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Las Vegas

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    On the Line: David Man of Palm Terrace and Lounge, Part One

    When you've got a resort view like that from your dining room, life should be pretty mellow, right? Yet David Man became a tad nervous when I hit the record button. He had nothing to worry about, though. Once we started exchanging Bay Area stories about our favorite ramen in Burlingame, I knew he wa ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 12, 2012

    Feline Angry Today?

    [Hey, You!] If you don't love some cat, set it free

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Electric Daisy Carnival Lineup Revealed!

    Insomniac Events announced their highly anticipated line up for the 16th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. CEO Pasquale Rotella announced today that more than 100 artists and 500 theatrical groups will be joining the 300,000 expected attendees, including a special performance by the Blue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Flavor Flav is 53 Years Old Today AND Has a Chicken Resto in Vegas

    ​Today, Public Enemy member and star of the reality TV series The Flavor of Love is celebrating his birthday. We're posting this to promise Flavor Flav that we'll celebrate it by eating at his newest food venture: Flavor Flav's House of Flavor, at 3333 S. Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas. On the tak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Las Vegas Crawfish Restaurant Featured on Man v. Food To Open in OC

    ​UPDATE, MAR. 6: The planned location of Hot N Juicy will be in Fountain Valley in the old spot previously occupied by Déjà Vu at Euclid and Edinger.ORIGINAL POST, MAR. 5:In recent years, we've seen more than a few food trends peak and peter out. Frozen yogurt store development is now frozen. Cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Boiling Crab To Open Third OC Location

    ​Kickin' Crab in Santa Ana will have a little bit of competition soon. Boiling Crab will open just a block away in the long-vacant building that was once Sumo on MacArthur Blvd. A banner was draped over the side of the building announcing the store and inviting job applicants to their website.

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    [UPDATED with 2nd Arrest:] People are Sought (and Found) in Violent Circle K Beer Robbery

    ​UPDATE, JAN. 10, 4:03 P.M.: A 17-year-old boy was arrested this morning for allegedly being the second robber who participated in a violent beer theft from a Circle K market in Garden Grove last week. Like the 16-year-old suspect who turned himself in Monday, the second arrestee is not being ide ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    The Cab

    House of Blues

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    Kaskade Masters Time, Space and Big-Room Electronica

    The DJ from San Clemente headlines the biggest New Year's parties in the Southwest

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Key Witness in Massive Mortgage Foreclosure "Robo-Signing" Fraud Case Turns Up Dead

    ​A notary public who was to be the key witness against two Irvine title officers accused of orchestrating a massive mortgage foreclosure "robo-signing" fraud scheme was found dead in her Las Vegas home. Tracy Lawrence, 43, missed her sentencing hearing on a misdemeanor charge Monday, after which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    What Happened On Last Night's The Great Food Truck Race 2

    Seabirdstruck.com​For an hour-long show (has it always been an hour long?), last night's premiere of the second season of The Great Food Truck Race whizzed by like those sponsored VW pace cars. As you may already be aware, OC's born and bred luxe loncheras, Seabirds and The Lime Truck, are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Buy Identity Tickets for $20

    ​On Wednesday, July 13, electronic-only festival Identity, which we'd talked about here, will be selling $20 general admission tickets for only 20 hours (for any one of the Identity Festival shows). Starting at 9 a.m. until 5 a.m. the next day, fans can buy the tickets via any Ticketmaster outlet. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    How Much Would You Pay To Avoid Prison?

    Schapel​Here's your dilemma: You can either pay $4,000 a month for 200 months or spend 80 months locked in a California prison?Hard choice?It apparently wasn't for David Scott Schapel, a 36-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man.He chose prison.

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    944 Magazine Folds

    ​944, the magazine dubbed "the bible for trendsetters" by them and "mostly photoshopped fashion photos and not much content" by us, has closed shop, printing its final issue this month.The publisher of the free glossy, which had an Orange County edition, filed for bankruptcy last year, and recent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Peter Newen, Surf City Cutter, Wins Big at First Plastic Surgery Awards

    ​They give awards to movie stars, schoolteachers and even rodeo ropers, so why not your friendly neighborhood cutter?Why not, indeed. They handed out hardware to plastic surgeons Saturday night in Las Vegas, site of the first Aesthetic Awards.The big winner of the night hailed from Orange County.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    This Week in Food: Criticizing Stupid Lists, Loving Stupider Taco Bell Videos, and Smart Moink!

