By Charly SHELTON After 22 films, 11 years, $20 billion at the box office and countless memories, the Avengers have finally Avenged. Starting with “Iron Man” way back in 2008, the idea of a cinematic universe was created and perfected through these films – some as good as “The Avengers” (2012) and some as meh […]
By Charly SHELTON Water is life. So the adage goes, which has been true through human history. Where the water flows is where humans would settle. Water is needed to live. Good, clean water. But, generally, the quality of tap water found in modern homes can be spotty, especially in Southern California where water has […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Saturday, the last day of Passover, a man entered Chabad of Poway and opened fire. “The evidence indicated that the defendant fired eight to 10 rounds before the rifle appeared to jam or malfunction, and the defendant was unable to clear the weapon,” San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Leonard Trinh […]
By Charly SHELTON Last week, a pair of dogs was unfortunate to chance upon a rattlesnake at a dog park in Laurel Canyon. Both were bitten; one dog immediately died and, as of press time, the other dog is in stable condition after being administered two doses of anti-venom and given a blood transfusion. This […]
By Charly SHELTON The Armenian Genocide commenced on April 24, 1915 in a coordinated strike simultaneously around the Ottoman Empire, excising Armenian residents from their homes and leading them on a death march to the Sahara Desert. In all, 1.5 million Armenians were killed in the process. The survivors fled their country and the diaspora […]
By Charly SHELTON Notre Dame de Paris began construction in April 1163. It occupied the site on the Île de la Cité, which was the former home to a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter, and then four different churches before the construction of the massive French Gothic Cathedral. The Cathedral survived the French Revolution’s desecration […]
By Charly SHELTON Harry Potter is the boy who lived. But without the Dark Lord, young Potter would just be another kid. The story of the hero is nothing without a villain. And yet, in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, the villains have been oddly absent. The main ride, “Harry […]
By Charly SHELTON The monthly meeting of the Montrose Shopping Park Association was held Thursday, April 4, and there was a lot on the agenda. After recently holding the Wine Walk, the MSPA is now preparing for the Kids & Kritters event coming up on May 5 and the Arts & Crafts Festival taking place […]
By Charly SHELTON With a population of 203,054 and only one chief of police, it’s hard for Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis to personally interact with each city resident. To make himself more accessible, and to give the public a chance to meet in an informal setting with the chief and also with detectives and […]
By Charly SHELTON To all ye knights and squires, ye fey folk and sprites, ye merchants and travelers. Hail and well met! If ye seek a place where the vaguely-medieval/fantasy theme is rampant amongst all who pass hither, search thou no further than the Renaissance Faire. The Santa Fe Dam Recreation Center in Irwindale is […]