Subject: Huntington Beach

• Local Surfer Dane Williams Found Dead

  Dane Chandler Williams, also known as "Downtown Dane" for his ubiquitous presence in downtown Huntington Beach, was found dead in San Diego. He was in town on a company trip, having worked as an intern for Hurley since October. His body was found wrapped in a blanket in an alley in Chollas Creek. Williams was last seen at Sixth and K streets leaving the Hard Rock Cafe around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to San Diego police Sgt. Garry Collins. If anyone has any information about his final hours pl

  January 30, 2008

• What Mexicans Prefer

  A list of in-house seating guidelines from an unnamed Mexican restaurant in Huntington Beach was recently leaked online. Among the guidelines for servers: "Mexican people prefer a booth rather than a table" "Mexican people don't like to wait - don't tell them how long the wait is...try to seat them ASAP" I suppose I could ask a certain someone here in the office if these are accurate stereotypes or not. But instead, I find myself wondering: Which is the race that loves to wait endlessly for a

  March 27, 2008

• To Do Tonight 4/1

  Free Beer Giveaway, All day long! Call for details! Seriously! 625 N. Grand Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 796-7740 Samurai Sword Wack-Off, 7 p.m. Come smack swords with some of the best men in the business. Test your strength. Huntington Beach Pier 714-550-5963 Mary Tyler Moore Laser Light Show, 8:30 p.m. Throw your hat into the air while whistling "Love is All Around" by Paul Williams. You're gonna make it. . . to this awesome laser show! Great Park, Irvine 714-550-5963 Noam Chomsky and T

  April 1, 2008

• To Do Tonight 4/21

  Mixer for a Mission, 5:30 p.m. Held at the Diamond Club in Angels Stadium, Project Access assists low-income families and seniors of affordable housing to achieve self-sufficiency through access to onsite education, health and social services. Price: $35 Anaheim Angels Baseball 2000 Gene Autry Way Anaheim, CA 888-796-HALO Totally Laughable Comedy Night, 8 p.m. The headliner will be Greg Vaccariello from television's King of Queens and Law and Order. Bum bum. Coach House 33157 Camino Capistran

  April 21, 2008

• The Offspring Return with First New Album in Nearly Five Years

  Huntington Beach punk popularizers the Offspring will release Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace on Columbia Records June 17. Produced by Bob Rock, it's their first studio full-length since 2003's Splinter. Check out Rise and Fall's first single, “Hammerhead.”

  May 5, 2008

• The "Good Photo" Exhibit @ OMC Gallery for Contemporary Art

  Upon arriving at the OMC Gallery for Contemporary Art in Huntington Beach, I must admit I was surprised. On day two of the gallery’s "Good Photo" exhibition, I found myself not outside the impressive walls of a contemporary art gallery, but somewhere in Germany. Nestled in the heart of the Old World Village in Huntington Beach, the quaintly painted walls and cobbled sidewalk of the OMC Gallery would have slipped right past me had I not been looking for it. Once inside, the art did not disappo

  June 9, 2008

• To Do Tonight 6/16

  AQUA NET, 9 p.m. It ain't hairspray. It's DJ Sticky Pete spraying the sounds of disco, new wave, freestyle and electro. Que Sera 1923 E. Seventh St. Long Beach CA 90813 562-599-6170 ORGAN RECITAL, 8 p.m. Heavenly sounds in a holy place. Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church 3233 Pacific View Dr. Corona Del Mar CA 92625 949-644- TOTALLY LAUGHABLE COMEDY SHOW, 8 p.m. If you feel like a chuckle, this is the place for you. Judging from the title only, of course. Coach House 33157 Camino Cap

  June 16, 2008

• Porn and Taxes

  Getting stiffed by a porn star took on a whole new meaning Monday when Huntington Beach's Janine Lindemulder was arraigned in federal court for allegedly failing to pay about $80,000 in income taxes, The Smoking Gun reports today. The racktacular 39-year-old entered a not guilty plea and was released without bail. A Sept. 16 trial was set. Smoking Gun's item includes a copy of the original charging document that was filed June 18 in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon. Lindemulder, who moved

  July 17, 2008

• Economy Down, Surf(line) Up

  Is a rise in traffic to Huntington Beach-based surf camera Web site Surfline.com a leading economic indicator -- of a down economy? Ventura County Star's Alexandra Wilcox makes that case in a Sunday business report. Surfer Ozzie Osborn, no relation to the bat-head decapitating rocker, says in the story that high fuel prices have him checking out surf conditions online rather than driving out to eyeball the waves himself, as the 57-year-old used to do. It's apparently a trend. As Wilcox report

