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Halloween

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    On the Line: Mike Dimmitt of Garlic Scapes, Part Two

    MIke Dimmitt may appear relaxed on the outside, but his mind is going a mile a minute. Whether reading or spending time with his kids, he is always doing something to improve his quality of life. You might be surprised to find out what this luxe lonchera owner was working on prior to owning Garlic S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    On the Line: Dino McDonough of Slater's 50/50, Part Two

    ​Dino McDonough joined the crew at Slater's 50/50 just over three years ago, shortly after they launched Anaheim Hills. After a first round of indulgent interviewing, we begin to understand the kind of role food plays in his life. Excellent taste in Halloween costumes and a hidden artistry are som ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    The Biggest Music Headlines of 2011

    [Mental Notes] The news that kept us talking this year

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Five Homemade Holiday Gifts You Can Make Now

    Flickr user 29638108@N06​So you want to occupy Wall Street? If you really want to stick it to the corporations this year, give homemade gifts. Buy the things you need to make them from independent businesses and give presents that have your unmistakable stamp on them.Yes, it's just barely past Hal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Congresswoman Linda Sanchez Dresses as Banana for Halloween

    No Chiquita jokes from me...​While her sister Loretta dressed as a sexy angel for Halloween, to thumb her nose at the Republican establishment yet again, sister Congresswoman Linda Sanchez--who once represented a sliver of Orange County and I think still does, although gerrymandering always fucks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Happy Halloween from a Preggers Octomom

    ​Just in time for Halloween, a demon has knocked up Octomom Nadya Suleman.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Awesome Halloween Light Show: A Reason to Drive to Riverside Tonight

    ​If you're looking for something epic to do on this Halloween Monday, there's one final chance to see that insane homemade light show that's been all over the Internet. In person.  You may have read the story and the logistics. A dad named Kevin Judd, aka KJ92508, started tricking o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Six Must-Sees at Long Beach Comic & Horror Con This Weekend

    Keith May/OC WeeklyFor more pictures from last year's Comic Con, click here!​For the first time in its three years of being held over Halloween weekend, the Long Beach Comic Con is officially dubs itself Horror Con as well. While the main draw is still, of course, comics, there's a film fest, a ma ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2011

    The Damned Are Back

    Goth protopunkers revel in the holiday that keeps them relevant annually

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    Dead Man's Party

    Galaxy Concert Theater

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    October 27, 2011

    Zombie Walk

    Downtown Long Beach

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    October 27, 2011
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    October 27, 2011
  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Speedy Chinese Cake Shop Bagger Caught On Video

    ​ What would YouTube be good for if not to document cute kittens, Halloween house decorations set to music, and amazing feats by normal people who, for the few minutes they're shown in video, seem like their superhuman. Uploaded last week, the newest viral video falls in the latter category (it's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2011

    Night at the Museum

    Cal State Fullerton

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    October 20, 2011
  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Murder Ballads are Back, and More Sinister Than Ever

    ​Last October, Daiana Feuer of the New L.A Folk Festival put together a unique Halloween event at the Echoplex to celebrate the "dark side of folk." Murder Ballads was a monstro event, with 14 acts each putting their spin on death via the legends of Jesse James, Pretty Boy Floyd, John Henry, Wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Chipotle Produces Film for Fundraises, Enlists Karen O to Sing a Cover for Star Wattage

    Beth Stirnamann/OC Weekly​Chipotle is promoting a fundraiser this Halloween to benefit the Foundation and Farm Aid, and to do it, they produced a short film titled "Abandoned" about the hardships American farmers face. They enlisted Yeah Yeah Yeahs' singer Karen O to do a remake of "Mammas Don't L ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2011
  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Local Record Review: 'Lost Souls' by the Returners

    ​The Returners Lost Souls Nothing But a Nightmare OC goth-punk isn't exactly a surprise; some the Adolescents' key members were the ones who joined up with Rozz Williams create Christian Death back in the early '80s, so there was always going to be some aggressive sonic love at work amid all the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    The Best of Riley's 3hree Things: He's BACK!

