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May 16, 2013
Newport Beach and Huntington Beach React Differently to Fire Pit Pollution Findings
Call it "A Tale of Two City Takeaways:" Newport Beach and Huntington Beach's mayors, at opposite ends on whether to remove fire rings along their beaches, heard--and reacted differently to--state data indicating what's emitted from a pit over one evening equals the pollution spewed by a heavy duty d ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2013
Huntington Beach Teens Beat Man with Skateboards--But Was it Self-Defense or Attempted Murder?
Ever see the movie Kids? Remember that scene where a group of idiots nearly beat a man to death with their skateboards? That's what happened Friday night at Mundy Park in Huntington Beach--but the circumstances are in dispute. Police told the media over the weekend that a brawl broke out between t ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Endless Food & Fun Closes in Huntington Beach
If you're still iffy on the definition of irony, here it is: Endless Food and Fun has closed.
Blogs
April 25, 2013
Taste of Huntington Beach THIS WEEKEND in--Where Else?--Huntington Beach
It must be spring, because there's another food fest to attend this weekend. Last week, the La Habra Chamber of Commerce hosted a so-called Citrus Fair. And as we said in yesterday's post, the Assistance League of Orange is having Taste of Orange event on Sunday. Turns out Huntington Beach also has ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2013
[UPDATED with Weird Substance:] Suspicious Package to Huntington Beach Fire Department Closes City Hall
See the update at the end of this post about the weird substance found in a mysterious envelope and more details.ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 22, 10:15 A.M.: Huntington Beach City Hall is currently closed to the public due to a suspicious package delivered via the mail today to the Fire Department on the ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2013
Carl's Jr. Offers OC Lunch Date With The Laker Girls!
Who likes hot women? We have no issues with athletic ladies sporting purple, and you shouldn't either. Get to know a couple this month, as burger behemoth Carl's Jr hosts a series of meet-and-greets with your Los Angeles Laker Girls!And if that's not reason enough to do your laundry, we've got more ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2013
[UPDATED with Replica Gun, Rap Sheet:] Ian Christopher Berrier, 20, Dead in Huntington Beach Officer-Involved Shooting
See Update No. 4 on page 2 with the deceased's rap sheet and a photo of his replica handgun.See Update Nos. 1-3 on the next page with a police statement providing more details, Register readers contrasting this shooting with the one that sparked riots in Anaheim and the name and age of the dead man. ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2013
Only in Cali, Baby! Students Surf Huntington Beach Before Hitting Bear Mountain Slopes
I've just spent about an hour fruitlessly searching for an old clip of mine from the '90s about the OP Wintersurf competition that pitted surfers and snowboarders against one another first in the waters of Huntington Beach and then on a slalom course in Big Bear, with the overall scores determining ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2013
Restaurant Roll Call for February 2013
Compared to other months, February seemed slow on restaurant openings, or at least that's what it felt like. Here's our monthly roundup of eateries that we noticed were new; and one restaurant we noticed closed. Do you see any we neglected to list on either front? Share them in the comments.
Blogs
January 9, 2013
Eat This Now: The HB Avocado Original At Avocado Cafe
We drove past a sign for Avocado Cafe on Jamboree. The actual storefront is hidden behind highrises, so unless you know the 'hood, it's disorienting. Location #1 is inside the Newport Beach Athletic Club; this #2 opened last month, and a third spot is scheduled for February in Huntington Beach. That ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2013
The Poseidon Misadventure Returns to Surf City
It's been ten years since the Poseidon Seawater Desalination Plant first came to Surf City with hopes of building its first west coast project. Now, after years of failed votes at city hall, lengthy reviews by the Coastal Commission, and clashes with environmental groups like Surfrider, the company ... More >>
Calendar
January 3, 2013
Big Monsta
Detroit Bar
Blogs
December 10, 2012
Christopher Lee Miller Has Surprises Under His Blanket That Bring Sex with Minor Arrest: Cops
Huntington Beach police officers went to do what they normally do near Main Street Public Library Friday morning--rouse homeless people who call the greenbelt home--when they found something (or someones) different huddled under a blanket on the grass.It was a 28-year-old man, a girl under 16 and, a ... More >>
Columns
November 21, 2012
Litterbuggers
[Hey, You!] Just how does our world get so littered? Exhibit A . . .
