Laguna Hills

Local Promoters Raw Put Bands in Front of Audiences -- For a Fee

A Los Angeles-based company called Raw would like to give your band a show. And also, possibly, an award. In exchange, it would like a few dollars. Raw's clunky, full moniker is RAW: natural born artists -- it's not an acronym but rather references "unpolished" performers. It puts on parties in mo ... More >>

Alice Shin: Curbing Our Appetite

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. When Alice Shin's brother-in-law phoned her to say that he'd gotten his hands on a truck they could use to begin peddling tacos filled with Korean-style barbecued meats, as the ... More >>

Marie Callender's Files Bankruptcy, Closes Stores End of the Line for Mediocre Restaurant Chains?

C. Soudry​ Last year Koo Koo Roo closed several of its California locations and filed bankruptcy, chalking it up to a bad economy. This year Islands restaurants are showing signs of decline, closing their Beverly Hills and Laguna Hills locations. In more recent restaurant chain news, Marie Cal ... More >>

Jerry Brown Sues Sikder Family, Owners Of Koi Restaurant, For 'Worker Exploitation' At Car Washes

​California Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown is pulling out all the stops in his quest for the Latino vote. After outing challenger Meg Whitman as a former employer of an undocumented housekeeper, on Monday he slapped the owners of TMZ hot-spot restaurant Koi for "worke ... More >>

Art Pick

Must See Art

Chen Xiaoyun’s “Faint” and Karin Apollonia Müller’s “Edges”

Film Reviews

Incuding Salaam-e-Ishq, Epic Movie, and Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?

Film Reviews

Including G.I. Jesus, Smokin' Aces and Verdict on Auschwitz

Film Reviews

Including Alpha Dog, God Grew Tired of Us and Black Gold

Film Reviews

Backstage, Charlotte's Web, Eragon and more

Film Reviews

Including Turistas, Van Wilder 2, 10 Items or Less and more

Film Reviews

Including this week's pick, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

Film Reviews

Including this week's pick, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Film Reviews

Including this week's pick, Borat

Slam Nation

A Considerable Town

The Thin White Line

Last Stand at San Onofre

Visit one of Southern California’s wildest and most famous surf spots — before it gets bulldozed for a toll road

Letters

Remembering Balanchine

Peter Martins brings his New York City Ballet to O.C.