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June 5, 2008
Gears for Fears
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June 18, 2007
Monday's Headlines
Mr. Irrelevant arrives: A week of partying has begun at Newport Beach to honor Ramzee Robinson, the 255th player chosen in the NFL draft. No license, new ride: A 16-year-old Santa Ana teen's perfect attendance at school snagged him a new car. Now, if only he could drive it. Temporarily derailed: An ... More >>
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June 27, 2007
Wednesday's Headlines
Dismantled Pride: The Pride of Newport, a replica riverboat that's been a local landmark for 43 years, has been sentenced to death by dismantlement — which started yesterday. Back from the border: A "career criminal" deported around a month ago is back and already stirring things up — allegedly ... More >>
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October 17, 2007
Wednesday's Headlines. No Surprises: California Adventure Sucks
Disney plans Extreme Makeover: California Adventure sucks, so Disney will be pouring $1.1 billion into the park to make it more like Disneyland. That's more than it took to build the park six years ago. The Times couldn't find any of the Mouse's people to go on the record, but notes that Chief Exec ... More >>
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June 8, 2008
Great Persian Food at House of Kabob in Lake Forest
To unearth the biggest diamonds you have to dig deep. To swim in the most secluded beaches you have to get on a plane. And to find one of the best Persian restaurants in Orange County, you have to drive to Lake Forest. That's right. Lake Forest -- the bedroom community that's just a blip in the ... More >>
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December 5, 2008
LowBallVideoChatter: Deccatree, "Wake Up"
Deccatree, one our very finest local bands, are playing a show tonight at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest. Really, you shouldn't even have to think about this -- just go, and thank me on Monday. Here they are performing "Wake Up" at what I believe are this soon-to-be-past year's OC Music Awards.
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December 31, 2008
Gustavo's Top Five Drinks of 2008
Hint to restaurants: you'll get in my better graces if you offer great, non-alcoholic drinks. Beverages rank high on my palate, and I'll never forget the banana soda offered by a long-gone Honduran restaurant. Here, then, were my favorite drinks of the year.1. Maker's Mark, neat, at Memphis at the S ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
Anaheim Mimi's Cafe Giving Out Free Gift Cards On Tuesday, March 31st
Okay, you know the drill now. Say it with me. "Another new Mimi's Cafe, another gift card giveaway". Seriously, I've lost count on how many there have been. This time, just like the last one in Lake Forest, they'll be giving out $3,000 worth of gift cards ranging from $25 to $100 to ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
OC Restaurant Closures During March
A list of places that closed in March. Lake Forest seems particularly badly hit.Islands, Laguna Hills Black Angus, Tustin and Lake Forest. The parent company filed for bankruptcy in January, although reps currently aren't forthcoming on whether other locations are on the danger list.Izakaya Zero, Hu ... More >>
Food
May 29, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] A Rose by Any Other Drink at Cafe Matinee
A list of places that closed in March. Lake Forest seems particularly badly hit.Islands, Laguna Hills Black Angus, Tustin and Lake Forest. The parent company filed for bankruptcy in January, although reps currently aren't forthcoming on whether other locations are on the danger list.Izakaya Zero, Hu ... More >>
Food
April 24, 2008
[This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Chinese Three-Way at Formosa Chinese Restaurant in Lake Forest
A list of places that closed in March. Lake Forest seems particularly badly hit.Islands, Laguna Hills Black Angus, Tustin and Lake Forest. The parent company filed for bankruptcy in January, although reps currently aren't forthcoming on whether other locations are on the danger list.Izakaya Zero, Hu ... More >>
Food
March 20, 2008
Boneheads in Lake Forest May Be a Chain, But It's a Good One
A list of places that closed in March. Lake Forest seems particularly badly hit.Islands, Laguna Hills Black Angus, Tustin and Lake Forest. The parent company filed for bankruptcy in January, although reps currently aren't forthcoming on whether other locations are on the danger list.Izakaya Zero, Hu ... More >>
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April 6, 2006
Locals Only
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December 22, 2005
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October 20, 2005
Lake Forest
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July 14, 2005
VCA Arroyo Animal Hospital
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November 25, 2004
The 80s Are Way Back
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April 15, 2004
Another Great Band Bites It
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December 18, 2003
Who Stole Christmas?
