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How Did a Live Leopard Shark Wind Up at San Juan Capistrano Golf Club? He Flew, of course

We can thank Aussie legend Greg Norman for making his "Shark" nickname and logo common on the world's golf courses, but the working theory is it was not a pro golfer but a predatory seabird who brought a live leopard shark to San Juan Hills Golf Club Monday.A two-foot-long Triakis semifasciata was f ... More >>

The Paper Nautilus

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No. 35: Carlsbad Aquafarm Oysters at Slapfish

If Slapfish only served these oysters and nothing else, it would already justify the restaurant's existence. And co-owners Andrew Gruel and Jethro Naude know how special these babies are. Gruel--who was a program manager of the Aquarium of the Pacific's sustainable-seafood initiative--is an advocate ... More >>

On the Line: Arthur Gonzalez of Roe Restaurant & Fish Market, Part One

A couple of chairs flipped right side up in the middle of a gutted dining space. That is how we roll with Chef Gonzalez in his unfinished room, also known as Phase Two in the grand scheme of things at Roe in Belmont Shore. Thanks to some dedicated parking spots, we start our session on time and with ... More >>

Slapfish Truck Stops Here

The former luxe lonchera goes brick-and-mortar but is just as great

Ten Great Seafood Restaurants in Orange County

​You wouldn't go to a seafood restaurant to only eat the calamari. So why would we populate a list of seafood joints and only stick with the predictable, not to mention expensive, options? So for this list, we've drizzled on a few food trucks, some Asian eateries, a fish and chip shop and a marisc ... More >>

On the Line: Andrew Gruel of Slapfish, Part Two

Photo by Meranda Carter​Andrew Gruel of Slapfish doesn't want diners to have just any tuna-fish sandwich; he wants to take the notion of a traditional one and "make it the apex of tuna sandwiches." As we continue our interview in the future home of his and Jethro Naude's test kitchen, Gruel shares ... More >>

Cyclists Race JetBlue's Carmageddon Flight, Win

Flickr user waltarrrrrThe Wolfpack Hustle on the Tour de Carmageddon. ​The biggest Carmageddon victors weren't the road workers (though they did a fantastic job completing their bridge-demolishing project about 17 hours ahead of schedule), or the Southern California drivers who emerged unscathed b ... More >>

Aquarium of the Pacific Welcomes Arctic Fox Pups

Facebook ​You know, we're not all police corruption and homicide around these parts: Two new male six-week-old Arctic fox pups now call Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific home. And, other than the fact that you can visit the pups at the Aquarium's Molina Animal Care Center soon, that's all you r ... More >>

Delius Restaurant Is the Real Deal

Getting to know the ambitious Signal Hill restaurant beyond the first crush

Ranchan Ramen & Slapfish: Lots of Luxe Loncheras Launch Lately

​Two new food trucks, Ranchan Ramen and SlapFish, have launched in Orange County recently.SlapFish serves sustainable seafood (they are in cahoots with the Aquarium of the Pacific) and Ranchan serves pizza Korean tacos ramen, sliders, okonomiyaki (!) and yakitori. Both showed up at Anaheim's Noble ... More >>

[UPDATE] 5 Die in Long Beach Plane Crash. Tom Dean, Laguna Beach Developer, and Bruce Krall, Ladera Ranch Banker, Among the Dead

​UPDATE, MARCH 21, 4:10 P.M.: The doomed twin-engine plane pilot who died in Wednesday morning's Long Beach Airport crash has been identified as Kenneth Earl Cruz.The 43-year-old Culver City resident worked for Rainbow Air of Long Beach, had been a commercial pilot since 2003 an ... More >>

What You Missed: Chowderfest, Datarock, Mike Watt, Exene Cervenka

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​What'd you miss this weekend? We kept busy--there was the Best of the Chowderfest at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Datarock at the Glass House, Mike Watt at the Echo and Exene Cervenka at Big's (sponsored by Heard Mentality!). After the jump: more images, info and lin ... More >>

Best In the West Chowderfest

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Free Tickets to Aquarium of the Pacific This Saturday for First 100 People Who Dress 'Cheesy'

​The first 100 cheesy-looking people to arrive at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach this Saturday will receive free admission. What's "cheesy-looking," you may ask? Honestly, not much: just wear the brightest, most-retina-searing orange imaginable (I'm looking at you Broncos fans).

