An Irish New Year By Charly SHELTON A few years ago, my family stumbled onto a New Year’s Eve tradition – celebrating the Irish New Year. My mother, Mary O’Keefe, raised good Irish children who all bear her clan as our middle names. So going to our favorite pub in Long Beach, the Auld Dubliner, […]
By Charly SHELTON Steve Jobs didn’t have a license plate on his car. It was a well-known aspect of his day-to-day life that he didn’t want to have a series of numbers and letters associated with his silver Mercedes SL55 AMG. Over the years, it was speculated that he just paid the fine when he […]
By Charly SHELTON The Sagebrush territory transfer from Glendale Unified School District to the La Cañada Unified School District has been approved preliminarily, and the kinks are being ironed out to make sure the transition will be what’s best for all parties involved, as well as resolving the legal requirements to make it happen. As […]
Despite a hiccup at the end of the parade, organizers of the New Year’s Day event were very happy with how it all went down. By Charly SHELTON Thanksgiving has the Macy’s Parade. Christmas Day has “A Christmas Story” on TBS. And for millions of viewers around the world New Year’s Day means The […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s a new year, which means new laws are being enacted. From the availability of police body cam footage to non-binary gender option on a driver’s license to accepting street vendors in all locations, the new laws range from the mundane to the majorly influential – and all went into effect as […]
Local organizations prepare their interpretations of parade theme “The Melody of Life.” By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Those watching the Rose Parade, either in person or remotely, see it as a celebration of communities across the country, and the world, coming together to ring in the New Year. But it takes a […]
By Charly SHELTON The past year seemed to fly by. There was no shortage of fun and exciting stories in the Travel & Leisure section. Let’s take a look back at some of the best ofs, month-by-month throughout 2018. January Pop-Up Museums: 29 Rooms: 29 Rooms is an annual pop-up art installation by Refinery 29, […]
By Charly SHELTON Bumblebee, the second-in-command of Optimus Prime’s Autobot resistance, is a big part of the Transformers mythos and franchise. Originally known as B-127, this Cybertronian warrior was a very different bot than the one we meet in 2007’s “Transformers” film. After five films centered around an ensemble cast including Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Sideswipe, […]
By Charly SHELTON Christmas is almost here and that means New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Los Angeles is a great place to be on NYE, with no shortage of celebrations, viewing parties, dance parties, special dinners and more. Now is the time to book tickets for these events, so read on to […]
The Crescenta Valley community loves to show off its holiday spirit. At this time of year, many local residents have gone all-out with their holiday displays. We’ve listed some of the best, those that we have discovered and those suggested by our readers. Take time to check them out!