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October 24, 2002
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March 7, 2002
These Lips Arent Sealed
Voice-over pro Beverly Bremers
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September 27, 2001
Lake Forest
We used to be El Toro!
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May 14, 2009
Utah-Based Chain "Cafe Rio" To Open in Lake Forest
Cafe RioAn observation: Lake Forest seems like it's becoming prime proving grounds for out-of-state chains. Don't quote me on that. I really only have one other data point to support my argument: Boneheads, which is based in Georgia.Now, there's Cafe Rio, which reports that it has just signe ... More >>
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July 16, 2009
[Hole in the Wall] Chon Qing Mei Wei Heats Things Up
Cafe RioAn observation: Lake Forest seems like it's becoming prime proving grounds for out-of-state chains. Don't quote me on that. I really only have one other data point to support my argument: Boneheads, which is based in Georgia.Now, there's Cafe Rio, which reports that it has just signe ... More >>
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July 23, 2009
The Living Suns
Gypsy Lounge
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August 27, 2009
Showgazing: The Delta Mirror at the Gypsy Lounge
Last night the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest hosted Locals Only veterans the Steelwells, the New Limb and We Are the Pilots, who were, of course, reliably solid. But the real discovery, to both the audience and the other bands themselves, were trio The Delta Mirror, who played third on the bill.
Food
October 8, 2009
[Hole in the Wall] Beautiful Burgers at Lake Forest's Burger Town USA
Last night the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest hosted Locals Only veterans the Steelwells, the New Limb and We Are the Pilots, who were, of course, reliably solid. But the real discovery, to both the audience and the other bands themselves, were trio The Delta Mirror, who played third on the bill.
Food
December 10, 2009
House of Kabob's Persian Rice: The Lake Forest and Irvine Treat
Last night the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest hosted Locals Only veterans the Steelwells, the New Limb and We Are the Pilots, who were, of course, reliably solid. But the real discovery, to both the audience and the other bands themselves, were trio The Delta Mirror, who played third on the bill.
Food
January 21, 2010
[Hole in the Wall] Genghis Khan Is Like Most Other Mongolian Barbecues, Only More So
Last night the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest hosted Locals Only veterans the Steelwells, the New Limb and We Are the Pilots, who were, of course, reliably solid. But the real discovery, to both the audience and the other bands themselves, were trio The Delta Mirror, who played third on the bill.
Blogs
April 6, 2010
As Lake Forest Marijuana Dispensary Owner Gets Prison Time, Federal Suit is Filed to Guarantee Patient Access
As a Lake Forest medical marijuana dispensary owner and manager were being convicted today of selling and possessing cannabis, a Mission Viejo law firm was announcing a federal lawsuit aimed at barring authorities from denying patients access to Costa Mesa and Lake Forest dispensaries.
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May 4, 2010
Feds Join OC Officials' Cuckoo Cannabis Campaign of Lameness
Flickr user Marxchivist"Marihuana, 1936"What is it lately with all the bad news coming out of Lake Forest and Costa Mesa when it comes to medical marijuana? Both cities have been the location of several recent, high-profile raids targeting pot dispensaries. In Lake Forest, two clubs were busted, ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
Earth Cann, a Casualty in OC's Medical Pot War
Illustration by Simon DavidsonWhile new fronts have opened in the legal war to keep the doors open at local medical marijuana dispensaries (more on that after the jump), there is one casualty to report.Yet to be determined is whether it is a fatal blow or merely a flesh wound. Earth Cann Wellness ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Lake Forest Public Enemy #1: Plants
Flickr User burkeshire 1The last 24 hours have wrought havoc on the Kingdom Plantae, that is, at least in the oh-too-ironically-named town of Lake Forest.
