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The 2018 Kia Niro is a solid crossover–not only because it represents that cross over from larger sports utility vehicles to smaller sedans. That’s because crossover is a double entendre when it comes the plug-in hybrid, which crosses over from running solely on electric power around town to gasoline on longer trips, at high speeds or …
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If there’s one thing most summer anthems have in common, it’s the unabashed fetishation of beach culture. No matter how far we evolve past the Beach Boys’ “California Girls” (especially the Van Halen version) people always seem to want a song about the ideal LA Woman. Unless of course you’re Andy Burris of melodic power …
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If the summer sun sets on Fathers Day and your dad’s belly is devoid of delicious steak, know that you have ultimately failed as a child. Fear not, as there’s still time to make his dadbod a little more bodacious and also for you to glean a little bit of steak knowledge. Sure, you can …
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Such a momentous little election. Usually a primary in a non-presidential year elicits less interest than a CHiPS marathon on MeTV. This year is different, since Il Douche in the White House is becoming increasingly unhinged and autocratic by the day (He’s above the law because he IS the fountainhead of the law, see?) and …
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“The patriots have won!” That was not the Bizarro World result of the last Super Bowl, but rather the bizarro congressman of Huntington Beach, Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-Putin’s Silk Skivvies), making a verbal victory lap the night of June 5. At the time he spoke, he led a roster of everyone in the 48th Congressional …
Hundreds of Disney Resort workers donning the colorful shirts of their respective unions lined up outside the River Arena in Anaheim hours before a Saturday morning scheduled appearance by United States Senator Bernie Sanders. Inside the venue, hurried organizers spoke on headsets in getting everything ready for the rally and panel discussion before doors opened …
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Serving some of the best cheese and charcuterie plates in the county, SideDoor has been a favorite of mine for many years. In addition to an enjoyable selection of beers and cocktails, we’ve always been curious about their cheese options. So in honor of National Dairy Month coming in June, we got to know Tracy …
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With more than 100 cover photographs to his name, John Gilhooley is easily the most prolific and recognizable photographer whose work has graced the pages of OC Weekly during the past two decades. Born in LA and raised in Glendale before moving to Huntington Beach in 1988, Gilhooley’s career has taken him to the heights …
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A Huntington Beach neurosurgeon received a public reprimand from the Medical Board of California for her treatment of a man who complained of neck and shoulder pain with loss of strength in his arm. Click here to read the order against the license of Dr. Rosalinda Maria Menoni that went into effect on May 2. …
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Produced by journalists with ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news operation, and Frontline, the PBS documentary series, this report focuses on Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi group with a direct link to Orange County. County prosecutors have charged Atomwaffen member Samuel Woodward, 20, with the January murder of Blaze Bernstein, 19, a gay Jewish college student whose …
If you have a roof over your head and a bed to sleep in, you are fortunate. We discuss fundraisers and charities on Grub Guide to promote all the worthy causes raising money so others can live a better life. If giving a straight donation isn’t your jam, attend one of these events; your mind …
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The big rigs zooming down the 91 freeway are hardly visible over the lush early-spring crop at Organic Harvest Gardens. Leafy purple kale, fluorescent rainbow chard, tall stalks of fava beans and pockets of herbs and colorful flowers spring from dozens of grow beds spread across the half-acre urban farm. This North Long Beach lot …
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