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  • Blogs

    November 14, 2007

    Usher Gets Weird (At Least His Producer Does)

    Usher is rather fond of Dat Girl Right There. I never thought the day would come that I'd gush over an Usher track. But “Dat Girl Right There” (who hasn't had similar complex thoughts?) featuring Ludacris and produced by Rich Harrison is amazing—sonically anyway. The electronic backing is om ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 29, 2001

    Letters

    Usher is rather fond of Dat Girl Right There. I never thought the day would come that I'd gush over an Usher track. But “Dat Girl Right There” (who hasn't had similar complex thoughts?) featuring Ludacris and produced by Rich Harrison is amazing—sonically anyway. The electronic backing is om ... More >>

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    Landslide 2002

    What we saw on election night

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    No on 8: Liveblogging from the Tin Lizzie

    What we saw on election night

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Which OC Icon Abides on the 2006 Lebowski Fest Poster?

    Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Lebowski Fest 2009, which kicks off with a special screening and live music event at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 7 followed by bowling night May 8 at Cal Bowl in Lakewood, which will be the scene of wild costumes, trivia contests, unlimited bowling and ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 4, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Lebowski Fest 2009, which kicks off with a special screening and live music event at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 7 followed by bowling night May 8 at Cal Bowl in Lakewood, which will be the scene of wild costumes, trivia contests, unlimited bowling and ... More >>

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    [Locals Only] Toy Gun Cowboy, 'Big Blue' (Gutter Groove Records)

    Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Lebowski Fest 2009, which kicks off with a special screening and live music event at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 7 followed by bowling night May 8 at Cal Bowl in Lakewood, which will be the scene of wild costumes, trivia contests, unlimited bowling and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Didion-Approved

    D.J. Waldie

  • Columns

    November 24, 2005

    Letters

    Your Story is probably BS

  • Columns

    October 23, 2003

    Letters

    Your Story is probably BS

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Long Beach

    Your Story is probably BS

  • Film

    May 19, 2005

    Hooray for Bollywood

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Music

    September 30, 2004

    Tegan and Sara

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Columns

    August 28, 2003

    Letters

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Columns

    March 21, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Columns

    October 12, 2000

    Letters

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Music

    January 13, 2000

    Dull Punk, Disco Balls, Dead Bodies

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Columns

    November 4, 1999

    Letters

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Food

    May 14, 2009

    It's Finally Kogi Korean-Barbecue Taco Truck Season in OC

    NAZ8 serves up the finest Indian entertainmentand we're not talking slots

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2009

    Kogi in OC! Kogi in OC! Tonight!!!

    Just got late breaking word about Kogi. Because of troubles with the Lakewood police, they are changing their location to Buena Park tonight: 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Corner of Fresca & Valley View, one block east of Orangethorphe!!!! Also, a reminder: be nice, people! Don't cut, don't fight, and be resp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Video: The Kogi BBQ Truck VS. Lakewood Police!

    If you didn't show up to the Kogi Taco Truck appearance in OC-close Lakewood on Wednesday (like our friends Hungrymomma, Hungrypoppa, and lonegungirl did), then you missed the crackdown by the Lakewood police.  Sirens blaring, lights, and the Kogi truck being chased out like criminals.&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    This Week In Food

    This week, in SAFII:Edwin continued to stalk the Kogi Taco Truck, bringing us exciting news of its impending arrival in Lakewood twice this week (including Saturday). I revealed that Fresh & Easy has no further plans to expand locally in the near future, following big losses in its US operations ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Attention: Kogi Taco Truck Lands in Lakewood Tomorrow! Not O.C., But Close Enough. **UPDATE**

    UPDATE: Moving this up as a reminder to those in the La Palma, Buena Park, and Los Alamitos area of O.C.!!! KOGI WILL BE IN LAKEWOOD, AT THE ABC DRIVING SCHOOL FROM 10 P.M-1 A.M. TONIGHT!!! That's right next door! KogiAttention all Kogi Taco Truck followers. Kogi is going to be *THIS CLOSE* to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    OC Deputies Mourn Washington State Cop Massacre

    Slain Sgt. Mark Renninger​Outraged by the recent killing of four police officers sitting in a coffee shop near Seattle, officials with the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) say they plan to donate funds this week for the families of the victims. In a letter sent to union officia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Recipe of The Week: Celery Root and Sweet Potato Cakes

    Cooking locally and in-season can be difficult at times. At the mercy of the sometimes work-conflicting schedules of area farmers' markets or faced with lots of label-reading at the grocery store in order to discern between what was grown in California versus some far away place--C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Dueling Dishes: Eggnog Encounter

    Dave Lieberman​Every year it happens. Food boards on the Internet light up right after Hallowe'en with the burning questions: "Where can I get Broguiere's eggnog? Is it available yet? Has anyone seen it?"Now, I'm as big a fan as Broguiere's, a Montebello dairy that is one the last vestiges of a hu ... More >>

  • Food

    December 31, 2009

    [Year In Review] Of Taco Trucks and Votes That Suck: 2009 On Our Stick a Fork In It Food Blog

    Dave Lieberman​Every year it happens. Food boards on the Internet light up right after Hallowe'en with the burning questions: "Where can I get Broguiere's eggnog? Is it available yet? Has anyone seen it?"Now, I'm as big a fan as Broguiere's, a Montebello dairy that is one the last vestiges of a hu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Man Convicted of Killing Bar Patron With Pool Cue

    ​A bar patron was convicted today of killing another customer at Breaker's Bar in Cypress by hitting him in the head with a pool cue.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Ryan Seacrest Stalker in Court Today

