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March 21, 2012
Macarons and Cooking Classes Highlight New Rocq Cafe in Lake Forest
For some reason, the rest of Orange County thinks South County is a culinary black hole. As someone who lives south of the Spectrum I take offense to that. First, haters, let's not forget that we have Break of Dawn. But we're also home to the boss burgers at Riders Club in San Clemente, the impre ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2012
San Clemente Coke Bust Caps 5 Days of Border Patrol Seizures of $1.4 Million in Drugs
Hey, remember that Lake Forest cocaine safe house from Tuesday? Julio Cesar Perez-Arellano and Tomas Agustin Della Rocca Held in $4 Million Cocaine Bust Perhaps some recent U.S. Border Patrol busts produced some of the coke originally headed there.
Blogs
February 17, 2012
Manila Groove Closes :-(
I only knew the bad (i.e. swear) words in Tagalog growing up, and they all resurfaced when I walked up to Manila Groove in Tustin yesterday to find the place locked up and desolate inside, save for some take-out containers on the ground.
Blogs
February 16, 2012
Orange County Sour at Brü Grill & Market, Our Drink of the Week
Apart from being a wine store, beer pourer, and restaurant, Brü Grill & Market is also one of the few establishments on Lake Forest's El Toro Rd. not ruled by some distant corporate overlord. As such, it's the only place I know of in this bedroom town that has the cojones to do beer can chic ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011
Brü Grill & Market Opens in Lake Forest
Photo from Brü Grill & Market's FacebookBrü Grill & Market, the "farm to table, seasonal and organic" Lake Forest restaurant, officially opened its doors last week. Located at The Orchard at El Toro and Rockfield where the Carino's used to sit, they also tout a tasting room with reporte ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2011
OC Restaurant Recommendations for American Express' Small Business Saturday
Most of you are probably waiting anxiously for Black Friday deals; but me, I'm looking forward to this Saturday, which is the day American Express will credit $25 back to me if I patronize a small business and spend $25 or more with my American Express Card. To get the details, click here. You do ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
[UPDATED with Yorba Linda and Lake Forest Votes:] Hugo Godinez, Sex Offender Busted in County Park, is Ammo for Two More Cities Considering Bans
UPDATE, NOV. 16, 4:05 P.M.: The Yorba Linda City Council voted unanimously Tuesday for an ordinance on first reading to keep registered sex offenders out of city parks unless they first get permission from the Brea Police Department, which also patrols Yorba Linda.The ordinance would be enacted 3 ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2011
As Ducks Die in OC, Are Gnatcatchers Next?
Small but deadly to land developers.Readers of the Weekly before there was a Weekly may recall the California gnatcatcher, a cute little bird who managed to stop development in its tracks in Orange County in the early 1990s, cause Donald Bren to forever be saddled with a menacing Mr. Burns squint ... More >>
Blogs
June 27, 2011
Brü Grill & Market Gets Approval to Open in Lake Forest
Photo from Brü Grill & Market's FacebookLast week at a public hearing, the city of Lake Forest put its stamp of approval on Brü Grill & Market, a project slated for the spot once occupied by Carino's at the Orchard Shopping Center on El Toro Road.
Food
June 16, 2011
Chili Chutney Offers Spicy Charity
[Hole In the Wall] This Lake Forest restaurant offers Afghan cuisine and the best dumplings in the world
Calendar
March 24, 2011
The Gromble
The Continental Room
Blogs
December 22, 2010
Rock N' Ride Charity Biking From San Fran to OC
For anyone who has wondered what dedication for a cause is, it's something like cycling 512 miles to support music programs for children with Autism and related disorders. Anthony Riedelsheimer and Danny Thompson (drummer for punk band Face to Face), the founders of the Music Factory School of Mu ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2010
Local Record Review: Big Bad Wolf
Big Bad Wolf Big Bad Wolf www.soundcloud.com/bigbadwolfmusic The quintet of fellows who make up Big Bad Wolf--who'll be celebrating the release of this free EP at a Gypsy Lounge show this Thursday in Lake Forest--clearly have ambition when it comes to their work, no bad thing at all. Their self ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
South County, Tell Us Where To Eat!
