John Wayne Airport

Lawrence Witsoe, Tustin Attorney, in Federal Court for Trying Fix Client's Misdemeanor Case

Trial is scheduled to begin right now in federal court in Santa Ana for a Tustin criminal defense attorney accused of conspiring with a Rialto police officer to fix a misdemeanor assault and battery case at John Wayne Airport. Lawrence Witsoe is charged with conspiracy to solicit and receive a bribe ... More >>

[UPDATED with Corroboration:] Sheriff's Deputy and Control Tower Supposedly See Orange UFO West of John Wayne Airport

See the update at the end of this post about a sighting in the same area 12 hours before.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 7, 10:03 A.M.: An Orange County sheriff's deputy--or someone identifying themselves as an Orange County sheriff's deputy working John Wayne Airport--saw an orange object emitting a bright lig ... More >>

OC Annual Citizens' Report Shows We're in a Better Financial Place Than Our Neighbors

Orange Countians out earn and enjoy lower unemployment and higher home values on average than people in other Southern California counties, according to the County of Orange Auditor-Controller's Annual Citizens' Report released today. Only San Diego County employs fewer county government employees p ... More >>

Arash "Ash" Durrani Must Stay Away from Airports Pending Court Date for Plane Outbursts

Arash "Ash" Durrani, the actor, model and former Costa Mesa resident who is accused of getting so drunk off his "Ash" that he disrupted a Sept. 25 United Airlines flight from Chicago to John Wayne Airport, now has an Oct. 22 court date in Santa Ana.Released on a $50,000 bond posted by his brother Th ... More >>

Arash Durrani, Actor Who Goes by "Ash," Makes "Ass" of Self on OC-Bound Flight: Passengers

An 26-year-old actor-model who goes by "Ash" is due in federal court today for allegedly making an "Ass" of himself on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to John Wayne Airport.Arash Durrani is accused of pacing up and down the aisles for about the first 45 minutes of United Flight 473 on Tuesday, ... More >>

The Canadian at the Anaheim Ducks Breakaway Bar & Grill, Our Drink of the Week!

Stuck in standby hell in John Wayne Airport, my prospects of getting to Las Vegas for a conference diminishing with each full flight of chicks in ass shorts and the bros they love, I decided to do something I had never done before at our lil' airport that can: eat lunch. John Wayne's much-ballyhooed ... More >>

United Airlines Harshes Orange County's Aloha, Ends Hawaii Service out of John Wayne

Citing lack of bookings, United Airlines will end flights between Honolulu and John Wayne Airport starting Monday.As one who used to be able to afford air travel to the Islands, I can say we used LAX more often than JWA because the fares were so much cheaper.

[UPDATE: With Irvine Protest] Occupy Santa Ana March Sees Large Turnout; Protest In Front of John Wayne Airport Tonight

Brandon Ferguson​UPDATE NOVEMBER 17, 2011 8:30 P.M.: The most amusing part about this evening's Occupy protest in front of John Wayne Airport was the bewildered faces of cranky business travelers as they wheeled their suitcases through chanting crowds on the way back to their cars. But widesp ... More >>

Forbes: OC's Spillinex Converts Surfboard Toxic Waste Into Pro-Environment Product

​Surfers are typically pro-environment, but construction of their surf boards can produce about a pound or more of toxic chemical waste.Does that tidbit make them hypocrites?Not necessarily--especially in San Clemente, where Soul Stix Surfboards sends its powdery polyurethane waste to Monarch Gree ... More >>

Posch Is Pish-Posh

Jimmy 'Z' Parvin's flashy John Wayne Airport-adjacent restaurant needs a lot less Real Housewife and more him

On the Line: Renzo Macchiavello of Renzo's A Taste of Peru, Part One

Photo by Kevin Lara​Trying to sit down with Renzo is a sight to see. Shaking our hand, quipping with a customer, working with a vendor and responding to a text is a post-lunch breather for this social businessman. He runs both a catering company and Peruvian establishment, the latter hidden in the ... More >>

Grave Hunting at Fairhaven Memorial Park

[SUMMER GUIDE] No. 51 of the 100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!

Jimmy Z Returns With A New Irvine Restaurant

​Those who've lived in Irvine near UCI about a decade or so ago should remember Jimmy Z Grill at Campus Plaza. It folded and then the sushi restaurant that followed it also failed. Now at the vacated spot, another sushi restaurant is poised to open.

At Renzo's, Life Is a Ceviche

Surfer Renzo Macchiavello creates Incan favorites in Irvine

Did Prayer Close a Newport Beach Abortion Clinic?

Made it!​It's often said that Southern California residents are apathetic in comparison to other areas of the nation, but for years you could drive by a building not far from the gates of John Wayne Airport and see a large group of adults on the sidewalk holding signs and hands, and praying.The ta ... More >>

Ducks Invite Fans To Name Their John Wayne Airport Restaurant

Flickr User BridgetDS​You might have heard that John Wayne Airport is going to get a Anaheim Ducks-themed restaurant which will feature a floor that resembles an ice-rink and Ducks paraphernalia, which will, no doubt, be sold along with Buffalo wings and other game food standards.  But did yo ... More >>

Delaware North Says its Offer for John Wayne Airport Food Contract Won't Rip Off Consumers, Like Rival Bid HMSHost would

Flickr user b r e n t​Many of ustedes are probably going through John Wayne Airport for points north and east this week, probably munching on food you brought with you from home lest you get ripped off at Mickey D's or Starbucks. Many of you are hoping that the Orange County Board of Supervisors a ... More >>

This Week in Food: Controversial Tamale Fundraisers, Great Office Park Eats, and Charlie Palmer!

