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KROQ's 'Psycho Mike' Shares His Top Five Sexual-Innuendo Songs

Chances are you know Mike Catherwood (a.k.a. Psycho Mike) best from "The Kevin & Bean show" on KROQ. Or you know him from "Loveline," "Dancing With the Stars," or maybe even from when he filled in on "Live With Regis and Kelly." All over Southern California, we all know and love Psycho Mike from som ... More >>

Teen Driver Who Died with 4 Others on Jamboree Road Had No Valid License: Update

See Update No. 2 on page 2 on teen driver Abdulrahman M. Alyahyan not having a valid California's driver license and having been cited previously for violating the terms of his provisional license. Plus, more details. Update No. 1 on the next page has ID's of all five Irvine teens.ORIGINAL POST, MAY ... More >>

Farhad Ebadat, Bellagio Motors Owner, Accused of Embezzling $3 Million from Customers

The owner of a Costa Mesa dealership specializing in Audi Spyder, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexus, Lotus, Maserati, Porsche, Rolls Royce and other high-end luxury cars is accused of embezzling $3 million from those buying and selling vehicles at his business.Farhad Ebadat, the 37-year-old operator ... More >>

The Day a $2.2 Million Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Came to My Hood

Don't know if you saw this last month, but it mentions how a Ferrari and Maserati dealership moved out in my 'hood (to across the street from OC Weekly World HQ) and was promptly replaced by a Lamborghini dealer.Jenna Jameson Drives Stolen Maserati: SuitThough most cars on the lot at 1425 W. Baker S ... More >>

Jeffrey David Kirby, Driver Who Killed TapouT's Charles "Mask" Lewis Jr., Loses Appeal Bid

The state appellate court has upheld the conviction of Jeffrey David Kirby, the Costa Mesa drunken driver who plowed his Porsche into a Ferrari driven by Charles "Mask" Lewis Jr. in Newport Beach in 2009, killing the Huntington Beach co-founder of the Tapout MMA clothing brand.Kirby argued in his ap ... More >>

Jeanne Rowzee is This Blog's Second Federal Prison-Bound Irvine Swindler of the Day

One good federal prosecution of an Irvine swindler . . .Richard H. Nickles Gets 12 Years in Federal Pokey for Brazen Ponzi Scam That Took Seniors. . . deserves another: United States District Judge Andrew J. Guilford in Santa Ana has sentenced Jeanne Rowzee, 53, of Irvine, to 87 months in federal p ... More >>

'Girls, Girls, Girls' Is Hot, Hot, Hot!

Anja Van Herle's show at JoAnne Artman Gallery makes us want to rock

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Bay Theater

[VIDEO of Trailer:] Documentary Aims to Remove the Mask to Show Who TapouT's "Mask" Lewis Really Was

​UPDATE, MARCH 12, 3:21 P.M.: As promised, the trailer for the upcoming documentary on Charles "Mask" Lewis, the late Huntington Beach co-founder of the TapouT MMA clothing brand, was released Sunday.Check after the jump to get a peek.

Be Nice, Barneys: OC Housewife and ex-Hubby Ordered to Be Civil, and Not Pay Each Other

​Score one for the men! Simon Barney, hubby No. 2 for Real Housewife Tamra Barney, won't have to pay spousal or child support, according to their divorce settlement.They've also been ordered to be nice to each other.

Michael Alexander and Marc Tow, Newport Beach Investment Partners, Outed as Con Men

Michael Alexander​Newport Beach investor Mike Alexander was portrayed as hero a few years back for acquiring and planning to rehabilitate hundreds of foreclosed residences in Detroit. Now that many similar deals have turned to merde in Cleveland, he is being portrayed as a scam artist who once wen ... More >>

Sendaero Pop Up

[Checking In On . . .] . . . The country-tinged indie-pop group from Huntington Beach

Ten Great Places for Ice Cream in Orange County

Photo by John Gilhooley​You just recovered the mittens you stored away last season from the deepest part of your coat closet. Last night, you wore socks to bed because you didn't want your toes to lose feeling again. The heater's being used for the first time this year, and it still hasn't cooked ... More >>

'Tower Heist' Is a High-Rise Robbery

Stealing from the rich to . . . oh, whatever. Funny is the message in this Ben Stiller flick

Into the Emerald Triangle

Travels with OC potrepreneur B. Lucky to California's marijuana breadbasket

TapouT Co-Founder Charles "Mask" Lewis Jr.'s Ashes at Center of Lawsuit

​First, the criminal courts dealt with the taken life of TapouT co-founder Charles "Mask" Lewis Jr. Then, the civil courts dealt with the multi-millionaire MMA clothier's taken estate. Now, a court in San Bernardino is dealing with the Huntington Beach man's taken ashes.Will this dude ever get to ... More >>

Making Air Waves

Nicole Schneit expands her band's horizons while staying true to her indie-pop aesthetic

[UPDATE] Jeffrey David Kirby Gets 9 Years for Killing TapouT Co-Founder Charles "Mask" David Lewis, Jr.

Jeffrey Kirby​UPDATE, FEB. 4, 1:09 P.M.: Second-time drunken driver Jeffrey David Kirby, 53, of Costa Mesa, was sentenced today to nine years in state prison for causing the crash that killed Charles "Mask" David Lewis, Jr., the co-founder of the Huntington Beach-based mixed-martial arts clothin ... More >>

Lost At the Chateau Marmont

From party girl to Oscar winner, Sofia Coppola's journey to 'Somewhere'

Hotel California

Celebrity living has its downside in 'Somewhere'

[UPDATE:] Jeffrey David Kirby Convicted of Killing TapouT Co-Founder Charles "Mask" David Lewis, Jr.

