Past Stories
Rios drops City Council Bid, Still Charged With a Bunch of Felonies
Here at “The Watch Dog,” our goal is to post a wide variety of crime stories from around the Inland Empire and not to continually draw stories from one area, over and over. That said, in the six weeks “The&hel...
Ace of Diamonds
For Jered Weaver there’s no price tag on happiness
If things had gone a little differently last August, Los Angeles Angels ace pitcher Jered Weaver would be gearing up for an incredibly lucrative free agency come fall. His 15...
It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
College doesn’t have to be strictly about the degree
Sure, these days everyone needs a degree, sometimes even more. Heck, a ton of recent graduates have difficulty getting jobs and even more have difficulty paying their stude...
Servicing Something More . . . or Less?
Photo by Bill Gerdes
Elephant Thai’s customer service makes up for menu misses
If ubiquitous means what I think it does, Thai food is ubiquitous in 2012. Thai restaurants are indeed everywhere. You can get a spring roll in S...
The Bourne Redundancy
Jeremy Renner stars in a franchise reboot, but Searching for Sugar Man offers audiences a truly tasty time
We live in an age where Hollywood loves to reboot its movies, especially when they’re blockbusters. Already this summe...
Final Word
Go for the gold—if you can afford the tax bracket.
The United States Olympic Committee awards prize money to American Olympic medal winners: $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze.
But not so fast, Michae...
The New Varsity
MEMBERS:
Kyle Feyk-Miney (lead vocals, rhythm guitar); Eric Putnam (lead guitar, backing vocals); Frederick Thomas (bass, backing vocals); Taz Reeves (drums).
CITY OF ORIGIN:
Claremont, Rancho Cucamonga.
KINDRED SPIRITS:
“...
From the Heart Not the Head
There’s no doubt about it, Saint Maybe is young but talented
Falling off the edge of a cliff is rarely ever a good thing. But in the case of Oliver Ray, you could say that painfully traversing down a Guatemalan…
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: So often when we see Mexican bands perform in the U.S. and Mexico, the crowd at some point starts chanting “¡Cu-le-ro!” (“Ass-hole!”). Why does the crowd yell “Cu-le-ro” at a b...
What a Load of . . . Manure
Norco’s plans for a horse-excrement-powered plant seem shifty
The city of Norco sure has a lot of crap to deal with these days, literally. This Riverside county community with a population of around 35,000 residents is also h...
Chicano Comedy All-Stars
Sat, Aug. 18
What do you get when you take a world renowned chef and put him in a room with a couple of Chicanos? You might think the answer would be a good meal, but do you really think…
JUJU
Fri, Aug. 10
The major issue about being a fan of psychedelic music is that nothing solid has come out of the genre for a good 40 years. But now, there’s a cosmic ray of hope for those of you…
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/8/9
MOVIES ON MAIN
Summer is ending for many school districts and it’s the perfect time to celebrate it’s inevitable ending with an enjoyable movie. Don’t write it off as a kid movie though, this eveni...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1
In an inspirational show of support—and a depressing show of misunderstanding—for the right of free speech, thousands of people jam Chick-fil-A restaurants as part of a national “appreciation day” fo...