  July 21, 2008

• To Do Tonight 8/18

  OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m. Go there. Que Sera 1923 E. Seventh St. Long Beach CA 90813 562-599-6170 KARAOKE, 6:30 p.m. Go sing yer heart out. Starting Gate 5052 Katella Blvd. Los Alamitos CA 90720y HUNTINGTON BEACH IMPEACHMENT ACTION, 5 p.m. Can't wait 'till November? Hold signs to get Bush out of office. Huntington Beach City Hall 2000 Main St. Huntington Beach CA 92648 (714) 536-5511 2008 ART-A-FAIR, until 9 p.m. View oil pantings, watercolors, pastels, photography, jewelry, glassworks and more�

  August 18, 2008

• To Do Tonight 8/21

  AUDIO OVERLOAD BATTLE FINALS, 7:30 p.m. We've got ourselves a spin off (the DJ kind, not the sitcom variety). Chain Reaction 1652 W. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim CA 92801 714-635-6067 LECTURE: COLE PORTER, 1 p.m. I've got you under my skin. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art 2002 N. Main St. Santa Ana CA 92701 714-567-3600 LIZARDS AND SNAKES AND BUGS—OH MY!, 6 p.m. George the critter guy brings his creepy, crawly friends Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central Park 18381 Goldenwest St. Huntingt

  August 21, 2008

• Tonight: Last Chance for Free Brookline at Detroit Bar

  All October, Orange County's Brookline - hailing from Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa - have generously played free shows at Detroit Bar every Monday. Being that today is the last Monday in October, that for sure makes tonight your last chance to see them there for freesies. The band has had some solid opening acts, including the scintillating The Happy Hollows. Tonight's openers, LA's Warpaint, who Chris Ziegler wrote about in the latest Weekly. A perfect alternative for those bummed they cou

  October 27, 2008

• Because You're Ugly: Even More Sales

  Favorite Huntington Beach-based website, 80spurple.com, has announced their Purple Friday sale with everything at 25% off with the coupon code: "the purps." Use your discount to finally get those designer shades you've been lusting after (80s Purple carries everything from Tom Ford and Ray-Bans to Chloe and Dior) or even the now iconic Obama tee from Obey. My personal favorites include this fancy little Converse by John Varvatos wool coat with a faux fur collar and any of the super comfortable

  November 21, 2008

• Looking Back at 2008: The Celeb-Reality Edition

  It was Oliver Wendell Holmes who opined that a new truth is better than an old celebrity-tinged news item, or at least he would have opined that had he lived in our celeb-obsessed times. So it is in that spirit these 15 Orange County brushes with famous folks in '08 are unveiled.   1) Newport Beach city officials revealed in January they were trying to acquire the statue of their adopted Favorite Son, John Wayne, that moseys in front of the Larry Flynt building in Los Angeles. Back when

  January 2, 2009

• An Unsettling Settlement for the Family of Ashley MacDonald

  Forty million dollars. That's how much the parents of Ashley MacDonald were asking for in a wrongful-death lawsuit against the City of Huntington Beach. In 2006, a distraught MacDonald stood in a park near her Huntington Beach home, brandishing a knife. Two Huntington Beach police officers say MacDonald lunged at them -- and, instead of using pepper spray, batons or any number of other non-lethal ways of subduing the 5-foot-4, 120-pound MacDonald, the cops killed her with 15 bullets. One-hundred

  January 12, 2009

• To Do Tonight 1/19

  Comedy Night At The Auld Dubliner, 10 p.m.Have some laughs over a Guinness at this popular Irish pub.Auld Dubliner, 2497 Park Ave., Old Town Tustin, CA; 714-259-1562Signal to Invade; The Waiting Ends; xCheapshotx; NME; Screams of Midwinter, 7 p.m.Five great bands for one low price. Cover: $10.Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim, CA; 714-635-6067 Board Night, 9 p.m.Bored tonight? Go watch surf and skate videos at this lively Huntington Beach bar.Gallagher's Pub & G

  January 19, 2009

• Human Signs Revisited

  One of my first posts here on SaFII (Stick a Fork In It) was about Subway sign twirlers I saw on Grand.  Now there comes news that at least one city (Huntington Beach) is doing something about it. Me, I don't really have a problem with human signs.  I find them rather funny, actually.  Especially the sign twirlers who aren't particularly lively, who just stand there motionless, having an existential moment. But most of all, it reminds me of a classic clip from Flight of the Conc

  February 5, 2009

• All ages venue in HB? What?