Flickr user ilovemypit​Given this was Turkey Week, the blogging 'round here was at a more-relaxed pace, but that doesn't mean there weren't goodies in the mix (sorry for the double negative, a no-no in English, but I'm still asleep from the racks of ribs we ate last night). After the jump, some hi ... More >>

Rick LeBlanc of Rick's Atomic Cafe Goes On the Line, Part Two!

Photo by Todd Barnes​We interviewed Rick LeBlanc of Rick's Atomic Cafe yesterday, the man who's bringing a bit of organic, New England class to the office drones around John Wayne Airport; after the jump, the rest of the story!

Five OC Restaurants and Trends that Should be at the New John Wayne Airport Terminal

Flickr user b r e n t​There's a bit of a controversy brewing over two proposals vying to get the food concession contract at John Wayne Airport as it prepares to open its latest terminal next year. One, HMS Host International, has the current contract and proposes to change up the offerings to ref ... More >>

Drunk After Work: Durty Nelly's

The daytime scene, 'cause I can't go there at night right now...​The Place: Durty Nelly's, 2915 Red Hill Ave., # G101, Costa Mesa, (714) 957-1951; durtynellysoc.com.The Hours: Mon.-Wed., 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Thur., 11:30 a.m.-12 a.m.; Fri., 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sat., 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; ... More >>

Hilton Irvine Hotel Workers Win Raises and Other Goodies in First-Ever Contract

​Bellmen, bartenders and housekeepers at the Hilton Irvine/John Wayne Airport won raises, a $400 employee bonus and free, full family healthcare under their first-ever, just-ratified contract, UNITE HERE Local 11 announced today."Finally, we've won the respect and benefits we deserve," Manuel ... More >>

Food Truck Lot To Debut in OC Wednesday

Courtesy of Barcelona on the Go​Hey OC! Are you jealous of the food truck lots up in LA, where several trucks join to create a tasty, mobile food court? Languish no more in your envy: Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., OC will host its first food truck lot.

The Trouble With John Wayne's Interactive Visitor's Center Kiosk

Edwin Goei​John Wayne Airport is the gateway for most OC bound travellers--the first impression they get of our area. But if it's also where impressions are formed on the OC dining scene, I am hoping visitors stay away from the info kiosks you see above, which are found at baggage claim.

One More "Airplane!" Scene Now Dated

​No-nonsense, double-sunglassed chief pilot Rex Kramer (Robert Stack) shoves, punches and tosses donation solicitors--including a Hare Krishna (David Leisure)--blocking his path at a busy airport in the 1980 comedy Airplane!Like much of the flick's now-dated humor (Airplane! was the best motion pi ... More >>

Crime Time: Nekkid Folks, Robber Baby, Strip-Club Stabbers, Loaded Brownie and a Flaming Bag of Poo

Courtesy of Orange Police Department and Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentWe call this collage "Robberies, Solved and Unsolved." Top left: a man hands a teller a note demanding cash at Chase Bank in Orange. Top right: Booking photo of Adam J. Bennett, 20, of Santa Ana, who is suspected of robbing $ ... More >>

Once You Find It, the Blackmarket Bakery in Irvine Will Merit Many Happy Returns

The One Good Thing Gordon Dillow Ever Did

Over the weekend, Orange County Register columnist Gordon "Bootlicker" Dillow wrote some claptrap about the continuing controversy involving the proposed renaming of John Wayne Airport to something reflecting idiot Orange County television shows. But because the Reg is the Reg, that column isn't onl ... More >>

Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Darth Vader Chases Janet Nguyen

Snoop Dogg Pleads Guilty to OC Felony

The Orange County District Attorney's office announced late this afternoon that rapper Snoop Dogg has pleaded guilty to knowingly carrying a dangerous weapon into John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana a year ago. The 35-year-old international celebrity, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, was se ... More >>

Cross that bridge when you come it, if it's still there

Only 6 days after the San Francisco Chronicle first reported on it and 5 days after The Blotter first noted it, the Los Angeles Times today informs its readers about the state of California's bridges. The state: hundreds of bridges are considered at risk of collapsing during a major earthquake becau ... More >>

Best of OC 2004: Part 3

Testeskick Airlines

Diary of a Mad County

Wheres Rick?

OCs most colorful cabby comes to the end of one ride, but therell be another any minute

Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves

Okay, now roll them down. Now back up again. . . . Now: down, quick!

Spin Recycle

Truth still grounded after El Toro approval

Newport Beach

The town that whines

Bleccccccccccch!

A peoples environmental impact report on El Toro International Airport

Money and Lies

Marxist Pinkos!

I went to an anti-hate rally, and a political-science class broke out

An Open Letter to the John Wayne Airport Commission

Cab Tab

Add to the countys mammoth failures (bankruptcy, toll roads, El Toro) one more

If You Build It, 24 Million Will Come

El Toro Airport Watch No. 150

More Noise on Noise

El Toro Airport Watch No. 133

Sexless in the City

I think its just the way Orange County is

Coming Clean

Bankruptcy? What Bankruptcy?!

OCs financial meltdown, five years later

Losers

El Toro Airport Watch No. 125

Cargo Hatched

El Toro Airport Watch No.94