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March 23, 2013
Fountain Bowl Rolls with Lebowski Fest
After wading through a nearly full parking lot of cars, some--according to their plate frames--from as far away Valencia, Riverside and, yes, Kentucky, which is where Lebowski Fest started 12 years ago (Louisville, to be exact), your intrepid reporter tonight ran into Barry Asher, the "master bo ... More >>
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March 15, 2013
[UPDATED with Irvine DUI Stop:] St. Patrick's Day Weekend Sobriety Checkpoints: San Clemente, Tustin, Orange, Laguna Beach
See the update at the end of page 2 with the date and location of Irvine's DUI checkpoint.ORIGINAL POST, MARCH 15, 10:44 A.M.: Beginning tonight and continuing through early Monday, DUI checkpoints and special patrols will be scattered across Orange County due to the gallons of green beer flowing ov ... More >>
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March 14, 2013
Shamrock Pub Crawl
Main St., Huntington Beach
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March 14, 2013
St. Patrick's Day
City National Grove of Anaheim
Culture
March 7, 2013
Makeup for St. Paddy's
[Trendzilla] Sephora, Urban Decay and other makeup brands' St. Patrick's Day options will leave you green with envy
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February 28, 2013
Slater's 50/50 Announces March Burger Of The Month AND Next Location!
We consumed Brouwerij West Tripels with one former Weekling co-hort during a Yelp event inside Slater's 50/50 Huntington Beach. In addition to the stellar beer selection, founder Scott Slater was on hand to answer questions from the audience.Slater reminisced about Sunday morning tailgating back in ... More >>
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February 18, 2013
[UPDATED with C.M. Results:] Lake Forest and Costa Mesa Held Sobriety Checkpoints Friday Night
See the update at the end of this post with the checkpoint results released by Costa Mesa cops.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 15, 3 P.M.: The Orange County Sheriff's Department is conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Lake Forest starting at 6 tonight, while Costa Mesa kicks in with its own two hours later.Neith ... More >>
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February 5, 2013
[UPDATED with Arrest Totals:] Sheriff Audibles Prevent Defense for Super Bowl
See the update at the end of this post with arrest totals from Sunday's Super Bowl DUI crackdown.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 1, 5:14 P.M.: Behold Super Bowl Sunday: the pageantry, the competition, the entertainment, the parties, the law enforcement officers following around weave-y drivers in a combined eff ... More >>
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January 3, 2013
Like Cocktails, the Messages in Winter Holiday DUI Death, Wreck and Arrest Data are Mixed
The good news from the winter holiday anti-DUI enforcement period in Orange County is there were no impaired driving related fatalities during that time. The bad news is more suspected drunk or drugged drivers were arrested than the year before. Better those 971 folks (compared with 836 the year bef ... More >>
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October 16, 2012
OC Weekly 2012 Election Guide: Costa Mesa!
Unlike other city election guides that have graced the benevolent blog pages of Navel Gazing, this one will take on a different format. A brief mention of the proposed city charter, titled Measure V, will precede an outline of city council candidates. Current council members tried to bring the initi ... More >>
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June 14, 2012
36th Annual Irish Festival
Irvine Lake
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March 23, 2012
What We Learned, March 10-23: Double Fantasy Live Edition
My being on assignment last week forced my skipping last Friday's What We Learned. Not that anyone noticed . . . sniff . . . It's because I'm fat, isn't it!?! MARCH 10: UCI's Nobel Prize-winning chemist F. Sherwood Rowland (right) passes away at his Corona del Mar home from Parkinson's Disease co ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
OC Police: St. Patrick's Day DUI Checkpoints a Success
During the St. Patrick's Day weekend when folks were gulping loads of green beer, Orange County thankfully endured zero related traffic fatalities and, in response, the sheriff's department is hailing the effectiveness of law enforcement sobriety checkpoints.From 6 p.m. March 16 to 6 p.m. yesterd ... More >>
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March 18, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012
So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
Warning: St. Patrick's Day Weekend Sobriety Checkpoints in Mission Viejo and Buena Park
Drink your green beer with the Jameson shot add-ons, but be aware that the coppers are roaming the streets with extra vigor this weekend.Sobriety checkpoints are scheduled tonight in Mission Viejo and Saturday night in Buena Park. Meanwhile, officers from the CHP, sheriff's department and various ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
Irish Car Bombs: The Most Insensitive Drink of St. Patty's Day?
Happy St. Patrick's Eve! Tomorrow, of course, is the day for Americans to drink (and regurgitate) green beer because, well, it's St. Patrick's Day, bro! But before you embrace the cultural holiday by ordering a round of "Irish"-themed cocktails, think about this . . .
