Email Author MICHELLE WOO

2011 Stories by MICHELLE WOO

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  FEATURED STORY

  Cheap Drunk: Walgreens Selling Its Own Beer

  published Feb 02, 2011

  Now you can get some premium beer with that foot cream and bar of soap. Walgreens has rolled out a private-label brew called Big Flats 1901, available at more than 4,600 locations. The suds are being ... More >>

• Paris By Night Entertainment Group Launches Vietnamese TV Channel and Opens Local Theater

  published Feb 02, 2011

  Struck by financial woes due to escalating production costs and pirated discs, the Westminster-based entertainment company that puts on the iconic Vietnamese variety show Paris By Night (which graced ... More >>

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  Irvine Gamer Gal Sets Guinness World Record in 'Guitar Hero'

  published Feb 01, 2011

  Gamers, meet your dream woman. The fast-fingered Annie Leung of Irvine set the female world record for a single track on Guitar Hero III, racking up 789,349 points on the expert level of "Through the ... More >>

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  Huntington Beach is No. 1 in . . . DUI Collisions (D'oh!)

  published Jan 31, 2011

  We're No. 1! We're No. 1! Oh, wait. Huntington Beach ranked first among California cities in its size category in 2009 alcohol-involved collisions per capita, according to data released this month by ... More >>

• Lake Forest Christian Crusader Gets an Entire Chapter in American Idol: The Untold Story

  published Jan 31, 2011

  What does a pastor's wife in Lake Forest have to do with Fox's top-rated singing contestr Enough to fill an entire chapter in American Idol: The Untold Story, the new book by LA Times writer Richard R... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  [UPDATED] Rohrabacher, Calvert and Campbell Support Bad-Air Bills, NRDC Says

  published Jan 28, 2011

  UPDATED, JAN. 28, 11:04 A.M: Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn), who authored House Resolution 97, backed by Rohrabacher, Calvert and Campbell, issued this response to claims the bill suppo... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Sal Duenas Is a Handball Wizard

  published January 27, 2011

  Even from hundreds of feet away, the sound of palms swatting blue rubber balls at concrete walls echoes across Henry Boisseranc Park in Buena... More >>

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  Real Housewives of Orange County Season 6 Preview: Shoving, Shrieking and Vaginal Rejuvenationr

  published Jan 26, 2011

  In the one-and-a-half-minute sneak-peek video for the new season of Real Housewives of Orange County, Bravo editors managed to slice in pole dancing, boobs, divorce and restraining-order dramas, talks... More >>

• Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' as a Children's Bookr!

  published Jan 26, 2011

  Move over, Dr. Seuss. There's a new children's book author on the block by the name of . . . Lady Gagar! Okay, not really. Canadian artist Andrew Kolb turned Gaga's "Telephone" lyrics into vintage kid... More >>

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  The Real 'Bud' Lightr New Marijuana Soda Launches in Colorado Next Month and Possibly in California in the Spring

  published Jan 26, 2011

  One-upping adult chocolate milk and whipped cream is a new line of "soda pot"--that is, marijuana-laced soda.Because, really, who has time to make brownies these daysr Diavolo Brands, a marketing comp... More >>

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  Toy Story 3 Gets Best Picture Nomination, Anti-Oscar Campaigners Not Backing Down

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Leigh Shelton was hoping Toy Story 3's Oscar dreams would be blasted to infinity and beyond. Instead, the Disney/Pixar megahit was nominated today for five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Animated Featu... More >>

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  OC Restaurants Offer Special Heart-Healthy Menus in February

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Hearts will be everywhere in February, but Hoag Hospital (whose cafeteria we reviewed) and the Newport Beach Restaurant Association want to bring to focus to the beating, blood-pumping variety. In hon... More >>

