It could be looking a lot like Christmas in Garden Grove’s downtown. At least in a couple of months. We are told that last year’s temporary decorative lighting along a one-block stretch […]
Lights in the trees again on Main Street?
The shining example of Cokie Roberts
Let’s take a break from our society’s normal crudefest for a brief moment to honor civility. Cokie Roberts epitomized civility. She was no pushover – far from it. When it was required, […]
SteelCraft opens with taste, crowds
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano Garden Grove went officially hip last week with the opening of the StreetCraft food hall on Euclid Street near Garden Grove Boulevard. The cutting-edge outdoor urban eatery […]
A radiant “Star” at the Gem Theater
By Thom deMartino Tragedy is ubiquitous. Sometimes it feels like it would be so easy to slip under – drowning in the marshy depths of day-to-day hardships and heartbreaks that is the […]
Lowry: Bernie Sanders and excess people
At least Bernie Sanders is an equal opportunity misanthrope. He doesn’t like rich people, and it turns out he doesn’t necessarily like poor people, either. At the recent CNN town hall on […]
Retorts: Panhandlers, parks, Burlington
Note to readers: The Tribune’s top staff has been on a “time out” for the last week, recharging batteries and planning future improvements. Much of this journey of discovery took place in […]
“Lend Me a Tenor” is love and laughs
By Thom deMartino Maria Callas, an American-born Greek soprano, once said, “An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down … It starts in […]
“Ad Astra” fascinates, and then drags
By Jim Tortolano Brad Pitt, he of the dazzling, disarming smile, has now moved far from his beefcake days to a fine mellow elder Hollywood long-distance runner. His latest journey has taken […]
Italy meets Ireland and more at Finbars
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano The hottest genre in dining these days is “fusion.” That is, a blend of culinary tastes such as Chinese-Japanese, Tex-Mex and others. How about something more along […]
Lowry: The threat of a red Great Britain
Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson has, to his credit, seized the initiative in the battle over whether Britain will truly exit the EU, and on what terms. But no one can know […]
