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Laguna Beach

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Gray Whale Tangled in Netting Off Redondo Beach

    Update at 1:51 p.m: City News Service reports that the whale has been freed by rescuers. First posted at 11:53 a.m. A gray whale became entangled off Redondo Beach today, according to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Rescuers were headed to the mammal in an attempt to free it for the second time ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Waiter-Free Dining? Umami Expands to the Grove and Westwood With "U-Mini"

    Adam Fleischman is a busy man with seven Umami locations throughout California, the launch of Umamicatessen downtown and recent announcements of the chain's expansion to Westwood (this summer) and the Grove. With the restaurateur's roots already established in Westwood Village, 800 Degrees opened ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    LAPD Officer Jeffry Quinton Charged With Stealing $300 Bedsheets on Hotel Night Watch

    The LAPD's insane retirement package apparently wasn't bounty enough for veteran officer Jeffry Quinton. Not only did the 48-year-old cop take up a job as night security for the Surf and Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, but -- according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office -- he used his exc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    White Fence's Tim Presley Moves Retro Rock Forward

    [Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] See also: Top 5 L.A. Garage Rock Bands Not everything needs to sound like the future. Not everyone wants to dwell in the present. In fact, some aim to a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Orange County Restaurant Week Begins Sunday

    OC Weekly/Kevin Laramilk and cereal at Chapter One in Santa Ana​Calling all Angelenos who need an excuse to trek down to Santa Ana, Laguna Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, and other Orange County locales: Orange County Restaurant Week begins this weekend, running from Sunday Feb. 26 to Saturday Mar. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Fighteytown: Patrick Davis' New Book About Beating the Crap Out of People on L.A. Streets

    With a fit build and a face that's equal parts Ryan O'Neal and Ralph Lauren model, Patrick Davis looks like a dude who'd play beach volleyball, or audition for "handsome" roles in TV commercials. Scratch the surface, though, and you'll find a fearless brawler who can transform in the blink of an eye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Spiny Lobster Season Now in Los Angeles

    Kathy A. McDonaldLocally caught Pacific lobsters at the Hollywood Farmers Market​Although California in the midst of Pacific lobster season, it's surprisingly hard to find the hyper-local crustacean at area fish markets or restaurants. That's because the bulk of SoCal's most abundant and susta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Umami Burger to Open in Hermosa, Laguna Beach

    ​Umami Burger, which already has so many locations around greater L.A. we've stopped counting, announced it will open two more locations: Hermosa Beach and Laguna Beach. Located within a block of the pier, the Hermosa Beach location will open by the end of 2011. The Laguna Beach location, whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    New California Whale Tail License Plate to be Unveiled Today

    Don't sue us.​Updated at the bottom with a statement from the Wyland Foundation, which suggests the new plate is a "poor imitation" of the artist's original. First posted at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday. In typical Hollywood fashion, California's iconic whale tail license plate has been retired for a ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Drive Thru by Coffee Commissary to Bring Craft Coffee to Laguna Beach

    R.E.~/Coffee CommissaryA cappuccino at Coffee Commissary's West Hollywood location. Imagine this in a drive-thru setting.​ Tyler King, co-owner of Coffee Commissary, wants to bring great coffee to Laguna Beach, one car at a time. That's right, one car at a time: the West Hollywood craft coffe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    A June Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closures

    Guzzle & NoshPollo with rocoto sauce from Ricardo Zarate's new restaurant, Picca​ With June gloom finally behind us, we begin to kvetch about the heat. Those living in the Valley with no A/C will soon be fleeing to the nearest restaurant, bar, and grocery market ice box. With the emergence of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    If $110,000 Landed in Your Bank Account, Would You Keep It? SoCal's Stephen Reginald McDow Allegedly Did, And Now He's in Jail

    ​What would you do if $110,000 magically appeared in your bank account? Thought so. But not so fast. A man in Orange County did just that -- allegedly -- and now he's behind bars. Because this particular $110,000 was a tax refund intended for a woman in L.A. who has only been identified as 67 ... More >>

  • Music

    June 9, 2011

    Music to Pick Up/Download

    ​What would you do if $110,000 magically appeared in your bank account? Thought so. But not so fast. A man in Orange County did just that -- allegedly -- and now he's behind bars. Because this particular $110,000 was a tax refund intended for a woman in L.A. who has only been identified as 67 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Jonas Bevacqua's Autopsy Inconclusive; LRG Co-Founder's Death Will Be Determined by Toxicology Test

    Jonas Bevacqua founded the multimillion-dollar company LRG, outfitter to both skater punks and hip-hop royalty​The sudden death of well-loved LRG clothing co-founder Jonas Bevacqua at his Laguna Beach home yesterday has left many friends and fans wondering how a lively 33-year-old could be her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Jonas Bevacqua Found Dead in L.A. Home: Young Co-Founder of LRG Clothing May Have Suffered Heart Attack