  I got this MySpace message from these people who claim to be opening an all ages venue in Huntington Beach. It looks like the spot might be called Do It Yourself. Or maybe not. It's a little confusing.Whatever it's called, an all ages venue in HB (brah) is a good idea. Back when I was a wee lad, I saw all sorts of cool bands at The Library, which if you are too young to have been there, was not a clever name, but an actual library. My memory isn't nearly as good as it used to be, but off the top

  February 16, 2009

• It's a Quick Read 9: Weekend and Monday Edition

  Orange County Register: 700 lbs. tires were flipped, hunks of steel were moved and a U-Haul truck was upended at Main Beach in Huntington Beach on Saturday. No, it was not another joy-riding HBPD cop. It was Southern California's Strongest Man competition. . . . Mexican immigrants are returning home because of the shitty economy. Look for the CCIR to get into the foreclosure/failing bank/insurance giant collapse/disappearing financial services firms/Ponzi scheme industry. . . . Mater Dei Hi

  March 9, 2009

• Supes Grant Lease for Bolsa Chica Wetlands Education Center

  The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a lease Tuesday with the Bolsa Chica Conservancy for an 8,000-square-foot interpretive center at the Bolsa Chica wetlands. Gardens, classrooms, science laboratories, multipurpose exhibit halls and bird and wildlife viewing decks are included in the included in the plans the private nonprofit has on the 5.3 acres of land at Harriet M. Wieder Regional Park it is leasing from the county. Conservancy officials say they will raise private funding for th

  March 18, 2009

• Incoming: The Offspring Return to Orange County. Updated!

  Huntington Beach's The Offspring might be the most successful Orange County band of all time--y'know, selling more than 50 million albums worldwide is as good of a claim as any, not to mention being one of very few '90s bands still churning out huge radio hits--and they're making a big ol' return to our area this summer.The show happens June 5 (technically not summer yet, but come on) at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. Tickets go on sale (new time ahoy!) noon Saturday, March 28, and if

  March 23, 2009

• To Do Tonight - 4/14

  Taco Tuesday, 5 p.m.What is it about tacos and Tuesdays that just go together so damn well?! Endless tacos (for only $5) and a live DJ. Plus, you'll have enough left in your wallet for a recession-margarita.Avila's El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant, 2101 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa, CA; 949-642-1142Film: Kilimanjaro, 1:30 p.m.A brave band of explorers struggle to scale Africa's highest peak in this breathtaking movie. The film is free with museum admission and is 70 minutes.Bowers Museum of Cultura

  April 14, 2009

• Art of the Tease

  January 15, 2009

• Hangover Helper

  January 1, 2009

• [Best of OC 2008 Post Cards] Foodstuffs: Greetings From Dexter Holland

  October 9, 2008

• Letters From OC Weekly Readers

  August 21, 2008

• The Huntington Beach Playhouse's New Musical, 'Born to Ride the Waves,' Feels a Tad Too Familiar

  July 10, 2008

• [This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Znow Job at Znow's Ice Cream in Huntington Beach

  June 12, 2008

• [Hey, You!] Bio Blunder

  February 14, 2008

• Hey, You!

  Jesus Insures My Hot Rod

  January 31, 2008

• IN A COUPLE OF HOURS: Audacity Beach Party in HB

  Hey, here's some short notice for you: Fullerton "teenage space punk" band Audacity are playing a free show the Huntington Beach pier (corner of Main and PCH) at 6:30 tonight--a beach party, if you will. Beach blanket bingo, perhaps, even. Quick, leave work now!It's an event put on by Burger Records, home of Audacity and Thee Makeout Party!. Erin DeWitt wrote about Audacity in Locals Only just last month. and they were part of our Citizen Blast local music comp. Thanks to LA Record for the heads

  April 14, 2009

• Medusa; LD & Ariano; Hochii

  April 23, 2009

• B-Side Players

  House of Blues

  April 30, 2009

• Ballet Repertory Theatre: La Bayadère

  May 7, 2009

• Don the Beachcomber Goes Freaky for Tiki

  April 30, 2009

• New HB Restaurant Asks Us NOT To Visit Just Yet

  Yes, that's right. Zimzala, which finally opens today, as does the Shorebreak, the Huntington Beach hotel it's located in, doesn't want reviewers such as myself to visit for a "couple of weeks". Which to me implies that it's not ready, despite having its grand opening earlier today.But presumably it's okay for lowly non-reviewing citizens to turn up, eat and pay with their hard-earned cash?I know a restaurant is going to be flat out in its first fortnight (hopefully, anyway), but it's going to b

  May 12, 2009

• Huntington Beach Restaurant Week Coming Soon, With Fabulous Competition!

  Yes, folks, more dates for your diary: May 26 to June 2, when various Surf City restaurants will be taking part in the inaugural Huntington Beach Restaurant Week.It's all in aid of charity--in this case, Project Self-Sufficiency, which helps low-income, single-parent families. So get chowing (as if you needed an excuse!!).So far, a dozen restaurants, bars and pubs are confirmed, but more are expected to sign up before the event kicks off.The venues are running prix fixe menus, ranging from cheap

  May 15, 2009

• Is That a Cell Tower Near Your Playground or Are You Happy to See Me?

