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Utah

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Osiel Ruvalocaba-Azpeitia, Subject of Utah's Biggest Meth Bust, Wins Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week (But It Was Damn Close!)

    Before Anaheim's Osiel Ruvalcaba-Azpeitia was indicted in what's reportedly Utah's biggest-ever methamphetamine bust--and considering the tweakers in desolate trailers out there, that's saying something--he is said to have told investigators a Mexican man named "Juan" paid him $500 for every pound o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    [UPDATED with Startling Diego Alejandro Figueroa Photo:] Fullerton Police Shoot Aurelio Paul Ramos-Navarette Dead

    UPDATE, MAY 16, 1:28 P.M.: The Fullerton Police Department's booking photo for Diego Alejandro Figueroa has been released. The 22-year-old was one of two suspected gang members in a stolen pickup that led police on a high-speed chase and crashed before Figueroa's partner, according to cops, opened f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Newport Beach Sports Bookie Sentenced in Federal Court

    Sports bookie Jeffrey Wayne Bzroska, a onetime manager at PIMCO, got great news this month when a federal judge in Santa Ana sentenced him to probation for two years in proceedings that were partly conducted in secret.Bzroska had managed an illegal sports betting operation in Newport Beach for at le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Is the Laguna Beach Massage Envy Rubbing Women the Wrong Way?

    ​A Laguna Beach Massage Envy masseur, who is already facing criminal and civil allegations that he sexually assaulted one woman, has been accused this month of molesting a second female customer.According to a plaintiff identified only as "Jane Doe," masseur Mark Pergil Valenzon masturbated during ... More >>

  • Food

    January 12, 2012

    Berkeley Dogs Hot-Dogs It

    [Hole In the Wall] The East Bay transplant brings its luscious wieners as part of our wave of outside regional chains

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Police Seize Pot From High Schoolers on SWAT Snowboarding Trip

    ​​Teens on a bus trip to Utah for what would be three whole days of parent-free debauchery in the snow were busted by cops this week for having a massive stash of marijuana. Party foul.    Nearly 250 high school students from the Bay Area were heading to Salt Lake City on a trip organi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Is Costa Vida Another Cafe Rio?

    ​I'm both intrigued and kind of wary that a Mexican chain called Costa Vida is planned for Irvine, next to Strickland's at the Albertons plaza near UCI. I'm intrigued because like the Cafe Rio chain, it is Utah-based (how many Mexican chains they got over there?) I'm wary because I hope that Costa ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

    ​I'm both intrigued and kind of wary that a Mexican chain called Costa Vida is planned for Irvine, next to Strickland's at the Albertons plaza near UCI. I'm intrigued because like the Cafe Rio chain, it is Utah-based (how many Mexican chains they got over there?) I'm wary because I hope that Costa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Long Beach's Cold War Kids Announce Fall U.S. Tour

    ​ Long Beach's very own Cold War Kids just announced the second leg of their fall North American tour in support of their latest release, Mine Is Yours (Downtown/DGC/Interscope Records).

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Shelly S. Singhal, Newport Beach Broker, Faces Second Fraud and Conspiracy Indictment in 2 Years

    ​A Chinese media company, a Utah entrepreneur and a Newport Beach brokerage firm owner who was indicted last year on conspiracy and securities and mail fraud charges are at the center of a new federal case alleging conspiracy, mail fraud and lying.Supplying the local hook is Shelly S. Singhal, 43, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Contestants for The Great Food Truck Race Season 2 Revealed

    SeabirdsTruck.comThe Seabirds girls in Vegas​We already know The Lime Truck and Seabirds are in the midst of competing in the second season of The Great Food Truck Race at this very moment. Seabirds' website has a picture of Stephanie Morgan and her two gal pals pre-race, along with this not-so-cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    The Slightly Frightening World of Star Wars-Related Foods

    Flickr user megpi​Star Wars cupcakes? Oh, please. The Internet is much more creative than that. So powerful is the draw of the Force that nerds the world over are drawn to make a universe of Star Wars-related foods. Some of them are a little more . . . hmm . . . artisanal than others, but when you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2011

    Like Crazy, Indie Drama From OC's Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones, Wins Sundance Grand Jury Prize

