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Corona (New York)

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    People Noise, Casket Salesmen and The Prisoner's Dilemma at the Glass House on 02/10

    The minute I cut through the entrance curtains of the Glass House in Pomona Sunday night, it dawned on me how the setup looked more like an intimate rehearsal than an actual gig. In the darkness of the main hall, the venue's flashing strobes and swirling colored lights revealed. . .the floor, buffed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Dick's Out

    That's right, folks. Dick Cheney is in town today to attend a high-dollar fundraiser for fellow Republican Ken Calvert. You may remember Ken from his 1993 arrest for soliciting a prostitute in Corona. Or maybe it's from his 2006 designation by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics as one of th ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 17, 2006

    Letters

    'Im a 63-year-old grannie whos done 900 miles so far on the Pacific Crest Trail. Im no hippie. You, however, are a bit snide'

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2008

    Up In Smoke: Orange County Edition

    If you’ve stepped outside of your house today, chances are you’ve smelled the faint scent of burning. But don’t go calling the FBI on your stoner neighbors just yet. The reason behind that smell lingering in the air is wildfire, and it’s right in your back yard—in Brea, Yorba Linda and Cor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    The OC Connection to KPFK's Anti-Semitic Show

    Type "Augustin Cebada" on YouTube to hear his take on plain ol' white folk!The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles has a fascinating article in tomorrow's edition about "La Causa," a show that airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KPFK-FM 90.7 and is hosted by a 1960s refugee who calls himself Augustin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2008

    Gringo Holidays

    Irish I Were Mexican with the Gobshites

  • Web

    October 27, 2005

    A Clockwork Orange

    Irish I Were Mexican with the Gobshites

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Thanks for Visiting Mexico!

    Alleged murderer who made a run for the border is finally back home and behind bars

  • News

    January 27, 2005

    Dam Us!

    Januarys flooding wasnt an act of god, but man

  • News

    January 20, 2005

    No Justice, No Peace of Mind

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Columns

    November 18, 2004

    !Ask a Mexican!

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Culture

    April 22, 2004

    Episode 25

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Culture

    September 11, 2003

    Episode 5

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Clubbed!

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Get Up and Go!

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Music

    August 15, 2002

    Panda-monium!

    Parents have dim hopes sons killer will be brought to trialeven though cops know where alleged murderer is

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Corona del Mar

    Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced

  • Columns

    May 24, 2001

    Tim the Soldier and Nixons Coming

    Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced

  • Columns

    May 17, 2001

    Golden Smog

    Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced

  • Music

    April 26, 2001

    Rock & Roll Ass Love

    Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    El Valiente Chicano

    We live in the world Bert Corona helped create

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Rebel Yell

    Zapatista struggle enlivens life in el Norte

  • Food

    May 28, 2009

    [Hole In the Wall] Savannah Smiles at Kenyan Cuisine

    Zapatista struggle enlivens life in el Norte

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    $2 Corona Night

    Derby Dueling Piano Bar

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Last Week to Get a Big Wisniewski!

    Anaheim Ducks​If you're a fan of RA Sushi (and who wouldn't be with a menu that features a section called "Getting Busy"?) then you probably already know that the limited-time Big Wisniewski roll, created by and named after Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski, will be unavailable after this Saturday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Dessert of the Week: S'mores Sundae at The Crow Bar

    ​The Crow Bar and Kitchen in Corona Del Mar has reinterpreted s'mores, a staple of any campfire, by taking the graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate, and creating a sundae. The Crow Bar's S'mores Sundae, our Dessert of the Week, has all of the essential ingredients, but chef Scott Bra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Wheat Beer Showdown

    cogdog / CC BY 2.0Mothership Wit​With the masses of craft beers now widely available--many coming out of our southerly neighbors in San Diego County--American beer doesn't have quite the same stigma as it once did. There is certainly still the watery, cheap swill to uphold that stereotype, but wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Five Real Mexican Drinks for Cinco de Mayo

    Let's just get this straight right away, OK?Yes, Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. It's a Mexican holiday the way Patriots' Day is an American holiday. Patriots' Day is only observed in two out of the 50 American states (Massachusetts and Maine, in case you were wondering); Cinco de Mayo is only o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Cinco de Mayo 2: Electric Boogaloo

    plasticpeople, under Creative Commons license​There were fans running through the streets of downtown Long Beach this afternoon, blowing vuvuzelas like they were in Polokwane, South Africa. They wore Dos Santos, Marquez, Fernandez and Blanco El Tri jerseys because, yes, Mexico just beat France in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    The OC Foodie Fest Rolls Into Town

    ​Remember when we asked if OC was ready for a street food festival?Well, ready or not, here it comes! The OC Foodie Fest will take place Saturday, August 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Honda Center in beautiful Anaheim.

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Blowing Holes Through the "Big Dug Tunnel"

    ​An 11.2-mile "Big Dug Tunnel" through Cleveland National Forest was the apparent last standing solution to clogged rush hour (and several other hours') traffic between Orange and Riverside counties.But that has now been thoroughly pooh-poohed by local politicians, and a joint transportation comm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Japon: El Original Cacahuate Estilo Japonés

    Edwin Goei​Name: Japon: El Original Cacahuate estilo Japonés (The original Japanese-style peanut) Origin: Mexico Found at: Superior Grocers, Buena Park Cost: 4 bags for $1 Ingredients: Selected Peanuts, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Water, Iodized Salt, Brown Sugar, Hydrolyzed Soy, Hydrolyzed Soy P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    [UPDATED] Gilberto Cruz Silva Gets 39 Years to Life for Raping One Prostitute and Trying to Rape a Second

    ​UPDATE, FEB. 18, 5:15 P.M.: 31-year-old Corona resident Gilberto Cruz Silva was sentenced to 39 years to life in state prison and required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life for raping one prostitute at knifepoint and trying to rape a second in 2009.

