Dear Marilyn, Family means the world to me. I would rather hang out with my brother and my cousins than to hang out with my friends. The only problem is that they […]
Dear Mari: Family mooches off me
Mesmerizing, magical “Macbeth” at GWC
By Thom deMartino There is no sound of breath; no creaking of chairs; no fidgeting of restless audience members. All is deathly silent in the theater: the audience bearing witness to a […]
Locals are excelling in CIF-SS action
If it’s mid-November, it must be CIF-SS playoff and finals times. All six of our local football teams for the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area won their first round games and will be […]
“Winnie the Pooh” at RCT was a treat
By Thom deMartino In the shadows of the Hundred Acre Wood, prowls a mysterious beast which has never been seen before… the dreaded Heffalump! But not to worry — because Winnie the […]
Mariners win boys CIF water polo title
The Pacifica High School boys’ water polo team won its first-ever CIF-SS title on Saturday, capturing the Division 6 crown with a 9-8 win over Buena Park at Woolett Aquatics Center in […]
Scavenging of recyclables to be discussed
You set your trash cans out at the curb that night, right on schedule, for pickup the next morning. And right on schedule, scavengers show up, rustling through the recycling bin, looking […]
“Murder” works, but is no killer film
By Jim Tortolano Murder mysteries, generally, leave me as cold as a dead guy in a London alley in January. That’s mainly because I can never guess whodunit, and that makes me […]
Man arrested in “deliberate” traffic crash
Police have arrested a man they say deliberately drove his car into five cars stopped at a red light in Garden Grove late Friday night. One person has been hospitalized and the […]
Mariners run away with 57-21 CIF win
By Jim Tortolano Employing a punishing and sometime spectacular ground game, the Pacifica Mariners literally ran away with their first round CIF-SS Division 10 football game Friday night, defeating Whittier 57-21. Playing […]
Power plays help snap losing streak
Jakob Silfverberg scored two third period goals to – pardon the expression – ice a 4-1 victory by the Anaheim Ducks over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night at Honda Center. Leading 2-1 […]
