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Buena Park

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    Shoot me once...

    A Buena Park man who was shot in the head last August during a robbery at the liquor store he worked at was pistol-whipped until he was unconscious during a holdup at the same store Wednesday morning. Mote Malhaus was working behind the counter at Sunshine Market and Liquor when two men in hooded s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    To Do Tonight 10/9

    OC Weekly's Best of OC Party, 7 p.m. Celebrate the release of our 13th annual Best Of OC issue with live entertainment, eclectic hors d'oeuvres and complimentary beer, wine and spirits. i Lounge 18912 Macarthur Blvd. Irvine, CA 92612 The Crystal Method, 9 p.m. Um, yeah. Tentation Ultra Lounge 4647 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Mobile Dairy Classroom Ignores La Palma, Cypress, and Why That Matters

    It's cool that the Dairy Council of California is in the midst of an Orange County elementary school tour involving a Holstein cow and calf and lessons on how milk is made, but there's just one major oversight. The self-described "educational milking parlor on wheels" will visit kiddies in SanTana, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 21

    Orange County Register: It's not the happiest place on Earth today, as Disneyland begins laying off back-office employees and telling employees of a Paradise Pier Hotel restaurant it will close. . . . Motivational speaker Gary Shawkey was booked into Orange County Jail on murder charges after s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Flowers of the Sea

    Flowers of the Sea

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2008

    Mrs. Robinson?

    Ms. Senior OC 2008

  • Features

    February 21, 2008
  • Food

    May 10, 2007

    Out of the Ashes

    The delectable saga of Thai Nakorn enters its third act

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    The CPCs Hidden Empire

    Where might you get ticketed by the Citation Processing Center

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Buena Park

    The thinking mans Anaheim

  • Features

    December 28, 2000

    In the Name of the Father

    Growing up Wiley Drake Jr.

  • Features

    January 6, 2000

    WENCHES

    Re-created Going Medieval on Yer Olde Ass

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    An Open Letter to the Residents of Buena Park

    Re-created Going Medieval on Yer Olde Ass

  • Columns

    August 13, 1998

    Diver Down

    Re-created Going Medieval on Yer Olde Ass

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    The Last Crime Mike Carona Committed on His Sentencing Day (To Our Knowledge)?

    Since no one correctly guessed who made the prison-rape crack about disgraced, felonious ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona (it was Buena Park pastor Wiley Drake, although the last guess--KOCE-TV's Real Orange anchor Ann Pulice--was HILARIOUS) and we so desperately want to give away the cover abov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2009

    Kogi, At Last!

    Saturday, May 2, 2009. This was the night. I could feel it. I was going to finally sink my teeth into something the whole of L.A. had been talking about and enjoying for months. Unless you've been holed up in the Unabomber shack or haven't been reading my entries on this blog, I'm talking, of ... More >>

  • Food

    May 14, 2009

    It's Finally Kogi Korean-Barbecue Taco Truck Season in OC

    Saturday, May 2, 2009. This was the night. I could feel it. I was going to finally sink my teeth into something the whole of L.A. had been talking about and enjoying for months. Unless you've been holed up in the Unabomber shack or haven't been reading my entries on this blog, I'm talking, of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2009

    Moderate Earthquake Strikes LA, OC

    Crashing PlatesAt 8:39 p.m., an estimated 5.0 magnitude earthquake centered in the Hawthorne/Inglewood area rocked Los Angeles and Orange County, according to me, my neighbors and Caltech. In Santa Ana, the quake felt like it lasted about 15 seconds and seemed determined to topple a bookcase. LA n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2009

    Kogi in OC! Kogi in OC! Tonight!!!

