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May 10, 2013
UC Irvine Says "Go Back 2 Africa Slave" Note Was Left in Student's Backpack in Lab: Update
See the update at the end of this post with an image of the note stating "Go Back 2 Africa Slave" and the university disclosing it was left in the freshman student's backpack in a lab.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 9, 2:59 P.M.: A UC Irvine freshman received a note slipped under her dorm-room door* Tuesday nigh ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2013
Audition for Adam Richman's new Food Fighters Show, THIS Saturday
When you read about the new Adam Richman-hosted TV cooking competition show that Edwin wrote about yesterday, did you think, "dammit, I can win one of those shows?" Well then, audition for it in San Diego this Saturday at the only scheduled west coast cattle call. You're betting everything on brin ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2013
Rumors of the Death of Chicano Studies are Greatly Exaggerated by Public Radio
This past Thursday, KPCC-FM 89.3's Take Two program aired a story I had already read before in its original incarnation down in San Diego, a report making the claim that the field of Chicano Studies is dying because students of Mexican heritage are no longer identifying themselves as Chicanos. Besid ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2013
Wendlandt Brewery, Ensenada B.C.- The Baja Craft Beer Scene Looks to the International Market
There are a couple of problems with Mexican craft beer at the moment: 1) It's difficult to find bars that have a selection beyond a few brands. 2) Many are talking about how great the beer is without telling you much about the beers(how do they taste?), and there's a lack of discernment among the re ... More >>
Culture
January 10, 2013
Hipster Bottle-Top Openers
[Trendzilla] From faux Ray-Bans to iPhone cases, meet your next beer-bottle openers
Blogs
January 1, 2013
Taverna Blu Opens At The Irvine Spectrum
As I first reported about a year ago, Taverna Blu, a Greek restaurant originally from San Diego was being planned for Irvine Spectrum. It opened this past week. On the menu are the same foods as the Del Mar location. Saganaki served flaming on a skillet. Souvlaki. Baklava for dessert, with ice ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2012
San Diego Radio Station Trying to Change the Name of the California Burrito to "San Diego Burrito"
The California burrito, of course, is a regional Mexican legend: a massive burrito (though not as big as the Mission burrito of San Francisco) stuffed with French fries, a Mexican-American creation that could've only been created in Southern California and first popped up in San Diego at one of the ... More >>
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August 2, 2012
The Silent Comedy
The Observatory
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July 5, 2012
Deadbolt
Juke Joint
Blogs
May 10, 2012
Register Either Close or Extremely Close to Being Bought by Union-Tribune Publisher
The Orange County Register is either extremely close or not-yet extremely close to being acquired by the publisher of the San Diego Union-Tribune, according to published reports.The Santa Ana daily has been on the block for years, even before its owner, Freedom Communications of Irvine, declared ban ... More >>
Blogs
March 6, 2012
Orange County Register Eyed by Publisher South of the Border
Someone south of the border may buy the Orange County Register.Clean up in whichever aisles old coot heads just exploded in.That's south of the Orange County border, not the Mexican one.
Blogs
February 22, 2012
Thrice Announce Farewell Tour
Well, this is it. Irvine prog-rockers Thrice are really doing it--taking a break after 13 years together. Singer/guitarist Dustin Kensrue, guitarist Teppei Teranishi, bassist Eddie Breckenridge and drummer Riley Breckenridge (our 3hree Things columnist) will go on tour on May 4 in San Diego and e ... More >>
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February 20, 2012
Three New Eateries Planned for Irvine Spectrum: Pieology, TavernaBlu, & Luna Grill
Anne Marie PanoringanThe Fullerton Chipotle-esque pizza purveyor Pieology is planning its second store at Irvine Spectrum. Details are sketchy on where exactly in the sprawling complex it will be located. But it will be joined soon by two other new eateries. Luna Grill is a San Diego-based " ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
[UPDATED with DA Peeved Over Sentence:] Jennifer Renee Vanveldhuizen Guilty of Hate Crime; Punched Latino Worker and Yelled "I Fucking Hate You Beaners!"
