By Thom deMartino Looking back, what were the lessons from your mother that stuck with you? Look both ways before crossing the street? Don’t talk to strangers? Always buy a new toilet […]
“Things” explores love, family at WCP
Surfin’ USA comes to Huntington Beach
It will be a wet and wild weekend in the area as Huntington Beach hosts the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing starting on Saturday and continuing through Sunday, Aug. 6. The action […]
Dear Mari: The wild party was very costly
Dear Marilyn, I recently threw a party, and it was the worst thing that I have ever done in my life. The decision was wrong, and now I am living with the […]
“Dunkirk”: epic film on an epic event
By Jim Tortolano The evacuation of over 300,000 British and French troops from the beaches in Dunkirk in 1940 in the early stages of World War II doesn’t make much of an […]
Dive into the summer fun in West OC
Summer is about one-third over, and have you gotten your fair share of entertainment? If not, here are some options for amusement in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area through the weekend. MOVIES […]
“Tempest” is a perfect fantasy storm
By Thom deMartino Intrigue. Betrayal. Love. Loyalty. And, above all, magic. No, it’s not the new season of “Game of Thrones,” it’s the original classic fantasy tale … Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” directed […]
Dear Mari: Mom and daughter woes
Dear Marilyn, My relationship with my mother is very strained. I had a rough time growing up. She was never the kind and nurturing type of mom that my friends have. I […]
Landau, 89, was 2008 grand marshal
Martin Landau, the Academy Award-winning actor and celebrity grand marshal of the 2008 Garden Grove Strawberry Festival, died on Saturday at the age of 89, his publicist announced on Sunday. Landau won […]
A simian “a-nap-ocalypse” war
By Jim Tortolano I have to be honest with you, I fell asleep for about 20 minutes during the first hour of “War for the Planet of the Apes” film, and according […]
TGIF: Concerts, apes and live plays
We are deep into the free summer concert series in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. Time to pack up your blanket, your cooler and your sunscreen and head to a local park […]
