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June 13, 2007
Driving: Me Crazy!
You know what I hate most about my new life in Orange County? No, not that. That either. What I hate is that if I stay out any time later than, say, 10 p.m., the odds seem to be about 50/50 that the freeway exit I need will be randomly closed. Or even that the entire freeway will be randomly clos ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2007
Wednesday's Headlines
Tie the Knott: Talk about taking your metaphors seriously. Nicole Crabtree and Nathan Venderweit (right) had their wedding aboard a roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm. The Times has photos, but no story. The Reg carries the tale. Sorry, guys: OC's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2007
Thursday's Headlines & Surprises
Speed Eating: Would you eat 42 peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches in 10 minutes for $1,500? Patrick “P-Rock” Beroletti, a twentysomething-year-old Chicago cook, won the Drum Corps International World Peanut Butter and Jelly Eating Championship this week at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. (Ear ... 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
November 6, 2007
Knott's Berry Farm Welcomes Veterans
Sure, there are easier ways to get inside Knott's Berry Farm than joining the military (there used to be a great way sneak in off of La Palma and. . . well, let's just leave it at that), but for those Americans who've already taken the military oath, KBF is offering free admission now through Thanks ... More >>
Columns
March 25, 1999
Beach Boulevard Breakdown
A history of OC's infamous thoroughfare
Blogs
October 9, 2008
To Do Tonight 10/9
OC Weekly's Best of OC Party, 7 p.m. Celebrate the release of our 13th annual Best Of OC issue with live entertainment, eclectic hors d'oeuvres and complimentary beer, wine and spirits. i Lounge 18912 Macarthur Blvd. Irvine, CA 92612 The Crystal Method, 9 p.m. Um, yeah. Tentation Ultra Lounge 4647 ... More >>
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October 22, 2008
To Do Tonight 10/22
Wayne Brady, 8 p.m. He's got a singing career now. $32.50-$35 House of Blues 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA 714-778-2583 The Elvis Show, 9:30 p.m. The self-proclaimed “greatest Elvis impersonator in Fullerton, Brea and Whittier,” Kirk Wall knows how to rock that white sequined jumpsuit like ... More >>
Music
June 19, 2003
Know Your Rights!
Wayne Brady, 8 p.m. He's got a singing career now. $32.50-$35 House of Blues 1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA 714-778-2583 The Elvis Show, 9:30 p.m. The self-proclaimed “greatest Elvis impersonator in Fullerton, Brea and Whittier,” Kirk Wall knows how to rock that white sequined jumpsuit like ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2009
It's a Quick Read 14: Weekend and Monday B.S.
Orange County Register: Octo-Mom took spawn from her oldest litters to Knott's Berry Farm on Saturday and Disneyland the day before, and all she got were crummy t-shirts reading: "More kids have passed through my log fume than Knott's" and "Your Kaiser co-pays help ... More >>
Columns
December 21, 2000
Please Rewind
Orange County Register: Octo-Mom took spawn from her oldest litters to Knott's Berry Farm on Saturday and Disneyland the day before, and all she got were crummy t-shirts reading: "More kids have passed through my log fume than Knott's" and "Your Kaiser co-pays help ... More >>
Features
June 12, 2008
[Summer Guide] Simple Pleasures
Orange County Register: Octo-Mom took spawn from her oldest litters to Knott's Berry Farm on Saturday and Disneyland the day before, and all she got were crummy t-shirts reading: "More kids have passed through my log fume than Knott's" and "Your Kaiser co-pays help ... More >>
Calendar
January 10, 2008
Yankee Doodle
Civil War Encampment
Columns
August 23, 2007
It's Your Money
But the government spends it
Features
January 6, 2000
GRUB
Re-created covered wagons
Food
May 10, 2007
Out of the Ashes
The delectable saga of Thai Nakorn enters its third act
Features
October 19, 2006
Art Chrisman
The septuagenarian hot rodder shares some of his favorite things
News
October 5, 2006
Wet Your Pants
Knott's Scary Farm
Features
October 20, 2005
Buena Park
Knott's Scary Farm
News
May 29, 2003
In the Shadow of the Mouse
The also-rans have their charms
Culture
April 10, 2003
Going Down
Queens in the Kingdom is just too damn gay
Features
September 27, 2001
Best of OC, 2001
Timmy The Lonely Satellite Looks Down Upon This Ever-Changing, Rootless Thing
Features
September 27, 2001
Buena Park
The thinking mans Anaheim
Columns
March 30, 2000
Going Mobile
The thinking mans Anaheim
Features
January 6, 2000
QUIET ON THE SET PIECE
Re-creating Independence Hall
Blogs
May 8, 2009
John & Ken Will Mock Hugh Hewitt at Their Next Heads-on-a-Stick Rally!