UPDATE, OCT. 26, 8:04 A.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) believes a Caucasian woman is getting off too easy for yelling "I fucking hate you beaners!" and profanities at a Latino worker emptying trashcans on Main Street in Huntington Beach earlier this month before punchin ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
The Hexxers
Galaxy Theater
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September 22, 2011
The Bloody Hollies
Alexs Bar
Blogs
September 16, 2011
Discoveries at the San Diego Music Thing: Nico Vega, Developing a Social Media Plan and Flavors of East Africa
This year's San Diego Music Thing, held last weekend, was again an impressive gathering of trade music folks, industry experts and up-and-coming musicians. Held again at the Lafayette Hotel in North Park, there were some changes from last year's event (then called the North Park Music Thing) that we ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
BREAKING: Power's Out, Terror Threat's On
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Sorry for the confusion with the tweet, guys--the terror threat and power outage are indeed not correlated.)Communities in San Diego up to South Orange County are experiencing power outages right now, NBC reports.Hope to God it's the heat and not tied to what the Associated Press ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
[UPDATED with Stunning New Development:] Kobe Bryant Accused of Injuring Man's Wrist at Church
UPDATE, AUG. 17, 9:19 A.M.: The most important new wrinkle in the San Diego battery case against Newport Coast's Kobe Bryant is not that his attorney Mark Campbell is calling 21-year-old Thomas Hagos' accusations baseless and that they will be fully defended. Nor is it the fact that churchgoers a ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Grotto Thursdays
Proof Bar
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June 2, 2011
Cattle Decapitation
Chain Reaction
Blogs
May 27, 2011
What's Odd Future Doing in Indio in June?
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyOdd Future just announced a few more California dates on their Tumblr, squeezing in a stint at the Indio Performing Arts Center and San Diego in between stops at Spain, Australia and Belgium.
Blogs
May 25, 2011
[BREAKING:] Jared Lee Loughner Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial in Giffords Shooting
UPDATE, MAY 25, 1:02 P.M.: A federal judge just ruled Jared Lee Loughner is incompetent to stand trial for January's shooting spree in Tuscon that killed six and injured 12, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona).Loughner will be sent to a federal facility for up to four months in a b ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Little Hurricane
Alex's Bar
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April 14, 2011
Jason Damigo
Viento Y Agua
Blogs
February 10, 2011
San Diego's Next Legendary Burrito: the 2-in-1. Two Taquitos inside a Burrito. DAMN...
From Lolita's Facebook page...I was in San Diego recently to conduct further research on my book on the history of Mexican food in the United States (out May 2012!), and to try and figure out two mysteries: how did the phenomenon of the -berto's-suffixed restaurants (Alberto's, Alerto's, Filibert ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2011
Jared Lee Loughner Trial to Move to San Diego
The Washington Post, quoting federal law-enforcement officials, reports the trial of Tuscon mass-shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner will be moved to San Diego due to extensive pretrial publicity in Arizona.San Diego would take the case because it is the closest federal judicial district to Arizo ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Unwritten Law
Galaxy Theatre
Blogs
September 13, 2010
American Third Position Party Laughably Tries to Enter San Diego
If there is one area of Southern California more prone to white supremacism than OC, it's San Diego, better know as Klan Diego. It's from our dumber neighbors to the south that legendary white supremacist Pete Wilson--err, Tom Metzger--created White Aryan Resistance, where the San Diego Minutemen ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
FREE! Crocodiles' Instrumental EP 'Fires of Comparison'
Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly Here it is: Fires of Comparison, a free 4-track download. Preview this before the San Diego's full length, Sleep Forever, comes out out Sept. 14. Incidentally, Fires of Comparison was a project made up of ideas produced after Sleep Forever recording sessions in Jos ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2010
Five Reasons Why Comic-Con Shouldn't Move to Anaheim or LA
Flickr user Official Star Wars blogWill San Diego have to say good-bye to this?If you've been to Comic-Con International in San Diego any time recently, you know the score: it's crowded. Way, way crowded, crowded to the extent that it's not even really fun to walk around the exhibit hall because ... More >>
Blogs
December 4, 2009
Gettin' Made: Craft Shows Galore This Weekend!
