By Jim Tortolano If you read the Stephen King novel “The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger” you may be disappointed in the new film “The Dark Tower,” but only in the sense that […]
“Dark Tower” film isn’t the book, but …
Sports facilities, auditorium modernized
Changes to athletic and other facilities at high schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District are coming, some of them within a month. According to Abby Milone, public information officer for […]
Halos, Simmons, Trout are red-hot
By Pete Zarustica Almost given up for dead a week ago, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have roared back into the playoff race. With Thursday’s come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Philadelphia […]
High and Mighty comes to downtown
It’s a big weekend for musical events in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster, topped by the High and Mighty Festival to be held Saturday and Sunday at the Village Green Park in downtown […]
Apt. fire does $60,000 in damage
Damage estimated at $60,000 was done to an apartment building in Garden Grove Wednesday afternoon. According to Capt. Thanh Nguyen of the Garden Grove Fire Department, the blaze was reported around 3 […]
Seven in the third tames the Phillies
By Pete Zarustica On Wednesday at the Big A, the Los Angeles Angels scored in just one inning, but that was more than enough as the Halos defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 […]
Beach Blvd. collapse being repaired
Emergency repairs are being performed on a section of Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach due to a pavement collapse which closed two lanes in Huntington Beach. According to CalTrans, a failed culvert […]
Retorts: The two sides of gentrification
Here’s the good news. Get ready for your property values to rise. Here’s the not-quite-as-good news: your kids may have to move to East Overshoe in order to find an affordable house […]
Pujols back in the zone in 7-1 victory
By Pete Zarustica Albert Pujols has hit a lot of home runs, but in his tenure with the Los Angeles Angels, many of them came with the bases empty. Well, when he […]
Missing hikers are still being sought
The search continued Tuesday for two Westminster residents lost in the Joshua Tree National Forest. Rachel Nguyen and Joseph Orbeso, students at California State University, Fullerton, were first reported missing on July […]