  What are you doing here?UPDATED WITH COMMENT FROM THE CITY...Weekly editor Ted Kissell encountered more than the usual wet heads, skinned knees and freckled faces scooting into his neighborhood Harbour View Elementary School in Huntington Beach this morning. He also ran into parents pissed off not about grades, ineffective teachers or stale bake sale items (this time), but a cell-phone tower.Indeed, folks are so hung up over T-Mobile USA's faux-tree tower--which is not the one shown here but is

  April 23, 2009

• VIDEO: 'The Body Disagrees,' Moostache

  It's been many months in the making--since January, I think--but the video for Huntington Beach band Moostache's song "The Body Disagrees" is finally complete. (It's been so long that one member in the video, keyboardist Bobby Waltman, isn't even with the band any more.) But, luckily, it's a pretty awesome clip, clocking in at a nearly "Thriller"-esque seven-and-a-half minutes. It's got a silent movie vibe goin' on, though it's not actually silent, as that would be a pretty unfortunate choice fo

  June 24, 2009

• TK Burgers Refuses to Conform to the Numbing Sameness of a Fast-Food Chain

  July 9, 2009

• In Praise of the Slater Slums

  Candy Ass Hanson: So stupid he can't even beat up a Mexican​I had dinner last night with my best friend, a guy I've known since seventh grade, when he moved to Anaheim from Huntington Beach. Specifically, the Oak View neighborhood, universally known in HB as the Slater Slums due to its high Latino population and many apartments. I asked if he had heard about the idiotic racists who dared go into the neighborhood with the specific intent of assaulting a Mexican."No," he said with a laugh. "What

  August 6, 2009

• Rock-n-Roll Thursdays

  August 6, 2009

• Wulf Bane

  August 20, 2009

• Crime Time: Brawling Girls! Duct-Taped to Pole! Brawling Golfers! Tots on Train Tracks!

  Not funny!​ It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--with a Monday dedicated to the ladies . . . awwwww yeah! MONDAY, AUG. 17Pub Brawl Two women fought as men prodded them on around closing time (2 a.m.) at Auld Dubliner restaurant and pub, 2497 Park Ave., Tustin. The big loser was 22-year-old Angeline Lopez, not because she was defeated by her foe but because she was arrested on suspicion of fighting and  disobeying police orders.Dialing for Shits and Giggles A drunken wo

  August 25, 2009

• Crime Time: Beer Bandits, Blood Drippers, Ripped-Off Stripper Drivers, Bowling Alley Knife Fights, Men With No Pants Roaming San Clemente

  It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more beer bandits, wild chases, ripped-off stripper drivers, bowling alley knife fights and men without pants.TUESDAY, SEPT. 8Strippers' Backup Needs Backup A man who told police he was hired to be a driver for strippers met with another driver who pulled out a knife and took the first driver's wallet containing cash around 10:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of Edinger Avenue in Huntington Beach. The knifeman then drove off in an older

  September 15, 2009

• [Hey, You!] That's 'Brunch' to You, A-Hole

  September 17, 2009

• New Huntington Beach Attraction: Missing Trees of Mystery

  He's in Surf City and he's okay.​Best known for its surfers, skinheads and ultimate fighters, Huntington Beach has been overrun with a new breed of hepcat lately.Radical air huggers.

  October 13, 2009

• Crime Time: An Especially San Clemente/ Huntington Beach Edition

  It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--with an especially heavy emphasis on San Clemente and Huntington Beach. MONDAY, OCT. 5 He died for your remote. Who's the Patron Saint of Stupidity Again? A 50-inch Viso plasma TV was stolen out of the beer tent erected for the weekend Fall Festival at Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic Church, 20444 Magnolia St., Huntington Beach, some time before 3:30 a.m. What's more disturbing: the crime, leaving a plasma unattended in a tent overnig

  October 13, 2009

• Recipe of the Week: Zimzala's Farro Salad With Garden Vegetables and Red Wine Vinaigrette

  ​Courtesy of Vincent Muraco and Joyce Goldstein at Huntington Beach's Zimzala restaurant (within the Shorebreak Hotel), this is a gorgeous, easy-to-assemble salad that you can get away with for another month or so, while the weather's still warm enough. Apparently also known as emmer wheat (although I'd never heard that term), farro makes a toothsome change from deathly-dull pasta or potato salad.And, as an extra bonus, it looks mighty pretty in the bowl.

  September 30, 2009

• Last Week to Get a Big Wisniewski!

  Anaheim Ducks​If you're a fan of RA Sushi (and who wouldn't be with a menu that features a section called "Getting Busy"?) then you probably already know that the limited-time Big Wisniewski roll, created by and named after Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski, will be unavailable after this Saturday, Nov. 6.If you're just now hearing about this, you may want to go early in order to avoid the lines that will no doubt form for the roll filled with spicy yellowtail, crab mix, jalapeño and cilantro

  November 2, 2009