    Flickr user D H Wright​Another busy week at SaFII--after the jump, the highlights!

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    A Few Top Chef Masters to Gather in Laguna Beach's Montage Resort for Charity Dinner

    Share Our Strength​Psst, got a spare $150 to blow? On May 22nd, 2011, Montage Laguna Beach will host Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation®, the charity that hopes to eliminate childhood hunger in our country. And for the price, you will get to eat cuisine prepared by some heavy hitters, two o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Contestants for The Great Food Truck Race Season 2 Revealed

    SeabirdsTruck.comThe Seabirds girls in Vegas​We already know The Lime Truck and Seabirds are in the midst of competing in the second season of The Great Food Truck Race at this very moment. Seabirds' website has a picture of Stephanie Morgan and her two gal pals pre-race, along with this not-so-cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    High Times Miss 2011 Hails From Newport Beach

    ​Yesterday, on April 20, stoners across America were toking up at exactly 4:20 pm--4/20 and 420 is stoner code for smoking out, in case you didn't already know what your kids are talking, or texting about, as the case may be, with their friends. In honor of this important occasion, High Times maga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Me Arlene Settle Could Get Stiff Prison Sentence for Role in International Phishing Ring

    ​When federal indictments were announced in the fall of 2009 as part of Operation "Phish Phry," a multinational investigation conducted in the United States and Egypt that led to charges against 100 people, it was hailed as the largest number of defendants ever charged in a cybercrime case. Fiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Justin Burns, Former Cal State Fullerton Hoops Star, Arrested in Ex-Girlfriend's Murder

    Justin Burns​Yesterday, Gustavo brought the sad tale of Bobby Joyce, a former Santa Ana High School basketball star and University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) Running Rebel arrested for allegedly robbing a Vietnam War vet confined to a wheelchair. Now comes word that another young Orange County hoo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Stafford Joel Spicer Arrested on Suspicion of Slaying Long Beach Model in 1985

    Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department​A homicide case may finally be closed--oh, just 26 years after the crime, but who's counting?  Stafford Joel Spicer, 59, of Las Vegas was arrested Tuesday and booked on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend Joanne Marie Jones in 1985. Jones, a model fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    On the Line: Renieri Caceres of Rustica in Fashion Island, Part Two

    Photo Courtesy of Moxxe PR​Today, we continue our Q&A with Renieri Caceres, the executive chef at Rustica in Fashion Island. If you missed the first part, click here to read it. And stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Allegiant Air Offers $40.68 Round-Trip Fare Between Long Beach and Sin City--with a Catch

    ​Allegiant Air is offering a screaming deal to promote the budget airline's upcoming new flight service between Long Beach and Las Vegas: a $40.68 round-trip ticket.Certain restrictions apply, and if you bring any luggage other than a carry-on, you'll be charged $35 per bag.Oh, and there are a cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Brandon Flowers at the Fox Theater in Pomona Last Night

    Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Brandon FlowersNovember 9, 2010Fox Theater in PomonaStepping out from his day job in the multi-platinum band the Killers, Brandon Flowers magically found time to record a solo album entitled Flamingo. The cheers from the crowd were deafening when Flowers emerged from the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    The Penance of the Food Blogger: Former Register Food Blogger Goes Solo On a Diet

    Niyaz Pirani / Fat Dude On a Diet​Niyaz Pirani, former Mission Viejo reporter and food blogger for the Orange County Register and all-around good guy, has returned to food blogging. He will be writing "Fat Dude on a Diet", a blog dedicated to the proposition that salads are not lunch.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Anaheim Gets Comic-Conned Again as Largest Bike Show Stays in Sin City

    ​It may not hold the cultural significance of Comic-Con's decision to stay in San Diego after thoughts were entertained to move the international geek gathering to Anaheim, but after hearing the cries of attendees, a decision was reversed to move the bicycle industry's largest trade show from Sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Free Moral Agents Announce Tour to Support 'Control This'

