By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano Sometimes you just want to go to someplace comfortable with neighbors and friends and enjoy a nice, casual meal. Every town has a few of those places, […]
Good neighborhood ambience at Dino’s
TGIF: “Mother!” and “Sweeney Todd”
Oh, we know that a lot of you are going to spend much of your weekend watching football in person or on TV, but there are other things going on in the […]
Dear Mari: Never a borrower or lender …
Dear Marilyn, About a year ago I lent a large sum of money to a close friend. He still has not paid me back. He has been my best friend since fourth […]
“It” again pits plucky kids against horror
By Jim Tortolano If you are in a Stephen King movie, don’t expect any hope from the old folks. As is common in films adapted from his best-selling horror novels, “It” is […]
TGIF: Thrillers, baseball and pirates
It’s another thin week at the movie theaters, but a full agenda of interesting activities for those of us in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. Events: Wintersburg, Dia de Familia, Blessing of […]
Dear Mari: Trying to cool off the copycat
Dear Marilyn, I have a friend that is a copycat. I will show up for lunch sporting a new pair of shoes, and I can almost guarantee that I will spot her […]
Dear Marilyn: Mom, just keep out of it!
Dear Marilyn, I have been blessed to have a very nice son. He is smart, well-educated, and he has a great job that should lead to a very good career. He […]
TGIF: Elvis and Shakespeare are big
Football is taking over a lot of the entertainment spotlight this weekend, with high school and pro games to attend and watch. But there’s still a nice selection of fun to be […]
Dear Mari: Should she wait a year for him?
Dear Marilyn, I have an issue with a close friend. He is in the Navy. He was recently deployed, and will be gone for a year. We have known each other since […]
“Henry IV” has modern parallels at SOC
By Thom deMartino An embattled, bombastic, newly-minted leader, facing revolt from within and without, as some his earliest and truest supporters turn on him, in a conflict threatening to blossom into civil […]
