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El Salvador

  • Food

    November 24, 2011

    San Salvador Sells the Breakfast of Salvis

    [Hole In the Wall] At this Fountain Valley restaurant, get the breakfast before trying anything else

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    A Handy Guide to Cuban Hip-Hop: Krudas Cubensi, Obsesión, Anónimo Consejo, El Aldeano, Hermanos de Causa

    ​ When the femcee duo Krudas Cubensi was in Santa Ana a few months ago for a show, I personally reiterated to them my long-held opinion that Cuban hip-hop was the best in the world. Later on, they delivered a scintillating performance that only served to solidify that belief. Fortunately, if ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 23, 2011

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​ When the femcee duo Krudas Cubensi was in Santa Ana a few months ago for a show, I personally reiterated to them my long-held opinion that Cuban hip-hop was the best in the world. Later on, they delivered a scintillating performance that only served to solidify that belief. Fortunately, if ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 5, 2011

    'The Reach of Resonance' Connects the Dots

    Steve Elkins and David G. Marks' documentary is burning up the art-film circuit

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    5 More Attraction Ideas for Ronald Reagan Great Park

    ​Between the time the reporting was done on this week's cover story and that issue hit the streets, more ideas for attractions at the future Ronald Reagan Great Park have been floated like a large orange balloon.Indeed, the brilliant stroke of naming Irvine's massive public-works project after "Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Husband Found Guilty of Suffocating His Wife in Anaheim Gets 25 Years to Life in Prison

    Gaby Herrera​Update, December 20, 5:29 p.m.: 31-year-old Angel Duarte Cerna was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison for suffocating and murdering his wife in Anaheim before dumping her body on the side of a freeway in Los Angeles County in 2006. "At the sentencing today, five fam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    "Mexican" Coke on Continental Airlines

    Dave Lieberman"You're taking a picture of the Coke can?" "Yes." "O-o-okay."​I was in Washington, D.C., last week, and on my first leg flight from John Wayne to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, I asked for a Coke to settle my stomach. It had a very familiar taste; imagine my surprise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    ¡Ask a Comida Critic!: Great Horchata?

    ​Since we're in the midst of Latino Heritage Month, let's take a question on Mesoamerica's favorite drink! From Paul, who also asked about menudo--but we'll save that for another time:Where can I find some good horchata (not instant)?Quite a few places, actually, but don't get too impressed about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Some Salvadorans Here Can Breathe a (Temporary) Sigh of Relief

    ​If you're a Salvadoran whose Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is about to expire, you're in luck.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that the Department of Homeland Security will extend the TPS for eligible nationals from the current Sept. 9, 2010, date through the new exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Athlete at the Detroit Bar Last Night

    Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyAthlete ​AthleteJune 20, 2010Detroit Bar, Costa MesaWatch our slideshow here!The Hype: Making their first ever appearance in Orange County, London's Athlete stopped by the Detroit Bar in support of their latest album, Black Swan. Anglophile indie rock enthusiasts everywhere ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 29, 2009

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] Do Mexicans Think It Sucks to Be Salvadoran?

    Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyAthlete ​AthleteJune 20, 2010Detroit Bar, Costa MesaWatch our slideshow here!The Hype: Making their first ever appearance in Orange County, London's Athlete stopped by the Detroit Bar in support of their latest album, Black Swan. Anglophile indie rock enthusiasts everywhere ... More >>

  • Food

    October 1, 2009

    [Hole in the Wall] Salvi Supper at Anita's

    Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyAthlete ​AthleteJune 20, 2010Detroit Bar, Costa MesaWatch our slideshow here!The Hype: Making their first ever appearance in Orange County, London's Athlete stopped by the Detroit Bar in support of their latest album, Black Swan. Anglophile indie rock enthusiasts everywhere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Five Great International Sodas

    Obvious observation of the year: it's hot. Go to these place we haven't discussed in years, all fine eateries, and cool down with their native sodas:​PUPUSERIA SAN SIVAR: The hole-in-the-strip-mall takes special care with their pupusas, which have a crispy yet malleable crust encasing thick, stick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Welcome to the Poorhouse: Put-a-Head-on-It Edition

    One thing I do miss about my life before the soul-crushing debt, round the clock collector calls and general feeling of numb is my nightly Newcastle. Ironically, it was around the time my financial house was falling down that I noticed the price of six packs, across the board, going up. Actually, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    A Look at the Orange Diocese's Previous Head Aztlanistas

    Why is this man smiling?I wish I could say it is an April Fools' joke that the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is going through with its reception for newly ordained Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores despite him never quite getting around to denouncing or disciplining pedo-pries ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Avanti Tackles the Mayans This Month in its World Tuesdays

