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Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native. The lady and I headed up to Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon to see what the first-ever LA Times Celebration of Food & Wine was all …
Inside the athletic complex at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana is an exhibit that pays tribute to quarterbacks John Huarte, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1964 for Notre Dame, Matt Leinart, who won the 2004 Heisman as a junior at USC, and Colt Brennan, a 2007 Heisman finalist for …
UPDATES THROUGHOUT . . . Richard and Marcia Forsberg were said by friends to be the perfect couple. They met in a Ventura College journalism class and were looking forward to their 40th wedding anniversary at the end of this month. The pair of 61-year-olds, who had no children, were often seen holding hands and …
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Quarterback Matt Leinart, who starred at Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana and USC before the Arizona Cardinals drafted the former Costa Mesa resident with the 10th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, could soon be looking for work . . . . . . possibly in another league. ] Disgruntled that he …
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Please bear with us. We’re still getting used to these heels as we sashay to Urge Overkill’s version of “Girl, You’ll be a Woman Soon.” Hey, call us traditionalists, but that first dance is a big deal! As this paper (yes, now metaphorically crowned as a 15-year-old Latina, at least for a week) twirls into …
Hispanic Heritage Month is nearly upon us, so what better time than to examine a very-OC* phenomenon: the Mexican who isn't Mexican! The person with un nopal en la frente who nevertheless trashes wabs, the brown version of Uncle Ruckus on the brilliant The Boondocks. La naranja has spawned some of the worst enemies of …
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The big culinary story in Orange County the past couple of weeks has been the debut of Five Guys Burgers and Fries, an East Coast favorite frequently compared to In-N-Out. But it’s not even close: While the chain makes a good burger, it’s not a great one. It doesn’t compare to In-N-Out, TK’s, Memphis, or …
The San Clemente Surfrider Foundation and the Orange County chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council tonight kick off events that celebrate Southern California's surfing heritage, sustainable materials and ocean protection. “Surfing, Ocean Stewardship and Green Building” is the title of a seminar that runs from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at the Surfrider Foundation HQ, …
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The Hold Steady are one of the best rock bands of the past decade–yes, we'll fight you on that–and they'll be playing at the relatively itsy-bitsy Detroit Bar tomorrow night. In this week's print edition of the Weekly, we wrote about what the Minneapolis-via-Brookyln quartet has been up to lately. After four albums full of …
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The OC Fair may have packed it in for another year, but events at the fairgrounds go on. A fixture in the San Diego design and craft show circuit for the last few years, the Thread show is now branching out to bring more than 100 indie designers to Orange County. Details on this weekend's …
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The Peabody-winning educational program South Park aired an episode the other night that took lawsuits against public school districts to despicably hilarious new heights. The real-life cartoon plays out publicly–and locally–in the Capistrano, Santa Ana and Long Beach unified school districts. ] The nonprofit, nonpartisan California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse today released a report on …
Yes, they're eight games back in the AL West. Yes, they can't even win their series against miserable teams like the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles, though in the Halos defense Baltimore had magic on its side. Yes, very few Angels players seem like they give a crap right now. Things look pretty bleak for …
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