This Wednesday, as KFI-AM 640 hosts John Kobyalt and Ken Chiampou plugged their next mega-rally--it'll be at the Knott's Berry Farm of the Inland Empire, Tom's Farm in Corona next Saturday--one of them made the observation that a conservative talk-show host had previously mocked them and their liste ... More >>
Blogs
June 19, 2009
Friday Film Funnies Fun: Walter Knott
While everyone else publishes hagiographies about the 75th anniversary of Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant (good food, btw), which eventually became Knott's Berry Farm, let's remember the man behind the landmark for what he was: a paranoid loon who used the massive revenues from Ma Knott's kit ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2009
Get (Sugar) High at Knott's Berry Farm
Not exactly the healthiest stuff. What's the best way to convince a bunch of overweight little kids and their parents to quit their high sugar intake, clean up their diets and avoid diabetes forever? The Weekly received the news today that the American Diabetes Association has come up with the brigh ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2009
Orange County Rave Scene History Lesson
BY DENNIS ROMERO There was a lot of buzz in clubland last month when the organizers of Electric Daisy Carnival claimed that 135,000 people attended its two-day dance music event at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. All the action up there makes it seem like crickets have taken over in Orange County ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2009
Snott's to Get New Owner?
NEWS ITEM: The parent company of Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park announced it has agreed to a buyout. Ohio-based Cedar Fair Entertainment--which, besides Snott's, owns 10 other amusement parks, seven water parks and five hotels across the U.S. and Canada--says the $2.4 billion transaction with a ... More >>
Culture
December 17, 2009
Bird Cage Theatre's Annual Productions at Knott's Get to the Heart of What the Holidays Are About
NEWS ITEM: The parent company of Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park announced it has agreed to a buyout. Ohio-based Cedar Fair Entertainment--which, besides Snott's, owns 10 other amusement parks, seven water parks and five hotels across the U.S. and Canada--says the $2.4 billion transaction with a ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
Avoid HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher?
(photo by Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly)New Issa rule: Don't watch HBO comedian"Don't watch Bill Maher!"--Wealthy GOP Southern California Congressman Darrell Issa at this month's California Republican Assembly state convention held at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. Issa also declared himsel ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2010
[CORRECTED, UPDATED:] Walter Knott Elementary School May Close
CORRECTION: Knott's Berry Farm officials say they have "no intention of buying, leasing or renting" the Walter Knott Elementary School site.UPDATE: The district has scheduled a community meeting to discuss the possible closure (details on both below) . . . Walter Knott, flamerA Buena Park element ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
This Weekend: Mini Gay Days at Disneyland! (And Knott's)
Flickr user samlaviWho says you've got to wait another whole year for Gay Days at Disneyland?
Blogs
April 4, 2010
[UPDATED] Baja-Centered Earthquake Rattles OC, SoCal
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake (initially reported as 6.9) hit Baja California at 3:40 today, with shaking and rolling felt throughout OC. Aftershocks have continued both in Mexico and Southern California, according to the United States Geological Service.