    You still haven't gone to Avanti Cafe's World Tuesdays, have you? Where $11.50 gets you a three-course meal of international cuisine, each following a monthly theme? I went yesterday and enjoyed a thick bread soup, plantain croquettes fried with God's love and accompanied by coconut rice and the fir ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 4, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    You still haven't gone to Avanti Cafe's World Tuesdays, have you? Where $11.50 gets you a three-course meal of international cuisine, each following a monthly theme? I went yesterday and enjoyed a thick bread soup, plantain croquettes fried with God's love and accompanied by coconut rice and the fir ... More >>

  • Food

    August 7, 2008

    [Food Issue 2008] For Our Recessionary Times, 54 Orange County Meal Deals Between 99 Cents and $15

    You still haven't gone to Avanti Cafe's World Tuesdays, have you? Where $11.50 gets you a three-course meal of international cuisine, each following a monthly theme? I went yesterday and enjoyed a thick bread soup, plantain croquettes fried with God's love and accompanied by coconut rice and the fir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    To Do This Weekend 5/30 - 6/1

    The Original Booty Burglars, Friday 9 p.m. Someone call the sheriff! There's junk in the trunk! Surf City Saloon 18528 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, CA 714-963-7744 Collections 2008: Graduate Designers Fashion Show, Friday 7 p.m. Celebrate the release of Sex and The City: The Movie with a student ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Remember Books?

    David Unger

  • Film

    April 20, 2006

    Surfin' Turf Wars

    The Far Shore

  • Food

    March 30, 2006

    Hot-hate Special

    Mirna Burciaga takes on the Minutemen with tacos and pupusas at El Chinaco

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2006

    Fugees in the House!

    If you haven't already seen it, OC Weekly's very own Gustavo Arellano has a great editorial in today's LA Times attacking Cardinal Mahoney. (We'd link the story, but you'd have to pay to read it and besides, we're lazy). The piece argues that Mahoney's recent pledge to advocate on behalf of illegal ... More >>

  • Film

    March 9, 2006

    Go Home to El Salvador

    Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary reveals the true anti-immigrant assholesMexicans

  • Food

    March 2, 2006

    This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

    Sumptuous Syncretism

  • Culture

    February 9, 2006

    Urban Decay

    Scott Mc Kiernans photographic autopsy on a dozen abandoned cars

  • Columns

    November 24, 2005

    !Ask a Mexican!

    Scott Mc Kiernans photographic autopsy on a dozen abandoned cars

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Costa Mesa

    Scott Mc Kiernans photographic autopsy on a dozen abandoned cars

  • Unknown

    September 22, 2005

    This Week in Squash

    Scott Mc Kiernans photographic autopsy on a dozen abandoned cars

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    Letter From Mazatlan

    New Orleans shows were about a single disaster from the Third World

  • Unknown

    June 9, 2005

    This Week in Places

    New Orleans shows were about a single disaster from the Third World

  • Columns

    May 5, 2005

    "Mexicans, just like Anglos, the ancient Greeks and the Jews who wrote the Old Testament, are equall

    New Orleans shows were about a single disaster from the Third World

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Dr. Death Revisited

    In French TV documentary, ex-CIA official admits ties to CIA-cocaine scandal character

  • Film

    April 14, 2005

    Go Home to El Salvador

    Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary reveals the true anti-immigrant assholesMexicans

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    Dead End

    Feds deny connection between CIA and ex-Laguna Beach cop and drug dealer. So why are his files secret?

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Kill the Messenger

    Gary Webb, 1955-2004

  • Unknown

    July 8, 2004

    Nancys Pupuseria

    Gary Webb, 1955-2004

  • Culture

    May 6, 2004

    Raw Power

    OC agency moves moving photo

  • News

    March 25, 2004

    Bring Us Your Torturers Yearning to Breathe Free

    U.S. Plans to Boot OCs Thi Dinh Bui. How about the rest?

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    I Am a Terrorist: I Teach

    A radicals journey from thin mints to the classroom

  • Columns

    February 5, 2004

    They put the ass in association

    A radicals journey from thin mints to the classroom

  • Food

    December 5, 2002

    All About the Antojitos

    Indulge your antojo at Pupuseria San Sivar

  • Culture

    November 14, 2002

    Jesus Christ On a Bike!

    Jesus Christ Superstar at La Mirada Theatre

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Our Man in San Salvador

    Notorious generals U.S. ties ran through an ex-OC cop

  • News

    August 1, 2002

    The Martian Plan

    Notorious generals U.S. ties ran through an ex-OC cop

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Crack Cop

    New FBI documents add to the mystery surrounding a former Laguna cop who says he ran coke for the Nicaraguan rebels

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    We Know Evil

    New FBI documents add to the mystery surrounding a former Laguna cop who says he ran coke for the Nicaraguan rebels

  • Features

    February 7, 2002

    Not Too Late for a War Crimes Tribunal

    He turns 91 this week, so its possible Ronald Reagan cant remember. But Jim Washburn cant forget

  • Features

    July 19, 2001

    Crack Cop

    FBI documents link an ex-Laguna cop and drug runner to an Irvine executive with ties to the CIA

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    A Gray Area

    OC judge is wild card in Citizens Drug Inquiry

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