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Jean-Francois Jomphe, Former Anaheim Duck, Scrums at Laguna Beach Fast-Food Drive-Thru

A duck with a leaf walks into a fast-food restaurant . . . and leaves in handcuffs. Actually, retired hockey players Jean Francois "J.F." Jomphe of the Anaheim Ducks and Richard Anthony Costello of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers were not inside the Laguna Beach Jack In the Box resta ... More >>

10 Past and Current Orange County Pro Athletes Disgraced in 2012

The Rams are, of course, long gone and the Honda Center remains in need of an NBA team, but Orange County still has the Angels, Ducks, a whole bunch of mixed-martial arts fighters and assorted pro sports retirees who reside and/or hailed from here.Current and former pro athletes get into trouble som ... More >>

What Do the NHL Lockout and Chapman University's Undie Run Have in Common?

Good lord, tuition is so high and the economy is so bad that strapped parents are send their kids to college with clothes!Or, in the case of Chapman University in Orange, it's just the winter installment of the fan-favorite Undies Run, brought to you by ADM, the supermarket to the world.Speaking of ... More >>

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Honda Center - December 4, 2012

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Honda Center December 4, 2012 Better than...literally anything else you could have been doing When you've had a career as long and as illustrious as Bruce Springsteen, it's hard to top what you've already accomplished, especially on his current tour. At 6 ... More >>

Teemu Selanne to Open Steakhouse in Laguna Beach!

This post covers so many categories, where do we begin?Trends come and go, but this one sucks. Back in April, we unexpectedly said goodbye to James Harris and Royal Hawaiian. Jump to last week, when The Cottage was informed of a land sale they had no knowledge of. Another blow to the beach community ... More >>

Eddie Day, One-Man Band at the Fling

[Best Of 2012] The "Wizard of Rock & Roll" shares his favorite things about Orange County

Anaheim Sighs as Sacramento Kings Stay Put

​Kiss your Royals NBA team goodbye, Anaheim.A tearful Gavin Maloof emerged from a meeting in Orlando, Florida, this morning to announce that the Kings are staying in Sacramento under a deal that promises the NBA franchise a new arena. The Maloof brothers who own the Kings had flirted with moving t ... More >>

Broadcom Says SEC Probing Its Accounting

​Irvine chip maker Broadcom, which has been no stranger to courtrooms thanks to shareholder lawsuits, complaints that caused one co-founder to step away as owner of his NHL team and a scandalous divorce involving the other co-founder and his love dungeon, may be back in legal hot water.The company ... More >>

Fat NFL Players at High Risk of Brain Injuries, Says Newport Beach Head Examiner

​This is Navel Gazing but we also stare at heads, particularly the ones enveloping the brains of NFL players examined by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, the Newport Beach psychiatrist and brain-imaging researcher who strongly advocates better rules and helmets to protect noggins.But Amen's latest research als ... More >>

[UPDATED with Plea, Weapon, Purported Suspect Photo:] Elvis Kechechian, OC Homicide No. 24: Stabbed in Restaurant Melee

Tombleson?​UPDATE, JUNE 29, 2:42 P.M.: 28-yearold Justin Alvin Masao Tombleson pleaded not guilty this week to the murders-by-stabbing of Santa Margarita Catholic High School ice hockey conditioning coach Elvis Kechechian and his friend Hossein Saidoian.Tombleson is due back in court July 15, but ... More >>

Five Things You Didn't Know About Lil Jon

​Take some "shots, shots, shots, shots" and get crunk with Lil Jon this Sunday at Sutra, when the DJ representing Atlanta makes an appearance. Lil Jon paved his way to fame with hip-hop group, The Eastside Boyz and the song "Get Low" (which became so popular even Sandra Bullock paid a tribute to t ... More >>

Ducks And Angels Two-Fer Tonight: Anaheim Cops Issue Warning

​Unless you live in Anaheim or happen to have tickets to either Ducks-Predators or the Angels-Red Sox games in Anaheim tonight, you might want to avoid the city like the plague. In anticipation of major traffic snarls around both Anaheim Stadium and Honda Center, the Anaheim Police issued a media ... More >>

Billionaire Henrys, Nicholas and Samueli, Move to Settle Broadcom Shareholder Suits

​"The Henrys," as Henry T. Nicholas (right) and Henry Samueli are known, had their billionaire asses saved in 2009 when a federal judge accused the prosecution of misconduct and eventually dropped all charges against Broadcom's co-founders. The judge also disappeared the case against William Ruehl ... More >>

Paul Kariya, a 909/714 Blonde and a Rich Turtle Rock Girl Star in Orange County Interwebs Horror Show

​This week's collection of stuff posted from or about Orange County on the Interwebs includes a Duck call for Paul Kariya, an amazing Surf City aerial shot, the great Palm Springs vs. San Clemente debate, a slice of the 714 transformed into the 909, and what to expect from the rich white girl fro ... More >>

Power Balance: Popular, Overpriced Hologram Wristbands Are a Fraud, Company Admits

The "secret" lies within the yellow thing on Odom's wrist.​You may have seen the colorful rubber wristbands around. They're about as trendy with celebs and athletes as flannel and plaid are with hipsters. Lamar Odom of the Los Angeles Lakers. Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets. David Beckham o ... More >>

Parties by Panache of Brea Featured on Food Network's Cupcake Wars

​In one of my few circle of friends, the show that's a punchline for The Last Thing On Earth We Want To See is Cupcake Wars. Really--three rounds of cupcakes? When can we expect Bagel Battles? Or Strudel Skirmishes? Overwrought production on an overwrought food trend.But while flipping channels la ... More >>

