By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano There was a time – in the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth – that you only had two fast food choices for hamburgers. There were the […]
Burgerim moves into fast-food elite
Buses, not streetcar for Harbor Blvd.
By Jim Tortolano The onset of the OC Streetcar linking Santa Ana and Garden Grove inspired speculation that the route – with a western terminus on Harbor Boulevard – could lead to […]
Wagging your tail for Raising Cane’s
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano America may not lead the world in math scores or futbol, but we’re tops at inventing new fast food ideas. One of the latest examples of this […]
Retorts: Who speaks for the rule of law?
Do you feel that no one should be above the law? Do you believe that our leaders should pursue justice, and set aside other motives? Should they be guided by facts, not […]
A switch to OCFA suffers some burns
By Jim Tortolano The concept of merging the Garden Grove Fire Department into the Orange County Fire Authority took what one city councilman called “a punch in the gut” Tuesday night when […]
A closer look at the eye-for-an-eye
“An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind.” – Attributed to Mohandas Gandhi. “An eye-for-eye and tooth-for-tooth would lead to a world of the blind and the toothless.” – […]
As Mickey flirts with Garden Grove …
Forgive me while I daydream for a bit …. Disney, finally dissatisfied with Anaheim’s newfound resistance to being a company town, decides to aim the expansion of its expanding resort plans down […]
City Council passes the 2018-19 budget
By Jim Tortolano On a second try, the 2018-19 municipal budget was passed by the Huntington Beach City Council on Monday night. The council voted 7-0 to approve the spending plan. The […]
“Solo” revives the spirit of “Star Wars”
By Jim Tortolano Many are calling it a flop because of its early box office performance, but “Solo: A Star Wars Story” deserves a better description. As someone who thrilled to the […]
Retorts: Love among the game booths
Garden Grove owes a lot to the Strawberry Festival. I owe it my wife. The 60th annual event, to be held for four days over this Memorial Day weekend at the Village […]