    Just got late breaking word about Kogi. Because of troubles with the Lakewood police, they are changing their location to Buena Park tonight: 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Corner of Fresca & Valley View, one block east of Orangethorphe!!!! Also, a reminder: be nice, people! Don't cut, don't fight, and be resp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Crime Time: Small Fries, Bad Tenants and the Church Lady

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--small fry edition . . . MONDAY, JULY 20Artist's rendering of Bank of America robber. He may belong to that notorious street gang, the Lollipop Kids.​Watch Those Kids at the Playground A 3-year-old boy was at the playground in Ponderosa Park ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Just Another Orange County Murder: Jasmine Fiore Car Found

    UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2009

    John's Incredible Pizza Co. Opens Today in Buena Park Downtown

    johnspizza.com The official story here is that John's Incredible Pizza Co. opens at Buena Park Downtown today.  It has been reported that the 60,000 square feet mega restaurant occupies the whole lower floor of the mall.  And I mean the whole lower floor.A few months ago, I saw the construction, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    To Do Tonight - 6/1

    Engage/NEA Writers Event, 2 p.m.You think you have what it takes to be a writer? Too bad you're so old. Luckily age is just a number to the folks at Engage, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in the field of creativity and aging. They're hosting a National Endowment for the Arts today where w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Just Another Orange County Murder: George Springer

    View Larger Map Police responding to a shots fired call around 12:20 a.m. Sunday in the 8500 block of Bel Air Street in Buena Park arrived to find 42-year-old George Stringer lying face down in front of a home. He'd been blasted with a shotgun.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Two Register Girls One Cup

    ​We now know why the Los Angeles Times, after years of getting its ink-stained ass handed to it in Orange County by the Register, gladly entered a joint-distribution agreement with its former fierce competitor. It's part of a secret Times scheme to divide and conquer the now-bankrupt Reggie reader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Snott's to Get New Owner?

    ​NEWS ITEM: The parent company of Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park announced it has agreed to a buyout. Ohio-based Cedar Fair Entertainment--which, besides Snott's, owns 10 other amusement parks, seven water parks and five hotels across the U.S. and Canada--says the $2.4 billion transaction with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Buena Park PD Early Lunch Quiz Time

    No one won my Huell Howser Hollywood Farmer's Market quiz (he was eating Greek chicken kabobs), so let's move closer to home: for a jar of my chica's basil jelly, which Fullerton restaurant did Buena Park police officers visit mid-morning yesterday in their squad car? Not only that, but one of the o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

    ​ Headline: Buena Park Pastor Agrees that Haiti Made Deal With SatanComment by defectedtopi2: The lost county, O.C., made a deal with the Mexican devil and is now paying the price.

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    High Speed Train May Demolish Buena Park Homes Designed to Be Near Trains

    California High Speed Rail AuthorityIf only the new train had only to contend with windmills...​Sunday's Los Angeles Times carried a piece that largely rehashed a few low-boiling controversies about the planned high speed train line that, when eventually completed, will connect Anaheim and San Die ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    What's the Big Deal about Bacon?

    This, on the other hand, I can appreciate...​It's nice to know a couple of people do here my segments on KCRW-FM 89.9's Good Food show, but the universal reaction this week was the same: why don't I like bacon?In my latest review (which was really an old review of Buena Park's Athenian Burgers #3, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Cops Seize a Buttload of Illegal Fireworks

    Courtesy of Buena Park Police Department​Buena Park Police seized 2,800 pounds of illegal fireworks Wednesday.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Routine Traffic Stop Leads to a Dozen Pit Bull Puppies Bound for Dog-Fighting Life in Mexico

    ​A Buena Park cop on routine patrol Monday morning spotted a van without a front license plate. Out of Alabama with pictures of dogs and "southernexpresstransporters.ning.com" written on the side, the van pulled over into the Kohl's parking lot across from the Buena Park Mall, about a half-mile fr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Fundraiser for Amber Pangan

    OC Chili's Restaurants

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Thee Spectors

    The Juke Joint

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    ​Headline: Banks Robbed in Buena Park and FullertonComment by C5INLA: What you are seeing lately is a bunch of hit & run robberies being committed by our gang banging neighbors from Compton and Long Beach.Comment by GWESTLIE: Illegal Aliens and Watts gang members. nuff said.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    This Week in Food: Copyright Fight over Tacos, Dia de los Muertos, Blizzcon Eats, and Killer Pizza Dough!

    Flickr user lol-ita​Such a busy week at this infernal, tasty blog, as usual. Click after the jump to read some of the highlights!

