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Gustavo probably wouldn't have many kind things to say about the food at Ricardo's Place in San Juan Capistrano. It's one of those brightly-colored, family-friendly joints with big plates of just-ok-if-you-don't-know-any-better Mexican-American standards. For the record, I don't know any better, so it tastes pretty good to me. But forget…
Last time was mostly about helmet safety, so let's talk about the rest of the body.If you ever find yourself about to get on a bike with just a helmet, shorts and a T-shirt, or you've done it in the past, hit yourself. Hard. That's flat-out stupid. Even the little,…
Honors for hosting the most controversial book signing of the week go to Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, which Friday night hosts retired Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, who famously said George W. Bush was not elected by a majority of Americans but “appointed by God,” and that America is hated…
Before Jay Denes' Naked Music label arrived from New York, there was a West Coast sound in dance music that was meatier, funkier, and more tribal. While the Naked sound set Kenny G.-like moods to a house beat, the pre-Denes flavors of left coast house music were heavily spiced by…
But now it appears that they're trying to hide them with cashews.The harrowing original tale here.IMPORTANT NOTE: The king-sized Kit-Kats, clearly visible in the picture, do not appear to be expired; at least, it's not visually obvious either way due to the lack of Batmans (I will check for sure…
Hey! I'm OC Weekly's new clubs editor! You may remember me as the guy who hung out with that one birther lady, but forget about that. I'm here for the drinks now.Thus far, this job has pretty much consisted of me revisiting the places I went during childhood, but getting…
Someone forwarded me this article on Muslim punk in the United States. I read it and think you should too.A major focus of the story is a Boston/NYC group called the Kominas, which I learned from reading means “the scumbags” in Punjabi. The article is pretty good and makes the…
Lookin' for something fun to do this weekend that'll involve shopping, but make you seem really smart and cultured to your friends? How about a trip to the Orange County Museum of Art?…
A proposed Long Beach job training resource has been awarded a chunk of nearly $2 billion in federal grant money aimed at cleaning up contaminated sites in California known as “brownfields,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced.Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence…
This may sound weird (or not), but as far as I can remember, I've only had Mongolian BBQ exactly twice in my life. Once was at a hole-in-the-wall in Newport Beach/Costa Mesa, which I already forget the name of. The second time was in Cambridge, MA, ten years ago. I…
The Color Turning may currently be based in LA, but they've got strong Orange County roots–so strong, in fact, that they're holding their CD release show for Good Hands Bad Blood tomorrow, August 6, at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Physical copies of the 11-track record will be available during…
So last night a discussion was sparked over the term 'emo', and how to properly define the music that falls into this category. The conversation didn't really lead anywhere so it left me with an idea to do some research on when and where the term originated, what bands consider…