Blogs
August 11, 2010
Routine Traffic Stop Leads to a Dozen Pit Bull Puppies Bound for Dog-Fighting Life in Mexico
A Buena Park cop on routine patrol Monday morning spotted a van without a front license plate. Out of Alabama with pictures of dogs and "southernexpresstransporters.ning.com" written on the side, the van pulled over into the Kohl's parking lot across from the Buena Park Mall, about a half-mile fr ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2010
10 Riders of Knott's Berry Farm Pony Express Pony Up to Emergency Room
Ten people were hurt when two cars on the Pony Express roller coaster collided during Thursday night's Halloween Haunt at Knott's Berry Farm.The Buena Park theme park guests were treated at a hospital for minor injuries. Three were 12-year-olds and the rest were adults, according to Orange County ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Anaheim International Film Fest Opens With Hot Waifs, a Cool Video and a Windy Director
The inaugural Anaheim International Film Festival opened Wednesday night at GardenWalk with five movie programs, a lauded UK director with a gift for gab, creepy Knott's Berry Farm Halloween Haunt extras, incredibly tall waifs gliding across the red carpet in incredibly high heels and a packed-in ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
Elvira Casts Spell Over 2010 Election
Photo by Kevin ScanlonElvira, out recent cover ghoul, has thrown her two . . . erm . . . cents into the 2010 mid-term election.Elvira's World: Casandra Peterson is pushing 60 and still Mistress of the DarkThe midnight Movie Macabre maven, who for years was the face and . . . uh . . . form of Knot ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
UFO Makes Knott's a Real Scary Farm
Disneyland may get the bigger crowds when it comes to earthlings, but Knott's Berry Farm may hold the distinction of being more popular among aliens.That's the take away from the iPhone photo of a UFO snapped just before 10 p.m. Tuesday by Ryan Boone, who was waiting in line to ride the Xcelerato ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2010
A Trend That Needs To Go: Charged-Admission Food Truck Festivals
Christopher VictorioWhen the food truck phenomenon first started, parking and setup were very much a fly-by-night operation: a single truck would find a spot, park, then Tweet its location to hungry fans. There was a sense of stealth to it; it was almost like electronic samizdat.When the first tr ... More >>
Food
December 9, 2010
Umami Mongolian Grill Has Pinoy Panache
[Hole In the Wall] This Buena Park eatery masters the stagnant culinary genre and even advances it
Blogs
January 3, 2011
What You Missed: NOFX, NYE Block Party, Rebelution, Surf City Splash, Berlin, Food Truck Fare and More
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyHappy 2011! What'd you do? Or more importantly, what did you miss? We were all over the place with the New Year's Eve celebrations--from NOFX at the Wiltern and the Block Party at the OC Fairgrounds to Rebelution at the House of Blues and Berlin at Knott's Berry Farm ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Mark Your Calendar for the Cloud 9 and Studio K Reunion Party on April 1
Courtesy of the Official Knott's Berry Farm "Studio K/ Cloud 9" Facebook Page Back in the day in Buena Park, it was all about Cloud 9 and Studio K. The clubs inside the Knott's Berry Farm amusement theme park were the place to be for many young people out dancing and hooking up--or whatever they ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2011
TGIF: Ice Cube, Studio K Reunion, Fitz and the Tantrums and More!
Ahhh, the weekend, finally. From local bands to a nostalgia trip at Knotts' Studio K and Ice Cube at the Grove--there's never enough time to do everything you want.
News
June 23, 2011
100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!
Summer here is bliss, better than anyplace else in the States
Blogs
July 20, 2011
OC's Top Five Most Dangerous Theme Park Rides
Accidents happen, especially at America's theme parks, and Orange County's theme park triumvirate--Disneyland, California Adventure and Knott's Berry Farm--are no exceptions to the rule.Recently, the state completed investigations into 27 medical problems sustained by passengers riding OC theme p ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2011
Horse Mysteriously Collapses at Knott's Berry Farm
KTLA-TVIf you're spending any part of the long holiday weekend at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, stand clear of the horses.That's because one attached to a stagecoach collapsed in front of people in line Sunday.
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