    ​Last January, Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice and author of the snarky, often hilarious and mostly thoughtful column Riley's 3hree Things, took a hiatus due to family matters. On Tuesday next week, he'll finally be back to give us more of hi ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 25, 2010

    A Not-So-Sweet Solicitation for the Troops

    [Hey, You!] Keep your jingoism out of my Halloween pumpkin!

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    Pumpkin Launch

    Titan Stadium

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Free Ticket Tuesday Thursday: Misfits at the Galaxy this Weekend!

    The iconic skull​So what if it's two weeks after Halloween, Glenn Danzig will never play with them again and Jerry Only is the original member lefti in the Misfits? It's still going to be a monumental weekend of horror punk--and when we say monumental, we mean it, since the boys are playing both S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Orange Bits: Local Natives, Tiger Army and the Director of Black Keys' Music Video,

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Chris Marrs Piliero talks to the Register, Local Natives talk to Interview. Here's the local music news we didn't cover this week.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Gettin' Made: Last Day to Enter Craft Magazine Halloween Contest

    If you spent hours on creating something truly amazing for Halloween, make the most of it! Today's the last day to share your creation for a chance and fabulous prizes in Craft Magazine's Halloween Contest. Image from Craft Magazine​ After the jump, details on how to enter the contest and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Kids! Trade In Your Crummy Halloween Loot For Free Wahoo's

    ​What to do with all those peppermints, non-chocolate-flavored Tootsie Rolls and candy corn your kid plundered last night? Wahoo's has a solution: Trade in your worst Halloween candy for a free kid's meal.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    TGIF: We Can't Wait for Halloween Either, with Franki Doll and the Broken Toys, Dammit Janet, the HorrorPops and DJ Shadow

    ​Today, the big SoCal comic book show that isn't in San Diego-the Long Beach Comic Con-settles in at the convention center, with a performance that evening by Franki Doll and the Broken Toys. Our featured Locals Only artist this week, Franki Doll is clearly all about the frenetic exhibitionism and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Phil Shane

    Alex's Bar

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Slideshow: Top 10 Unique Food-Themed Halloween Costumes

    Flickr user MacksOneHot sauce mascots, Max Stromberger and Kelley Keyes. ​We've combed through Flickr to bring you the top 10 most unique food-themed Halloween costumes we could find! From a pup in a cannoli to hot sauce galore, click through this slideshow of our top picks.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    This Week in Food

    Photo provided by Chronicle Books​ Learn how to make skull-shaped cake pops just in time for Halloween and read up on more of what you missed this week in Stick a Fork In It after the jump!

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Drink of the Week: Manhattan at Mulberry Street

    You don't have to wander too far in Downtown Fullerton ​to find a bartender familiar with basic cocktail mixes. A request for a Manhattan at Mulberry Street won't be met with the head-scratching you might get at some OC watering holes (you know, the ones that are more about what the waitresse ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010
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    November 2, 2009

    What You Missed: Haute Dog Howl'oween, Senior Surf Comp, Halos 'n Horns, Rob Zombie, Tiger Army

    Keith MayRuh roh.​And just like that, the greatest holiday of the year is alllll over. So what'd you do? We had another action-packed weekend, of course, with our first stop at Long Beach's adorable annual tradition, the Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade and Pet Adoption Fair. Dogs? Way cuter than babie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    This Weekend: Alex's Bar is the Place to Be

    ​Happy Halloween folks in Intranets land! We all know this is by far the best time of year and you know who agrees? Alex's Bar. The famed Long Beach venue has two shows this weekend that will absolutely rule.Tonight is the Night Marchers. Fronted by former Rocket from the Crypt singer/guitarist Jo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    This Week in Food

