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Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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    March 9, 2007

    Rich, Richer, Richest

    According to the newly released Forbes annual list of the world's richest people, there are 946 people in the world worth $1 billion or better. That's 178 more billionaires than Forbes counted last year. And yet somehow, even despite that remarkable growth in the membership of the International Bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2007

    Barrio Safari

    The city of Santa Ana's EPIC Commission, a group of local politicians and activists formed to prevent gang violence, offered a guided tour through what one official called "one of the worst neighborhoods" for crime in Santa Ana June 27. At a natural break point during its three-hour meeting, politi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Nonprofits Help Low-Income Families File Tax Returns, Get Credits

    The Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove, Orange County United Way and the Legal Aid Society of Orange County have teamed to sponsor Free Community Tax Days to help families file their income taxes and claim tax credits they may not be aware they are eligible for. Particular focus will be directed ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    Fire in the Hole

    Charity Golf Tournament

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    September 4, 2008
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    December 6, 2007

    Ho Ho Prose

    Barnes and Noble Holiday Book Drive

  • Columns

    September 21, 2006

    Letters

    'If I were to have an extreme case of Montezumas Revenge and there was no toilet paper in sight, and the only thing in the bathroom at that time was an OC Weekly, I still wouldnt p

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    April 27, 2006

    Do As I Say and As I Do

    Break Simon at the Anaheim Heritage Forum

  • Columns

    January 8, 2004

    I Digress

    To make a long story short . . .

  • Food

    May 30, 2002

    Straw Dog

    Short on berries, short on fun

  • Columns

    February 28, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    Short on berries, short on fun

  • News

    February 7, 2002

    Where the Streets Have New Names

    Adios, Jeffrey-Lynne. Howdy, Hermosa Village

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    Blitzkreig Pop!

    Adios, Jeffrey-Lynne. Howdy, Hermosa Village

  • Music

    August 2, 2001

    Sugar High

    Power pop rules at the IPO

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Swine Flu? Painted Face? 'Hair' Remake? You Decide!

    Some emails to Clockwork crossed wires in our email-making machine. As a result, it's unclear whether the accompanying photo goes with an emergency notification to Orange County parents on skin symptoms experienced by children infected with the swine-flu virus or the press release about the happy-ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Center Presents Sneak Peek of Alzheimer's Film

    HBO's unprecedented, multi-platform series The Alzheimer's Project--which includes four documentaries, 15 short films, a book, a community outreach program and a website covering every aspect of the disease--debuts on the pay-cable network Friday but locals get a sneak-peak at one of the films this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    The Eagle Has Landed . . . Flapping His Wings at John Wayne

    Photo by Joel Eckman Maus Glenn and Wendy Stearns admire Challenger's wingspan as handler Al Cecere holds the non-releasable bald eagle.​ CHALLENGER'S CHARITY FLIGHT PATH IS CORRECTED . . . "Challenger," the non-releasable American bald eagle we told you about this morning, made his sched ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Young 'Uns Shutterbugging Laguna Beach Photography Pros

    By Ellie Scharf ​Photographers displayed in the countless galleries and museums of Laguna Beach are now on notice: you've not only got stiff competition, but that competition is getting younger.The photo above by Ellie Scharf is one of two taken by 13-year-olds from the Boys & Girls Club of La ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    Safer Schooling Through Handball at Costa Mesa High School

    By Ellie Scharf ​Photographers displayed in the countless galleries and museums of Laguna Beach are now on notice: you've not only got stiff competition, but that competition is getting younger.The photo above by Ellie Scharf is one of two taken by 13-year-olds from the Boys & Girls Club of La ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    'Tis the Season to Bone Nonprofits, Fa La La La La, La La La La

    ​Above is the logo on boxes like those stolen this past Thanksgiving weekend from the United Labor Agency of Orange County in Garden Grove, where 20,000 pounds of food, more than $25,000 worth of donated toys and other items for the benefit of underprivileged families were taken. Total estimated l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    This Presentation is For the Birds

    ​Clockwork received an email from the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach with the above photo and a headline over it proclaiming, "Boys & Girls Club Members Learn About Local Birds."That would be an extremely rare Wide-Tailed, Sharp-Beeked, White-Throated Coastal Loon the kids in the shot a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Steve Physioc, ex-Angels Broadcaster, Defends Torii Hunter