    ​Like Crazy, the little indie darling at Sundance by former Santa Anan and second-time U.S. Dramatic Competition entrant Drake Doremus, won the prestigious film festival's grand jury prize last night.Co-written by Doremus and his childhood friend Ben York Jones, a Chapman University film school gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Ex-OC Sheriff's Applicant Under Investigation For Fraud

    Babka​Beau Babka, the Utah lawman who applied to become Orange County's sheriff in the wake of Mike Carona's resignation to (unsuccessfully) fight corruption charges in 2008, is under investigation for committing fraud.According to the Salt Lake City Tribune, Babka--a Cottonwood Heights cop who ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Whole Foods Recalls Ginger Bread House For Possible Bacteria Contamination

    Flickr User Andrew Kelsall​If you think it's safe to chow down on that stale gingerbread house you've been eyeing for the past month, you may want to just let it foreclose. On Christmas Eve, Whole Foods Market recalled the houses made by Rolf's Patisserie, a Chicago-area bakery and one of its sup ... More >>

  • Food

    October 21, 2010

    Harry's Place Is Roadside Retro

    [Hole in the Wall] And oh, those pastrami burgers

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    As Mountain Resort Bookings Bounce Back, Mtn. High Offers Screaming Season Pass Deal

    ​Yes, by most leading indicators, the U.S. economy--what's the technical word for it again? Oh yes--BLOWS! However, an, erm, un-leading indicator shows one economic sector bouncing back.Mountain destinations across the western U.S. reportedly experienced sharp increases in July occupancy and steep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    8: The Mormon Proposition

    Art Theatre

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2010

    Neon Trees

    The Glass House

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    At the Farmers' Market: Petrou Foods

    Twenty years ago, your average American was about as likely to use freshly-rendered beef tallow for cooking as he was to use extra-virgin olive oil. Unless you grew up in a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean household, the green-golden elixir was an expensive and, frequently, a poor-quality purchase.Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Crimes, Injuries, Mayhem at OC Parks and Open Space

    Soaring platter of death​The man who invented the Frisbee died last Tuesday at his home in Monroe, Utah. Walter Fredrick Morrison was 90.A 6-year-old boy was hit in the head by an errant disc thrown from Huntington Beach Central Park's Disc Golf Course, prompting his mother to file a formal compla ... More >>

  • News

    February 4, 2010

    Drake Doremus' 'Douchebag' at Sundance

    OC stage prodigy-turned-filmmaker Drake Doremus brings his 'very personal' movie to Park City, Utah

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Whole Foods Recalling Hazelnuts Because of Salmonella

    ​Whole Foods is recalling organic and non-organic raw hazelnuts (known also as filberts) sold in bulk at stores in California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington. So far, according to the company, no illnesses have been reported. You can call 512-542-0656, for more info ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Rumbi Island Grill to Open Three More In O.C.

    Over a year ago I reported that a Utah chain called Rumbi Island Grill was planning to come and open up a series of stores. With their Mission Viejo store now already well- established, they're moving onward and upward. The RSM store will debut in January and it's been announced that they're staki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    This Week in Food

    Flickr user LoveBones​This week in food:Dave spills the date that convenience store, 7/11, will start carrying private label wine... classy.Vickie shows how creative you can get with a little rice and a LOT of time in The Art of the Bento Box.We discover that Bodhi Tree Cafe's currently stellar ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Cafe Rio in Lake Forest Not Open Yet...But There's a Sign

    Edwin Goei​ Among all the posts that I've written here this year, none have gotten more comments and curiosity than the one where I announced that the Utah-based chain Cafe Rio was opening its first California outlet in Lake Forest. Nevermind that there's already excellent Mexican all over our fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    MC Hammer...WTF???

