Dear Marilyn, This weekend is the second anniversary of the day my girlfriend and I made our relationship official. We are very much in love, and we are talking about getting married. […]
Dear Mari: A better anniversary this time
“Spider-Man,” free concerts, live theater
The entertainment scene in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area heats up as we head into the heart of summer. Local stages are coming alive, free music concerts are a-blooming and Hollywood is […]
Dear Mari: Losing self-esteem, not weight
Dear Marilyn, I really want to lose weight. I am about 30 pounds overweight, but I’d be happy to lose 20. The problem is, I have really mixed emotions about losing the weight. […]
“Wedding Singer” a fine flashback to ’80s
By Thom deMartino It’s not deja vu, as much as a flashback… The Gem Theater’s production of the musical “The Wedding Singer” opens at a 1986 wedding reception, and singer Robbie Hart […]
Watson’s is nostalgia and great food
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano If you’re looking for the kind of entertaining dining experience that can appeal to just about all ages and conditions, sometimes you’ve got to go back to […]
“Baby Driver” is the summer’s best ride
By Jim Tortolano Americans have a love-love-love relationship with automobiles. We love the freedom they give us. We enjoy the status they can confer. And we thrill at the sight of a […]
Dear Mari: Don’t protect graffiti vandals
Dear Marilyn, I recently was a witness to vandalism that was done to public property. Some people that I know spray painted a wall behind a school. I saw the whole thing. […]
Chowlines: Steel-ing the hearts of foodies
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano To paraphrase the famous reformer and quote-maker Lincoln Steffens, we have seen the future and it not only works, it rocks. No, we’re not talking about the […]
Dear Mari: Just keep your gifts, please
Dear Marilyn, I am working as a classified staff member at a local elementary school. I am very grateful to have the job. I work very closely with the students, and every […]
“Megan Leavey” has heart and bite
By Jim Tortolano In the spirit of full disclosure, let me admit at the outset that I am a sucker for a movie with dogs. If they did a remake of “Casablanca” […]