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March 15, 2012
Shamrock 'n' Roll
Queen Mary
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March 14, 2012
St. Patrick's Day Comes to Disneyland
Doing anything special this Saturday for St. Patrick's Day? If not, consider heading on down to the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort for a St. Patty's celebration that will make even the Irish green with envy.Okay, that's probably a total stretch. Let me put it to you this ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
Burger King to Give Out Free Fries For St. Paddy's This Weekend
Burger King is giving out free fries again this weekend, this time as a St. Patrick's Day promotion. I'm sure it has more to do with the fact that fries are the cheapest thing a corporate outfit like Burger King can give away without cutting into the bottom line, and not some sort of nod to the h ... More >>
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March 6, 2012
Free Ticket Tuesday: Young Dubliners at the Coach House
Get your fill of St. Patrick's Day shenanigans with Celtic rockers the Young Dubliners, who, as our calendar editor Erin DeWitt says, are always down to bring their raucous, whiskey-soaked live show onstage. Better yet, we'll just quote from DeWitt's 2011 calendar pick: "The continual tourists, f ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
What We Learned, Feb. 4-10
It's a week worth of bite-size Orange County news and what it all taught us.FEB. 4: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange reveals on its website that it is accepting from parishoners new names for Crystal Cathedral through Feb. 20. Bishop Tod Brown's only requirement is that the new moniker be "C ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
[UPDATED with More Participating Cop Shops:] Super Bowl Sunday Flex Defense Employed Against Offensive Boozers Behind the Wheel
UPDATE, FEB. 3, 4:27 P.M.: According to a release this afternoon from the Anaheim Police Department, that agency and 13 others are taking part in the previously announced countywide law enforcement patrols targeting drunken drivers on Super Bowl Sunday. That now makes it an "Avoid the 26" operati ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Orange County Logs 836 DUI Arrests and No Fatalities Over Winter Holiday Crackdown
The final numbers are in from "Avoid the 38"--as in avoid the 38 Orange County law enforcement agencies that coordinate strategies to take you off the road if you're driving drunk. Over the Winter Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown that ran Dec. 16-Jan. 1, 836 people were popped for driving under ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Are Mexicans Racist Against Half-Mexicans?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Plus, should Mexicans hate the Irish, and vice versa?
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August 18, 2011
[UPDATED: TelPhil Comments; Costa Mesa Mayor Calls For DA Investigation of Berardino] OC Fairgrounds Sale Dead (Never Buried); New Names Join the Party
John Gilhooley/OC WeeklyJeff TellerUPDATE, AUG. 18, 5:04 P.M.: If Nick Berardino's intention was to stir shit up around the Orange County Fairgrounds, he's officially succeeded. Now that the OC Fair is over, the focus has returned to the fate of the Orange County Fairgrounds--a now two-ye ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Poet Gerald Locklin Talks About How Lady Gaga is in his Reading Routine, the Bukowski Connection and OC as 'Sand Beach'
Henry DenanderPoetry readings are boring. And I'm not just saying that as a guy whose sole exposure to the genre was a force-feeding of Maya Angelou in community college. Nope, I actually read -- and try to write -- the stuff and even I think most of these gatherings are really great if you aresu ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Costa Mesa Hiring Former Secret Service Agent to Conduct Second Investigation of City Employee Suicide
Either officials from Costa Mesa are really concerned with determining what exactly happened in the final hours and moments of Huy Pham's life before he seemed to have jumped from the roof of city hall or they're just protecting their own interests in the possibility that a lawsuit is f ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
[UPDATED: Police Chief Uncertain of Cocaine Involvement] City Employee Commits Suicide, Jumping Off Costa Mesa City Hall
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyHuy Pham, in a photo brought to a candlelight vigil for himUPDATE, MAY 31, 8:16 A.M.: Costa Mesa's police chief, Steve Staveley isn't entirely convinced by the conclusions being made from the coroner reports that Huy Pham had cocaine in his system at the time of his ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Restaurant Roll Call for March 2011
Edwin GoeiA busy, busy March for the local restaurant scene this past month. We saw the long-awaited Chapter One: The Modern Local debut St. Patrick's Day in Santa Ana. This week we witnessed the popular Laguna Beach sushi bar, O Fine Japanese Cuisine, open its second restaurant in Irvine. The ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
TV Commercial Targets Costa Mesa Mayor, Gary Monahan, Calling for Him to "Keep Walking"
OCEASt. Patty's Day: not one of Mayor Monahan's better moments.Controversy goes a long way in stirring attention. Costa Mesa, the city that was once best known for being home to South Coast Plaza and the Orange County Fair, finds itself embroiled in a power struggle that has managed to grab natio ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
OC Weekly Intern Lunch at Native Foods!
