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March 20, 2012
On the Line: Dino McDonough of Slater's 50/50, Part One
While this Forker knows she's not tall, I felt exceptionally space-efficient meeting up with Dino McDonough of the growing Slater's franchise. It's no wonder; as he's six-foot-three, I was content to sit on the raised bench in the Huntington Beach locale to conduct our interview. He's been with t ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Irvine Cops Go After Drivers Who Eat, Text or Otherwise Don't Pay Attention Behind Wheel
Jorene Ypanto Nicolas pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on manslaughter charges Monday despite law enforcement's contention the San Diego 29-year-old's distracted driving caused the death of 23-year-old Deanna Mauer. Inattentive motoring--which can include eating, texting or just not paying ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Jerry DePizzo of O.A.R. on 'King,' Their 15th Anniversary and California
It may be hard to believe, but O.A.R. is about to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Their latest album, King, has been one of their highest charting albums to date. As the band prepared to head out to the West Coast for the first time in over a year, we caught up with saxophonist Jerry DePizzo to ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers Reschedule Tour Due to Foot Injuries
Red Hot Chili Peppers postponed their upcoming U.S. tour supporting their Grammy-nominated snoozefest, I'm With You, due to multiple foot injuries sustained by lead singer Anthony Kiedis. According to a statement, "Kiedis recently underwent surgery to remove a crushed sesamoid bone and correct a ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
The Next Restaurant Frontier: Car Dealerships?
We've seen restaurants in gas stations (see the previous incarnation of Peter's Gourmade Grill) and car-washes (see Kush Bowl), but here's something new: Nation's Restaurant News reports that car dealerships might be the next restaurant frontier.
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December 15, 2011
Pinback
Observatory
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November 10, 2011
Kinkajou From South America Somehow Winds Up in Santa Ana
Wikipedia CommonsDon't worry, this kinkajou is yawning.Just to be clear, a kinkajou is not a sex act performed in the back alleys of Thailand. It's the South American cousin to the raccoon. And one wandering near a Santa Ana elementary school was scooped up in October.After brief stays at county ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Crystal-Meth Block Did Not Come Standard With Jetta Searched Near Border Checkpoint
Border Patrol agents boast they intercepted a "bumper crop" of crystal methamphetamine near the San Clemente checkpoint last week.Wednesday morning's encounter with a "nervous" 24-year-old woman resulted in the discovery of 12 pounds of crystal meth hidden in the rear bumper of ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
KFC Celebrates National Fried Chicken Day With SoCal Special
KFC websiteHave you gotten your fill of All-American fare yet? Hot dogs, hamburgers, apple pie, indigestion, etc.? If you haven't, well, this deep-fried bargain has your name all over it.TODAY is National Fried Chicken Day, and the Kentucky Fried family is looking to draw your artery-clogged self ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Adele Announces Rescheduled North American Tour Dates
Hurrah! Hurrah! Today Adele announced her rescheduled North American tour dates on her website. A few days ago she posted a note to her fans saying the decision to cancel the tour "was a devastating decision to make, but i really had no choice. i had to give my voice 2 weeks rest or risk permane ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Buck-O-Nine
Alex's Bar
Blogs
March 3, 2011
Bundt Cake Bakery Chain Opens First OC Store Today
Nothing Bundt Cake has one of those clever monikers that wraps a pun inside a title that's slightly more creative than Absolutely Phobolous and What the Pho. The franchise comes out of Sin City. The first of three Orange County branches opens today in Costa Mesa at 270 E. 17th Street, #4.
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February 11, 2011
This Week in Food: Bánh Mì Rants, Awesome Catfish and Kittens in Pots (But Not Cooked)!
Flickr user namillionaireeBetween infographics on Flamin' Hot Cheetos and much more, it's been quite a week on your favorite infernal blog. Best of the week after the jump!
