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Here’s your list of Orange County institutions participating in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, an initiative of the Getty in which arts institutions across Southern California will join together to explore the vast subject of Latin American and Latino Art in dialogue with Los Angeles that takes place from September 2017 through January 2018. Muzeo Museum …
Many years ago, I visited Wolfgang Puck’s Spago for lunch. I remember dining on Smoked Salmon Pizza and trying to make a celebrity sighting. While I didn’t make that sighting, I realized I could still relive the memory of my pizza over in Costa Mesa. The Kitchen branch of his growing empire has dual entrances …
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[layerslider id=”10″] Over last weekend (Aug. 19 & 20) Team Compassesh held their first ever Mega Sesh at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino. With so many cannabis happenings all over the place and all the time, it’s a challenge to make your footprint in this industry and have your event stand out from …
Brace yourselves — the breweries are coming. It’s been more than two years since the city of Long Beach decided to streamline the application and permitting process for new beer makers, and the next wave of local homebrewers-gone-pro is starting to roll in. First up is Long Beach Beer Lab, a husband-wife-run combo production brewery …
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While music lovers of all colors and creeds have been jamming out at Downtown Long Beach’s annual Summer and Music concert series all summer, the event to end all will be taking place August 19. Buskerfest, a six-hour music festival featuring 11 undiscovered bands playing (mostly) unplugged versions of their sets. The goal is to …
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It’s as if someone spun a big Wheel of No Confidence that landed on the City of Huntington Beach, where Police Chief Rob Handy became the latest victim of a no-confidence votes against police chiefs in Orange County by the cops they lead. The Huntington Beach Police Officers’ Association released the results of a poll …
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A weight-loss/pain-management/medical marijuana doctor, who resides in Dana Point and has practiced in spas and clinics all over Orange County and Southern California, has surrendered his license to practice medicine in California. The Medical Board of California had placed Dr. Richard Berton Mantell’s license on probation last year for 13 causes for discipline, including unprofessional …
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Summertime is for vacation, traveling, beach visits and music festivals under the sun. But all that stress, heat and booze in those activities can really knock out the moisture in your skin, making it feel dry, flaky and conducive to wrinkles (I’m not ready to show my age yet—sorry!). Keeping your skin hydrated is key …
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“About 55 percent of this nation currently has one chronic illness, and of that 55 percent, 80 percent have two,” Montel Williams says, prefacing his prediction that in years to come, chronic illness will be one of the leading causes of death in the United States. “According to the American Medical Association, by 2020 the …
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Ranchera legend Pepe Aguilar returns to Orange County this Sunday, this time to the Pacific Amphitheater as part of the OC Fair’s ever-awesome summer lineup. The last time he was in OC was just last year, when Pepe made history as the first Mexican-regional artist to grace Segerstrom Hall. It was a magnificent show—but at …
Continue reading “The 10 Best Songs of Ranchera Legend Pepe Aguilar”
One of the key arguments against legalizing marijuana is that doing so increases crime. This logic is apparently part of the rationale behind the decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions–who has infamously compared marijuana to heroin–in setting up a task force to study the links between violent crime and marijuana. The task force idea is …
Continue reading “Closing Marijuana Dispensaries Actually Increases Crime, UC Irvine Study Shows”
The city of #AleAHeim is home to 14 breweries, and yes, more are on the way, from large production facilities to mom-and-pop brew houses. Hoparazzi Brewing Company is one of the smaller breweries, but its list of suds rivals anyone’s in town. Tangy sours, rich porters and stouts, and light but flavorful Kölsches are among …
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