Email Author VICKIE CHANG

Awards

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published January 15, 2009

  "Skitch in Time"

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published June 25, 2009

  "Pay for Play"

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2009 Stories by VICKIE CHANG

• Dishney: Disney Grandson Faces 24 Criminal Charges

  published Dec 31, 2009

  As a follow-up to our last post on the latest criminal happenings of Patrick Disney Miller, grandson of Walt Disney himself: Miller is now finding himself being slammed with two dozen felonies in rela... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Avenged Sevenfold Drummer Found Dead in Huntington Beach

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Sadly already time to add another one to the 2009 death list: Avenged Sevenfold drummer James Owen Sullivan was found dead earlier today in his Huntington Beach home. Sullivan, better known to fans as... More >>

• Looking Back: 2009 Orange County Deaths

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Turn on the weepy, string ensemble music: It's time for us to look back on the year that (almost) was and remember some of the figures from Orange County who have left us. There was unexpected tragedy... More >>

• What You Missed: Lady Gaga, DJ Oldboy Presents, Zebrahead

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Welcome backr We had a quiet-ish long-but-not-long-enough holiday weekend, one that started off with capturing the elusive Lady Gaga in concert at the Nokia Theater. Sure she might have canceled that ... More >>

• Dishney: Tweets From the Park!

  published Dec 25, 2009

  Merry Christmas! So now that there are no more gifts left to unwrap, how 'bout this week's Tweets From the Parkr Yup, even on Christmas we present to you this week's round-up the the funniest tweets f... More >>

• Flickr Photo of the Week!: Morning Flyby

  published Dec 25, 2009

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• [Trendzilla] Judging a LookBook By Its Hype

  published December 24, 2009

  Meet Olivia, 17, a resident of Orange County—or, as she calls it, “Where the wild things aren’t.” Olivia’s... More >>

• Ten Most Heinous Crimes of the Decade

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Our serious case of misanthropy just got way more serious: Hand-picked by R. Scott Moxley himself, we present to you ten heinous crimes of the decade, with his words summarized for your reading (dis)p... More >>

• Slideshow: Holiday Treats at Disneyland

  published Dec 21, 2009

  Disneyland Resort transforms the entire park for the holidays--from treats to entire rides and a castle makeover. It may cost a fortune to get in but warm fuzzies come with every paid admission. See t... More >>

• What You Missed: The Vandals, Mickey Avalon, Holidays at Disneyland, Ice Cream Man Holiday Party

  published Dec 21, 2009

  Did we get your attentionr Okay, cool. So for those of you who were already finished with holiday shopping (or maybe not, and just didn't care), it was a pretty full weekend of activities. First offr ... More >>

• Dishney: Captain EO to Return to Disneyland February 2010

  published Dec 18, 2009

  It's official: Disney announced today that Captain EO will indeed be returning to Disneyland Resort for an exclusive, limited time engagement in February 2010. The 3D film experience was first release... More >>

• Flickr Photo of the Week!: Yes, He Had his Seat Belt On

  published Dec 18, 2009

  Aaand after the jump: A gratuitous frontal view of this fantastic duo spotted on 2nd St. in Long Beach.Got something to share with your communityr Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool! r... More >>

• [Trendzilla] Vivienne Westwood's Latest Fashionable Feet

  published December 17, 2009

  Westwood’s Latest FeetThere are a lot of musical altars to worship at—you know, there are the rock deities,... More >>

• Dishney: BREAKING--Roy E. Disney Dead at Age 79

  published Dec 16, 2009

  Roy Edward Disney has died at the age of 79. Roy E. Disney was the nephew of Walt Disney and a longtime executive for the Walt Disney Company, which was founded by both Walt Disney and Roy E. Disney's... More >>

• Dishney: An Uncanny Resemblance

  published Dec 15, 2009

  Sometimes we get tons of junk mail, not so awesome. Sometimes we get tons of hate mail, pretty awesome. Then sometimes we get super awesome stuff like this:r It's just another instance of photos-that-... More >>

• Five Places at Disneyland Resort to Get Your Booze On

  published Dec 15, 2009

  So between the $368 it takes just to get your family of four in the park and the screaming kids, teenagers awkwardly making out on rides and the $3 churros, sometimes--just sometimes--one just needs t... More >>

• Dishney: A Very Guitar Hero Christmas

  published Dec 14, 2009

  A former Disneyland special effects expert has found his 15 minutes of internet fame with this now-viral YouTube clip of his Christmas decor. Ric Turner has transformed his house to a larger than life... More >>

• What You Missed: AKC Dog Show, Metallica, Fear, KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Another full weekend, another weekend that felt way too short. The first thing we didr We hit up the weekend-long AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show at the Long Beach Convention Center. Photo... More >>

• Our Top Ten Stories of the Past Decade

  published Dec 11, 2009

  It's almost 2010 and so we've rounded up the Weekly's top ten most memorable and groundbreaking stories of the last decade: Crooked sheriffs, racist punk rockers, creepy billionaires... Orange County,... More >>

• Click Here Now!: The Pancake Project

  published Dec 11, 2009

  The Pancake Project was started up by a Las Vegas-based father named Michael Goudeau who not only enjoys making edible brekkie art for his kids, but also documenting it for the internet. Seriously aaa... More >>

• Dishney: Tweets From the Park!

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Time for Tweets From the Park, where we gather the funniest, weirdest, grossest and most interesting tweets from Disneyland Resort for your reading pleasure. Follow us on Twitter @OCWeekly!rmikecarano... More >>

• Flickr Photo of the Week!: It's a Glittering World After All

  published Dec 11, 2009

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• Dishney: New Images and Clip From 'Tron Legacy' Released!

  published Dec 10, 2009

  Walt Disney Studios has just released new images from Tron Legacy, the 3D sequel to the 1982 classic, Tron. With a release date of December 17, 2010, Tron Legacy promises two returning cast member fro... More >>

• Dishney: Grandson of Walt Disney Arrested for Illegal Weapons Possession

  published Dec 10, 2009

  We here at the Weekly try to avoid re-using the same images--like the one here below, originally seen with last Friday's "Tweets From the Park"--but it's oddly appropriate this time.r The OC Register ... More >>

• Slideshow: PETA Protest at Santa Ana McDonald's

  published Dec 10, 2009

  You heard it here first in Dave Lieberman's post, and we sent photog Keith May to yesterday afternoon's PETA protest at a Santa Ana McDonald's location. Armed with some super uplifting shots of blood... More >>