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Corona Del Mar

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007

    Wine & Ice Cream Tasting

    When I first heard about the unusual pairing of wine and ice cream, honestly it sounded like a stomach ache waiting to happen. Then again, I'm one of those people who likes to try weird and possibly gross food, so I decided to check it out. The four-course tasting was held at the Wine Gallery in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    OC Oldsters Rock at LA Marathon

    Only one surprise in the elite field at the 23rd Los Angeles Marathon yesterday ... 9 of the top 10 finishers being the usual flock of 5-foot, 102-pound Kenyans. (The dude listed as from Bahrain and the one from Marietta, GA? Kenyans.) How the hombre from Mexico snuck into sixth place, we have no id ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 25, 2002

    Hot Bartenders

    This is what a newspaper column is for

  • Food

    March 27, 2003

    Ask the Soup Nazi

    Five joints to get your slurp on

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Howard Ahmanson Jr. Only the Second Biggest Hater

    Gustavo's pal Howard F. Ahmanson Jr. just missed the top spot on the Dishonor Roll published online by Californians Against Hate. The Knights of Columbus of New Haven, Conn., gave $1.425 million to the campaign for the same-sex-marriage-barring Prop. 8, while Howie only ponied up $1.395 million.Hey, ... More >>

  • Food

    February 19, 2009

    [Hole in the Wall] Bowled Over on Balboa at Macksan's Cafe

    Gustavo's pal Howard F. Ahmanson Jr. just missed the top spot on the Dishonor Roll published online by Californians Against Hate. The Knights of Columbus of New Haven, Conn., gave $1.425 million to the campaign for the same-sex-marriage-barring Prop. 8, while Howie only ponied up $1.395 million.Hey, ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 12, 2008

    Getting Small With the Frostig Collection at Scape

    Gustavo's pal Howard F. Ahmanson Jr. just missed the top spot on the Dishonor Roll published online by Californians Against Hate. The Knights of Columbus of New Haven, Conn., gave $1.425 million to the campaign for the same-sex-marriage-barring Prop. 8, while Howie only ponied up $1.395 million.Hey, ... More >>

  • Features

    June 12, 2008

    [Summer Guide] The Simple Pleasures of an OC Summer

    Gustavo's pal Howard F. Ahmanson Jr. just missed the top spot on the Dishonor Roll published online by Californians Against Hate. The Knights of Columbus of New Haven, Conn., gave $1.425 million to the campaign for the same-sex-marriage-barring Prop. 8, while Howie only ponied up $1.395 million.Hey, ... More >>

  • Unknown

    August 24, 2000

    Rage Among the Weight Machines

    Gustavo's pal Howard F. Ahmanson Jr. just missed the top spot on the Dishonor Roll published online by Californians Against Hate. The Knights of Columbus of New Haven, Conn., gave $1.425 million to the campaign for the same-sex-marriage-barring Prop. 8, while Howie only ponied up $1.395 million.Hey, ... More >>

  • Features

    February 7, 2008

    Holla, We Want Pre-nup!

    Get down, girl! Go 'head, get down: It's the Weekly's guide to gold-digging hotspots

  • Food

    March 18, 1999

    Famous Food, Part 2

    Conductors! Rock Stars! Restaurateurs! Poets!

  • Columns

    August 30, 2007

    Hey, You!

    Teenage Runaway

  • Food

    May 2, 2002

    Frenching, Italian-Style

    Caffe Panini takes the Mc out of breakfast

  • Food

    August 12, 2004

    This Week in Carnivores vs. Vegetarians

    Caffe Panini takes the Mc out of breakfast

  • Columns

    June 19, 2003

    Letters

    Caffe Panini takes the Mc out of breakfast

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Corona del Mar

    Caffe Panini takes the Mc out of breakfast

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Irvine

    Caffe Panini takes the Mc out of breakfast

  • Food

    June 2, 2005

    GUSTAVOS GRUB GUIDE

    This week in the coast

  • Food

    May 26, 2005

    This Week in Randomness

    This week in the coast

  • Food

    September 16, 2004

    No Feigning Necessary!

    The distracting decor and fabulous dinners of Svelte

  • Food

    May 29, 2003

    Vacuuming in the Nude!

    Candy sets the summer on fire

  • News

    May 15, 2003

    Scorecard

    Candy sets the summer on fire

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

    C

    Candy sets the summer on fire

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Corona del Mar

    Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced

  • Features

    August 9, 2001

    Active Eats

    And its one, two, threewhat are we dining for?

  • Columns

    September 21, 2000

    Letters

    And its one, two, threewhat are we dining for?

  • Columns

    March 23, 2000

    Letters

    And its one, two, threewhat are we dining for?

  • Articles

    September 20, 2007

    Grub Guide

    And its one, two, threewhat are we dining for?

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Drink of the Week: Deilirum Tremens

    Sometimes nothing tastes better than a cold, smooth beer. And if you're going to pay over five bucks a pop, you might as well go with World Beer Championship's 1998 winner of "Best Beer in the World," Delirium Tremens (Latin for "trembling madness"). Don't let the name fool you, this Belgium brewed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Dueling Dishes: Aioli Smackdown?

