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Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn)

  • Culture

    May 24, 2012

    Todd Marinovich Goes Deep

    The ex-NFL superstar on life, death and everything in between

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    On the Line: Austin Lee of Itriya Cafe, Part One

    Deciding on a place to conduct an interview with a chef can be tricky. Luckily, our secret weapon is a hit, as Austin Lee circles OC Mart Mix thrice to locate Portola Coffee Lab in time to beat the Paul Mitchell students on break. With his Asian upbringing (plus Italian and Brazilian childhood influ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Popular Manhattan Beach Gastropub To Open Second Location in Belmont Shore This Thursday

    We OC-dwellers may not yet be familiar with Simmzy's, but the people of Manhattan Beach are. It's one of their most popular gastropubs and now that popularity has allowed the restaurant to expand southward into Long Beach's Belmont Shore.

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Joel Lee Craft Jr., Seller of Telemarketing Leads, Indicted in $25 Million Indie Movie Investment Scam

    ​David Mamet's independent movie (and play that preceded it) Glengarry Glen Ross is about slick salesmen using underhanded tactics to rope in would-be property investors culled from what is known as "lead lists."  The CEO of a San Clemente information company that sells such lists to telemark ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Memphis in Manhattan Beach Closes

    Edwin Goei​I bet most of you reading, even those who are regulars at the two Memphises in Orange County, had no idea that there was a third Memphis, one called Memphis at the Beach in Manhattan Beach.I had the pleasure of eating there around two years ago, about when it opened. My story angle w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    [UPDATED: Further Refining] Announcing Another Mexican Food Genre: Bro-Mex

    Photo by Todd BarnesThe ne plus ultra of Bro-Mex​UPDATE: Many commentators are bringing up great points that deserve expansion and highlight...after the jump, of course!Original post: I'm doing a review next week on...somewhere, and I asked around Weekly world headquarters for the names of Mexican ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Rise Against, Bad Religion, Descendents and Four Year Strong at Long Beach Arena Last Night

    Chad Sengstock/OC WeeklyDescendents​Check out our slideshow here!Rise Against/Bad Religion/Descendents/Four Year Strong April 7, 2011 Long Beach Arena On any other night of the year, you'd be hard-pressed to say you feel sorry for members of Rise Against and Bad Religion. Both bands make livin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    [UPDATE] 5 Die in Long Beach Plane Crash. Tom Dean, Laguna Beach Developer, and Bruce Krall, Ladera Ranch Banker, Among the Dead

    ​UPDATE, MARCH 21, 4:10 P.M.: The doomed twin-engine plane pilot who died in Wednesday morning's Long Beach Airport crash has been identified as Kenneth Earl Cruz.The 43-year-old Culver City resident worked for Rainbow Air of Long Beach, had been a commercial pilot since 2003 an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    All OC Harry & David Stores to Close

    Harry and David​I received a newsletter last week from Harry & David that our local store at the Irvine Marketplace was closing. But Hang Nguyen over at The Orange County Register has confirmed that all three of the Harry & David stores in Orange County has closed.

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Rock'n Fish, South Bay and LA Live-Bases Seafood Restaurant, Now in Laguna Beach

    ​Even though Laguna Beach is no longer the hippie bohemia of acid runners and the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, even though the billionaires have gentrified out the millionaires from the seaside town, Laguna dining has still relatively kept the chains at bay, especially in the non-fast-food scene. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    New Seafood Restaurant To Open Next Week in Laguna Beach

    www.rocknfishlb.com​A few weeks ago Tommy Bahama Restaurant opened on the bottom floor of the Heisler Building in Laguna Beach. Now it's Rock'n Fish's turn to open on the top floor of the same building. The Laguna Beach sister of Rock'n Fish at LA Live and the original at Manhattan Beach will de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Dead Woman Wins State Senate Seat, Dead Man Loses City Council Bid

    Jenny Oropeza​Bill Barker did not win one of three open Mission Viejo City Council seats Tuesday, although the fact he received the seventh-most votes out of 12 candidates--and that he died hours before the polls opened--is impressive.But not nearly as impressive as the feat achieved by state Sen. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Mark Sanchez, QB of Jet, USC and Mission Viejo High Fame, Tweets He Did Not Rob Bank

    ​Of all the quarterbacks with Orange County roots on NFL rosters right now, the pride of Mission Viejo High School Mark Sanchez leads the pack, guiding his New York Jets to a league best record of 5-1. (Santa Margarita's Carson Palmer is next with the 2-3 Cincinnati Bengals, whose backup QB is his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Alex Odeh, Arab-American Leader Killed in Santa Ana Bomb Blast 25 Years Ago, Remembered With $1 Million Reward for Killers

    ​It's been 25 years since Alex Odeh was killed by a bombing at his Santa Ana office. The FBI marked the anniversary by announcing it has not dropped its investigation of the incident and that a reward of up to $1 million has been offered for information that leads to the apprehension of whoever wa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    Lightbulb Mouth Radio Hour

    The Basement Lounge

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Ugo Allesina of Prego, Part Two

    Kimberly Valenzuela​This week we are featuring Executive Chef and Partner Ugo Allesina of Prego Ristorante in north Irvine on the line. If you missed Part One of the interview, you can find it here. Stay tuned tomorrow for a recipe from Chef Ugo!

