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We're excited to party with you, our fine readers and foodies, at our 10th annual Decadence event tonight! Opportunities to pig out will be ample, with free tastings from 45 restaurants and beer, wine, and spirits vendors. The event is held this year at the beautiful Rancho Las Lomas Resort and Zoological Garden in Silverado, …
Time to divert your monthly tithes, drink at home instead of going out, or put off paying for something responsible for another week. 20-year-old Heidi Rose Theis of Costa Mesa, has been diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or Reflex Symptomatic Dystrophy (RSD), which makes her feel excruciating burning sensations all over her body …
Question: What's better than a free balloon ride? Answer: A free balloon ride when you're drunk on wine. Kidding aside, there will be about two dozen wine labels and vendors pouring at the Great Wine Festival this weekend at the Great Park in Irvine. The event will be held Saturday, September 14, 2013 2:00 pm …
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Click. Click. Click. But for that sharp rasp, it's completely silent in the inner sanctum of Serious Pimp Studios in Lake Forest. The teal couches are sprinkled with entourage and hip-hop types, mouths hemmed from the tension and tedium of recording except to expel the occasional sigh or pungent gust of chalk-white blunt smoke that …
Rori Donaghy, co-founder of the Emirates Centre for Human Rights, is putting authorities from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on notice. In a piece published on Index on Censorship, he chronicles the absolute monarchy's crackdown on press freedoms which has most recently manifested in the demand that al-Watan be shut down. The online site, which …
I admit, I had absolutely no idea what GISHWHES (The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt The World Has Ever Seen) even is until today when I got my weekly e-mail from Strickland's; but apparently it's something you crazy kids are into. It is, from what I've read and seen, a scavenger hunt where participating teams from …
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The Anaheim Police Department and an officer who killed an unarmed, 25-year-old gangster in July 2012, do not want the public to see the contents of Orange County District Attorney's office investigation files about the incident. U.S. District Court Judge James V. Selna approved the defendants' request that the lawyers for the estate of Manuel …
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As far as city restaurant weeks go, this is one of the good ones. Costa Mesa, home to a lot of one of the best restaurants in OC–such as Mastro's on the high-end, and newcomer Pie-Not on the low-end–will hold its annual Costa Mesa Restaurant Week starting this Friday, August 16 and last till, you …
Jon Lovitz has been entertaining the masses for decades through movies, TV, and of course, through stand-up. With his newest venture “Lovitz or Leavitz” on his own Jon Lovitz Vodcast Network, Jon is now coming straight through your computer in video form interviewing some spectacular celebrities. Taped live from The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club & …
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I don't like to get restaurant tips when I travel–I hate it, matter of fact. But, when I saw a Tweet by Chef Diego Hernandez back in January of 2012, I couldn't resist adding it to my favorites–I would have to check out this stand that offers sea urchin tostadas. More than a year and …
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It's time again for our annual Decadence bash. It marks the release of our glossy DISH magazine that profiles some of the best restaurants in the county, and lets you try them out at a big, fancy party. Once you've bought your ticket, you're free to roam around and sample tastings from over 45 restaurants …
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You recall HB easyrider from Sunday's riots in Huntington Beach from the horrific cell phone video of the jerk-off ramming a stop sign through the front window of the shop at Main and First streets, followed by another jerk-off stealing a bike and a third getting into an unsuccessful tug-of-war with the owner for a …