You know what I hate most about my new life in Orange County?
No, not that. That either.
What I hate is that if I stay out any time later than, say, 10 p.m., the odds seem to be about 50/50 that the freeway exit I need will be randomly closed. Or even that the entire freeway will be randomly closed. Is this some kind of cruel initiation ceremony being perpetrated upon me? Because if I'm forced off the road at, say, Knott's Berry Farm, I don't yet know how one gets back to Santa Ana using surf
You may have missed it in the comments to this post, but someone going by the handle "cook", who apparently attended the plaque unveiling ceremony for fallen hero Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor at the Walk of Honor Plaza in Santa Ana Thursday morning, poses an interesting question: Where were the Santa Ana residents and, more importantly, city officials?
"I was disappointed that only a Marine vet from the Wilshire area and myself, a Navy from the Willard area, were t
The OC Weekly--as in ORANGE COUNTY Weekly--plot for Los Angeles media market domination has been slow to achieve but persistent, as evidenced by the impressive showing Weeklings make on the Los Angeles Press Club's list of finalists for the 51st annual SoCal Journalism Awards.Winners will be announced June 14 at the "newly renovated" Sheraton Universal hotel. Which means several of us will be consulting MapQuest between now and June 14. Most certainly MapQuesting will be Daffodil J. Altan, who i
Fullerton Market Musical Entertainment, 4 p.m.Everything from vintage surf rock to Top 40s hits will be featured at
the weekly outdoor market, which will run through Oct. 29. Fresh
produce, flowers, baked goods, arts and crafts, vendors and booths just
for the kids will also be featured.Fullerton Downtown Plaza, Wilshire Ave., between Harbor Blvd. and Pomona Ave., Fullerton, CA; 714-738-6545Family Game Night, 7 p.m.If we learned anything from the '90s film classic Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters
Edwin GoeiTwo stories involving Chinese food caught my attention last week. First, there's local news about what is arguably one of OC's best Chinese restaurants, China Garden in Irvine. Fellow OC Food Blogger Julian Hsu has the scoop. In his post, he writes: "We just ate there for dimsum lunch today, and noticed a sign in the windows indicating that the new owner will be "VIP Seafood Restaurants, Inc."He adds, "Hopefully VIP Seafood Restaurants is the same entity that owns VIP Harbor Seafood