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February 10, 2011
[UPDATED] 80-year-old Long Beach Jewel Thief Strikes Again--And Gets a Movie About Her Life Starring Halle Berry
UPDATE, FEB. 10, 11:30 A.M.: The jewel thief has been sentenced to the maximum of five years in prison. Doris Payne told NBC San Diego that she suffers from a serious lung disease and hopes the judge will give her an appeal bail so she can seek medical attention.ORIGINAL POST, JAN. 14, 3:10 P.M ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Free Ticket Tuesday: We're Giving Away Two Pairs of Tickets to See Crocodiles
Myspace.comSan Diego-based drone-pop duo Crocodiles--comprised of Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell (and sometimes accompanied by three other members)--met as teenagers in their local punk scene about 10 years ago. They became best friends and put out their debut album, Summer of Hate (Fat Possu ... More >>
News
December 16, 2010
The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants
But what's been unearthed reveals a culture of cruelty
Blogs
September 13, 2010
What You Missed: Adultcon, The Vandals, 9/11 Heroes Run, OC Roller Girls, It's A Wrap: Halloween Costume Shoppe
Star Foreman/OC WeeklyWhat did you miss this weekend? On Friday, we ventured out of Orange County to Adultcon at the Los Angeles Convention Center followed by a performance from The Vandals and Assorted Jelly Beans at the Glass House in Pomona. In remembrance of Sept. 11, we participa ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
The Cali Rally Paddles Through OC
The Transworld Surf magazine-sponsored, race/scavenger hunt livened up the Ritz-Carlton pool
Blogs
August 10, 2010
The Thing About the North Park Music Thing
The thing about the North Park Music Thing, explains founder Kevin Hellman, is that he wants the two-day festival in San Diego to be as regional as SXSW. And some day, maybe bigger. "The first year it was called North by North Park, but the folks in Austin (home of SXSW) threatened to su ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Adam Lambert
Pacific Amphitheatre
Blogs
July 14, 2010
10 Must-See Panels at Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is a week away, but it's not too early to start strategizing about what you should see when you're there. Especially if you've seen the size of the event's program schedule.But there's no reason to battle eye strain. We've put together a list of the 10 comic-related events to ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Los Angeles Times Spin-Off OCLNN Shuts Down
So much for another online media empire thingy.
Blogs
January 26, 2010
Imaginary U.S. Map Leaves OC Intact
Democrats around the nation are feeling a lot of ire at America's electoral system lately. Even though Dems have still got a 59-41 majority in the U.S. Senate, the election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown means they won't be able to get health-care reform--which was crazy-close to being p ... More >>
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January 11, 2010
Over the Weekend: the Silent Comedy, Mississippi Man and Handsome G, La Cave, Costa Mesa
The Hype: After winning the "Best Pop" category at the San Diego Music Awards last year, the members of The Silent Comedy have been hard at work on a new album. For LA (formerly OC) band Mississippi Man, the completion of their album, The Snake Oil Sales Men, early last ... More >>
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December 14, 2009
3-Time GOP Candidate for Congress in Court for Thefts From Hotels, Comedians, Phone Company and Mercedes Dealer
Not Deleica Holt's campaign poster but her booking photo.Delecia Holt, 48, of Aliso Viejo, ran as a Republican in special elections to replace Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach), who left Congress in 2005 to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-San Dieg ... More >>
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October 1, 2009
Long Beach Comic Con
Long Beach Convention Center
Blogs
August 11, 2009
The Zeros Coming to Alex's Bar
The original line-up of one of Southern California's first punk bands, the Zeros, is playing Alex's Bar in Long Beach Aug. 21. Before punk became synonymous with mohawks and chains, the genre was like a sped-up version of '60s bubblegum rock (basically, what the Ramones did). The Chula Vista -bas ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2009
Water Agencies May Again Try To Wrangle Out of $204,000 Fine
Clockwork told you in May about the San Diego region staff of the state's Regional Water Control Board recommending the South Orange County Wastewater Authority--which collects, treats, reuses and disposes of waste water for 10 South County agencies--and the South Coast Water District--an independen ... More >>
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January 29, 2009
Posthumous
Ska is Dead Tour
Blogs
January 16, 2009
TONIGHT: Tim and Eric at the Glass House
It's here: Adult Swim's Tim Heidecker (right) and Eric Wareheim (uh, left) are performing tonight at the Glass House in Pomona; amazingly, tickets are still available.Tim and Eric are the guys behind quasi-cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor and, more recently, the sketch comedy program Tim and Eric Aweso ... More >>
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December 29, 2008
TONIGHT: Midnight Hour Free at Detroit Bar (Last Chance!)