    Mary Bell/OC Weekly​As we mentioned a few months ago,  Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, Long Beach-based, Grammy-award-winning keyboardist for Mars Volta, is now taking some time off Mars Volta to focus on Free Moral Agents.As Ikey expanded his 2002 solo project into a full band five years ago, he corral ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Gwen Stefani Gets a Wax Statue That Looks TOO Much Like Her

    ​Gwen Stefani now has a wax replica at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas. Unveiled yesterday, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, the replica apparently took $300,000 to put together, and six months to complete.Stefani tweeted a couple of photos on No Doubt's account yesterday, and the liken ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Supervisor John Moorlach Defends Crooked Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona

    Moorlach is suffering from frightening amnesia​This afternoon on a radio talk show, Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach defended former Sheriff Mike Carona who was arrested by FBI and IRS agents and convicted of public corruption in 2009 after a federal trial.Moorlach, a conservative Republican ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Thanh Viet Jeremy Cao Indicted for Allegedly Filing Tax Liens Against Fed Officials, Tax Returns With $20 Billion in Refunds for Himself

    ​A Rancho Santa Margarita man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas, where he also lives, for allegedly filing 22 false liens ranging from $25 million to $300 million against four federal judges and employees of the IRS, Secret Service, Securities and Exchange Commission and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Guided By Voices To Reunite In Vegas

    ​ I hate Las Vegas--mostly because it's ostentatious and fake, but also because I'm too broke to gamble. So I try to avoid it like the plague. Except now, Matador Records just announced that their 21st anniversary show will be held from October 1 to 3 at the Palms Casino & Resort--and Guided b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Gino Buonanoce & Salvatore Ferrara of Antonello Ristorante, Part Two

    Kimberly Valenzuela​Today we continue on with our profile of the two co-executive chefs at Antonello Ristorante at South Coast Plaza. Missed the first part? Click here. Otherwise...

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Just Another Orange County Murder: Jasmine Fiore Car Found

    UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

  • News

    December 25, 2008

    Our Critics Rate the Best Movies of 2008

    UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

  • Music

    August 14, 2008

    [Locals Only] The Good Fiction

    UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 24, 2008

    [Trendzilla] Musicians, Fans and Fashions

    UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] Billy Joe Johnson Tries to Save Pal From Death Row. Plus, Adieu, Buffalo Jim

    UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2008

    To Do Tonight 3/19

    Playboy Comedy , 8:30 p.m. Playboy Comedy is not your conventional comedy show. For the past 3 years it has been exclusive at The Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. It was awarded "Best Comedy Club" in 2006 by The Las Vegas Review Journal. Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA, 92821 (714) 482 ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 3, 2008

    ¡Ask a Mexican!®

    'Xoloitzcuintle: bald and edible'

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    How (Not) to Name Your Band

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Your Moniker Can Mean Big Money. Choose Wisely with These Tips

  • Food

    October 4, 2007

    Of Mice and Mousse

    K’Ya is a slice of elegance amid Disneyland’s tourist hell

  • Culture

    July 26, 2007

    Excuse Me, but Is That Your Fist Up My Ass?

    It’s worth a trip down the I-5 to watch the fur fly on Avenue Q

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    Wednesday's Headlines & Surprises: An OC Blog Coward

    What did the OC billionaire do when the wife was away? Computer-chip magnate Henry T. Nicholas III won big in a 1998 public stock offering for his Broadcom Corp., and to celebrate, he built an extravagant $30 million underground “personal brothel” at his Laguna Hills estate. That's according t ... More >>

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    'Dirty, Stupid or Both'

    Never mind the photo: Sheriff Carona denies Mafia ties

  • Music

    December 2, 2004

    Make the Music Go Bang

    Gun Club reissues give Jeffrey Lee pierce his due

  • Columns

    April 10, 2003

    Coming Soon to Westminsters Giant Screen

    Gun Club reissues give Jeffrey Lee pierce his due

  • Columns

    May 10, 2001

    Letters

    Gun Club reissues give Jeffrey Lee pierce his due

  • Columns

    February 8, 2001

    One Hand Clapping

    Gun Club reissues give Jeffrey Lee pierce his due

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Such Nice Boys!

    Suddenly famous, the guys in Lit figure out how to mix high-octane success with being as nice as they ever were

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