From his house to the White House, Michael O'Neill is a superb guitarist, songwriter, producer and teacher.
As it is only mid-October, you probably don’t want to hear this, but the holidays and the holiday shopping season are here. Perfume for mom? Maybe socks and a neck tie for dad? Or if you’re a parent, the latest video version of Halo for junior or a Juicy Couture ruffle edge nightshirt for your […]
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What exactly is a “B” movie? Difficult to quantify. As are many pop-culture slang phrases. Let’s just say that a B movie is a 2nd tier or even occasionally a 3rd tier film combining several key elements: Like a small, shoestring budget. Like a haphazard, cheesy script. Poor production quality. Silly special effects. […]
Before the big game at Citrus College this Thursday, Sept. 1, between Bonita and San Dimas for Smudge Pot bragging rights, renew your love affair with Spaghetti Eddie’s, Glendora’s iconic Italian restaurant that opened this week 26 years ago. Exit Grand Avenue off the 210, pull into the Sports Chalet shopping center and start enjoying […]
Restaurateur Ed Inglese was running a few minutes late for his next appointment. He and his chef were tied up testing rib recipes to possibly put on the menu at Eddie’s New York Pizzeria and Eatery on Foothill Blvd. in Claremont. The previous night, he drove to Houston’s in Irvine to try the upscale restaurant’s […]
Will second time be the charm for a new Mediterranean-style restaurant due to open in the Grapevine’s former location in early-to-mid June?
What a night at the Fox Theater, whose stage was commanded by Jeff Bird and his amazing BHS Jazz Ensemble. Lots of Photos! Bravo!
Heaven knows you’re going to hear a bit of the blarney this week, with St. Patrick’s Day and all, Thursday, March 17. But it’s true, — as real as the little leprechaun of luck that follows me around La Verne — a new Irish-inspired restaurant, called Connolly’s Kitchen, has opened in the old Vons shopping […]
Could history repeat itself? New York Times Best-Selling Author Clive Cussler, writer of such action adventures as Valhalla Rising, Sahara and Raise the Titanic! grew up in Alhambra and attended Pasadena City College. Meanwhile, Kathryn Le Veque, a La Verne-based writer of historical romances, grew up in nearby Pasadena and also attended Pasadena City College. […]
The Wizard of Oz, MGM’s 1939 fantasy classic, is on pretty much everyone’s list of favorite movies. We loved it as kids, we loved it as young adults, and we love it now. We love how our own kids and grandkids love it. We love how it still makes us feel young, we love […]
Julienne’s is the quintessential Los Angeles restaurant button-holed in the quaint and quiet community of San Marino. Our server Herbert was a jovial host who told us he had been with the French-inspired restaurant for 25 years. He said he started a year after Susan Compoy*founded the eatery. Despite the busy lunch crowd salivating for […]