    Fox SportsSteve Physioc (left) and Rex Hudler, before they were fired in November.​Steve Physioc, who was fired as the Angels television play-by-play man in November (along with his color man, Rex Hudler), is showing there are no hard feelings, at least when it comes to outfielder Torii Hunter, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Laguna Beach Parents Frazzled by Facebook War Get Web Safety Lesson

    ​In light of the recent Facebook war that turned bloody, a free presentation is being held at Laguna Beach High School tonight to answer questions parents have about "learning to deal with children growing up in the 21st century as it relates to technology use.""What You Need to Know to Keep Your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Free Bike Valet Service Coming to Downtown Huntington Beach--But Not in Time for Fourth

    ​The city of Huntington Beach has announced it will unveil a bicycle valet service for its congested downtown during the busy summer months.Unfortunately, that free service will not begin this Fourth of July weekend--the busiest time of the year in Surf City's pier area.

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Move Over Mickey--MLB All-Star FanFest Comes to Anaheim

    Kevin Short​Swap out your Mickey ears for a baseball cap this weekend--the Disney Empire will forfeit its reign over Anaheim to the Major League.The 20th Annual MLB All-Star FanFest, "an interactive baseball theme park and the largest baseball fan event in the world," opens in the Anaheim Conventi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2010

    CBS News Profiles Bruno Serato of The Anaheim White House

    Try to watch this recent CBS news segment without getting a lump in your throat.The story tells of how Bruno Serato, owner of the swanky Anaheim White House, has been cooking and donating pasta dinners 6-days a week to underprivileged children for the last few years at the Anaheim Boys and Girls Cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    What You Missed: BuskerFest, Something Corporate, Charity Chili Cookoff, OC Foodie Fest

    Christopher Victorio​What did you miss this weekend? It should have been packed with music and eating with all of the events that went on. On Friday night, we caught the revival of Something Corporate at The Grove in Anaheim (right). On Saturday, we headed back to Anaheim to stuff our face at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Restaurateur To Get "Humanitarian Of The Year" Award

    Remember Bruno Serato? How could you not?! He's the chef/owner of Anaheim White House, who despite struggling to keep his restaurant afloat, for the last few years has been donating his time, money and efforts to feeding underprivileged children at the Anaheim Boys and Girls Club six days a week. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Alejandro Lorenzo Contreras' Charges in Child Porn/Annoyance Case Infuriate DA's Office

    ​Alejandro Lorenzo Contreras, the 24-year-old Stanton resident who pleaded guilty last month to possessing child pornography and annoying a 12-year-old girl at the Stanton Public Library, was sentenced today to a year in jail and three years of probation. He must also register as a sex offender. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2010

    There's "Snow" Stopping Restaurateur Bruno Serato's Generosity Toward Needy Children

    ​Ten tons of snow were piled on the font lawn of the Anaheim White House restaurant this week.No, our freaky weather hasn't gotten freakier.Restaurateur with a heart Bruno Serato had the white stuff trucked in so local motel kids could enjoy a fairy-tale winter wonderland.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Lynette Rojas Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing $134,000 From the Boys & Girls Club of La Habra

    ​Lynette Rojas in scheduled to sashay into an arraignment hearing in about five minutes to answer to charges that she stole $134,000 from the Boys & Girls Club of La Habra. The Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) will try to throw the book at the 34-year-old La Habra resident, who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    [UPDATED With Sentence] Lynette Rojas Guilty of Stealing $134,000 From Youth Club

    ​UPDATE, APRIL 18, 12:24 P.M.: 34-year-old Lynette Rojas was sentenced today to three years in state prison for stealing $134,000 from the Boys & Girls Club of La Habra. The club's former executive assistant was also ordered to pay $165,000 in restitution and $270,000 in fines. Find ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz to Attend Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Disneyland Premiere

    ​Fans of Captain Jack Sparrow can catch a glimpse of the rugged swashbuckler all cleaned up and moonlighting as actor Johnny Depp at the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, happening May 7 at Disneyland. Depp, along with co-stars Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush and I ... More >>

  • News

    August 11, 2011

    Rusty Coones and Rodrigo Requejo Are Hell Raisers

    For the Illusion Motorsports bike builders, life has been one wild ride

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Mark Wahlberg and Taco Bell Foundation Open 'Graduate to Go Studios'

    ​Taco Bell Foundation for Teens and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation this week opened one of four "Graduate to Go Studios," a project built at Boys & Girls Clubs that will encourage teens to use the new, multi-media recording studios if they stay in school and graduate. The "Graduate to ... More >>

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