“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.” – […]
A closer look at the eye-for-an-eye
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 […]
Argos win to advance to CIF v-ball finals
By Jim Tortolano Overcoming a stubborn Redlands High squad, the Garden Grove High boys’ volleyball team won its CIF-SS Division 5 semifinal contest Wednesday at GGHS, prevailing 3-1 to advance to the […]
Retorts: Skating on the edge of theater
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a “sport” called roller derby. The illegitimate cousin of professional “wrestling,” this cheesy enterprise was broadcast on Channel 13 and involved a bunch […]
Retorts: Many great GG neighborhoods
No good deed goes unpunished. That’s clear from this week’s reaction to Garden Grove City Councilman (and mayor pro tem) Kris Beard’s latest initiative. He wrote a proposed resolution to declare that […]
Retorts: Sift SB 54 facts from rumor
At every public meeting of city councils in Orange County, whenever the subject of sanctuary cities comes up, there seems to be a lot more heat than light. As I write this, […]
“A Quiet Place” makes a great sound
By Jim Tortolano For the last generation or two, the horror movie business has been stuck in a nightmare of its own making: a “Groundhog Day” of clueless people hanging out in […]
