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  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    The Great Photo

    The Guinness Book of World records has announced a gigantic photo taken from an airport hangar turned camera obscura at Irvine's Great Park, the former Marine Corps Air Station at El Toro, is the largest in the world! According to a release from the Great Park's marketing people, “The Great Pict ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2007

    Saturday's Headlines & Surprises: One Down in Murder at Sea Case

    Inaction Action! In their hunt for additional pay and perks, Orange County sheriff’s deputies flexed their muscles again Friday by delaying the transfer of incustody folks to court for criminal hearings. The, if you will, inaction action is designed to frightened county supervisors at the negotia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    Rohrabacher went in drag to solve already solved RFK assassination?

    While the nation struggles with two wars, financial disasters, devastating hurricanes, regular political sex and ethics scandals, ridiculously priced gas and global warming, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) has been busy attempting to singlehandedly solve the already solved 196 ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 20, 2000

    Getting More Retail than Sinatra

    While the nation struggles with two wars, financial disasters, devastating hurricanes, regular political sex and ethics scandals, ridiculously priced gas and global warming, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) has been busy attempting to singlehandedly solve the already solved 196 ... More >>

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    More Fun Than a Tractor Pull!

    Bulldozer Ballet symbolizes OCs love of art and construction

  • Columns

    August 28, 2008

    [Pucker Up] Vice Tries to Bust Me: Unexpected Visitors On the Porn Set

    Bulldozer Ballet symbolizes OCs love of art and construction

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2007

    La Vie en Rose et Booze

    Post Parade: Showcase

  • Culture

    May 3, 2007

    Trendzilla

    Boat shoes? They actually look kinda cool now

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Feelin' It

    David Serby & the Sidewinders

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    The Disappointment Remains the Same

    Dread Zeppelin ushers in a world where nothing really matters

  • Film

    December 22, 2005

    New Film Reviews

    Bluffmaster, Wolf Creek, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Fun With Dick and Jane, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Ringer, Rumor Has It, The White Countess

  • Music

    February 24, 2005

    Not a Product of His Environment

    J. Rocc buys everything that says jazz on it

  • Music

    January 20, 2005

    A Moment in Rhyme

    Crown City Rockers keep tradition of MCs rhyming with live musicians

  • Columns

    January 8, 2004

    Grin and Ferret

    Crown City Rockers keep tradition of MCs rhyming with live musicians

  • Columns

    December 11, 2003

    Fame!

    Im gonna live forever

  • Culture

    August 7, 2003

    Suburban Funk

    Fox re-enters the soap business with The O.C., the best show ever about Orange County

  • Columns

    April 4, 2002

    Letters

    Fox re-enters the soap business with The O.C., the best show ever about Orange County

  • Columns

    October 11, 2001

    United We Brand!

    So a priest, an imam and a Buddhist guy make a long-distance phone call . . .

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    How to Score With Women

    A computer geeks guide to launching a new soccer league

  • Culture

    January 18, 2001

    Juicy Fruits

    Sex and death and death and sex and . . .

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    OC Weekly Receives 8 SoCal Journalism Awards Nominations

    The OC Weekly--as in ORANGE COUNTY Weekly--plot for Los Angeles media market domination has been slow to achieve but persistent, as evidenced by the impressive showing Weeklings make on the Los Angeles Press Club's list of finalists for the 51st annual SoCal Journalism Awards.Winners will be announc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Finally, Studio At Montage Laguna Beach Names New Executive Chef

    Following a lengthy countrywide search, the Montage has announced Craig Strong as Executive Chef of Studio, replacing James Boyce, who left earlier this year.Strong, until yesterday Chef de Cuisine at The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa (formerly Ritz-Carlton) in Pasadena, was a semifinalist for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    UPDATED: ACLU Announces Settlement of Suit Tied to Corona del Mar High's Production of "Rent"

    Photo by Matt Coker Karyl Ketchum and Mike Wiggins talk about the hell their 17-year-old daughter Hail endured at Corona del Mar High School last school year.​Three varsity football players at Corona del Mar High School posted a video on the school's Facebook page in January in which they describe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    The Shys, Steelwells, More Set for House of Blues Anaheim

    Andrew Steven​Playing the House of Blues in Anaheim is a big deal for a national touring act, but for a local band, the opportunity to gig at one of Orange County's premier venues--nestled in Downtown Disney, no less--has to be even more of a treat.