Tonight's the last night to catch OC's Midnight Hour--recently featured in our Locals Only column--for free as part of their Monday night residency this month at Detroit Bar (it's the last Monday in December, you see, it all makes sense).Also on the bill: San Diego's Dynamite Walls and another Oran ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2008
A New Newspaper for Newport-Mesa? Really?
Newport Beach/Costa Mesa-centric blog A Bubbling Cauldron breaks news this morning that ex-Daily Pilot publisher Tom Johnson and ex-Pilot editor/LA Times journo/current Orange Coast columnist/impending book whore Bill Lobdell are teaming up to start a new community pub that will cover the two burgs, ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2008
Water District Dinged $130K-plus for Sewage Spills
The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board today fined Orange County's Santa Margarita Water District $133,190 for two spills that flushed 857,934 gallons of shit into San Juan Creek and Cristianitos Creek. The water district - Orange County's second largest, serving more than 150,00 ... More >>
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December 4, 2008
The Reaganomics
The Reaganomics
Blogs
February 22, 2008
Last Night: Album Leaf at Detroit Bar
Review by Reza Allah-Bakhshi Album Leaf Detroit Bar February 21, 2008 Better Than: Wishing you could inherit Jimmy Lavalle's talent simply by touching him. Download: “On Your Way” vid by Album Leaf I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a rainy Thursday night than to kick back with a br ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2008
Asameshi Maeda Honten - "Legendary Ramen Fair" in Costa Mesa's Mitsuwa Marketplace
If you are reading this after February 18th, 2008, you might as well stop: Asameshi Maeda Honten will have already packed up and left for San Diego, its next tour destination. Sort of like a band that belts out noodle soups instead of tunes, you can find this Japanese ramen shop here, at the Costa ... More >>
Features
August 9, 2007
2007: a Comic-Con Odyssey
Or, How I learned to stop worrying and love sleep deprivation, huge crowds and wonderful toys
Blogs
July 26, 2007
Comic-Con 2007: The Beginning
This is the real ghost train. San Diego, Wednesday night, downtown, after dark. All that's here is a smattering of oases of light, from cheap drug stores to greasy spoons offering a "really big Taco Plate" for $3.50. The streets, for now, are mostly empty, and those riding the trolley around you ar ... More >>
Culture
July 19, 2007
Comic-Con Survival Guide
WEB EXCLUSIVE! How to have the maximum amount of fun at Comic-Con
Culture
July 19, 2007
The Big Con
Out of the basement and into the spotlight, Comic-Con 2007 is the place to be
Blogs
July 5, 2006
The Anti-Immigrant All-Stars--Live!
If you're not doing anything today, drive down to San Diego, where Fullerton Republican Congressman Ed Royce will chair hearings on the illegal-alien menace. Scheduled to appear, according to the Orange County Register, will be our Anti-Immigrant All-Stars, the folks (of all ethnicities, as they lov ... More >>
Culture
December 15, 2005
Elegantly of a Piece
'Paintings of the New Landscape' exudes sweetness, if not light
Features
October 2, 2003
George Bushs Joint
Rebecca Schoenkopf takes on the presidents drug war
Features
September 27, 2001
Irvine
You can plan cities, but you cant plan people
Columns
December 9, 1999
This weeks featured NFL game: San Diego Chargers (4-7) vs. Minnesota Vikings (7-4)
You can plan cities, but you cant plan people
Columns
December 2, 1999
San Diego Chargers (4-6) vs. Minnesota Vikings (6-4)
You can plan cities, but you cant plan people
Culture
September 2, 1999
Blurb-O-Matic
Sneak peeks at a season of theater that is breathtaking, passionate, entertaining!
News
January 28, 1999
Political Mercenary
Rise of GOP strategist signals transformation of anti-airport coalition
Culture
October 29, 1998
Spunk!
Sex, salvation, the French and the blues
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