Orange County's Leading Source Of News, Culture And Entertainment
Orange County's Leading Source Of News, Culture And Entertainment
In “Jerry Springer: The Opera,” a musical production premiering on July 9 at Anaheim Hills' Chance Theater, a fat, gay Jesus gets fondled by Eve, and Mary is introduced to the audience with a chorus of, “Raped by an angel, raped by God!” Some Catholic groups aren't too pleased. Over the past week, the award-winning, 49-seat theater …
UPDATE, JUNE 27, 11:52 A.M.: The Muslim woman at the center of a lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch over being forced to remove her hijab while working in the stockroom of a Hollister Co. store in San Mateo spoke at this morning's press conference. “When I was asked to remove my scarf after being hired …
There's something about a Dutch baby. The grandiose brekkie that draws stares from diners as it makes its way to your table. The poofy circumference height similar to a successful souffle, combined with the sunken base of a lackluster one. Then there are the toppings: syrupy sauces for those seeking sugar, lemon wedges for that …
The saga has trudged on for more than two years now, but Yvonne Elizondo still speaks about the Orange Varrio Cypress' gang injunction with freshness and fervor. A tinge of redness takes to her cheeks as she recalls the day it all started: February 23, 2009. That's the day that several kids she knew through a nonprofit counseling gig …
Continue reading “Orange Gang-Injunction Case Headed to Federal Appellate Court”
It might still be mired in a bitter dispute over health care coverage for its members at Disneyland, but UNITE HERE Local 11 is celebrating a separate victory today: the successful negotiation of a three-year contract with the Anaheim Hilton, which employs 700 members of the union. According to a union press release issued today, …
Continue reading “UNITE HERE Local 11 Signs Three Year Contract With Anaheim Hilton”
Bloated ex-Bell city administrator Robert Rizzo, who put the “pig” in “pig at the trough,” has put his Huntington Beach home on the market. According to the Pier Realty listing, “Jabba the Corrupt” wants just shy of $1 million–which is just shy of what he made in yearly salary and benies from tiny Bell–for his …
Continue reading “You, Too, Can Live Like a Muni-Fleecer: Robert Rizzo's Surf City Home for Sale”
Kamrava UPDATE, JUNE 6, 8:08 A.M.: An administrative law judge previously said Michael Kamrava, Octomom Nadya Suleman's fertility doctor, should keep his medical license, but the California Medical Board overruled that recommendation last month. So, Kamrava has turned to another judge, this one at Los Angeles County Superior Court, to strike down the six-member …
Continue reading “[UPDATED with Court Appeal:] Michael Kamrava, Fertility Doctor, Loses License”
UPDATE, JUNE 21, 11:51 A.M.: An Orange County judge last week denied a defense motion claiming 11 college students cannot be prosecuted criminally for disrupting an Israeli ambassador's speech at UC Irvine. Attorneys for the so-called “Irvine 11,” who are enrolled at UCI and UC Riverside, argued that charges could not be brought against the …
Continue reading “[UPDATED with Defense Motion Denied:] “Irvine 11” Case Heads for Trial”
Chef James D'Aquila is like Ed, the lawyer who owned a bowling alley. Except James is the chef who creates melodies. Or is he the musician who owns a restaurant? D'Aquila's dedication to his craft shows in his homemade pastas and comforting meals at the Wild Artichoke, a Yorba Linda mainstay for more than a …
Continue reading “On the Line: James D'Aquila of the Wild Artichoke, Part One”
I'm not really appropriate to take out in public settings, so it was nice to see my chica set up a double date for us, even better when she was taking us out of OC and into the nether regions of LA. The place: Son of a Gun, the new-ish seafood place by the guys …
On Aug. 31, 1990, state Assemblymen Gil Ferguson (R-Newport Beach) and Steve Peace (D-Rancho San Diego) famously got into a shouting match that got physical in a Capitol corridor in Sacramento, where some witnesses claim not-so-peaceful Peace slapped the retired Marine. Must be something about the 70th Assembly District, because the current occupier of the …
Continue reading ““The Don” Wagner Sopranos Crack Leads to Rumble on the Assembly Floor”
Believe or not, Torch Restaurant opened last week in Buena Park at the building that used to house OC's preeminent showcase of freaks until The Real Housewives aired. The owner told me that he's actually been ready since around May, employees hired and final touches made; but the local governing fire authorities had a different …
Continue reading “Torch Restaurant Opens At Old Ripley's Believe It Or Not Building In Buena Park”