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2009

    Bravo! Top Chef Season Six Shuts Out OC Stars

    The new lineup for Bravo's hit show--which kicks off on August 26 and is filmed in Vegas--has just been announced, and there's not a single SoCal (let alone OC) chef on the list. UPDATE: OK, there's Michael Voltaggio, although, weirdly, Bravo's own press info has him cooking both in LA and in Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Last Night: U2 at the Rose Bowl

    Andrew Youssef​Last Night: U2, at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena; October 25, 2009. (More photos here!) Better Than: Any other stadium tour I have witnessed.Historic. Epic. Magical. These are just a few of the words that come to mind in describing U2's performance at the Rose Bowl. Even as I watch the re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    On The Line: James Sar of Cambinos Asian BBQ

    ​ Of all the chefs and restauranteurs we've profiled on this blog feature, I can't say that I've met any of them in person. But I can say that I have had the pleasure of meeting James Sar of Cambinos Asian BBQ . If you eat at there, you will too. James will be the one taking your order and serv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Gettin' Made: DesignerCon Vinyl Toy Show This Weekend

    Are you into Munnys, Dunnys, Bunnys, Qees, Bees, Gwins, Skullys, and Bullys? (Ok, I made a few of those up) If you love vinyl toys, then you need to drive up to DesignerCon this Saturday in Pasadena! ​ The show brings together vinyl toys, art, design, clothes, and more, with appear ... More >>

  • Food

    December 3, 2009

    Studio at the Montage Has Perfected Fine Dining

    Are you into Munnys, Dunnys, Bunnys, Qees, Bees, Gwins, Skullys, and Bullys? (Ok, I made a few of those up) If you love vinyl toys, then you need to drive up to DesignerCon this Saturday in Pasadena! ​ The show brings together vinyl toys, art, design, clothes, and more, with appear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    On The Line: Craig Strong of Studio at The Montage

    ​Top Chef fans may already know that recent winner Michael Voltaggio now cooks at The Langham in Pasadena.  Well, Voltaggio's getting Craig Strong's sloppy seconds.  Strong was the Chef de Cuisine there -- earning both himself and the restaurant accolades from Michelin, Gourmet Magazine, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Cops: Prostitution Ring Operated Out of Irvine "Boutique" Apartments

    Tricks and treats at Calypso Apartments and Lofts in Irvine.​You know those tony "boutique apartments" rising to the clouds in the area of Jamboree Road and Alton Parkway in "Safest City in America" Irvine? Crime couldn't possibly be occurring in the heart of the Irvine Business District? Not a sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

    ​ Hey haters and hater-watchers! Sorry for the lapse in writing this column. I was off for a brief vacation to Colorado, where I engaged in my favorite Nordic winter sports while also admiring the whiteness of the terrain--and its inhabitants. Speaking of whiteness...

  • Culture

    June 10, 2010

    Shooting for a Pole-In-One in Disc Golf

    [Summer Guide] The fast-growing sport has several homes in OC

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010
  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Repo Man Advice From Otto: Arm Thyself

    ​Just last night an acquaintance was mentioning how her car, which she had fallen a couple payments behind on, had been secretly towed from Newport Beach to Pasadena, where she can be reunited with it for a cool $2,700.Meanwhile, the Los Angeles City Council is considering a crackdown on so-called ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Surfer Magazine Celebrates 50 Years, Great Porn-Star Names

    Chronicle Books"There's the weather and then there's Surfer. During the past 50 years, no two elements have affected the surfer's life more profoundly," documentary filmmaker, professional surfer and former longtime editor Sam George ​says in Surfer Magazine: 50 Years, the San Clemente-based pub's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    3hree Things About The LA Times Food & Wine Celebration at the Paramount Pictures Lot

    Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​The lady and I headed up to Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon to see what the first-ever LA Ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    First Annual Couscous Festival