    Jonas Bevacqua​Street-fashion entrepreneur Jonas Bevacqua, 34, was found dead in his Los Angeles Laguna Beach home this morning, according to the Twitter account of Karmaloop, an online retailer that sells his LRG apparel [spotted at OC Weekly]. L.A. bling king Ben Baller, Bevacqua's "best fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Will Gay Republican Fred Karger Run for White House in 2012? Something Very Interesting Is Brewing

    Gay Republican Fred Karger​Fred Karger, the openly gay Republican who battled Mormons and the National Organization for Marriage during the Proposition 8 campaign, was featured in the Washington Post yesterday, gaining major recognition for his possible run for the White House in 2012. If Ka ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Today In WTF: O.C. Surf Shop Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. by Giving 20 Percent Discount Off 'Black Products'

    Thalia Surf Shop.A 'black products' sale to honor MLK?​We don't make this stuff up folks. An Orange County surf shop actually thought it would be clever to have a "20% Off All Black Products" sale to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., whose federal holiday was Monday. You see, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Orange County Drive-Thru Robber With Plastic Bag On Head Nabbed After Another Failed Stick-Up At Jack In The Box

    uncoverage.netWould you give this man your money?​It was one of the Weekly's best-loved robberies: when an unidentified man with a bag on his head tried to rob a Wendy's drive-thru in Fullerton last Tuesday. The man infamously pointed his gun at the employee and demanded money. Her reaction? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Operation 'Lost Boy:' Feds Bring Down Child Porn Ring That Had L.A. Ties

    The "Lost Boy" ring was shut down.​The alleged pervs apparently thought they had outwitted the long arm of the law. Federal authorities say they set up an almost mob-like system of membership where each new man who wanted to partake had to bring an original photo of a sexually exploited child ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    (Video) DUI Suspect's Car Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Laguna Beach, Then Smashes Into Pole

    Orange County RegisterPoor Prius.​It's customary in news stories, even casual, bloggy ones, to assume that one is innocent until proven guilty. It's a good way to go because a) it could be true and b) we could be sued. But here's one guy who's testing the limits of journalistic convention. E ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    HOW TO TAKE ACID, BY MICHAEL SIMMONS

    Orange County RegisterPoor Prius.​It's customary in news stories, even casual, bloggy ones, to assume that one is innocent until proven guilty. It's a good way to go because a) it could be true and b) we could be sued. But here's one guy who's testing the limits of journalistic convention. E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Lily The Whale Is Back In Dana Point

    KTLA News​We watched television news coverage of the wayward gray whale inside Dana Point Harbor this week and wondered if marine biologists were right: All they could do is stand by, they said, even as onlookers asked if there was more that could be done. It turned out there was: The whale, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Hungry Sea Lion Pups Coming Ashore In Southern California

    ​The organization Marine Animal Rescue reports that " ... the rescues of sea lion pups in very fragile physical conditions are continuing to increase" on the shores of L.A. area beaches this month. KCAL9/CBS2 reported Friday that some of the rescues have happened on Dockweiler State Beach near ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Brooklyn Boys Food Truck Brings Deli Fare to O.C.

    Brooklyn BoysThe Brooklyn Boys food truck​Orange County isn't known for its abundance of New York and Jewish-style delis, but the Brooklyn Boys food truck, launched on Feb. 1, hopes to change that. Roaming from Fullerton and Placentia on the northern tip to Santa Ana and Irvine and all the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Today In WTF: Doc Sentenced For Giving Stingy Doses To AIDS Patients

    ​An Orange County AIDS doctor who also practiced in L.A. County was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison after he admitted he gave some of his patients smaller -- and sometimes fake -- doses of drugs than what he indicated to insurance companies. George Steven Kooshian, 59, was se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition

    James Beard​This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Judges will vote to determine the final 5 nominees in each category, which will be announced on March 22nd. The winners will be announced at the Foundation's award party, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Kitchen Chinese: Author Ann Mah in Town for A Book Reading

    Ann MahKitchen Chinese​If the Chinese New Year festivities this past weekend left you with an appetite not only for more dim sum but for some fictional discussion of it, you might want to head to Book Soup this Wednesday, February 17th, where author Ann Mah will be reading from her debut novel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Autism In L.A. Clustered Around Affluent Areas, Study Finds

    UC Davis​Researchers at UC Davis have been studying geographic patterns that correlate to autism perhaps in hopes of coming up with an environmental link. On that front, they came up blank. But the school's recent findings are interesting nonetheless: For the greater Los Angeles region, the ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    L.A. Country Club Pays Ultra Low Property Tax Rate; Faces Possible Review