Mike Vallely Leaves Longtime Sponsor to Start Own Company

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyMike Vallely at the Musink Tattoo and Music Festival at the OC Fairgrounds, Feb. 20, 2010. ​Just in time to hit the road with Duane "the Master of Disaster" Peters for his Glory Bound Skatepark Tour, Mike Vallely announced July 13 he's leaving longtime sponsor Element to fl ... More >>

Ian Bagg Presents

Brea Improv

Blame Powell, Giuliani, Phelps, Holtz and Rice for the Traffic Around Honda Center

​The Honda Center in Anaheim warns motorists that the streets, freeways and exits around the arena will experience heavy traffic between 7 and 9 a.m. today.Center officials blame Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Phelps, Lou Holtz and Condoleeza Rice for the expected Sig-Alerts.No, those sports ... More >>

Video: Lil Jon rocking out to Bon Jovi at Sutra Lounge, Costa Mesa

You think you know Lil Jon's musical taste? You have no idea. There's probably a lot you don't know about this Atlanta-born King of Crunk. For instance, are you aware  that he's an established vinter--owner of Little Jonathan Winery? He's also a crazy NHL enthusiast. But you mi ... More >>

The Other Really Expensive Loafer Drops: Charges Against Henry T. Nicholas Dismissed

Henry T. Nicholas​It was one of the most unusual dismissal of charges ever witnessed: Broadcom co-founder and Anaheim Ducks owner Henry T. Samueli was testifying in another executive's case in Santa Ana last week when U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney leaned over and said he was tossing out Sam ... More >>

AC/DC

Honda Center

New Local Deadbeats Join State List of Top Tax Delinquents

Bruce McNallThe State Board of Equalization list of California's top sales and use tax delinquents has welcomed 17 new members who owe nearly $22 million as a group--and, yes, some locals are among them. Richard Steven Lansburg of Long Beach-based Best Billiards and a Fullerton filer for ban ... More >>

It's a Quick Read 26: Weekend and Monday Dealie

Orange County Register: Local law-enforcement officials, business leaders, lawmakers and educators meet at Chapman University Tuesday to wipe out a scourge on polite Orange County society: "sexting." . . . The first pitch of the Angels' season is thrown tonight, and Jeff Miller columnizes ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 3/18

NBA D-League: Anaheim Arsenal vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce, 7 p.m.Come check out the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA Development League. Head Coach Sam Vincent & Assistant Coach Paul Mokeski, both formerly of the Charlotte Bobcats, hope to lead their team to a victory tonight! The closest thing to the NB ... More >>

It's a Quick Read 4: weekend and Monday editions

Orange County Register: A six-man, six-woman jury recommended death for John Fitzgerald Kennedy--no, not that John Fitzgerald Kennedy; that one is already dead, and this one is a 43-year-old career criminal with the gang moniker "Crazy John"--in the murders at sea of a Newport Beach couple. The ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

[Moxley Confidential] We Don't Need No Stinking Badges

Collateral Damage of the Samueli Plea Deal

As soon as news of Henry Samueli's guilty plea in his stock-option manipulation case broke yesterday, you might have noticed a brief, faint clickety-clacking sound rising over Orange County. The more engineers you work with, the more intense the flurry was. It was the sound of two words being del ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 3/12

ESSENCHILL @ MEMPHIS, 9 p.m. Half-priced wine and DJ Danny Love Memphis Cafe 2920 Bristol St. Costa Mesa WHAT IS WRITTEN AND WHAT IS NOT, till 10 p.m. Expressions of a Contemporary Muslim-American Woman Cal State Fullerton - Titan Student Union, 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton BEACH BOYS SURF ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 01/02

ELVIS AT THE CONTINENTAL ROOM, 9 pm The holidays are gone, but the King and his impersonators are forever. The Continental Room, 115 W. Santa Fe. Ave., Fullerton SOCIAL DISTORTION WITH ANGEL CITY OUTCASTS, 7:30 pm If you didn't catch 'em last night, try this evening before Mike Ness and the gang he ... More >>

On Thin Ice

Holiday Ice Rink

Crazy Register letter of the day!

"Regarding your story on Loraine Barr: Why feature her ['She's out of the closet at 88," Front Page, Sept. 2]? So what that she came out of the closet after so many years? Her story is not compelling..." [blah-blah-bluh-blah-bluh, then we cut to...] "I'm sure there are an abundance of fabulous sto ... More >>

!Ask a Mexican!

Special Canadian edition

Quack! Quack! Quack!

With the game clock standing at two minutes left in Game 5, the huge crowd jammed into in JT Schmid's across the street from the Honda Center could hardly wait for the Ducks' Stanley Cup win to become official. The din of the Ducked-up revelers swelled and swelled as the clock reached 10 seconds, ... More >>

Sexy Sexies!

Orange Countys Sexiest People

Who's Got Crystal Balls?

The Weekly wants your '07 predictions

Paging Prognosticators

Will the Ducks win the Stanley Cup? Will the Angels make it to the Series? Will Tawny Kitaen stay out of jail? Will terrorists hit one of our local targets: Disneyland, the San Onofre nuke plant or TBN headquarters? Should they hit Disneyland? Will home prices collapse? What will happen first: our t ... More >>

Chris Rowe

The captain of the Long Beach Fire Department shares some of his favorite things

!Ask a Mexican!

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Diary of a Loud County

Diary of A Mad Year

2004 regurgitated

Diary of a Mad County

Checklist, Please!

Five Duck Dinners

Niedermayer vs. Neidermeyer

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Our Little Secret

The ABAs and Anaheim Surf attempt to do what few OC teams can: Survive

Diary of a Mad County