    Am I the only person on the face of the planet who just found out that MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice performed together in February? The one-night only gig took place in Orem, Utah, aka the hip-hop capital of the world, and judging by the video below was a smashing success.Seriously, why didn't anyone t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    The Used

    Chain Reaction

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Three Extremely Chain-Reaction-Appropriate Shows Coming To Chain Reaction

    ​The Used is one of those bands created seemingly to embody everything Chain Reaction, so regular Chain Reaction-goers might be psyched to know the Utah screamo quartet will be playing there Aug. 31 -- and you don't even have to buy a ticket. You just gotsta pre-order their new album, Artwork, her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    How an Anaheim Burger Joint Changed Utah Tastes Forever--and the NY Times Ripped Off an Alt-Weekly

    A Crown Burgers location...​The New York Times has an article today about how people in Utah apparently love pastrami on their burgers more than anywhere else in the country, something shocking to me because I thought all the state subsided on was Jell-O. But a fascinating local connection is buri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Flier of the Week: The Sequence Tour Kickoff at DiPiazza's

    That's a pretty fun one, right? I like it mainly because the guy on the left is dressed as Solid Snake. The rest are all video game characters, too, and there's even more video game fun on their MySpace (Squirtle!). Plus, it promises a party. Who doesn't like parties? Punch bowls, pin the tail on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Navel Gazing: The Avis of Journalistic Blogs in the West

    Dear readers, prepare to withstand some navel gazing about Navel Gazing, the OC Weekly staff news blog: It has won second-place honors from Best of the West, which was founded in 1987 to promote freedom of information and reward journalistic excellence, mainly through its contest for newspapers and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Rumbi Island Grill to Open 15 Outlets in Orange County

    Rumbi Island Grill, a concept that describes itself as "tropical fast casual dining", is slated to open fifteen locations in Orange County in its push into California. About five or six are planned to be operational by 2009. No word on where the exact locations will be. Rumbi has existing stores i ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 2, 2008

    [¡Ask a Mexican!®] Why Do Mexican Women Hate Spanish Women?

    Rumbi Island Grill, a concept that describes itself as "tropical fast casual dining", is slated to open fifteen locations in Orange County in its push into California. About five or six are planned to be operational by 2009. No word on where the exact locations will be. Rumbi has existing stores i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    First shocker of the night!

    ABC calls Utah for Romney! Which is like calling Berkeley for Kucinich...

  • Music

    September 6, 2007

    Aural Reports

    No Label Necessary: Road rat Drew Danburry plies his quirky folk-rock outside the system

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2007

    D'oh!

    While 7-Eleven stores around the nation are temporarily transforming themselves into Kwik-E-Marts to promote The Simpsons Movie, a report in The OC Register suggests the San Onofre nuclear-power plant may have made a few mistakes that resemble the goings-on in Mr. Burns' facility. Among other thing ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 8, 2007

    Letters

    'Next time before you try and make a witty pointGod forbid for all of our sakes you never try againmake sure to at least have some sort of idea about life.'

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Dissent for Sale

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Opposition is a commodity in Sundance documentaries

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    The Music Men

    Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2006

    The Rich are Different

    We live in era in which many resources are dwindling, but there's still one thing California has in abundance: rich people. According to a review of tax records for the years 1999-2004, done by the NewTithing Group of San Francisco, California has 407,000 households with $200,000 or more in adjust ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2006

    The Meek Shall Inherit My Boot Up Their Ass

    Epiphany. For awhile now I've wondered how America could exit in its bizarre current dynamic, with the Christian right flexing its government-sanctioned power, in flagrant defiance of the separation of church and state. Christians who love their neighbors, provided their neighbors accept Jesus. Cons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2006

    Kissing the Ass of the New Owners

    Not that we're grovelers or anything, but we do want to point out that the big-ass LA Times story today on polygamous breakaway Mormons in Utah and Arizona is something our new daddies over at the Phoenix New Times have been covering for years, specifically by John Dougherty. In fact, here's the New ... More >>

  • Film

    September 1, 2005

    Hustle & Toboggan

    In the 2005 summer movie season, slow but steady wins the race

  • Culture

    April 7, 2005

    Ill Wind Blowing

    The Land Southward is a should-be classic

  • Film

    September 30, 2004

    Fairies, Queens and handsome Princes

    Matt Marxtynn brings the Pixie Flix Fest to Disneyland

  • Film

    January 29, 2004

    Missionary Positioning

    Indie Mormon cinema attempts a mainstream conversion

  • Music

    July 3, 2003

    A Weenie In The Ear!

    Indie Mormon cinema attempts a mainstream conversion

  • News

    April 11, 2002

    Seizures in the Middle East

    Indie Mormon cinema attempts a mainstream conversion

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