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Updated Downtown Santa Ana restaurant health and sanitation violations

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Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer has requested that the Health Care Agency update the issue of the public’s right to know about restaurant health and sanitation issues, which the Board of Supervisors last dealt with in 2008.  That was the year the Orange County Grand Jury recommended letter grade health ratings for restaurants.

The 2007-2008 Orange County Grand Jury concluded that the procedure for notifying the public in Orange County about the cleanliness and safety of neighborhood restaurants is almost non-existent.  They were right.  It still is.  Oh you can ask a restaurant for their inspection reports, but who does that?

So can you trust our restaurants?  Not the ones in Downtown Santa Ana!  Here are their latest health inspection reports – and major and minor health violations: Continue reading→

Updated: Review of Downtown Santa Ana’s bar and restaurant health violations

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We took a look at the  the health and safety violations given to Downtown Santa Ana’s bars and restaurants by the Orange County Health Care Agency, after this year’s “Taste of Santa Ana.”   The result?  Pandemonium set in.  Now we have looked up their violations again and guess what?  Most of these restaurants are still a mess.

Remember that thanks to our lame Orange County Supervisors, in particular Supervisor Janet Nguyen, our County does not use letter health grades for bars and restaurants.  Unless you look up these establishments in advance, here, you will have no idea what you are getting into.

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Posse on Broadway – a Downtown Santa Ana block party, this Saturday

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Posse on Broadway A Downtown Santa Ana Block Party

Posse’s back in town! The first edition of the downtown Santa Ana block party rolls into town this Saturday, June 18th, from 9 pm to 12 am.

This event started 4 years ago with 3 venues looking to spark a little nightlife in the neighborhood. The event has grown now to 11 venues and it is looking to get even bigger in the coming months.

This year, the Posse is going beyond Broadway to include some great locations down 1st, 3rd & 4th Street. There will be live entertainment at each venue and most all participants will be open till 2am.

There will also be free admission at all venues. So bring your friends, tell your family, leave the kids at home and get yourself downtown for a night of fun. This is downtown Santa Ana nightlife.

Presented by Downtown Inc. & Media Sponsor: OC Weekly.

For more detailed talent information, go to the FB event page.

2011 O.C. Music Awards event tonight at Santa Ana’s Gypsy Den

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The 10th Anniversary OC Music Awards Showcase Series makes its sixth stop of the season at The Gypsy Den in Santa Ana, tonight, Feb. 8, for the last event in the Best Live Acoustic Showcase category leading up to the Best Live Acoustic Finals at the Fullerton Museum on Thursday, February 24.

The Gypsy Den is located at 125 N. Broadway, in Santa Ana’s Artists Village.

Last week’s Live Band Showcase at The Tiki Bar reached record Showcase capacity with over 650 music fans in attendance supporting local music. This Tuesday at The Gypsy Den is sure to be another full event with acoustic performances by Justin Soileau, Micah Brown, Parker Macy Blues, Danny Maika, and The Foxx & Da Hound competing for the Best Live Acoustic title.

All the OC Music Awards partners will be onsite in The Gypsy Den and on 2nd Street Promenade. BUD LIGHT drink specials, team popchips will be distributing tasty chip snacks and have their fan photobooth out in action and KROQ’s street team and favorite personality, Beer Mug, will play host to the evening.

Fans can visit OC Music Awards FANVOTE online now through February 15 and help one artist in each category with the most votes automatically move onto the Showcase Series Finals and enter to win a $500 gift card from Best Buy, one year of complimentary Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, two tickets and one hotel room in Las Vegas for Red Bull’s SoundClash on March 12, one year supply of complimentary popchipsa custom OC Music Awards guitar compliments of Ernie Ball.

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Click here to view the 2011 OC Music Awards Schedule

Visit the Awards page on KROQ.com to read exclusive articles on each of tonight’s performers:

Click here to RSVP on Facebook.  This is a FREE event!

Patchwork Festival coming to Santa Ana on Sunday, June 6

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Patchwork Festivals are coming up this Sunday and on June 27!

Join the folks at the Road Less Traveled, and over 75 vendors, at Patchwork Show, the best independent arts & crafts festival in Orange County and Long Beach!

Shop from local vendors specializing in a number of high-quality goods as well as established eateries like Memphis, The Gypsy Den, The Crosby, Avanti Cafe and Mothers Market.

Listen to local acoustic music or KUCI as they will be solar powered for the event!

Harveys Seatbelt Bags will be having a special booth with on-the-spot screenprinting and park your bike at our special bike valet.

With so much more, you can’t miss this great event!

SANTA ANA: june 6th, 11 to 5pm
LONG BEACH: june 27th, 11-5pm Continue reading→

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Santa Ana!

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The Santa Ana Pub Crawl returns for one night only on Wednesday, March 17th (St. Patty’s Day) starting at 5PM. Check out these awesome food and drink specials:

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We’ll be featuring Authentic Irish Dinner Specials including: Corned Beef & Cabbage, Guinness & Lamb Stew, Bangers & Mash and Hunter’s Pie.

 Irish drink specials all night long!

More pub crawl venues after the flip… Continue reading→

Enjoy the Santa Ana Artists Village Art Walk this Saturday night!

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Santa Ana Artists Village

The Santa Ana Artists Village Open House is this Saturday night!

The Santa Ana Artist Village Art Walk is held every first Saturday of the month, rain or shine. The event starts at 7pm and runs through 10 p.m.

This is free for all to attend and enjoy the atmosphere. Come, introduce yourself to a local artist, invite your friends, grab a bite, lot’s to do in Santa Ana Artist’s Village.

Parking can be found in the ‘Artists Village Parking Structure’ at Third Street and Broadway.

Walk through the galleries and studios, see a live performance or just hang out and enjoy the music.

Venues Open: Continue reading→