By Jim Tortolano “Darkest Hour,” starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in the early days of World War II, deserves high praise for the performance of its lead actor and a head […]
“Darkest Hour”: Oldman shines, but …
Hosted short-term rentals before council
A proposed ordinance that would allow for hosted short-term vacation rentals will on the agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council. The council meets in its chambers in the […]
It’s title time for Grove and Ocean View
Garden Grove High’s boys’ basketball team clinched at least a tie for the Garden Grove League title Friday night when the Argonauts turned back a challenge from Santiago High and won […]
Dow Jones plunges by 666 points
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 666 points on Friday, the sharpest drop since the 2008 financial crisis. The sell-off of stock dropped the Dow below 26,000, a decrease of about 4 […]
TGIF: Super Bowl and not much else
Another slow weekend what with the Super Bowl sucking all of the oxygen out of room of entertainment for the nation as well as the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area. MOVIES The only […]
Bell (Intermediate) is swell, says state
This week, Bell Intermediate School was named to the 2017-2018 “Schools to Watch – Taking Center Stage” program, the California Department of Education’s top honor for high-performing middle schools. Garden Grove Unified […]
Ducks see winning streak snapped
It was one of those glass half-full nights for the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. They lost 2-1 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators, snapping their three-game winning streak. On the other hand, […]
Civic Center re-make is taking shape
The rough outlines of a re-shaping of the Civic Center appeared to be coming into view at Wednesday’s meeting of the Westminster City Council. The council heard a presentation by the Sheldon […]
22 locals make All-CIF grid teams
Twenty-two players from school serving the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area were named to All-CIF Southern Section teams this week. Division 2: Luke Hoggard (linebacker, Edison). Division 8: Peselao Guata (lineman, Garden Grove). […]
Seahawks, Argonauts near league titles
Two league leaders extended their march to the titles with big wins Wednesday night in boys’ high school basketball. Ocean View improved its Golden West League record to 7-0 (20-4 overall) with […]
