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Near the end of a long, lovely beach day, we were beyond relaxed. Until a loud splop! hit the sand right in front of us. I was jerked out of my reverie and looked to see what had dropped, what someone had thrown. What the what? It was a fish—a 6-inch perch or something. It’s raining fish?!? My other half said he […]
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Donavon Frankenreiter Brings The Sound of the Beach to OC Parks Summer Concert Series
Donavon Frankenreiter finds importance in giving back to the places he’s called home. Last month, the Mission Viejo-bred solo singer/songwriter helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in a benefit concert for the island of Kauai, where he’s lived for the past 11 years. Headlined by popular acoustic surf rock musician Jack Johnson, the show […]
This Week in Clean Beaches: Hands Across the Sand, Eelgrass Beds, Kids Ocean Day
They held hands on the beach in February, and they will again on Saturday. No, this is not a reference to lovey-dovey couples out for strolls on the sand but demonstrators who prefer clean-energy solutions to dirty-fuel excavation and distribution fouling coastal Orange County and elsewhere. For instance, Saturday marks the three-year anniversary of […]
Eddie Vedder Throws His Own Homecoming Party with Ohana Fest
Ohana Fest (Day 1) Doheny State Beach 8/29/2016 At the end of day one of the two day Ohana Festival, headlining artist / festival curator Eddie Vedder informed / reminded festival-goers that "ohana" means "family" in Hawaiian. He then proceeded to thank everyone for being part of the extended family of Ohana Fest and read […]
Original LA Punk Rocker John Doe Warms Us Up for The Ohana Festival
This has been a big year for John Doe. In April he released a book and an album; both of which have earned accolades from the public as well as from the critics. The focus of the book is the dawn of the LA punk rock scene, of which Doe and his band X played […]
Ten Strange Places to Find Pokémon in Orange County
POKÉMON GO!!! Throughout Orange County, there have already been societies formed, via social media, where group members get together in teams and collectively hunt for Pokémon characters. The following list includes some of the stranger places in OC these elusive virtual creatures have been found so far. Enjoy! 10. Chipotle Grill While some Mexican food has […]
Anaheim/Orange County Visitor N Convention Bureau Goes Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay, GAY!
Hello, young gay lovers, wherever you are. If you are heading toward the altar, the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor N Convention Bureau wants you! That is, they want you to get married in fabulous, homo-hatin', Laguna Beach-acceptin', Belmont Shores nearin', closeted-gay legislatin' Orange County. It's rainin' men, and they're all driving Lexuses! “With the recent ruling […]
Weenie Roast
Allen Baylis, you and your fellow nudie burgers just won the right to continue sunbathing in the buff at Trail 6 on San Onofre State Beach. What are you going to do next? “We'll probably have a barbecue at the beach this weekend.” What, you thought they were going to Disneyland? Baylis, a Huntington Beach […]
Saving Trestles: Game On!
The on-again, off-again hearing on the 241 Foothill South toll road extension by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce is back on, from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 22, and in an old/new home, O'Brien Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, or the same place the California Coastal Commission met, took testimony and ultimately voted […]