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Getting Really Up Close and Very Personal at the AVP Huntington Beach Open of Volleyball

    AVP NIVEA Tour/Peter Brouillet​There are a few sports that should only be played under certain conditions: hockey should only be played in areas where there's natural ice (sorry, Ducks fans); football should only be played in the middle of a snowstorm; and horseshoes should only be played with a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    That's No Cookie!: Star Wars-Themed Baked Goods

    Flickr user SweetSugarBelle​You like baking, you like Star Wars. You love Star Wars-themed cookies. While the Star Wars love/fandom/wankery extends its paws into all aspects of life--bedsheets, video games,  walking around campus listening to a self-made audio tape of Return of the Jedi on yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Shamrocks and Shenanigans at Sharkeez, TODAY!

    ​Is it just us, or is this what every St. Patrick's Day should look like? Snicker-worthy stereotypes abound on this flier for shamrocks and shenanigans, a St. Patty's celebration full  of drunkenness and leprechaun debauchery over at Sharkeez.Aside from the fact that Sean Connery looks really ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Is There an App For Stopping the Baddies Following You From the Apple Store?

    Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentArrested were (clockwise from top right): Garzon Omar David Diaz; Louis Carlos Lopez and John Marlon Rodriguez.​The three Los Angeles men above have been arrested in connection with more than 80 burglaries and car break-ins targeting customers they'd a ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 31, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentArrested were (clockwise from top right): Garzon Omar David Diaz; Louis Carlos Lopez and John Marlon Rodriguez.​The three Los Angeles men above have been arrested in connection with more than 80 burglaries and car break-ins targeting customers they'd a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Aging to End in Manhattan Beach

    ​Call it an anti-death panel. We just received a press release saying that the world's top aging scientists will converge on Manhattan Beach from November 13 through 15 to figure out how to put off that whole getting-old-and-dying thing.The scientists, supposedly, will "predict the end of aging by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Consumer Confidence Reports Reach Opposite Conclusions

    ​According to Associated Press economics writer Chrstopher S. Rugaber, "Consumer sentiment rose more than expected in August and expectations hit the highest level since the recession began, indications that Americans' pessimism about the economy may be lifting."Rugaber cites findings from the New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Willy Wonka-Style Contest At SusieCakes This Saturday, July 18

    As part of the bakery's third birthday celebrations, golden tickets will be baked into ten cupcakes at all three locations, including Newport Beach. The lucky winners won't be handed the keys to the company, sadly, but they will get prizes such as specialty cakes, five dozen mini cupcakes, a dozen c ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 18, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    As part of the bakery's third birthday celebrations, golden tickets will be baked into ten cupcakes at all three locations, including Newport Beach. The lucky winners won't be handed the keys to the company, sadly, but they will get prizes such as specialty cakes, five dozen mini cupcakes, a dozen c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Help Titan Jon Wilhite, Honor Titan Courtney Stewart

    It's been highly publicized that Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, was killed in a collision just after midnight Friday. Some reporters have even added that Courtney Frances Stewart, the 20-year-old Diamond Bar resident who was driving the Mitsubishi Eclipse Adenhart rode in, and another pass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 31: Weekend and Monday Edition

    Orange County Register: Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, San Gabriel, is scheduled to be arraigned today on murder charges stemming from the Fullerton car crash that claimed the lives of Nick Adenhart, also 22 and an Angels rookie; Courtney Frances Stewart, 20, Diamond Bar; and Henry Niguel Pears ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2008

    Passing the Hat

    Cold War Kids

  • Columns

    January 19, 2006

    Commie Girl

    'Boomhauerboomhauerboomhauercockfights'
    Working at the Weekly affords you frequent visits to the Bible Be

  • Culture

    March 31, 2005

    Architecturally Sound

    Orange County can match LA County building for building

  • Features

    September 30, 2004

    Bad Meetings With Great People

    Orange County can match LA County building for building

  • Columns

    August 26, 2004

    Eight Days

    Orange County can match LA County building for building

  • Music

    February 26, 2004

    Split your head down the middle

    The Manichean misadventures of Rock Goggle Fantasy

  • Music

    December 18, 2003

    What Side Are You On?

    Fast Forward To Death

  • Columns

    September 25, 2003

    Ring of Ire

    Fast Forward To Death

  • Columns

    September 4, 2003

    Letters

    Fast Forward To Death

  • Music

    November 7, 2002
  • Columns

    July 20, 2000

    Mostly Guilty

    Of boring me to death!

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