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Curtain up for Gem in March?
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 1 CommentBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal The curtain just might … might … be going up at Garden Grove’s Gem Theater soon. After many delays and much work in the aftermath... -
Argos put the bite on Rancho
Posted on January 21, 2013 | No CommentsBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal No poodles need apply. After Garden Grove defeated Rancho Alamitos 61-45 Friday night in the Argonaut gymnasium to maintain a tie for first place in... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: Baby, a change is due
Posted on January 21, 2013 | 1 CommentIf you have any doubt that women can, and soon will, run the world, hang out at a baby shower. Daughter-in-law Wendy is expecting a son in February, and our... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: The battle of brevity
Posted on January 10, 2013 | 1 CommentThere’s been some spirited discussion this week about the notion of limiting public comments at meetings of the Garden Grove City Council. The idea is to reduce each person’s comments... -
Mariners off to a chilly start in Empire play
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal It was sweatshirt and jacket weather outside the Pacifica High School gym Friday night, but nothing was as chilly as the way the Mariner boys’... -
Sports questions for the New Year
Posted on January 3, 2013 | No CommentsBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal The new year is here – barely – and like any new start, there are a lot of questions. For sports in the Orange County... -
A brighter outlook for 2013?
Posted on January 3, 2013 | No CommentsBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal It may be too early to say that it’s “Morning in America” as Ronald Reagan famously intoned years ago, but there are signs that 2013... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: Bye to the necktie
Posted on December 27, 2012 | 1 CommentThe film “Hairspray” opens with some eye-opening scenes: kids bouncing up and down in a moving car while unused seat belts drag along the pavement; pregnant women smoking and drinking... -
Garden Grove 2012 in review: Beauty, taxes and a mayor’s return
Posted on December 26, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal Beauty queens, veteran politicians and hotels led the news parade for Garden Grove in 2012. Leah Cecil, a former Miss Garden Grove, won the Miss... -
2012 Sports in Review: Titles, tears and more
Posted on December 26, 2012 | No CommentsBy Jim Tortolano/Garden Grove Journal For sports fans in the Garden Grove-Stanton-Westminster area, 2012 was a year of excitement tinged with disappointment. Local high school teams excelled in CIF Southern...
