 100 through the doors to win a year of free meals.

Disneyland After Dark: Heroes Assemble At Disneyland

• Tickets to the new Marvel-Themed after park closure event are now available. Are you super-hero enough to attend?

Legoland Debuts New Exhibit For 'Lego Movie 2' Premiere

• Theme park guests can get behind-the-scenes peek at sets from the movies.

Mother-Daughter Duo Honored For Best Children’s Album Of Year

• “The Spaceship That Fell In My Backyard,” from Ruth and Emilia of Escondido and L.A., was named LA Music Critic Award winner.

Former Homeless 'Motel Kid Of OC' Goes To College

• He's a high school senior with his gaze set on the future, but this Orange County young man will never forget the story of his past.

Spectacular Wildflower Display Expected After Fires, Storms

• Biologists are hoping the Woolsey Fire aftermath and steady storms will be the perfect combination for blooming hillsides.

United Water Polo Club Sends 5 To National Championships

• 5 Los Alamitos players will compete against teams from all 11 USA Water Polo Zones across the United States, at 2019 Nationals in Riverside.

Free App Shows What Medicare Covers

• “What’s Covered” is Medicare’s first app and allows users to access information from smartphones or tablets.

Laguna Beach Boys Cross Country Team CIF Champions Honored

• The Laguna Beach School Board recognized the boys of the LBHS Breakers Cross Country team for their CIF achievements.

Amazon To Fund Computer Science Classes At LA Schools

• The program is meant to "inspire, prepare and propel students of all backgrounds" to pursue a computer science career, Amazon said.

Aladdin The Broadway Musical Comes To San Diego: Dates & Tickets

• This magical production is sure to become a family favorite. Tickets now on sale.

Diamond Bar HS Signing Day Celebrated

• Student-athletes gathered with their families, coaches and staff to celebrate launching the next phase of their lives with intent letters.

Just Like Heaven Festival Adds Second Day After Selling Out

• The new musical festival at the Queen Mary Park was initially only supposed to be one day, but has expanded to two.

Moores Cancer Center Hosts 15th Annual Oncology Symposium

• "The symposium is a forum uniting life science innovators from around the world to brainstorm translational oncology research."

Laguna Beach Emergency Responders Honored In Weekend Ceremony

• The city of Laguna Beach celebrated two of its own when both a firefighter and a police officer were both honored over the weekend.

Greens Festival To Celebrate Black History Month

• This year's theme is "Young, Gifted, and Black" and will feature cooking demos with celebrity chefs, a Black History exhibit and more.

San Diego Workforce Partnership Opens New Kearny Mesa HQ

• The move will save the organization on rent costs that can be reinvested toward job-seekers, officials said.

Arbor Day Celebration Proclaimed At Laguna Beach Council Meeting

• Laguna Beach will celebrate Arbor Day in 2019 thanks to the Laguna Beach Beautification Council. Come for live music, fun & tree planting.

Southwestern Community College Names New VP Of Academic Affairs

• "Quality education is a right afforded to all of those who come through our doors," said Minou Djawdan Spradley.

Salvation Army Launches Partnership With Live Well San Diego

• "We wanted to join the county and the other partners in San Diego to make our community stronger and better."

--All photos used in collage are individually credited on the stories