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January 27, 2012
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 >>
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August 10, 2011
On the Line: Andrew Gruel of Slapfish, Part Two
Photo by Meranda CarterAndrew 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 >>
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July 18, 2011
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 >>
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July 7, 2011
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 >>
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June 9, 2011
Delius Restaurant Is the Real Deal
Getting to know the ambitious Signal Hill restaurant beyond the first crush
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May 11, 2011
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 >>
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March 21, 2011
[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 >>
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March 14, 2011
What You Missed: Chowderfest, Datarock, Mike Watt, Exene Cervenka
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyWhat'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 >>
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March 10, 2011
Best In the West Chowderfest
Aquarium of the Pacific
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March 3, 2011
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).
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March 3, 2011
Long Beach Mardi Gras
Rainbow Harbor
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February 25, 2011
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 >>
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January 18, 2011
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 >>
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December 23, 2010
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 >>
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June 24, 2010
Taste of Downtown
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June 24, 2010
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 >>
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June 9, 2010
PHOTOS: Seize BP Protest at the Aquarium of the Pacific
Christopher VictorioSo 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 >>
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June 8, 2010
Seize BP Sets Sights on Shamed Oil Company and Long Beach Aquarium
The national Seize BP Campaign--it has organized demonstrations against British Petroleum through Thursday in more than 50 cities across the country--is coming to Long Beach Wednesday to protest the shamed oil company and a new target: Aquarium of the Pacific."The Aquarium, which claims its missi ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Seize BP Has an OC Protest, Too
ecotrust.orgTurns 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.
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April 15, 2010
Long Beach Grand Prix
Downtown Long Beach
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March 24, 2010
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 >>
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October 26, 2009
A Weekend of Lines n' Numbers for Climate Action
Spencer Kornhaber / OC WeeklyThe 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 >>
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July 17, 2009
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 >>
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July 2, 2009
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 >>
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May 6, 2009
Shark Summer: Here We Go Again?
You'll be forgiven if you take a fleeting glance at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific's latest tourist-season promotion and feel deja vu all over again. After all, posters with teeth-blaring maneaters and a "Shark Summer" logo with an ominous fin replacing the "a" in shark do evoke memories of ... More >>
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September 4, 2008
Going to Acapulco
Baja Splash Cultural Festival
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August 28, 2008
Soul Surfing
Connecting With Earth: The Spiritual Link
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July 17, 2008
Special Screenings
Connecting With Earth: The Spiritual Link
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June 13, 2008
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 >>
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June 12, 2008
[Summer Guide] The Simple Pleasures of an OC Summer
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 >>
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March 28, 2008
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 >>
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September 20, 2007
On the Range
Ridin’, ropin’, rasslin’ & other games of skill & contests of strength, blazing trails, seeing sights &, of course, Anteaters
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August 2, 2007
Needing a Bigger Boat
Shark Week
News
December 21, 2006
Brutal Honesty
Sea Squirt Winter Camp at Aquarium of the Pacific
Film
October 26, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie(s) of the Week: A Bucket of Blood and Bride of Frankenstein
Film
October 19, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie of the Week: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
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October 12, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie of the Week: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
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August 17, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie of the Week: Playtime
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August 10, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie of the Week: Repo Man
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August 3, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie of the Week: The Big Sleep
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July 20, 2006
You Never Know What You're Going to Get
Forrest Gump sucked, but damn it if the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant aint good
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March 30, 2006
Commie Girl
Rock On
Every day is Halloween at a home for retarded children on Swallows Day
Film
February 23, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie of the Week: Palindromes
Film
February 16, 2006
Special Screenings
Movie Event of the Week: Pacific Jewish Film Festival
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October 20, 2005
Long Beach
Movie Event of the Week: Pacific Jewish Film Festival
Culture
July 7, 2005
Free Willy
Long Beach Shakespeare in the Park
Culture
June 9, 2005
Big Willie Style
A summer Shakespeare smackdown
Food
November 18, 2004
Tastes Like Downtown LBC
Taste of Long Beach squirms under self-imposed limitations
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July 29, 2004
Eight Days
Taste of Long Beach squirms under self-imposed limitations
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September 27, 2001
Long Beach
Much more than tourist traps
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