    ​The Los Angeles Country Club, protected under Prop. 13 limits and loopholes, pays an ultra-low rate of about $200,000 a year in property taxes based on 313 acres of prime Westside property that could be worth nearly $20 billion or even more if it were developed, according to the Garment & Cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Todd Allison Debuts at Checkers With A New Menu Allison's Recipe for Cranberry Pistachio Pesto

    Checkers chef Todd Allison​The scaffolding outside the Hilton Checkers this week is just one sign of what has been going on there. The hotel has not only revamped guest rooms and downstairs lounges but has redesigned its restaurant, Checkers Downtown. The idea is to make it a top spot for dinn ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    BEST TREY MACABRE

    Checkers chef Todd Allison​The scaffolding outside the Hilton Checkers this week is just one sign of what has been going on there. The hotel has not only revamped guest rooms and downstairs lounges but has redesigned its restaurant, Checkers Downtown. The idea is to make it a top spot for dinn ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    ROLLING IN THE NILES

    Checkers chef Todd Allison​The scaffolding outside the Hilton Checkers this week is just one sign of what has been going on there. The hotel has not only revamped guest rooms and downstairs lounges but has redesigned its restaurant, Checkers Downtown. The idea is to make it a top spot for dinn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    BYOB: A Rabbit Café in Japan Lets You Bring Your Own Bunny, Just Don't Eat It

    On Top Chef last night, they were cooking rabbits; in Studio at Montage at Laguna Beach, rabbits trim the grass outside the restaurant patio and, thus far, are not on Craig Strong's menu. In Nagoya, Japan, they're the latest thing in themed coffee shops. Pet cafés, which are popular in that country ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    The L.A. Fathomiers: Under Water Hunting & Diving Since 1957

    L.A. FathomiersThe L.A. Fathomiers have a long and glorious history.​Sure, you could take bait, stick it through a hook attached to a fishing line, then wait around to see if anything bites. Or you could just dive right in and go get the fish yourself. The L.A. Fathomiers, who have been around ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Eat What Bourdain Just Ate: Wings, Polish Food and Lebanese Tartar

    Another week, another episode of No Reservations. Bourdain, inspired partially by HBO's critically acclaimed series "The Wire", (a fact that seemed to concern some locals), set out on a Rust Belt episode, highlighting the local fare of Buffalo, Baltimore and Detroit. Baltimore "lake trout", which i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    National Record Store Day in LA and at Coachella: Celebrating Brick, Mortar, Mom, Pop

    Patrick O'DellFatbeats' DJ Rhettmatic Celebrating record stores as part of the second annual National Record Store Day, which is tomorrow, should be a no-brainer for Southern Californians. After all, the region is the undisputed center of the vinyl industry, with RTI, Rainbo and Erika all pressing ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Our Mother's Brief Affair

    Patrick O'DellFatbeats' DJ Rhettmatic Celebrating record stores as part of the second annual National Record Store Day, which is tomorrow, should be a no-brainer for Southern Californians. After all, the region is the undisputed center of the vinyl industry, with RTI, Rainbo and Erika all pressing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2008

    Update on Sayre Fire in Sylmar: Biggest Arson Investigation in Los Angeles history?

    Updated at 4:53 pm and revised number of homes burned Los Angeles police and fire officials are now floating the chilling possibility that they may find bodies inside the Oakridge Park mobile home neighborhood once they get a handle on the Sayre Fire, still only 10 percent contained. By their calcul ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 29, 2007

    Michelin Tires

    The tour guide’s L.A. detour

  • LA Life

    February 1, 2007

    Ascots and Madness

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • LA Life

    October 26, 2006

    Fashion Weak

    Must the show go on at Smashbox?

  • Stage

    April 13, 2006

    Ballet NY

    Must the show go on at Smashbox?

  • Film+TV

    March 23, 2006

    Veronica Marred?

    Must the show go on at Smashbox?

  • Film+TV

    January 12, 2006

    Rolling With Venis Envy

    Must the show go on at Smashbox?

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Can You See It

    L.A.’s underground Visionaries make “honest music for the masses”

  • Music

    June 24, 2004

    Diffrenet Muisc

    L.A.’s underground Visionaries make “honest music for the masses”

  • Art+Books

    May 1, 2003

    White Noise

    Where race meets the sand: Laguna Beach

  • Columns

    August 29, 2002

    Spiritual Living: God Is in the Peacocks

    Where race meets the sand: Laguna Beach

  • Art+Books

    February 8, 2001

    Peripheral Visions

    The edge of L.A. in three dimensions

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2000

    The Power of the Purse

    The edge of L.A. in three dimensions

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