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Girl Scouts of the United States of America

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    [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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    [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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    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 >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    Foxxhound Keep It Together

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

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    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!

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    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!

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    November 5, 2009

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    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 >>

  • Columns

    March 26, 2009

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

    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 >>

  • News

    September 25, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2008

    Girl Scout Wookiee Time!

    Star Wars Meets Girl Scouts

  • Features

    March 6, 2008

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

    Star Wars Meets Girl Scouts

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    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 >>

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    September 30, 2004

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    March 11, 2004

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