Culture
November 8, 2012
Mo' Movember!
[Trendzilla] Meet four OC fellas with fabulous mustaches grown in honor of the movement
Blogs
November 6, 2012
Where To Eat And Drink For Free (Or Cheap) After You've Voted
You've watched hours of presidential debates. You've endured hundreds of brain-numbing political posts on your Facebook feed. You've sat through countless sponsored commercials, suffered the wrath of relatives who don't share your views, and waited in long lines to cast your vote for the candidates ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2012
The Antioxidant Intoxicant at The Corner, Our Drink of the Week!
There's something about mason jars. We stocked our first apartment with cheap drinkware from a Libbey Glass outlet in Walnut out of convenience. Today, we spot this utilitarian piece as trendy vessels for sticky toffee pudding, canning projects and Real Simple organizing examples. It's ironic, ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2012
John Patrick Rogers, Career Townhome Community Asshole, Faces Serious Charges
And you thought your neighbor was a dick: John Patrick Rogers has a court date Thursday tied to what's apparently been a career of terrorizing other residents of his Huntington Beach townhome community. Rogers pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Westminster Monday to five felony counts of stalking ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2012
Top Five Comedy Clubs in Orange County
Contrary to a lot of what we write about our little county, there are times when people in OC are actually funny on purpose. Not typically thought of as a stronghold for stand-up comedy, you'd be surprised at the gloriously irreverent, local and nationally touring comedians that line up to have thei ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2012
Gail Davidson-Shepard and Daniel Alma Shepard, Husband and Wife Teachers Who Sexed Up Student, Likely Escape Prison Time
Over the objections of prosecutors, Huntington Beach husband and wife teachers Daniel Alma Shepard and Gay Davidson-Shepard are expected to receive no prison time for their unlawful sex together and alone with a 17-year-old male student.The Shepards, who are both in their 60s, copped to felonies to ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2012
Swarm's Up at Boeing's Surf City Drone Maker
Boeing Huntington Beach and Johns Hopkins University are hailing technology they have developed that will allow operators with very little training to sic swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones, as they are more commonly called) on the unsuspecting.With a laptop and a military radio, the ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2012
Huntington Beach Police SWAT Officer Shot--by Fellow SWAT Officer
Following a day of training, SWAT team officers were cleaning their weapons at the Huntington Beach police station around 10 p.m. Wednesday when an officer's revolver fired.The round struck the floor and ricocheted, striking the leg of a colleague, according to police spokesmen. The unidentified sho ... More >>
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June 28, 2012
Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade
Downtown Huntington Beach
Blogs
June 26, 2012
TONIGHT: The Offspring, Takeru Kobayashi And Free Food at Chronic Tacos
Yep, they're still pretty fly for a bunch of aging white guys. To celebrate the release of their new album, Days Go By, The Offspring is partying it up with fans tonight at Chronic Tacos in Huntington Beach, the city where it all began.
Blogs
June 26, 2012
TapShack, Self-Serve Beer Bar, Opens In Newport Beach
As I hinted back in April, a new beer pub called TapShack (a sister of a bigger restaurant called TapHouse planned for Huntington Beach) has now opened in the space left behind by The Arches in Newport Beach.