Gentle readers, we are a large and diverse county. We have enclaves of ethnic wonder: Little Saigon and Santa Ana are just the start. The problem is that these places are, by and large, in the northern half of the county (and Irvine). As such, our coverage might be perceived to have a (slight) no ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2010
Another Thai Spice To Open Near Where Another One Closed
Edwin GoeiMore than a decade ago, the Thai Spice in Costa Mesa--a take-out shack if ever there was one--begat more locations in and around Irvine and Lake Forest than you probably realize. At one point, I counted at least five Thai Spices doing business in the area. You might be aware of the o ... More >>
Blogs
August 23, 2010
Amonullah Sakhi, Karate Instructor Gets Jail, Sex-Offender Tag for Wax On, Whack Off Act
We told you way back in October about Amonullah Sakhi, the then-25-year-old karate instructor who Orange County sheriff's deputies say not only admitted when confronted in his studio to exposing himself to a woman and her baby near a Lake Forest elementary school but revealed he'd put on a simil ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Warning to Rummies: DUI Patrols Tonight!
Brooklyn Museum ArchivesDid somebody order a designated driver?If you're driving in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo or Rancho Santa Margarita today, you may notice more sheriff's patrol cars on the road than usual.And, if you've been drinking:1) What are you doing driving, butt wipe?2) The deputies in ... More >>
Blogs
July 13, 2010
Alireza Sazegari Accused of Beating, Duct Taping and Being a General A-Hole to His Wife
A 31-year-old man was arrested after sheriff's deputies found his wife beaten and bound in duct tape in the bathroom of their Lake Forest home.After turning himself in, Alireza Sazegari was held on suspicion of witness intimidation, spousal abuse, kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon, and ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2010
Emboldened by Appeals Court, 2 Lake Forest Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Reopen
Despite the city's enforcement and court moves against Lake Forest Wellness Center, the medical marijuana dispensary has kept it doors open through the ongoing appeals process--and was able to celebrate at least a partial victory as the last of 21 clinics in town still in operation.Now, the dispe ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2010
What's the Cost for Police Service in Your City?
At the most recent meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens got the five supes to approve $77 million in annual police service contracts with 11 cities throughout the county.That amount represents a slight increase (primarily due to deputy benefits) over the last ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2010
The New Limb Announce West Coast Tour
Four months after debuting their full-length album, Songs People Can Hear, the New Limb are finally spreading their wings for a two-week west coast tour. It kicks off July 16 with a hometown show at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest. The trek includes dates in through NorCal, Oregon and Washin ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2010
The New Limb Get Sponsored By Etnies, Start Podcast, Talk About Random Stuff
Those aching for an update on Costa Mesa's the New Limb are in for some excitement.
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Dawn Marie Baloun, Teacher at Juvie, Charged With Kissing and Fondling Boy
CORRECTION: The victim's age was incorrect in an earlier version of this post. A female teacher at a juvenile correctional facility in Trabuco Canyon was charged today with having an unlawful relationship with a 15 16-year-old housed at the facility by kissing and fondling him after meeting in ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2009
Show of the Day: the New Limb at Gypsy Lounge, Lake Forest
Costa Mesa quartet the New Limb write warm, introspective originals that delicately draw from indie rock and the kind of freak folk being played by Pacific Northwest kids sporting lumberjack attire and bushy beards. The New Limb's songs float along dreamily while remaining rooted in tight structure ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2009
Crime Time: Alleged Rummy Mommy, Ex-Cop Robber, Sticky Fingers, Douches on (and Taking) Bikes and Really Bad Karaoke Singers
It's the Weekly's weekly police blotter--now with more alleged rummy mommies, ex-cop robbers, sticky fingers, douches on bikes and really bad karaoke singers.MONDAY, NOV. 23 Insert car here.That Walled-In Feeling A man crashing his black Toyota Corolla into a wall at the Shell gas station at Lake ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2009
THIS MONTH:The New Limb Residency at The Gypsy Lounge
Over the last year or so, news on the The New Limb has become coin of the realm on this blog. If you've been checking out Heard Mentality at all lately, you've seen them around. And you've had plenty of opportunities to see them on stage in 2009.For those two or three of you who haven't, it seems ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2009
Cafe Rio in Lake Forest Not Open Yet...But There's a Sign