    Get your lurch on at the first EVER Newport Beach Zombie Pub Crawl. What better way is there to Celebrate Halloween than with a little blood, brains, and a LOT of beer?   Taco Bell management literally dumps on a homeless man they nearly kill.    Dave would think twice about tos ... More >>

  • Film

    October 29, 2009

    Creepy DVD Releases Just in Time for Halloween

    Get your lurch on at the first EVER Newport Beach Zombie Pub Crawl. What better way is there to Celebrate Halloween than with a little blood, brains, and a LOT of beer?   Taco Bell management literally dumps on a homeless man they nearly kill.    Dave would think twice about tos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Snap Judgment: Halloween 2008

    ​ It may be old news, but this photo was taken just outside of La Cave in Costa Mesa on Halloween 2008. What do you think? Hee-larious? Too un-PC? Don't care either way?

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    JK, Here's a Better iPhone App, Just for Illegals!

    ​Sorry, Orange County nativists. We just linked to a totally nerdy lame iPhone app that shows stimulus money. Zzz. I know. How bout this: an app for illegal immigrants trying to cross the border?It's called iCoyote, and it'll help you locate water, a good city from which to steal jobs and an Ameri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Dishney: Insider Says Captain EO Will Be Back

    Good news--kind of. Depending on who or what you want to believe, the Weekly has received an inside tip that the 3D space-y alien thriller starring Michael Jackson will indeed be returning to its former home at Tomorrowland just in time for Halloween festivities and that park officials have been ke ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 13, 2008

    [Trendzilla] Feathers and Fringe, the Native American Look

    Good news--kind of. Depending on who or what you want to believe, the Weekly has received an inside tip that the 3D space-y alien thriller starring Michael Jackson will indeed be returning to its former home at Tomorrowland just in time for Halloween festivities and that park officials have been ke ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    Pumpkins

    Pumpkins

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    October 2, 2008

    Goin' Batty

    The True Story of Bats

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    LYT on Poorman's Bikini Beach tonight

    Just got a call from our cover boy Jim "Poorman" Trenton -- it seems the Knott's Halloween Haunt episode, referenced in the article, will be airing tonight. During the course of the evening, he cornered me on camera, and apparently some of that footage made the final cut. So check it out, won't yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Thursday's Headlines. No Surprises: Carona Free (For Now)

    Carona free (for now): Yesterday, Sheriff Mike Carona walked out of the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse with his wife, Debbie, after being cuffed and held in a cell for hours. They'll be back to enter their pleas Monday. Bail was set at $20,000 for each Carona and $10,000 for the sheriff's mistres ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    To Do Tonight - 10/31 - HALLOWEEN!

    TUSTIN HAUNT, @ sunset Free haunted attraction. 13151 Brittany Woods Dr., Tustin www.tustinhaunt.com HAPPY HOUSE, 6pm Halloween event featuring a bounce house, pony rides, a petting zoo, yummy food, etc. Hope International University, 2500 E. Nutwood Ave., Fullerton, (714) 879-3901 ext. 1201 www.hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2007

    In case you never Saw them...

    If it's Halloween, it must be Saw. So says the maddeningly elliptical trailer for Saw IV, anyway. Now, it isn't considered particularly popular or PC to admit liking these movies -- they tend to be glibly dismissed as "torture porn" by would-be aesthetes who can't be bothered to pay attention -- but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    Noon at the 99 Cents Store

    The 99 Cents Store in downtown Santa Ana is a magical place. Where else can you find a pregnancy test for less than a buck—and right next to the Muscle Rub, too? Other cheapies: "Electronically tested" condoms. Candy still in Halloween packaging. Salad. Frozen seafood mix. Milk tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2006

    Bands We Like: Henry Clay People

    It's been a few slow days for blogging 'round here (what could I possibly show you that Brit-Brit already hasn't?) so I let our rockin' intern Miles Clements do a little work while I took a four hour lunch. Let's read what he has to write: There needs to be more bands willing to crank out good ol ... More >>

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