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Subject: Balboa Island

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2007

    Disturbia

    A man using crutches but holding a gun still failed at carjacking. A motorist threw hot coffee on a bicyclist. Before he lost his wig and shoes, a man tried to steal a Nintendo game from a Laguna Beach hotel room. A man sitting in a restaurant issued death threats. A burglar stole only syringes from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    Haunted OC Hotspots

    In honor of Halloween the OC Weekly has compiled a list of haunted Orange County locations courtesy the database of haunted places on Shadowlands.net. So take some time and have a read. Even if you don't believe in ghosts, at least you can learn about some local legends and scare yourself silly! M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2008

    Friday at Taste of Newport, Fashion Island

    Usually when I decide to spend like a baller for a nice dinner (about twice a year), Newport Beach is the first place I think of. Luckily, the 20th Annual Taste of Newport rolled into town, bringing an onslaught of appetizers and entrees to sink my teeth into. By the time I had scarfed and sipped my ... More >>

  • News

    November 22, 2001

    Stealth Wealth

    Usually when I decide to spend like a baller for a nice dinner (about twice a year), Newport Beach is the first place I think of. Luckily, the 20th Annual Taste of Newport rolled into town, bringing an onslaught of appetizers and entrees to sink my teeth into. By the time I had scarfed and sipped my ... More >>

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    My Friend Chris

    Usually when I decide to spend like a baller for a nice dinner (about twice a year), Newport Beach is the first place I think of. Luckily, the 20th Annual Taste of Newport rolled into town, bringing an onslaught of appetizers and entrees to sink my teeth into. By the time I had scarfed and sipped my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Mackerel Flats' Folks Leaning Toward Obama? Who Knew?

    Around 11 this morning, KPCC 89.3 FM's AirTalk show presented a call-in segment called "I Didn't Know My Neighbor Was Voting For (Fill In The Blank)!" Host Larry Mantle wanted to know whether anyone's neighbors put political signs on their front lawns that surprised the listener. First caller Garr ... More >>

  • Features

    July 24, 2003

    The OC Weekly Book Of Food Lists!

    Around 11 this morning, KPCC 89.3 FM's AirTalk show presented a call-in segment called "I Didn't Know My Neighbor Was Voting For (Fill In The Blank)!" Host Larry Mantle wanted to know whether anyone's neighbors put political signs on their front lawns that surprised the listener. First caller Garr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    A Very Zimmerman Christmas

    Southern California's got a few neighborhoods known for their festive (or overkill, whatever you want) holiday displays, where entire blocks of houses do their very best to outdo and outlight each other: There's Candy Cane Lane in Torrance, Brea's got one off the Lambert exit of the 57, the Naples C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    A Pedo-Apolgist's Best Pal: OC Supervisor Bill Campbell

    So it turns out icky Monsignor Lawrence Baird won't give the invocation at the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting today after all as originally planned; Baird now says he has to give Mass at St. John Vianney Chapel on Balboa Island at 9:30 a.m., and isn't that as bullshit an excuse as you'll ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 11, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    So it turns out icky Monsignor Lawrence Baird won't give the invocation at the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting today after all as originally planned; Baird now says he has to give Mass at St. John Vianney Chapel on Balboa Island at 9:30 a.m., and isn't that as bullshit an excuse as you'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    OC's Football Flameout Gets The Esquire Treatment

    Not Esquire.Gustavo blogged him up as "OC's Eternal Loser" in 2007, but Esquire magazine's May 2009 issue (the one that allows you to create your own horrifying Obama/Clooney/Timberlake/monster man cover) labels him as "The Man Who Never Was." We're talking about Todd Marinovich, the Newport Beach k ... More >>

  • Food

    March 19, 2009

    You Won't Be Able to Stay Neutral About the Stellar French/Swiss Fare at Basilic

    Not Esquire.Gustavo blogged him up as "OC's Eternal Loser" in 2007, but Esquire magazine's May 2009 issue (the one that allows you to create your own horrifying Obama/Clooney/Timberlake/monster man cover) labels him as "The Man Who Never Was." We're talking about Todd Marinovich, the Newport Beach k ... More >>

  • Music

    November 27, 2008

    [Feedback 2008] Musician Pat Visel Makes the Best Albums (Almost) No One's Heard

    Not Esquire.Gustavo blogged him up as "OC's Eternal Loser" in 2007, but Esquire magazine's May 2009 issue (the one that allows you to create your own horrifying Obama/Clooney/Timberlake/monster man cover) labels him as "The Man Who Never Was." We're talking about Todd Marinovich, the Newport Beach k ... More >>

  • News

    August 14, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] Senator Dick Ackerman Does the Right Thing In the Case of James Ochoa

    Not Esquire.Gustavo blogged him up as "OC's Eternal Loser" in 2007, but Esquire magazine's May 2009 issue (the one that allows you to create your own horrifying Obama/Clooney/Timberlake/monster man cover) labels him as "The Man Who Never Was." We're talking about Todd Marinovich, the Newport Beach k ... More >>

  • Features

    January 6, 2005

    Imagining Orange County

    Not Esquire.Gustavo blogged him up as "OC's Eternal Loser" in 2007, but Esquire magazine's May 2009 issue (the one that allows you to create your own horrifying Obama/Clooney/Timberlake/monster man cover) labels him as "The Man Who Never Was." We're talking about Todd Marinovich, the Newport Beach k ... More >>

  • News

    May 17, 2007

    Dude, Where's My Pot?

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    October 19, 2006

    Art Chrisman

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    October 19, 2006

    Best of OC, Nos. 11 to 25

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2006

    Clubs

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Food

    November 10, 2005

    This Week in Picking Restaurants by Pointing Blindly at My Computer Screen

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    'Tittie Twister'!

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Unknown

    October 27, 2005

    Halloween 2015

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Corona del Mar

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Food

    August 18, 2005

    This Week in Ice Cream and Other Frozen Delights

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Unknown

    March 17, 2005

    This Week in Food on a Stick

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Unknown

    March 10, 2005

    This Week in Danish

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Culture

    May 27, 2004

    Hand-Built

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    November 27, 2003

    Fish-Free Sea

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    The Collecting Bug

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    The 129 Greatest OC Bands Ever!: 1 - 50

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Culture

    May 29, 2003

    Each year, its a little less wonderful

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    February 13, 2003

    Look Homeward, Porn Angel

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

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    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

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    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

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  • Features

    October 24, 2002

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    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Food

    April 18, 2002

    Lo-Cal Local Chips

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    V for Victory

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Food

    November 22, 2001

    Learn Italian Fast

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Newport Beach

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Columns

    August 23, 2001

    Privilege Has its Membership

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Film

    August 16, 2001

    Going Deep

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    May 31, 2001

    35 Great Things About Summer in Orange County

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    March 15, 2001

    Dumbbell

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Horror!

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Final Frontiers

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Merry F#!@*ing Christmas!

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Features

    July 1, 1999

    Summer Eats

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Knock 'Em Down

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Balboa Island Interior Designer is the Agiest of the Chicest Woman in All the Land

    HarpersBazaar.comMary Lou Stockwell (second from the right), appears with other Fabulous at Every Age winners and fembot Elizabeth Hurley, who handled the introductions at a swanky party in New York City. ​The old money may be on the East Coast, but when it comes to the most, erm, mature of "Amer ... More >>

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