Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Could Gerrie Schipske Be Long Beach's First LGBT Mayor?

The councilwoman stands on the cusp of making that title a reality. But getting there hasn't been easy

The Daily Doobie: Santa Ana Pot Collective Sells Girl Scout Cookies?

The Green Love Collective in Santa Ana has an unusual strain on offer for customers: Girl Scout Cookies. According to the collective's page on Legalmarijuanadispensary.com, the top-shelf indica strain contains 30.5 percent THC, and it sells for $20 per gram, $50 per eighth-of-an-ounce, or $360 per o ... More >>

Boy Scouts' Tax-Exempt Status Challenged Via Petition by Straight, Former-Scout Californian

This week's Hey, You!--which surely you read before landing on this drivel--brings up an interesting take on buying goodies from the Girl Scouts as opposed to the Boy Scouts.The hits keep coming: there's now a campaign to end tax-exempt status in California for youth groups that discriminated based ... More >>

Christopher Jordan Dorner Manhunt: 'Freaking the Fuck Out' While Big Bear's Under Siege

Longtime Weekly readers recall "Homegirl Arrissia" Owen from her multiple appearances in Commie Girl, serving as the Robin to the Batman of that former column, Rebecca Schoenkopf (now fighting crime as Wonkette). Owen continues to contribute to the Weekly from her home in Big Bear--the closest home ... More >>

Mawufemor Biekro, Ex-Girl Scouts Accountant, Gets 5 Years for $100k Embezzlement

Here's one we didn't get to last week: Mawufemor Bierko, a former foreign-exchange student from Ghana, pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $100,000 from the Girl Scout Council of Orange County. Biekro, 35, who has worked as staff accountant for the Irvine-based nonprofit, Ghana, was s ... More >>

10 Signs You're Living Next Door to a Brothel

Anaheim and Huntington Beach police officers raided an apartment near La Palma Avenue and Euclid Street last week and arrested the 40-year-old "madame" there on suspicion of being a pimp. The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force warns brothels are turning up (and turning tricks) ever more fre ... More >>

Eat This Now (OC Fair Edition): Tasti Chips

We found ourselves at the fair thrice last week. Other than the holidays, it's the only time we can justify indulgent eating. What made it more enticing was our OC Fair contact navigating the endless stalls to some exceptional vendors. Tasti Chips made their short list.At first glance you may be con ... More >>

Mawufemor Bierko Accused of Crumbling Girl Scouts' Cookies by Stealing More Than $100k

A Cal State Long Beach graduate suspected of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Girl Scouts of Orange County was arrested at a Wisconsin airport earlier this month and is awaiting extradition back to California, according to U.S. Marshals and Irvine Police.Marshals were reportedly acting on a t ... More >>

Girl Scouts Candy Bar Available for Pre-Order Tomorrow!

Girl Scout cookie season is long gone here in OC, but if you're like me and "accidentally" finished the stash that was supposed to last you through the year, you can get your fix another way.       Remember when we wrote about the elusive Nestlé Crunch Girl Scout Cookie Can ... More >>

Food Profiling: Three Hearts Bake Shop

​When former On the Line subject Kevin Nagano of Sage Cafe sings the praises of another cuisiner, there's a great deal of respect. He started carrying the soft-baked confections of Three Hearts Bake Shop, a Huntington Beach-based labor of love for sassy Mel Myers. After tasting his custom variatio ... More >>

Make It: Even Easier Homemade Thin Mints

​The Internet has gone nutso over this Chicagoist post featuring a recipe for DIY Thin Mints. And for good reason. Thin Mints all year round? Yes, please. But the cookies, while surely delicious, look like they take some time to make. I've got an even easier recipe. It's the cheaters' way, but the ... More >>

[UPDATED: It's Real!] Spotted: Girl Scout Cookie Candy

​UPDATE, FEB. 29, 11:45: Because I dare not leave you with broken dreams, I have an update. The cookie candy is real! The Girl Scouts mothership told Huffington Post that the photo is of a retail sales sample and fans should "look forward to some very exciting news in June." Yesssss.ORIGINAL POST, ... More >>

[VIDEO] Girl Scout Cookies Faces Boycott for Including Transgender Children

Flickr user Marit_&_Toomas​Anyone remember Tracy Flick (aka Reese Witherspoon) in Election? We're thinking the movement going on right now in conservative circles to boycott Girl Scout cookies because the Scouts are all tolerant and shit hired her as speechwriter. It might as well be a controv ... More >>

Want to Protest the Girl Scout Cookie Boycott? There's An App For That!