Jeffrey Kirby​Update, December 10, 1:39 p.m.: Earlier this week, second-time drunken driver Jeffrey David Kirby, 53, of Costa Mesa was convicted of killing Charles "Mask" David Lewis, Jr., the co-founder of the Huntington Beach-based mixed-martial arts clothing company TapouT. You've read that Le ... More >>

Trial Begins Monday for Alleged Killer of Charles Lewis Jr., "Mask" of MMA and TapouT Fame

​The trial for the man accused of killing Charles Lewis Jr., the 45-year-old Huntington Beach resident better known as mixed-martial arts clothing company TapouT's co-founder "Mask," is scheduled to begin Monday morning in Santa Ana, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.Jeffrey ... More >>

Jury Selection Starts in Trial of Accused Killer of Charles Lewis Jr., "Mask" of TapouT Fame

​Jury selection is scheduled to begin this morning in Judge Richard F. Toohey's Santa Ana courtroom in the vehicular manslaughter case against the driver of a 1977 Porsche that crashed with a red Ferrari shortly before 1 a.m. on March 11, 2009, on Jamboree Road in Newport Beach.The high-performan ... More >>

#33. Sweet Corn Soup at Raya at The Ritz Carlton

Edwin GoeiWe continue to countdown our 100 favorite dishes at local restaurants. We'll be sharing these with you every weekday until our annual Best Of Issue comes out. Enjoy! #33. Sweet Corn Soup at Raya at The Ritz Carlton In a recent review of Raya at the Ritz I said that the sweet corn sou ... More >>

Huitlacoche at the Ritz-Freakin'-Carlton?

Raya chef Richard Sandoval dares to go there

James Halstead, Once Accused of Slipping Date-Rape Drug to an Olympian, Gets 10 Years

James Halstead, off to do a dime.​Sure, James Halstead was sentenced last night to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $61 million before it crashed and caused around 140 investors to suffer more than $20 million in losses.But, a ... More >>

What Do Futuristic Cars, Hooters Girls and 18-Foot-Tall Autobot "Bumblebee" Have in Common?

"Futuristic concept cars, eye-popping exotics, pre-production models, interactive ride and drives and the latest alternative fuel options" are promised at the OC Auto Show, which opens for a four-day run at Anaheim Convention Center this afternoon. Swell. When will our flying Jetsons cars roll ... More >>

SEC Investigation of Medical Lender Sets Sail for a Party Yacht

Easy Writer Part 5: The Bipolar Beast

​ Motorcycle insurance is a strange and fickle beast.The range of rates between Company A and Company B is absurd. One friend who rides says that it seems as if providers take your information, scientifically calculate all your potential risk factors, add in the amount of coverage you want--a ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

It's a Quick Read 12

Orange County Register: It's all cars, all the time! The driver killed in the early morning Newport Beach crash that severed and mangled a $140,000 '04 Ferrari is identified as "Mask," Huntington Beach's 45-year-old mixed-martial arts promoter and TapouT clothing company founder Cha ... More >>

It's a Quick Read 11

Orange County Register: Former Rams kicker Tony Zendejas was found not guilty of raping and sodomizing a woman in a hotel room after allegedly drugging her at his San Dimas restaurant. . . . OC Watchdog has the scoop on Orange County's 14 lawmakers in the State Legislature receiving nearly ... More >>

Shoot to Thrill

Fast cars, naked women: Ed Dellis loves his work

Sheriff Loses Battle To End Federal Case

A U.S. District Court in Los Angeles has refused Sheriff Michael S. Carona’s demand to dismiss a First Amendment complaint filed by former Carona challenger, ex-sheriff’s Lt. William Hunt, according to a press release issued this morning by Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine. Hunt attorne ... More >>

Furious and Curiouser

Orange County falls deeper into the infamous Malibu Ferrari crash

The Last Lap Dance

Menage a trois con game earns criminal sex kitten and her frisky boyfriend stiff prison terms

Ink Envy

Angry Asian Rap Stalls Case

VA Tech murders give OC Sheriff pal excuse

Va Tech Murders Give OC Sheriff Pal Excuse

At the insistence of John Barnett, OC 's legendary defense lawyer, a San Bernardino County judge refused to allow opening statements Monday in the jury trial of Raymond K. Yi, a former OC reserve deputy who faces six felony charges for a 2005 gun-related temper tantrum on a golf course. Barnett, fa ... More >>

Taken for a Ride

Movies! Rides! Movies! Rides!

Commie Girl

Night of the Ladyboys: How the A-list have fallen

'We've Ridden Every Mile'

Irvines Saleen store makes its qualifying run

Diary of a Mad County

April 26 - May 2

Is Sheriff Carona tied to that totaled Ferrari?

Like the rest of Southern California, the western hemisphere and the Free World, this Imitation NASCAR Sportswatch has been fascinated by the case of the rare Ferrari Enzo that crashed in Malibu a couple months back. Suspected driver Bo Stefan M. Eriksson hasn't even gone to court yet, and this thin ... More >>

Trendzilla

Mercedes wins one

Smell the Pot Through the Monitor

John Machado, Orange County Drum & Percussion

Who Was That Masked Man?

Christopher Nolans Batman begins with flesh and bone

As the Worm Turns

Josh Slocums by any other name . . .

Diary of a Mad County

Eight Days