Just another day being an OC Weekly Intern...Interns at the OC Weekly offices work hard. Updating calendar listings and updating the restaurant database begets quite the voracious appetite, and this last Thursday, fellow intern Mimi Tran and I decided to have an intern lunch at Native Foods!
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March 21, 2011
[UPDATED: Union GM/Photographer Talks] City Employee Commits Suicide, Jumping Off Costa Mesa City Hall
Mayor Gary Monahan on St. Patty's Day. Was this photo a set-up?UPDATE, MARCH 21, 5:45 P.M.: The Weekly was able to speak with Nick Berardino while he was in a taxi on his way to catch a flight home from Sacramento. He had a good laugh about Mayor Gary Monahan's accusations of a union setup, ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
Santa Ana Councilmembers Michelle Martinez and Claudia Alvarez: Frenemies for Life?
MartinezI must admit, it was an absolutely jarring St. Patrick's Day for me, and not because of the special Jameson I imbibed at Memphis at the Santora in SanTana. Just before that, I went to the opening of Chapter One: the modern local, the pretentiously named new restaurant in downtown SanTana ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
KRS-One at Detroit Bar Last Night
Rebecca ArandaKRS-OneMarch 17, 2011 Detroit Bar It seems fitting that KRS-One decided to perform on St. Patrick's Day. As one of hip-hop's true-to-life founding fathers, deviating from the cookie cutter and weeding out the OG's from the bustas is just his forte, so it makes sense KRS picked this ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
¡Ask a Comida Critic! Where to Spend St. Patrick's Day Today?
The obvious question for hoy. From Forker Ann in Laguna Hills:I want to celebrate St. Paddy's today, but I don't want to fight for a seat among a bunch of drunks. I want something classier--not Five Crowns classy. Besides, they're Brits.Ooh, wish that I could direct you to a genteel Irish-themed ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Street Dogs; Black Pacific
House of Blues
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March 17, 2011
St. Patrick's Day At Paul's
Paul's Cocktails
Blogs
March 17, 2011
Chapter One: The Modern Local Opens Today in Santa Ana
Chapter One: The Modern Local, the anticipated restaurant by former Haven Gastropub co-owner Jeff Hall, finally opens to the public in Santa Ana today, just in time for St. Paddy's Day. As you might recall, Gustavo got the original scoop that it was this restaurant that was going into the b ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
St. Paddy's Day the OC Way: Irish Tortas, Anyone?
Quick, what's the most Orange County way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?Okay, yes, corned-beef pho would probably be the right answer. What's the second best?Irish-Mexican mash-ups! And that's exactly what Fullerton's (O')Matador Cantina is doing. Corned-beef-and-cabbage fajitas? Sounds better th ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Fifth Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival
OC Fairgrounds
Calendar
March 10, 2011
An Irish Hooley
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Food
July 29, 2010
Hotel California
Garden Grove's TusCA is a notch above the typical hotel restaurant
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May 3, 2010
Five Real Mexican Drinks for Cinco de Mayo
Let's just get this straight right away, OK?Yes, Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. It's a Mexican holiday the way Patriots' Day is an American holiday. Patriots' Day is only observed in two out of the 50 American states (Massachusetts and Maine, in case you were wondering); Cinco de Mayo is only o ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Happy St. Joseph's Day!
klio @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Zeppole and sfogliatelle... mmmmm...As a kid in a pretty Italian-American part of New Jersey, St. Patrick's Day was certainly celebrated--there was green beer and corned beef and cabbage and boxty, people getting pinched for not wearing green and people getting pu ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Gettin' Made: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
On this, one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year, let's take a look at some fun beer themed indie crafts found on Etsy! St. Patrick's Day lampwork bead by Venbead Wear your green beer around your neck all year round with this handmade glass pendant necklace! After the jump, m ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
What You Missed: The Watson Twins, Sexiest Kilt Contest, Little Boots
Keith MayUnderneath it all. What'd you miss this weekend? Well, apparently the St. Patrick's Day festivities have officially begun because Muldoon's in Newport Beach held their annual Sexiest Kilt Competition on Sunday. Busy, popular and crowded as always. As for whether or not it was actually se ... More >>
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June 8, 2006
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March 23, 2006
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