Food
September 23, 2010
Albatros Is the Best Mexican Restaurant In South County
[Hole In the Wall] This Lake Forest Cal-Mex eatery is worth waiting in line for
Blogs
December 16, 2010
Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: 'Prophet' Returns to Lake ForestComment by ONRAGE: What? LFPD didn't dump this guy in Santa Ana?Comment by HAIRYARMPITS: By day he's that black cop driving aimlessly around Santa Marguerite in a black and white wearing a 3 stooges baseball cap looking for white women and by night he's t ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
[UPDATED: Gypsy Lounge Benefit Tonight at Malone's Bar and Grill] Say Farewell to the Gypsy Lounge
UPDATE, JAN. 27, 3 P.M.: There will be a Gypsy Lounge benefit show at Malone's Bar and Grill in Santa Ana tonight. The lineup will include Rocco DeLuca, Chris Karn, Chris Paul Overall, Jameson (full band) and AJ DeGrasse. All proceeds will go directly to "Saving the Gypsy Lounge." Malone's Ba ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
Lake Forest Files Lawsuit Against Two New Marijuana Clubs
The city of Lake Forest has filed lawsuits against two medical marijuana dispensaries that recently opened shop there, according to an item posted yesterday by ex-Weekly staffer and current Patch editor Spencer Kornhaber, on his brand new website for Lake Forest. Kornhaber contacted both of the c ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
"Open-Carry" Gunmen Rile Lake Forest Shoppers
Robert Cowdell concedes he and his members did stop and consider whether openly displaying handguns in a Lake Forest shopping center was appropriate in light of the recent mass-shooting tragedy in Arizona.But after a half-second of pause, the answer was obvious: Hell, yes, it's appropriate.
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January 27, 2011
An Elegy for Captain Cream's/Captain's Cabaret
Flickr user nathaninsandiego The Lake Forest Patch reports that Captain's Cabaret, the landmark Lake Forest topless bar formerly known as Captain Cream's, was evicted by its landlord yesterday.You might be asking why our food blog is breaking this bit of tawdry news. For generations of South Cou ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
Pot, Guns and Cash Seized After Raids of Dispensaries and Homes
Weed, guns and money were seized last week after law enforcement served search warrants at storefront medical marijuana dispensaries in Lake Forest and Long Beach and the homes of people associated with the shops.According to a notice from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, members of South ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Lake Forest Cannabis Crackdown Continues
Protesting Lake Forest's Cannabis CrackdownIf you're a medical marijuana user who lives in south Orange County, you may want to consider moving somewhere else. Yesterday, the Orange County Register reported, the city of Lake Forest won a temporary restraining order allowing it to shutter seven st ... More >>
News
May 12, 2011
Medical Marijuana Clubs Getting Schooled?
The Montessori center next door is part of Lake Forest's latest effort to boot medical-marijuana dispensaries
Blogs
July 12, 2011
[UPDATED with Second Victim, More Feared:] German Bravo DeJesus Held for Allegedly Fondling 6- and 8-Year-Old Girls
UPDATE, JULY 12, 4:54 P.M.: Orange County sheriff's deputies arrested German Bravo DeJesus Friday night for allegedly fondling a 6-year-old girl in an Aliso Viejo park, but the charges brought at arraignment today added a second victim: an 8-year-old girl.And the Orange County District Attorn ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2011
Tortilla Tuesdays: Tula Market
Dave LiebermanLake Forest is an amazing place. It's much more like North County than South County (the bizarre subdivision of Foothill Ranch notwithstanding), and it's where the Latinos of the 949 go for their groceries when Santa Ana is impractical due to traffic. This week's Tortilla Tuesday go ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Eat Here, Not There: Lake Forest Brekkie Deal
What can I get for two dollars?There's a plaza on the corner of Trabuco and Bake in Lake Forest that houses a McDonalds. For a buck, you can indulge in processed sausage burritos, sausage McMuffins, a small cuppa joe, a sausage biscuit and/or hash browns. If you require a drive-thru, and want to ... More >>
Food
November 17, 2011
Indo Ranch's Java to Go
This Lake Forest market isn't a restaurant, but it still celebrates the dishes of Indonesia in to-go containers
Food
February 2, 2012
Bru Grill and Market Features Drunken Masters
This Lake Forest restaurant offers beer-can chicken and other delicious alcohol-laced oddities
Blogs
February 6, 2012
Tracy Ramon Seward, President David Palmer Lookalike, Admits to Robbing, Hostage Taking
A dead ringer for 24's President David Palmer in a dark suit and tie with a white collared shirt walked into a Lake Forest Payday Loan store around 9 a.m. on June 10, 2009, pulled out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and held it at the head of a 61-year-old customer. He ordered the teller to empt ... More >>
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