​Earlier this morning, Anne Marie posted about the Girl Scout Cookie ban proposed by a Girl Scout named Taylor from Ventura, California. It set my blood boiling, especially this quote:"But most disturbing to me and my family, is that they've also admitted to already have placed transgender boys th ... More >>

Meet the New Girl Scout Cookie

​The (23rd) most wonderful time of the year, Girl Scout cookie season, starts this month, and there's a new girl on the block. Meet Savannah Smiles, a lemon-wedge cookie dusted in powdered sugar. She sounds sweet. But do you think she'll fit in with the others? I heard Samoa is kind of a brat.&nbs ... More >>

Foxxhound Keep It Together

[Locals Only] Despite the unlikely pairing, this folksy duo make their music work

Girl Scout Cookies Shrinking, Disappearing Due to the Economy

Flickr user Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar​If Dulce de Leche, Thank U Berry Much or All Abouts are some of your favorite cookie flavors, better accept the reality now: The Girl Scouts are no longer offering these in their lineup. But wait, there's more!

This Week In Food: New Forker, Taco Bell Fake-Beef Allegations and Hungry Monkeys Go Wild!

Flickr user Phillie Casablanca​The big story in the OC food world was the $5 million class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell alleging the chain sells fake beef, but other, better things happened this week. After the jump!

Sunday News Notes

Yours for just $57 million!​Today's news highlights include:Orange County's Real WonderlandJeff Overley reports that Newport Coast, billionaire Donald Bren's masterpiece bubble development, is "nearly finished" after 40 years. Overley calls the area "Pleasantville meets Bel Air," interviews conten ... More >>

You Vote What You Eat

juverna @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Innocent snack, or political shibboleth?​Quick, what's your favorite Girl Scout cookie? Okay, now what's your favorite Girl Scout cookie besides Thin Mints? Is it Samoas (or Caramel De-Lites)?You pinko.According to a survey done by hunch.com, what you like to ea ... More >>

OC's Famous Desegregation Case Finally Gets Its Historical Due, But One Family Feels Left Out

Gettin' Made: Do You Feel Lucky?

I met Kayte Turner at her Handmade District craft fair earlier this year, and have always been impressed with just how much time and energy she spends giving back to the community, while still having time to create one of a kind bags, bike basket liners (I have one!) and coasters for her i ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Whip It Good

Girls in fishnets on roller skates, going by Garbage Pail Kid worthy aliases like Tara Armov and Gori Spelling and beating each other up -- that's the first impression most people have of roller derby. Photo by Gayle Boxx Members from LA Derby Dolls teams Tough Cookies and Varsity ... More >>

Gettin' Made: Last But Not Least

Wrapping up our week-long feature on the OC Handmade Brigade, let's meet the mind behind Melissa Loschy Designs. She's a Costa Mesa crafter named, surpisingly enough, Melissa Loschy. Also, read on--today's your last chance to enter to win a free gift box of goodies from the OC Handmade Bri ... More >>

Would it Happen Here? Girl Scout Receives Award for Building Creationist Library

The decorated Girl Scout and her "Alternate Universe." A few weeks ago five Fullerton girls were awarded the Girl Scouts of America's highest honor, the prestigious Gold Award, for creating community service oriented projects -- food drives, photography workshops, mural paintings, you know the ... More >>

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Special April Fools' Day Edition

The Women of the Long Beach Craft Mafia Know the Handmade Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Girl Scout Wookiee Time!

Star Wars Meets Girl Scouts

How the Minutemen Drove Mobile Mexican Consulates Out of the Capistrano Unified School District

C is for Calorie: Girl Scout Cookies!

It's that time of the year again—the official Girl Scout cookie sale season started on the 19th of January. And it pains me: Boxes and boxes of Samoas, Thin Mints, Trefoils and Tagalongs are waiting for me out there and I have no idea where to find them. But now you can visit girlscoutcookies ... More >>

A Friend in Weed

Pot coulda been a contender in DeVore race. Then the Terminator harshed his mellow

The Rhinestone Cowboy

David Allan Coe, 1939-2019

Monkey Business

Koos bring you Potus. Fear him!

I Am a Terrorist: I Teach

A radicals journey from thin mints to the classroom

The Year in Girl

There was a war in there, somewhere

The People Love Loud

Notes from the American Idol Tour

My Laguna

Feeling most at home at a place that's not

How OC remembered Sept. 11

Lost Wedding

The interesting sex stops here

Boy Scouts Like It Both Ways