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May 2, 2012
Rooster Cafe Hatches The Hen House in Corona del Mar
Best known for their breakfast burritos, at least according to El Jefe, Rooster Cafe has been there, done that. Previously housing a hidden kitchen, tapas bar, and late night grub, they are now flying the coop to become a surf shack.The Hen House is their little sister in the works. She will serve t ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Floral Park Cafe, New Bistro, to Open in Downtown Santa Ana
Photo by Ben DayhoeSO...remember how I wrote about the above space in downtown SanTana, and that the rumor was it was going to be a bistro of sorts? The cat is out of the bag--sort of. The name of the restaurant will be Floral Park Cafe, and all that they'll say right now is that it'll be a "new ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Win! Three Tickets to See Anthony Raneri of Bayside, Matt Pryor of Get Up Kids and Dustin Kensrue of Thrice at Yost Theater for Where's the Band?
Anthony Raneri of Bayside, Dustin Kensrue of Thrice, Chris Conley of Saves The Day, Ace Enders of the Early November and Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It. are are all doing solo acoustic performances on Where's the Band? this Tuesday at Yost Theater in Santa Ana. (Check out our interview with Pryor ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Lil' Cowboy Stout at Newport Beach Brewing Co., Our Drink of the Week!
Shock Top drinkers and Corona die-hards often complain that stouts are simply too heavy for their delicate palates. Luckily, the Newport Beach Brewing Co. has a stout to ease newbs into this delicious territory. One of the grandaddys of OC's brewpub scene, Brew Co. is a cozy little spot along ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Edelmira Corona, Final Player in Bizarre Family Murder Plot, Lucky to Get 14 Years in Prison
Edelmira Corona was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in state prison, closing the book on the murder-for-hire case reportedly born from co-worker Deborah Ann Perna's jealousy and hatred toward her brother, who was taking the reins of the family trucking business. The only one of six defendants who d ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Belgian Beers Shine At The Copper Door Tasting Event
The Copper Door brought the creations of nearly 50 craft breweries to downtown Santa Ana when it opened in 2010. The (literally) underground beer bar has approximately six beers on tap at a time but dozens upon dozens bottled delights. Their simple menu is broken down into categories (beer connoi ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Local Record Review: 'The Invisible Empire' by Beatnik
BeatnikThe Invisible EmpireEcovox RecordsA little out of our usual coverage here given that Beatnik are over the hills in Corona (rather than Corona Del Mar, say), but given the continuing Occupy protests -- accompanied with various articles and comments about 'where is the music or anthem of ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Fender Factory Opens its Doors
Brandon FergusonPhyllis Fender speaks at the grand opening of the visitor center at the Fender manufacturing plant in CoronaThough it moved a relatively short distance from the quaint shopping district surrounding downtown Fullerton to the bucolic splendor of Corona (cough), Fender has truly ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
Graffiti in Santa Ana: "Obama Lies"
What is it about Orange County and illogical graffiti? You'll remember Michelle's post yesterday about the pendejo who tagged "Osama Forever" yesterday off the 405 Freeway in Westminster. This morning, in SanTana's ritzy Floral Park neighborhood, someone tagged "Obama Lies" on perhaps the most pr ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Pot, Guns and Cash Seized After Raids of Dispensaries and Homes
Weed, guns and money were seized last week after law enforcement served search warrants at storefront medical marijuana dispensaries in Lake Forest and Long Beach and the homes of people associated with the shops.According to a notice from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, members of South ... More >>
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July 5, 2010
Is Santa Ana Finally Invading its Exclusive Floral Park Neighborhood?
Don Papi Pulido: No trash cleaner is he!The only time Fate takes me into SanTana's ritzy Floral Park neighborhood is while taking a shortcut across the city and straight through the area's heart: Santa Clara Avenue, from Bristol Street through Broadway. It's a picturesque commute, one where drive ... More >>
News
May 6, 2010
Mi Casa Es Mi Casa
How Fullerton resident Alex Bernal's 1943 battle against housing discrimination helped change the course of American civil rights
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...
Blogs
March 15, 2010
Miguel Pulido Sighting!
Don Papi Pulido, braving the mean streets of SanTana...Public sightings of SanTana Mayor-por-Vida Don Papi Pulido are rarer than a Floral Park resident bogeying the night away at the Inn Step, but a source snapped this shot of the city's grand don at the Gypsy Den. Happened recently. The source i ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
DWM (Driving While Mexican) in Santa Ana's Floral Park
Don Papi Pulido: No wabs in my domain!This story's a hoot: I know a wab who bought into SanTana's ritzy Floral Park neighborhood last year--you know, the exclusive neighborhood that holds a segregated Halloween each year and was created specifically as a refuge for Whites. Made his money the legi ... More >>
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December 25, 2009
Christmas Video Classics: 'Christmas in Hollis,' Run-D.M.C.
Run D.M.C. dropped this chestnut back in 1987 on the must-own A Very Special Christmas, which also features choice tracks by U2, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and others. Two decades later, "Christmas in Hollis" remains the definitive hip-hop track to play during the holidays. Dig the golden-era-of-MTV ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Dessert of the Week: S'mores Sundae at The Crow Bar
The Crow Bar and Kitchen in Corona Del Mar has reinterpreted s'mores, a staple of any campfire, by taking the graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate, and creating a sundae. The Crow Bar's S'mores Sundae, our Dessert of the Week, has all of the essential ingredients, but chef Scott Bra ... More >>
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November 2, 2009
Last Week to Get a Big Wisniewski!