Blogs
June 21, 2012
Star Wars Inspired Relay Race To Make Stop In Huntington Beach
Calling all Star Wars fans in Huntington Beach. Have you ever wanted to set sail on Jabba The Hutt's barge, you know, the one featured in Return of the Jedi? Well, a replica version of it will be docking in Huntington Beach on July 8 as part of the Course of the Force lightsaber relay that begins th ... More >>
Music
June 7, 2012
Revelation Records' Quarter-Century of DIY Rebellion
Founder Jordan Cooper reflects on the Huntington Beach hardcore label's legacy
Blogs
May 17, 2012
Gail Diane Panella-Monestere, Former Parent Teacher Group President, Accused of $22k Theft
The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) president at Sun View Elementary School in Huntington Beach is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of embezzling more than $22,000 from school fundraisers. Gail Diane Panella-Monestere, 52, of Huntington Beach, faces one felony count of grand theft b ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2012
Surf City Rub 'n' Tug Raids Net 70 Citations, 5 Arrests, 3 Possible Unhappy Endings for Shops
"Citizen complaints" about an increase in Surf City massage parlors led the fire, police and code enforcement departments to inspect 20 establishments and issue more than 70 violation notices that could shut down up to three suspected rub 'n' tug joints, according to the Huntington Beach Police Face ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2012
Erick Catalan was Wrongfully Gunned Down by Huntington Beach Police, Mother Claims
After Huntington Beach police gang unit officers made a traffic stop in Westminster that resulted in John Andrew Torres, 26, of Fullerton, and Erick Catalan, 20, of Long Beach, being shot dead Nov. 1, 2011, "official" explanations for the police engagement kept changing.That's the kind of thing that ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2012
Restaurant Roll Call For March 2012
The most anticipated new restaurant this month was Adam Fleischman's ever-growing Umami Burger, which opened its first OC outlet in Costa Mesa this past weekend. But there were other notable debuts in the past 30 days that we featured on our blogs (and a lot more that we didn't, I'm sure). B ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2012
Huntington Beach Residents Lost Their Police Helicopter . . . Again
Huntington Beach Police Department officials must think that city residents are willing to hand them an endless supply of tax dollars even for periodic acts of juvenile bullying.That's right: Surf City residents lost their expensive police helicopter this afternoon because once again the pilots t ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Huntington Beach Residents Lost Police Helicopter Today
Yippie! Wasting your valuable taxpayer money but everybody thinks we're actually working!Huntington Beach residents didn't have their police helicopter patrolling the sky over their city late this afternoon because the pilots decided to leave the city and take the expensive bird on a low-flying j ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Polyphonic
Detroit Bar
Blogs
January 18, 2012
[UPDATED with Plea:] Scott Evans Dekraai, Mass Murder Suspect, Indicted by Grand Jury
UPDATE, JAN. 18, 3:38 P.M.: Accused mass killer Scott Evans Dekraai pleaded not guilty to eight murder counts at today's arraignment hearing in Santa Ana. If a feeling of deja vu just washed over you, fret not; Dekraai also pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing last year. Today's arraignme ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2012
[UPDATED with Charges:] Oscar Zamora Pinedo Latest Stooge to Fall for Surf City Cops' "13-year-old Girl" Sting
UPDATE, JAN. 13, 1:16 P.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's office today announced that Oscar Zamora Pinedo faces charges that could have him spending up to six years in state prison for allegedly arranging to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex.What the Santa Ana 35-year-old did not know was t ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
44-Year-Old Man's Body Turns Up at Green Waste Site
Having been referred to as human waste, I can sympathize with the former 44-year-old man from Artesia found in Rainbow Disposal's green waste transfer site in Huntington Beach Tuesday afternoon.How he got there--beyond, hopefully, being first placed in the proper-colored bin dedicated to organic ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2011
Gay Davidson-Shepard, Retired Surf City Teacher and Former Union Chief Accused of Underage Sex, Held for Contacting Victim
Gay Davidson-Shepard, the retired Huntington Beach teacher and former teacher association president accused of sexually tag-teaming a 17-year-old male student with her retired teacher husband, was arrested today for allegedly contacting the victim.The 59-year-old called and texted the victim, who ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
In Huntington Beach, Officials Find 2,600 Pounds Of Pot On One Smuggling Boat And 18 Life Vests On Another
It's fair to say there are probably quite a few pissed-off potheads in Huntington Beach.Why? Well, because a ton -- 2,600 pounds, to be exact -- of fresh Mexican weed will never make into their pipes.On Nov. 12, law enforcement officials found a boat filled with about $1 million worth of weed alo ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2011
[UPDATED with Reports from the Two Towers] Have the T-Mobile Cell Phone Towers in Surf City Found New Homes?
