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In an upset victory, Cheesy Garlic Bread has triumphed over Sriracha in Lay's Potato Chips “Do Us A Flavor” contest. Short of saying that this might indicate that the Sriracha craze has finally ebbed, we actually never got to taste any of the three finalists…so Cheesy Garlic Bread might have actually tasted better than Sriracha. …
By: Jessica Hopper Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you …
The state EPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has an online mapping tool that allows Californians to see a detailed report card for the places they frequent. A “pollution burden score,” which is based on 11 environmental-quality measurements, is combined with demographic indicators such as asthma, poverty and low-birth-weight rates to determine “CalEnviroScreen” results. …
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Daniel Weintraub, editor of the California Health Report, compared the census zip codes 92707 (Santa Ana) and 92657 (Newport Beach) on the online state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment tool and found stark contrasts. Despite those places being relatively close to each other, one is among the cleanest in California, the other is one …
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Golden Gods Awards Club Nokia May 2, 2013 The Fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards show celebrating the heavy metal and hard rock community had some unplanned extra heaviness with the untimely passing of legendary Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. At the opening of this star filled extravaganza, heavy metal DJ Jose Mangin dedicated the show …
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So I know all of you go to Anepalco's off Main Street in Orange, the first branch of Danny Godinez's coming empire of alta cocina Mexican food. But not enough of you have yet made the trek to the second Anepalco's, the one off Chapman Avenue kitty-korner from UCI Medical Center. That one gets a …
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By Jessica Hopper Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you …
See Update Nos. 1 and 2 at the end of this post on the jury finding the wife guilty. A verdict has been reached in the trial of Catherine Kieu Becker, the Garden Grove wife accused of dosing her husband's tofu dinner, tying his arms and legs to bed posts, slicing off his penis, throwing …
See Update No. 2 at the end of this post about the wife suffering “a break from reality,” according to her attorney. See Update No. 1 on the next page about the prosecutor claiming in his opening that the wife yelled “You deserve it!” before slicing off her husband's penis with a 10-inch kitchen knife. …
Kathia Maria Davis, the Laguna Niguel hockey mom accused of sexually assaulting her son's 13-year-old teammate, will be tried a third time, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. Juries have twice deadlocked on verdicts in the case, although the 45-year-old was convicted Aug. 9 of sexually assaulting another friend of her son's, the …
The trial of suspected serial killer Itzcoatl “Izzy” Ocampo likely will not begin until May 2014. While the 25-year-old Yorba Linda man accused of fatally stabbing a mother, her adult son and four homeless men has a Nov. 1 court date, his attorneys asked an Orange County Superior Court judge today for more time to …
[Editor's Note: Longtime concert photographer and fellow Weekling Andrew Youssef found out almost two years ago that he had Stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events for us on top of other freelance work and holding a day job at a hospital, of all places. This …