This is like the perfect storm of craft show weekends, a veritable blizzard of mall-free holiday shopping! No matter where you're at in Orange County or beyond, there is sure to be an indie crafting event happening near you. Feliz Navidad Soap by Soap Rehab After the jump, details on ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2009
State Fines Laguna Beach $70,680 for October '08 Sewage Spill
"Howdy ho!"Some day, an enterprising reporter is going to find out what costs a city more: fixing the pipes, pumps and stations that break down and cause raw sewage to spill all over town, or paying the fines levied when the shit really hits the land.Of course, since taxpayers get stuck with the ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2009
Lady Gaga Announces Tour, Skips Orange County
OK, so we all know by now that the Kanye West/Lady Gaga show at the Honda Center, once scheduled for November 15, isn't happening. Heck, the whole "Fame Kills" tour isn't happening. But even though Kanye is dealing with his own post-Taylor Swift issues, the hope still remained that the seemingly ... More >>
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October 12, 2009
Proposed LA to San Diego High Speed Train Would Avoid OC
A Los Angeles to San Diego high-speed train proposal that's picking up steam (sorry) would bypass the traditional Amtrak Surfliner route down the coast through Orange County and instead head eastward from LA through the Inland Empire.The state plans new tracks for 220 mile-per-hour trains from Lo ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Defunct Blue Fish in Santa Ana to Be Replaced By: Another Fish Restaurant
This is the sign currently atop the premises at 3611 S Bristol Street. Suite C, to be precise.It may sound like a bad idea to open up a "seafood grill" on the site of Blue Fish, a sushi place that went belly-up within just a few short months, but, as Edwin pointed out back in May, that may have s ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2009
Street Scene Favorites This Weekend....Any Thoughts?
It's not much, but consider this meager post the first preemptive stitch to our coverage of the Street Scene '09 festival happening in Sand Diego this weekend, Aug. 28-29. Before you say anything, we know that San Diego is not in Orange County. Though it could be argued that some cities at the as ... More >>
Blogs
July 31, 2009
North Park Music Thing Next Weekend in San Diego
Ben GoettingYou've got to love the refreshing straight-forwardness that comes with calling your event a "thing." Like the North Park Music Thing, a music and media conference next weekend at the Lafayette Hotel & Suites in San Diego. There's an opening night concert Friday, August 7 at the Ca ... More >>
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May 21, 2009
Personal Kingdoms
Hibbleton Gallery
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May 7, 2009
Personal Kingdoms Opening Reception
Hibbleton Gallery
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April 30, 2009
B-Side Players
House of Blues
Blogs
November 21, 2008
Club Pick: Scooter and Levelle at Sutra Nov. 22
Fans of house music culture are in store for a demonstration true DJ dexterity tomorrow night as Sutra Lounge hosts the innovative turntable duo Scooter and Levelle. Considered local heroes of the San Diego club scene where they first emerged, their sound relies on a basic mantra: two DJs, with a lu ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2008
Local Surfer Dane Williams Found Dead
Dane Chandler Williams, also known as "Downtown Dane" for his ubiquitous presence in downtown Huntington Beach, was found dead in San Diego. He was in town on a company trip, having worked as an intern for Hurley since October. His body was found wrapped in a blanket in an alley in Chollas Creek. W ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2007
They know their audience...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here, what with all the DVDs I get in the mail every day for awards voting. But this isn't a post about them. It's about another very big box that arrived without warning, bearing a large "World of Warcraft" logo. Now, I am the imagined target audi ... More >>
News
September 20, 2007
Walk Until They Don't Drop
Walk to Stop Executions
Culture
September 13, 2007
Not in Too Deep
The shallow shores of San Diego disappoint
Culture
August 30, 2007
Where in the World Is San Diego?
David Greig’s script is all over the place, which makes the potential for this Rude Guerrilla production so exciting
Features
August 9, 2007
Confessions of a Comic-Con Virgin
A non-geek follows the king of geekdom into the heart of dorkness
Blogs
July 30, 2007
Times reporter attacked at Comic-Con
Well that sucks. Los Angeles Times pop culture reporter Geoff Bouche was covering the con when he got jumped on a sidewalk in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. He writes: "In the 15 years I have been writing for The Times, I have covered wildfires, riots, gang murders and plenty of other mayhem. I never ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2007
Comic-Con 2007: The Lionsgate Party
LYT crashed (OK, was invited to) last night's Lionsgate party on the roof of San Diego's Ivy hotel. He got pictures of a host of celebs, including Jessica Alba, Vinnie Jones and SAW director Darren Lynn Bousman (below). Click the photo to see those and more.
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