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Pot, Guns and Cash Seized After Raids of Dispensaries and Homes

    Weed, guns and money were seized last week after law enforcement served search warrants at storefront medical marijuana dispensaries in Lake Forest and Long Beach and the homes of people associated with the shops.According to a notice from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, members of South ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    [UPDATED] Armando Macias Faces Death Penalty for Bizarre Family Murder Plot

    David Montemayor​UPDATE, MARCH 28, 9:34 A.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) today goes for a third death penalty conviction and sixth and final conviction overall in the 2002 murder of a Buena Park man that was set in motion by his sister, who was jealous he was being handed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    [UPDATED with Conviction:] Armando Macias Faces Death Penalty for Bizarre Family Murder Plot

    Courtesy of OCDAArmando Macias​UPDATE, APRIL 21, 5:56 P.M.: A jury in Santa Ana today found Armando Macias guilty of murder--a conviction that could bring the 35-year-old Lancaster gang banger the death penalty.Macias was part of the family murder plot of businessman David Montemayor, 44, of Buena ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    This Week in Food: Smoked Turkey Legs, Cinco de Drinko, and

    Flickr user madmarv00​This was Cinco de Mayo week, so we understandably went more Mexican than usual. But after the jump are non-Mexi delights and more!

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    [UPDATED with Sentence:] Armando Macias: DEATH!

    Courtesy of OCDAArmando Macias​UPDATE, MAY 19, 6:08 P.M.: A jury today recommended that gang member Armando Macias, 35, of Lancaster, receive the death penalty for his role in a bizarre family murder plot in 2002.It was Macias who "executed" 44-year-old David Montemayor, who was fleeing after bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    American, Mexican Beermakers Fight Over Mexican Livers in the United States

    ​It's no big secret that beer companies have long targeted Latinos in the United States to drink their swill, going as far as to turning an obscure Mexican holiday into the Cinco de Drink bacchanal we celebrate every May 5. Beer-company logos now decorate everything from booth banners at Mexican I ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Cooling Down With Local Beer

    [SUMMER GUIDE] No. 44 of the 100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Portola Coffee Lab and TAPS Create Neo-Colonial Stout

    ​What do you get when you take one part scientific coffee brewer and another part award-winning brewmaster? Some intensely caffeinated beer, that's what! Two great minds teamed up on a limited-edition taste that will get you pretty hopped up (Insert wah-wah trombone here).The players: Portola Coff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    [UPDATED with Judge's Affirmation:] Armando Macias: DEATH!

    Courtesy of OCDAArmando Macias​UPDATE, SEPT. 1, 1:26 P.M.: Superior Court Judge Francisco Briseno today affirmed the death sentence for gang member Armando Macias, the triggerman in a bizarre family murder plot in 2002.A jury that convicted Macias in April for his role in the slaying followed up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Fender Factory Opens its Doors

    Brandon FergusonPhyllis Fender speaks at the grand opening of the visitor center at the Fender manufacturing plant in Corona​Though it moved a relatively short distance from the quaint shopping district surrounding downtown Fullerton to the bucolic splendor of Corona (cough), Fender has truly ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Fender Factory Opens to Public

    [Mental Notes] Also: Latina theater group Breath of Fire goes gypsy

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    [UPDATED with Death Stench:] Holy Calamari! Orange County Waters Squid-y (Again)

    ​UPDATE, SEPT. 27, 4:09 P.M.: Newport Beach officials were scheduled today to remove 200 to 300 dead squid that washed up on Little Corona Beach Friday.That will hopefully remove the death stench, too.The city had hoped the tides would return the Humboldt jumbos to the sea from which they came, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    [UPDATED with Sentence:] Constantino Monterrosas Gamez Guilty of Setting Girlfriend on Fire While Zipping Along I-15

    ​UPDATE, OCT. 27, 1:07 P.M.: 39-year-old Santa Anan Constantino Monterrosas Gamez, who pleaded guilty last week to setting his girlfriend on fire as he drove his pickup on I-15 near Corona in July, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years and four months in state prison. One stipulation of the plea de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Local Record Review: 'The Invisible Empire' by Beatnik

    ​BeatnikThe Invisible EmpireEcovox RecordsA little out of our usual coverage here given that Beatnik are over the hills in Corona (rather than Corona Del Mar, say), but given the continuing Occupy protests -- accompanied with various articles and comments about 'where is the music or anthem of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Belgian Beers Shine At The Copper Door Tasting Event

    Taylor Hamby​The Copper Door brought the creations of nearly 50 craft breweries to downtown Santa Ana when it opened in 2010. The (literally) underground beer bar has approximately six beers on tap at a time but dozens upon dozens bottled delights. Their simple menu is broken down into categories ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Edelmira Corona, Final Player in Bizarre Family Murder Plot, Lucky to Get 14 Years in Prison

    Corona​Edelmira Corona was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in state prison, closing the book on the murder-for-hire case reportedly born from co-worker Deborah Ann Perna's jealousy and hatred toward her brother, who was taking the reins of the family trucking business. The only one of six defendants ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Lil' Cowboy Stout at Newport Beach Brewing Co., Our Drink of the Week!

    Photo by Charisma Madarang​​Shock Top drinkers and Corona die-hards often complain that stouts are simply too heavy for their delicate palates. Luckily, the Newport Beach Brewing Co. has a stout to ease newbs into this delicious territory. One of the grandaddys of OC's brewpub scene, Brew Co. is ... More >>

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