    Left photo courtesy of E! Entertainment; right photo courtesy of Orange Police DepartmentRyan Seacrest was allegedly stalked in Orange and Burbank by Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr.​A 25-year-old Lakewood resident, who previously pleaded guilty in an Orange County courtroom to assault and weapons charge ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Orange County's Sexiest Cities

    [Sex Issue] Our guide to the steamiest-and not so steamy-municipalities

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Jack Johnson Announces Tour Dates, 98 Percent of Orange County Celebrates

    Christopher VictorioJack Johnson, wearing a Save Trestles T-shirt, performing at the Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on August 29, 2008.​​Chief mellow music maker Jack Johnson has announced a new slew of tour dates for his upcoming To The Sea Tour, spanning from early July on the East Coast ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    Killing for the Cartel

    Police believe East LA high-school dropout Jose Saenz has killed a good friend and the mother of his daughter

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    ​Headline: OC Man, 5 Others Convicted of Defrauding Medi-CalComment by DAN18NY: Oh dear look at all those latin namesComment by LOSJETS: Yup,,,,They are latinos alright..............Berly Schartz, 53, of La Mirada, Dante David, 51 of Costa Mesa; Socorro Narciso, 39, of Sacramento; Orlee Lumiguid, ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2010

    It's Like This and Like That

    [Locals Only] The Greenery compare the L.B. and OC hardcore scenes, among other things

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Marwan Abdellatif, Douglas Nissan Manager, is Fugitive in Elaborate Customer Fraud Case

    ​The Orange County District Attorney's Office is reaching out to the public in its search for the former Douglas Nissan desk manager, who is accused of stealing the identities of unsuspecting customers and defrauding banks in the sale of used cars at the Orange dealership.A $2 million arrest warr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Reality Series Follows Football Team At Long Beach Poly High School

    Current TV​In a new docuseries, Current TV tackles high school football. 4th and Forever follows the team at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, which has a backstory that's very afterschool special. The synopsis:     California's Long Beach Poly High School has sent more players to the ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 28, 2011

    That's Just How We Roll

    [Hey, You!] A broken-down car breaks down racial barriers

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Little Saigon Might Be Lumped With, Dominated By Long Beach In New Congressional Redistricting Plan

    ​In the ongoing struggle over which congressional district to put Little Saigon in, the latest proposal may end up lumping it in with Long Beach. The OC Register's political reporter Martin Wisckol reports that the recently revealed map puts Little Saigon and other parts of Orange County in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    [UPDATED with 'Triple Threat Bandit' Had Robbed Orange County Banks Before:] High-Speed Chase After Fullerton Bank Robbery

    ​UPDATE, SEPT. 15, 3:46 P.M.: The FBI was already on the lookout for the man arrested at the end of today's hour-long chase."Preliminary investigation shows it was the same individual today as the 'Triple Threat Bandit,'" says FBI spokeswoman Ari Dekofsky. Today, the man allegedly robbed Farm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Seal Beach Shooting: Friends and Family Share Memories of Victims at Candlelight Vigil (PHOTOS)

    Michelle Woo/OC Weekly​To longtime clients, Salon Meritage was more than a place to get their hair cut and nails trimmed. "It was like a family," said Sally Brayton of Lakewood. "You would walk through the door and Randy would be right there to greet you. He knew everyone by name and just mad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Occupy Long Beach Protesters Arrested Yesterday for Camping

    Occupy Long Beach via Facebook​Looks like Orange County isn't the only local Occupy group not getting love from the police. Much like activists attempting to camp out in Irvine this weekend, Long Beach protesters in downtown's Lincoln Park got the bums' rush. A press release issued by the LBP ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Santa Ana Off-Duty Cop Shoots and Kills a Guy

    ​The off-duty officer from the Santa Ana Police Department has not been identified, but the circumstances that led him to shoot and kill a man in Lakewood this morning have been released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.The cop heard noises outside his Longworth Avenue home, went out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    [UPDATED with Jason Bitz was Unarmed, May Have Not Been Stealing Car:] Santa Ana Off-Duty Cop Shoots and Kills a Guy

    ​UPDATE, NOV. 3, 3:09 A.M.: Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators say Jason Richard Bitz was not armed when a Santa Ana police officer fired four times and killed the Long Beach 23-year-old in Lakewood Monday morning. The unidentified officer, who has been placed on administrative leave, had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    [UPDATED with Suspect Dead and I.D.'d:] Anaheim Police Shooting Injures One

    ​UPDATE, NOV. 9, 1:12 P.M.: The man shot by an Anaheim police officer near Casa Madrid Apartments on East Ball Road Friday later died.He has been identified as Marcel Luis Ceja, 22, of Anaheim.Ceja was among three pedestrians stopped by the unidentified officer just before noon. The cop later radi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Douglas Nissan Part Owner Frank Ignacio Urbano and 2 Desk Managers Get Jail and Probation in Huge Loan Fraud Case

    ​Marwan Abdellatif, a former Douglas Nissan desk manager accused of stealing the identities of unsuspecting customers and defrauding banks in the sale of used cars, remains a fugitive from justice. But his whereabouts being unknown did not stop the Orange dealership's part owner and two other de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Orange County Death Row Inmate Wins California Supreme Court Reversal

    Brents: Gotta match?​A vicious Orange County career criminal, heroin addict, pimp and killer given a death sentence nearly 12 years ago has reason to rejoice today after the California Supreme Court reversed the punishment because a judge here botched the jury instructions.In a 26-page ruling writ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Reps. Gary Miller and Ken Calvert Get Their Assets Handed Back to Them

    ​The Washington Post compared the annual financial disclosure reports filed by every member of Congress over the past decade to various public records and discovered that nearly 50 senators and House representatives directed millions of dollars in earmarks to projects that could either enhance ... More >>

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