Dear Marilyn, My brother is addicted to gambling. When he was younger, it was really bad. He stole from my mother and my sisters. My dad kicked him out of our house […]
Dear Mari: Giving him money is a gamble
“Open Streets” highlights the weekend
April will kick off on Saturday with one of the biggest happenings of 2017 for Garden Grove, the “Open Streets Event.” But there are other fun things happening in the Garden Grove-Huntington […]
Dear Mari: Get the old grump some pals
Dear Marilyn, I am 25 years old, I’m married, and I have two beautiful children, ages 2 ½ and 14 months. Sometimes I feel like I have another child…my father-in-law. We’ll call […]
Long history, long bar at The Longboard
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano We’re suckers for local history, and doubly so for small, independent eateries with lots of personality and good food. All that describes The Longboard Restaurant & Pub […]
“CHIPS” off the old block in cinemas
Unless you find politics entertaining, it might be a somewhat lean weekend for thrill-seekers in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. Here’s our look at amusing possibilities for Friday through Sunday. MOVIES Opening […]
Dear Mari: Lend a hand with Easter dinner
Dear Marilyn, Every year it has been our family tradition to go to my grandmother’s house for Easter dinner. She cooks and bakes and we have many wonderful family memories of Easter […]
“Something more” and better in “Beast”
By Jim Tortolano A key line in both the original animated and the current live action version of “Beauty and the Beast” is “there’s something there that wasn’t there before.” In the […]
Can’t “leaf” this tea hot spot alone
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano In the same small strip mall where a Starbucks flamed out a few years ago and closed, there’s a tea and coffee shop packed with customers and […]
Belle, beer and more on tap for you
It’s the weekend for green beer, red cherries and scary talking animals. Here’s our roundup of what’s interesting this weekend in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. MOVIES The big movie opening this […]
Dear Mari: Wife’s business irks him
Dear Marilyn, I have been married for 12 years, and I have three children. I have had a small business, with a partner, for seven years. It has been mildly successful. During […]