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2010

    Athenian Burgers #3, Eddie Lin Gets the Good Food Treatment

    I originally reviewed Athenian Burgers #3 in Buena Park nearly two-and-a-half years ago, and its reputation for wrapping the best breakfast burritos in Orange County remains, even continues to grow. May the following conversation I had about it with Evan Kleiman of KCRW-FM 89.9's Good Food bring it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Alert To Minors: Don't Be Out Past Curfew on Nov. 18

    ​Kids, here's some advice. The night of Thursday, Nov. 18 is a very good time to stay indoors. Police departments will conduct what they're calling the "largest-ever Orange County curfew sweeps." Cops in nearly every city--Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Garden Grove, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Local Pork For Sale at Buena Park High School Anew!

    Flickr user Carbon NYC​Last autumn, I wrote about local meat and eggs from Buena Park High School's Agricultural Sciences Program. Now through March (or until supplies run out), their hand-raised, flavorful pork is available for sale at the school's farm store.

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Fernando Manuel Ruiz Allegedly Impersonated a Cop Investigating a Robbery to Rob Movie Theater

    ​As part of a misdemeanor case of filing a false vehicle registration, Fernando Manuel Ruiz of Los Angeles agreed to submit a sample of his DNA to cops.The 38-year-old may not have known at the time that the submission would lead to his arrest for a cold case armed robbery of a Buena Park movie th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    [UPDATED with Booking Photo:] Memorial Day Weekend DUI Enforcement Countywide

    ​UPDATE, MAY 31, 6:39 P.M.: The Irvine Police Department this evening released the booking photo at right of Austin Jeffrey Farley, the alleged drunken driver with a past DUI conviction blamed for causing the crash that killed 14-year-old Ashton Sweet.The Northwood High School freshman cheerleader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Torch Restaurant Opens At Old Ripley's Believe It Or Not Building In Buena Park

    Torch Restaurant​Believe or not, Torch Restaurant opened last week in Buena Park at the building that used to house OC's preeminent showcase of freaks until The Real Housewives aired. The owner told me that he's actually been ready for weeks, employees hired and final touches made; but the local g ... More >>

  • Food

    August 4, 2011

    Seventh Home Coffee and Tea House Shows There's No Place Like It

    This teahouse caters to Korean chicks, but you should go, too

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    [UPDATED with 1 More Photo:] 3 Returning From Crystal Cathedral Service Perish in Fiery Crash

    UPDATE, AUG. 9, 1:07 P.M.: One more shot by the Weekly's Brandon Ferguson from last night's triple-fatal accident in Buena Park shows the wreckage:​

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Python Snake Slithers Under Car in Mall Lot

    ​Anyone missing a yellow python snake?Police received a call around 12:30 p.m. today of a 6 footer underneath a Ford Focus in the Sears parking lot at Buena Park Mall?What was he doing there? Slithering.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Hyeon Ju, Sung Park, Hojoon Lee and 17-Year-Old Held for Halloween Rapes Near Knott's Scary Farm

    ​Just down the street from Knott's Scary Farm, something more frightening happened on Halloween.Two females were raped by three young men and a juvenile at Crescent Motel, according to Buena Park police.

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    With 2 of 4 Stolen Yorkies Returned, Owner Offers $7,500 in Rewards for Missing Pair

    ​A 70-year-old Buena Park woman who had four Yorkshire terriers recently stolen from her, only to have two later returned, is now offering a reward for the other pair.Linda Bush will give $2,500 for the return of the female puppy, but the bounty is upped to $5,000 for mother Staci, a Yorkie who wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Horse Mysteriously Collapses at Knott's Berry Farm

    KTLA-TV​If you're spending any part of the long holiday weekend at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, stand clear of the horses.That's because one attached to a stagecoach collapsed in front of people in line Sunday.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Buena Park Holds Checkpoint and the Sheriff Has DUI Patrols in South County Tonight

    ​Buena Park holds a sobriety checkpoint tonight, while roving patrol for drunken drivers will be conducted in Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo.The checkpoint runs from 7 p.m. through 2 a.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of La Palma Avenue.

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2012

    We Are/She Is

    Prospector

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