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  [UPDATED] Two Teens in Huntington Beach Found Dead Alongside Empty Can of Four Loko

  published Jan 25, 2011

  UPDATE, JAN. 25, 9:41 A.M.: The victims have been identified as Aaron Saenz, 15, of Westminster, and Chelsea Taylor, 16, of Huntington Beach. Their bodies were found at an apartment in the 15500 bloc... More >>

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  How It's Made: Hans' Homemade Ice Cream

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Sure, it's only January, but ice cream is ice cream, and when it's Hans' ice cream, it's [insert wistful sigh] ice cream.   An engineer of frozen goodness, Hans Biermann has been churning out the... More >>

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  Distracted Driver Charged in Huntington Beach Crash That Killed a 4-Month-Old Baby

  published Jan 21, 2011

  We've heard distracted driver stories, but this is one of most tragic. In September, a driver in Huntington Beach was securing a laptop that was sliding off the passenger seat of his SUV when he crash... More >>

• 'Art Crawl Experience' Comes To Downtown Anaheim on Feb. 12

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Kicking off V-Day weekend is cool event that will bring together art, food trucks and live music in Downtown Anaheim. ACE, or Art Crawl Experience, is put together by a collective of local galleries, ... More >>

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  Cameron Diaz 'Pretty Sure' She Bought Pot From Snoop Dogg While at Long Beach Poly

  published Jan 20, 2011

  Before she was America's sweetheart, was Cameron Diaz LBC's potheadr On Wednesday's Lopez Tonight, Diaz admitted that during her days at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, she's "pretty sure" she ... More >>

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  [UPDATED: Proposal Gets Voted Down] Huntington Beach Considers Posting DUI Offenders on Facebook (And No, You Can't Untag Yourself)

  published Jan 19, 2011

  UPDATE, JAN. 18, 11:24 A.M.: Drunk drivers in Surf City will not be shamed--on Facebook, at least. Last night, the City Council voted down the recommendation to post mug shots of repeat DUI offen... More >>

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  Real Housewives of Orange County Finally Gets a Return Date

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Season 6 of The Real Housewives of Orange County was expected to premiere this month. And then there was drama. Real-estate woes, hospitalizations and girl-fights--oh, my! It'... More >>

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  Food-By-State Map (Spoiler: We Get Grapes)

  published Jan 14, 2011

  How can a food blog offend an entire nationr By creating a food-by-state map.My Food Looks Funny, the "noms" section of I Can Haz Cheezburger, took it upon itself to select a food to represent ea... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Knock, Knock! Who's Therer A Creeper Posing as a Long Beach Gas Utility Worker

  published Jan 12, 2011

  Police are warning Long Beach residents to beware of a person impersonating a city gas utility employee to gain access to homes.Two such incidents were reported last Friday.A statement from the Long B... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  [UPDATED] Four Decades After Woman Was Found Dead In a Ditch, the Huntington Beach Police Department Turns to Facebook and Twitter to Help Identify Her

  published Jan 12, 2011

  Update, Jan. 12, 12:15 p.m.: Huntington Beach police may have a lead in a 1968 slaying. A person recognizes the woman in the composite sketch, believing her name was Rosie. Based on the informati... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  At Last: The Sriracha Cookbook

  published Jan 11, 2011

  (EDITOR'S NOTE: Click here to see our infographic on 10 things you should know about Sriracha!)We already squeeze gobs of it on our food. Now let's cook some into it, too! LA-based chef Randy Clemens ... More >>

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  Rally Today for Long Beach Resident Douglas Zerby, Fatally Shot for Holding Water Nozzle

  published Jan 11, 2011

  A month after the death of Douglas Zerby, the 35-year-old LBC native who was shot and killed by police while holding a water nozzle that looked like a gun, community organizations and family memb... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jerry Brown's Budget Slashes Higher Education Funding By $1.4 Billion

  published Jan 10, 2011

  The University of California president called it "a sad day for California." Today, Governor Jerry Brown released his 2011-12 state budget proposal, one he described as "a tough budget for tough times... More >>