By Lou Ponsi “Code 3 down the aisles!” That was the declaration heard among a group of 16 Garden Grove police officers, each pushing a red shopping cart with a child at […]
Shopping cops delight GG children
A Force-ful prequel in “Rogue One”
By Thom deMartino The Force is indeed strong with this one. If you happen to be a fan of the sprawling “Star Wars” space-opera saga, you may, like many, fall on one […]
“It’s A Wonderful Life” in great towns
There are few Christmas-time traditions more worthy of keeping than watching Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Sure, it’s a bit corny – critics at the time of its debut mocked the […]
Officers dance, serve for good cause
By Shawn Price More than $1,500 was raised by the Garden Grove Police Department at a special Tip-a-Cop charity fundraiser for the Special Olympics at Joe’s Crab Shack in Garden Grove on […]
GG goes to “Market” to build image
By Jim Tortolano Garden Grove, are you ready for your close-up? A new publicity campaign aimed at burnishing the image of the city of over 175,000 people will be rolled out in […]
‘La La Land” perfects the new musical
By Jim Tortolano Let’s just say it at the offset: “La La Land” is arguably the best Hollywood film of the year. This musical-drama-romance is brilliant in conception and virtually flawless in […]
Witty and irreverent “Greetings” at WCP
By Thom deMartino Christmas miracles come in all forms, and rarely the way you expect. It’s yuletide in 1990’s Pittsburgh, and Andy Gorski (Eduardo Mora) is coming home for the holidays, with […]
Retorts: Councils show promise, humor
I ran (sat, mostly) the gamut of swearings-in of new and re-elected city officials this week, and, believe it or not, there have been some pleasant surprises. I attended the Huntington Beach […]
Opening eyes at “The Hour of Code”
By Jim Tortolano Computers are everywhere. They’re in your phone, your car, you watch, maybe even in your oven. We are hip-deep in the technology that runs our lives. But figuring out […]
Remembering Connie, Sammy and Lenny
It’s a time of history, loss and personalities in the Trib’s coverage area. Three prominent locals were in the news this week, and there will soon be new mayors in two of […]