Joshua PetersUPDATE, Nov. 18, 4:21 P.M.: The two meetings about controversial T-Mobile cell-phone towers that took place in Huntington Beach this week--Wednesday's at the city's Central Library, about a tower that was originally supposed to go in Bolsa View Park, and Thursday's at Harbour View El ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2011
Teach Your Children Well, Anti-Bullying and -Homophobia Documentary, Screens Tonight
A short documentary about homophobia, bullying and school violence screens tonight in Huntington Beach.Admission is $5 to Teach Your Children Well at 7 p.m. in Huntington Beach Central Library, with proceeds going to the Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force.
News
November 17, 2011
The Huntington Beach Surf Riot: A New Perspective
An English photographer unearths his shots of burning cop cars and surfboards from 1986, then brings them back to SoCal
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Shawn Michael "Whitey" Espinoza Guilty of Murder Try After Gun Found in White Supremacist Sweep
A 41-year-old Garden Grove man who was arrested after a handgun recovered during an investigation of white supremacist gangs matched the weapon used in a violent attempted robbery in Huntington Beach, was found guilty by a jury this week of attempted murder, attempted robbery, assault with a fir ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Silenced, Which Sparked Outrage in South Korea, Opens in Surf City Tonight
A new film opening in Huntington Beach tonight has prompted outraged viewers to demand tougher penalties for sex crimes and stronger laws to protect children and the disabled from sexual abuse.No, it's not Puss in Boots.It's Silenced or Dogani (The Crucible), and perhaps the title confusion wil ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2011
[UPDATED with I.D.'s, More Details:] John Andrew Torres and Erick Catalan Dead in Huntington Beach Police Officer-Involved Shooting ... in Westminster
John Andrew TorresUPDATE, NOV. 3, 11:13 A.M.: The Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) has identified the men killed by Huntington Beach police gang unit officers after a traffic stop in Westminster Tuesday afternoon as John Andrew Torres, 26, of Fullerton, and Erick Catalan, 20, of Long Bea ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2011
[UPDATED with Choice Chatter:] 3 Old Folks Hospitalized for Unwittingly Eating Pot Brownies at Surf City Funeral
UPDATE, OCT. 11, 12:32 P.M.: Someone leaving a comment on the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) Facebook page, which broke the news about three elderly folks being rushed to the emergency room after unknowingly eating brownies laced with marijuana at a funeral, claims a woman was arrested ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
Christopher Raymond Olague, Calvary Chapel Pastor, Accused of Molesting Girl, Paying Her Hush Money
A Calvary Chapel church pastor and youth soccer coach has been arrested for allegedly picking up an 8-year-old girl for a play date with one of his five daughters but instead driving her to a Huntington Beach park, molesting her and giving her $40 not to say anything.She did.Christopher Raymond O ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2011
SoCal Film Festival Keeps Chugging in Surf City
Last October, amid much glitz, glamour but light attendance, the first ever Anaheim International Film Festival premiered, and while it's not quite one-and-done, organizers plan this year to sprinkle festival screenings in with regular UltraLuxe of GardeWalk programming throughout the fall. Meanw ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2011
Huntington Beach Film Commission Formed to Pitch Surf City to Producers
When it comes to popular culture, Huntington Beach is most known for its contributions to music (from surf to hardcore punk), reality television (2008's Ocean Force: Huntington Beach, O.C.) and power couples (MMA "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz and retired porn star Jenna Jameson). Un-retir ... More >>
Food
September 22, 2011
2nd Floor Is Surf City Gothic
Go to this downtown Huntington Beach hangout for its booze and kooky art, not so much the food
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