
When I am out of town (i.e., out of the Golden State) people will ask me, “So, where are you from?” I start with, “Garden Grove.” Blank look. “Orange County.” Puzzled look, […]
When I am out of town (i.e., out of the Golden State) people will ask me, “So, where are you from?” I start with, “Garden Grove.” Blank look. “Orange County.” Puzzled look, […]
The bell was loud, sharp and long. It was the “duck and cover” alarm that was used in my elementary school in Garden Grove – and doubtless many other Orange County schools […]
All good things, goes the saying, must come to an end. Well, actually, that is good. Searching for a story behind pitch clocks and guessing where Shohei will play next year, followers […]
Are you “OG?” Or perhaps “OGG?” OG is slang for “original gangster,” a term which started on the mean streets of L.A. and which has come to mean “old school” or a […]
If you drive along the typical suburban street in West Orange County, you may see a setting that looks a bit like a used car lot. All along the curbs – especially […]
In an irony of slang and contemporary values, we now live in a time in which “grass” (the kind some people like to smoke) is legal, and there’s a lot of pressure […]
We’re back from our spring hiatus that took The Tribune staff for a cruise down the Mississippi River from Memphis to New Orleans and – other than lots of really good (and […]
If you can’t afford a DeLorean or other time machine, you can get a lot of the same effect by visiting the Gem Theatre on Main Street in downtown Garden Grove. Opened […]
Some people will believe anything. I’m sorry that’s not a quote from a famous person, but it seems so self-evident that there’s no need to give it more weight by tying it […]
Is this the other shoe on the “Rainbow Flag”? The new conservative majority on the Huntington Beach City Council voted on Feb. 7 to ask the city attorney to draw up an […]