Anaheim DucksIf you're a fan of RA Sushi (and who wouldn't be with a menu that features a section called "Getting Busy"?) then you probably already know that the limited-time Big Wisniewski roll, created by and named after Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski, will be unavailable after this Saturday ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
$2 Corona Night
Derby Dueling Piano Bar
Food
May 28, 2009
[Hole In the Wall] Savannah Smiles at Kenyan Cuisine
Derby Dueling Piano Bar
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April 23, 2009
Will Floral Park's Home Tour Mention the Neighborhood's Segregationist Pioneers?
Don Papi Pulido is a Floral Park residentThis weekend, the Floral Park Neighborhood Association hosts its annual Home and Garden Tour, a fantabulous two days where residents can pretend they don't live in SanTana. "Stroll tree-lined streets, enjoy the ambiance of a simpler time gone by," reads ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2009
Things Are Looking Up for 2009 ASID Design Tour
It's a fact of barely contested sprawl that with little room left to build out, residences are being built up. And so we now have high-rise living spaces popping up in Irvine, Santa Ana and places you really don't want to be caught dead in. And so we now have a charity ... More >>
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January 23, 2009
Where Santa Ana's Segregationists Can Eat Mexican Food in Peace
Cute, little, quaint Floral Park in SanTana--the place that holds segregated Halloweens and where a mansion gate states "Tara"--has its own Mexican restaurant: El Pico de Gallo Grill. It's located right at the entrance of the neighborhood--or rather, where the northbound entrance would be except tha ... More >>
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January 5, 2009
The Unluckiest 7-Eleven In Orange County
I have many fond memories of 7-11. When I went to Sycamore Junior High in Anaheim, I'd play the pinball version of Terminator 2: Judgment Day before taking the bus down La Palma Avenue. In my drunken years, 7-Eleven has always stocked my all-time favorite fast food: Zingers. And one of my most-prize ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2008
Up In Smoke: Orange County Edition
If you’ve stepped outside of your house today, chances are you’ve smelled the faint scent of burning. But don’t go calling the FBI on your stoner neighbors just yet. The reason behind that smell lingering in the air is wildfire, and it’s right in your back yard—in Brea, Yorba Linda and Cor ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2008
SanTana's Boys in Blue Don't Care about Prostitution?
Saturday night, around 9 p.m. Was hanging out at a friend's SanTana business on the outskirts of Floral Park when we saw a car in the darkest section of the parking lot, um, a'rockin. Hey, young lovers need their public areas, but the folks who patronize this cozy corner always leave their used cond ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2008
Floral Park's Segregated Halloween Continues
*Updated, with new info on the bottom... Floral Park imagines itself as an oasis of tranquility in SanTana, a respite from the city's gritty reality. Really, this neighborhood--roughly bordered by Bristol to the west, 17th Street to the South, Broadway to the east, and Memory Lane in the north--is ... More >>
Calendar
October 2, 2008
Jonezetta at Chain Reaction
*Updated, with new info on the bottom... Floral Park imagines itself as an oasis of tranquility in SanTana, a respite from the city's gritty reality. Really, this neighborhood--roughly bordered by Bristol to the west, 17th Street to the South, Broadway to the east, and Memory Lane in the north--is ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2008
Dick's Out
That's right, folks. Dick Cheney is in town today to attend a high-dollar fundraiser for fellow Republican Ken Calvert. You may remember Ken from his 1993 arrest for soliciting a prostitute in Corona. Or maybe it's from his 2006 designation by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics as one of th ... More >>
Calendar
May 1, 2008
Gringo Holidays
Irish I Were Mexican with the Gobshites
Film
January 17, 2008
Special Screenings
Movie of the Week: New Year Baby
Blogs
July 23, 2007
Queens of the Stone Age Rock the Boys and Girls of Summer
Movie of the Week: New Year Baby
Music
July 19, 2007
Homme, Bittersweet Homme
Queens of the Stone Age spearhead a network of hard-rock badassery
Film
September 28, 2006
Hometown Legend
Coming of age and stayin alive on the mean streets of Astoria, Queens
Film
August 3, 2006
There Goes the Neighborhood
LA gentrifiers pay tribute to a community under siege
Film
June 29, 2006
Dead ... and Loving It
OnDVD: Forest Lawn: The First Hundred Years
Web
June 15, 2006
Remote Hog
Entourage
Features
October 20, 2005
Santa Ana
Entourage
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May 12, 2005
May 12-19
Entourage
Columns
November 18, 2004
!Ask a Mexican!
Entourage
Culture
April 22, 2004
Episode 25
Entourage
Culture
September 11, 2003
Episode 5
Entourage
Culture
April 10, 2003
Going Down
Queens in the Kingdom is just too damn gay
Music
March 13, 2003
Stoned and Dethroned
Queens in the Kingdom is just too damn gay
Features
July 25, 2002
The Island of Lost Drinks
Queens in the Kingdom is just too damn gay
Features
September 27, 2001
Corona del Mar
Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced
Columns
May 24, 2001
Tim the Soldier and Nixons Coming
Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced
Columns
May 17, 2001
Golden Smog
Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced
Music
April 26, 2001
Rock & Roll Ass Love
Nighttime hotspot for the surgically enhanced
News
February 1, 2001
El Valiente Chicano
We live in the world Bert Corona helped create
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