Edwin Goei Among all the posts that I've written here this year, none have gotten more comments and curiosity than the one where I announced that the Utah-based chain Cafe Rio was opening its first California outlet in Lake Forest. Nevermind that there's already excellent Mexican all over our fi ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2009
Updated: DUI Crackdown In OC's Three Biggest Party Towns Tonight
Watch out, sinning citizens of OC's sinningest towns. The OC Sheriff's Department will be on the streets tonight looking for drunk drivers as part of a federal anti-DUI program that targets "areas that have a high incidence of DUI related arrests and collisions."So, naturally, they're headed for ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2009
Medical Cannabis Supporters Light Up City Council Meeting
Photo by Christopher Victorio Ready for face time with the Lake Forest City Council Tuesday night. Medical marijuana advocates offered 1,000 free hamburgers to draw supporters to Tuesday night's Lake Forest City Council meeting, but only 300 showed up to plead with city officials to recon ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 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 anot ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Parents Blog, Email, Twitter, Telephone and Rally to Save Lake Forest Preschool
Parents who have mounted a blog/Twitter/old-timey-telephone campaign to save a Lake Forest preschool from closing say their efforts are working. To prove this, they have posted letters from board members who say they are reconsidering plans to shutter the nationally accredited Lakeview Learning C ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2009
Boneheads To Open New Restaurant At Irvine Spectrum
Like anyone who lives in South Orange County, I've been going to Irvine Spectrum like a lemming since it first opened in 1995. I've got my reasons: The theaters are good for when you want opening night rowdiness and enthusiasm, even if the movie ends up sucking. But Irvine Spectrum food? That' ... More >>
Music
January 1, 2009
[Sound Guy] Recent OC Transplant Gives an Outsider's Perspective on Our Live Music Venues
Like anyone who lives in South Orange County, I've been going to Irvine Spectrum like a lemming since it first opened in 1995. I've got my reasons: The theaters are good for when you want opening night rowdiness and enthusiasm, even if the movie ends up sucking. But Irvine Spectrum food? That' ... More >>
Calendar
December 4, 2008
Venus Infers
Venus Infers
Blogs
November 26, 2008
LowBallVideoChatter: Ryan Bingham
New alt-country at its finest? Howzabout New Mexico singer/songwriter (and former bull rider) Ryan Bingham and his band, the Dead Horses, playing this Saturday night at the fabulous Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest? Dude's been on Leno and Conan, and got a nice, long profile in March from the LA Times (s ... More >>
Food
August 7, 2008
[Food Issue 2008] For Our Recessionary Times, 54 Orange County Meal Deals Between 99 Cents and $15
New alt-country at its finest? Howzabout New Mexico singer/songwriter (and former bull rider) Ryan Bingham and his band, the Dead Horses, playing this Saturday night at the fabulous Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest? Dude's been on Leno and Conan, and got a nice, long profile in March from the LA Times (s ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2008
What You Missed Over The Weekend Part XXIV
The big news of the weekend was the OC Weekly's two wins at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Awards in Philadelphia. Gustavo Arellano took home the award for Best Column with "Ask A Mexican" while R. Scott Moxley bagged second place in the prestigious public service category for his cover ... More >>
Calendar
May 1, 2008
Gringo Holidays
Irish I Were Mexican with the Gobshites
Blogs
October 25, 2007
OC Fire: Reader Photos
Some readers have shared their fire photos with us. Click the photo to see them. So far, we have snaps of the blaze from Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest and Foothill Ranch. Send yours to jpkahn@ocweekly.com with a short description (and the photographer's name) and we'll add them to the slidesho ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2007
No Love For The Opening Of Club XO
UPDATE: Club photos are up. Last night was the Club XO opening at Kolla’s Nightclub in Lake Forest. How can I put this politely? It blew ass. I would always rather write a positive review than a negative one, so it pains me to say last night started out abysmal, and only got mediocre from there ... More >>
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October 27, 2005
This Hole-in-the-wall Life
Manila Food Mart
Music
May 26, 2005
GET OUT!
Shnockered!
Features
December 30, 2004
Diary of a Loud County
The Year In Live Reviews
Music
May 13, 2004
Smoking in the Boys Room
Can a girl get a hook-up?
Music
April 15, 2004
Another Great Band Bites It
Can a girl get a hook-up?
Features
October 24, 2002
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News
April 25, 2002
Shoestring Financing
Lake Forest gets a park called Etnies
Culture
April 18, 2002
The Royal Tenenbaums
Lake Forest gets a park called Etnies
Food
March 7, 2002
These Lips Arent Sealed
Voice-over pro Beverly Bremers
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December 16, 1999
Extreme Holiday Gift Guide
The Wish List They Don't Want You to See!
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