    Photo by Flickr user Flying House Studios​We're lucky to have a great many ethnic groups and their native cuisines heavily represented in Orange County, but North African foods aren't among them. Sure, I've eaten at Moroccan restaurants a handful of times, but in fact, I know bupkes about the spic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Ross Pangilinan of Leatherby's Café Rouge, Part One

    Photo by Mary Bell​ Meet Ross Pangilinan. Born in Tennessee and raised in Orange County, Chef Pangilinan studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena before going off to cut his teeth in fine-dining establishments here and in Michelin-starred restaurants in France. Now he commands the kitchen as th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Haven Gastropub Expanding to Pasadena

    ​OC's own Haven Gastropub is opening a second, Pasadena location in late 2011. It's not just a clone of the Old Towne Orange restaurant, but an ambitious expansion into their own, on-site beer brewing operation.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    [UPDATED] Pasadena's Dervaes Family Trademarks the Terms 'Urban Homestead' and 'Urban Homesteading,' Now Cracking Down on Bloggers

    This guy just gave a talk in Orange County. . . . Better change the title of that book, son!​UPDATED, 10:50 P.M. Those dingbat Dervaeses won't give up. Rather than take their licking and apologize to the authors, bloggers, and libraries who dared use the term "urban homestead" or "urban homeste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Dervaes Family Sends Out Ridiculous Press Release Claiming They're Not Trying to Shut Up Urban Homesteaders

    Say what you will about the dingbat Dervaeses of Pasadena, the family that stirred a national controversy when they decided to trademark the terms "urban homstead" and "urban homesteading," but at least they're remaining consistent. They've maintained their innocence from the start, blaming a conspi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Sirhan Sirhan, CIA Spooks and Dana Rohrabacher

    Courtesy of the California Department of CorrectionsSirhan Sirhan's latest prison photo​Sirhan Sirhan is scheduled to go before a California parole board for a 13th time Wednesday, bringing to my mind two memories.The most recent involves Shane O'Sullivan's documentary RFK Must Die, which I caugh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    OC Weekly Intern Lunch! Extremely Student-Friendly Fare at Mitsuwa Market

    Javier CabralSpicy Miso Pork Ramen and Curry Rice Soba Noodle Combo: Both for Under $20​ Being an (unpaid!) intern at any publication is really a selfless act into publishing martyrdom. Yes, the experience is invaluable for a blossoming journalist who refuses to let the grim realities of print j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Petition Filed with US Patent Office to Cancel "Urban Homestead" Trademark Held by Dingbat Dervaes Family

    The Ma and Pa Kettle of the legal world?​Remember that humongous controversy earlier this year when a weirdo Pasadena family not only successfully got a trademark for the term "urban homesteading" (used in American English for decades), but began sending threatening legal letters to entities who u ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    C-horse

    The Prospector

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Freethought Conference in Land of No-God Billboard

    ​Atheists, skeptics, humanists, church-and-state separatists and others punching cards for one-way trips to H-E-DOUBLE-MATCHSTICKS gather in Irvine this the Lord's Day to get their godless freak on.Sunday's second annual Freethought Alliance Conference at the Hilton Irvine presents 11 secular spea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    July 16-17: The Weekend of Culinary Desmadre

    ​Screw Carmageddon. The weekend of culinary desmadre in the Southland is ON. Since the original post, we've discovered that not only will OC be represented at Eat Real, but OC Weekly will--Gustavo is leading panels at 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, and I will be demonstrating preserved lemons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    LA Times X's Out Brand X But Expands Community Coverage to Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel

    ​The Los Angeles Times is pulling the plug on Brand X, a website and print insert with event and cultural coverage aimed at young adult readers.Today marks the final print version of Brand X, while the website will cease to exist after July 8.Some good news for Brand X editors and photographers wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    LA Times Pushes Back Community News Expansion into South County and Announces OC Arts Section

    ​The Los Angeles Times announced today that it will expand Times Community News (TCN) coverage into Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel and the Orange County arts community beginning Aug. 26.If part of that sounds like deja vu all over again, it is--with a twist. A June 30 memo from Times Media Group to ne ... More >>

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