Long Beach Mardi Gras

Rainbow Harbor

Best of the West Chowderfest -- March 12

​ It's a good thing we're on the West coast, or else we might have to tell you about the Beast of the East Chowderfeast. But instead, Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific hosts this chowder competition at their 7th Annual Sustainable Seafood Day. Besides, as Californians, we're freed of New Engla ... More >>

Gettin' Made: She Blinded Me With Crafty Science

One of my best friends is a microbiologist, and with that comes a special love for all science-themed crafts. So when I saw a link to the Scientific Culture shop on Etsy, it was love at first smarty-pants sight. Lab Ware art post cards by Scientific Culture​ After the jump, get your s ... More >>

Newest Fuzzy Wuzzy at the Aquarium of the Pacific: Ollie the Orphaned Sea Otter

Aquarium of the Pacific ​Get ready to go Elmyra in this hizzle. Ollie, a three-month old orphaned sea otter rescued off the coast of Santa Cruz, has a new home at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Don't you wanna hug her and squeeze her into itty bitty pieces? More pics and ... More >>

Taste of Downtown

East Village Arts District

Lemon Sun Swim With The Fishes

​This Friday, Los Angeles band Lemon Sun will be playing a show at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific with a host of other vintage-rock minded DJs and bands. Lemon Sun vocalist Rob Kolar explains that playing  for a captive audience of sea creatures will be a first."We just don't want the ... More >>

PHOTOS: Seize BP Protest at the Aquarium of the Pacific

Christopher Victorio​So the turn-out wasn't so hot, but a protest against BP took place this afternoon in Long Beach at the Aquarium of the Pacific. It was all a part of the Seize BP Campaign's National Days of Action--similar demonstrations took place in more than 50 cities across the country. Th ... More >>

Seize BP Has an OC Protest, Too

ecotrust.org​Turns out there's an Orange County protest against British Petroleum Wednesday to go along with the one we wrote about here in neighboring Long Beach, at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Details after the jump.

Long Beach Grand Prix

Downtown Long Beach

Tonight & Tomorrow: Taste of Downtown Long Beach

​It's one of those things that just is: We cover Long Beach. So there. And as such, I am obligated to tell you about the Taste of Downtown at the Waterfront, which is a sort of food festival being held for the first time by a consortium of Long Beach's Pine Avenue restaurants, happening from 6 ... More >>

A Weekend of Lines n' Numbers for Climate Action

Spencer Kornhaber / OC Weekly​The International Day of Climate Action came and went, and global warming has been solved. What? Oh, sorry. It's still a problem. But at least some people tried to do something about it.This was true in Orange County. I stopped by the 350.org event in San Clemente on ... More >>

Duh-Dunt. Duh-Dunt. Duht-Duht-Duht-Duht-Duht-Duht . . .

The Aquarium of the Pacific in the Long Beach is the only aquarium in the contiguous United States to have a tiger shark on exhibit--and they couldn't be prouder. The 5-foot baby is being studied as tiger sharks are often feared as the second-most dangerous shark in the ocean. They're also among the ... More >>

To Do Orange County: July 4th

Looking for a way to celebrate Independence Day?  Take a look at the options below to ensure that you're not home alone when the fireworks are going off."I'M ON A BOAT!" 4th of July Queen Mary SpectacularThe pool opens at 11am and you can lounge, drink, and dance. Walk around the ship and check ... More >>

Going to Acapulco

Baja Splash Cultural Festival

Special Screenings

The Aquarium of The Pacific's Newest Attractions

Yesterday was a perfect day in sunny, beautiful Long Beach to go swimming with the fishes at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Well, I didn’t go swimming personally, but I could have. Swimming in the shark tank is just one of the new attractions offered by the aquarium to celebrate its tenth anniversar ... More >>

[Summer Guide] The Simple Pleasures of an OC Summer

To Do This Weekend 3/28 - 3/30

OC MUSIC AWARDS, 3/29 8 p.m. OC's finest. The Grove 2200 E Katella Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 712-2700 THE BLACK KEYS, 3/30 7 p.m. This band fucking rocks. Be there. $20 Glass House 200 W. Second St. Pomona, CA 91766 909-629-0377 DINNER AND LANTERN-LIT TOUR WITH EGYPTOLOGIST KARA COONEY, 3/3 ... More >>

On the Range

Ridin’, ropin’, rasslin’ & other games of skill & contests of  strength, blazing trails, seeing sights &, of course, Anteaters

Needing a Bigger Boat

Shark Week

Brutal Honesty

Sea Squirt Winter Camp at Aquarium of the Pacific

Special Screenings

Movie(s) of the Week: A Bucket of Blood and Bride of Frankenstein

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Movie of the Week: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Movie of the Week: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Movie of the Week: Playtime

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Movie of the Week: Repo Man

You Never Know What You're Going to Get

Forrest Gump sucked, but damn it if the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant aint good

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: Palindromes

Special Screenings

Movie Event of the Week: Pacific Jewish Film Festival

Free Willy

Long Beach Shakespeare in the Park

Big Willie Style

A summer Shakespeare smackdown

Tastes Like Downtown LBC

Taste of Long Beach squirms under self-imposed limitations

Eight Days

Long Beach

Much more than tourist traps