    The Crow Bar's cool-as-hell logo...​Few culinary trends annoy me more than the spread of aiolis (pun intended)--just seeing the term on most any menu is a tell that the chef imagines himself to be some high-falutin', fusion-y maestro who's going to blow you away with something that's really glorif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Criminal Defense of the Day: "I'm An Unemployed Wine Taster"

    Lil Erna / Flickr / Creative Commons​Imagine you're a vagrant wino (in these times, not hard to imagine). You get picked up by Newport Beach police. How to explain the stink on the breath... the unwashed clothes... the sad look in your eyes?From Corona Del Mar Today:Two transient men were arrested ... More >>

  • Food

    March 11, 2010

    SideDoor Is Gastro-Sensational

    May all of OC's many, many gastropubs-to-be follow this Corona del Mar highlight's lead

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Where To Grab A Bite Near OC's Honeybaked Ham Shops

    Easter means ham, and most of Orange County gets their hams from Honeybaked Ham. The Honeybaked folks actually have the distribution down to a science, which is a plus, but it still takes a couple of minutes per customer, and that means huge lines. Tempers can flare, especially since the lines at th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Flickr Photo of the Week: Eye on the Camera

    Flickr user Talo66Sunbathing pelicans in Corona del Mar.​​Got something to share with your community? Join the OC Weekly Flickr pool!

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Haidl Gang Rapist's Last Descpicable Act is Deservedly a Dud

    Time for 3 clowns to exit the stage​The California Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by the infamous Haidl Gang Rapists to overturn the court order that requires them to register as sex offenders for the rest of their lives.It was an anti-climatic ruling given that Superior Court Judge Franc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2010

    Sunday News Notes

    Rizzo: I've been sodomized!​Local news highlights include:Ex-Bell city manager says he is a rape victimIn case you haven't heard: Robert Rizzo, Bell's city manager who paid himself $1.5 million annually, was sexually assaulted. Yep, and Rizzo is naming names. The perpetrator? The LA Times, he says ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2010
  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show Reviews Are In

    ​This week's collection of things on the Interwebs from or about Orange County includes netizen reviews of a car shop, a sandwich shop, UC Irvine dorms, hotspots for meet-ups, Fullerton City Council candidates, San Clemente's immigration checkpoint and Huntington Beach white boys who refer to them ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Police Budget is the Grinch Who Stole Santa's Helicopter Visit to Corona del Mar School

    ​It has become a holiday tradition: each December a police helicopter circles Harbor View Elementary School in Corona Del Mar, lands on the school grounds and out pops Santa and Mrs. Claus to the hoots, hollers and cheers of excited boys and girls ready to be given candy canes a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    OC Restaurants Offer Special Heart-Healthy Menus in February

    ​Hearts will be everywhere in February, but Hoag Hospital (whose cafeteria we reviewed) and the Newport Beach Restaurant Association want to bring to focus to the beating, blood-pumping variety. In honor of American Heart Month, the health-care provider has partnered with OC restaurants to develop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    As Art Houses Struggle, Port Theatre Roars Back

    ​This week's Weekly feature story is about the struggle to survive for Southern California theaters that run art, indie and foreign films. Included in "The State of the Art House" are the experiences of Edwards University in Irvine, the Art Theatre in Long Beach and the Regency Lido in Newport Bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    On The Line: John Cuevas of The Crow Bar and Kitchen, Part Two

    Photo by Kevin Lara​ Today we continue with our interview with John Cuevas, the new kitchen mastermind at The Crow Bar and Kitchen in Corona Del Mar.  If you missed the first part of our Q&A, click here.  Otherwise, read on. Weirdest thing you've ever eaten:Sea cucumber.You're ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 26, 2011

    SCAPE Gallery Shows White's Power

    New exhibit offers a host of themes on the emblematic, enigmatic sometimes-color

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Five Great Places in Orange County To Have A Picnic This Memorial Day Weekend

    Flickr user johan​Ah, summer. Time for picnics, beaches, and parks. Time for picnics on the beach, picnics in the park, picnics at the beach parks. Here are five picnic spots to consider for this holiday weekend and for every summer weekend thereafter that would do well with picnics, beaches, and ... More >>

  • Food

    July 14, 2011

    Rose Bakery Café Is the Dough-Right Man

    This Corona del Mar spot looks yuppie, but makes doughnuts worthy of Anaheim

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    I Heart Puppies Does Not Heart Animal Activist

    ​The owner of a Corona del Mar pet store has filed for a restraining order against a Los Angeles activist who has accused the merchant of acquiring dogs from puppy mills.I Heart Puppies shop owner Brooke Ann Bradford filed the request Friday in Orange County Superior Court to stop alleged harassme ... More >>

  • 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

    September 29, 2011

    Barkworks Sells Puppy Mill Pets: Lawsuit

    ​A pet store chain with two Orange County shops sold puppies supplied by a puppy mill, alleges a class-action lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles law firm.The complaint alleges puppy breeds prone to illness and other health woes are being sold by Barkworks, which has stores in Brea and Mission Viejo.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Savory Spice Shop Opens at OC Mart Mix

    Dave Lieberman​Just in time for the holidays, Savory Spice Shop has opened its second location, inside the OC Mart Mix at the SoCo Collection off the 405 freeway. The original branch of the chain has been open for a couple of years in Corona del Mar Plaza, where people whose cars cost as much as m ... 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 >>

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