Grace under pressure. That’s a nice thing to have. I refer in this particular case to the 2023 Tet Parade in Westminster last week. This has been an annual event observing the […]
A very noteworthy parade
Public Safety bldg. advances
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The proposed new Public Safety building took a step forward on Tuesday night as the Garden Grove City Council heard a report on the status of the […]
The point is: get to the point
There’s an old saying that goes, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” To that I wish to add this corollary: “Democracy delayed is democracy denied.” At the most recent meeting of the […]
Retorts: The future is soon
Time travel has long been a popular fantasy … who hasn’t imagined traveling into the future to see what it holds for us, or going back into the past to right a […]
Main Street to “Flower Street”
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The downtown area of Garden Grove is known as a location for special events such as the Strawberry Festival in the Village Green park and the Elvis […]
Azteca’s 17-year love story
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Most people have an idea of a wedding as an event that features a place of worship, a person of the cloth presiding and a regal exit […]
The OC’s (always) changing face
“Distant hands in foreign lands are turning hidden wheels/Causing things to come about which no one seems to feel Invisible from where we stand, the connections come to pass/And though too strange […]
“Surf City” makes a right turn
With the elections over … well, mostly over … it’s time to take a look at what that portends and what 2023 might bring to us in the West Orange County area. […]
Sweet Rolled Tacos cool, hot
By Marilyn and Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Sometimes when we go out for tacos we want something cool to balance out the heat. But there’s a place where you can combine the […]
This “hot” chicken is the best
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Manana, El Pollo Loco. Colonel Sanders, you’ve been demoted. Raising Cane’s, you may need to raise your game. What is arguably the best fast food […]
