By Charly SHELTON If any person on the street, be they Christian or otherwise, was asked what the biggest Christian holiday is, most likely the answer given would be “Christmas.” It gets the biggest promotion, the largest celebration and the longest vacation from work. But Christmas was a lesser feast day during most of the […]
Local students take part in a nationwide protest against gun violence. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON It has been exactly one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and the debate still rages over gun control. Descriptions differ from one report to another on what constitutes a […]
By Charly SHELTON “Ego Patricius peccator rusticissimus et minimus omnium fidelum” (“My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers.”) It is through these words, his own words, that we come to know St. Patrick. This is the opening line of his Confessio, written in the […]
By Charly SHELTON Artist Barbara Carrasco was commissioned to paint a mural to celebrate the bicentennial of Los Angeles in 1981. Her 80-foot-long panoramic mural, entitled “LA History: The Mexican Perspective,” featured the best the city has to offer – the beautiful missions, Angel’s Flight, Hollywood, etc. – as well as the worst moments of […]
By Charly SHELTON The new Animation Studio Store recently opened at Universal Studios Hollywood as a central location to find souvenirs of favorite animated characters from Dreamworks and Illumination Entertainment pictures. Joining the Minions, Po the Panda, Shrek, Toothless, Cat in the Hat, Homer Simpson, Woody Woodpecker, E.T., Spongebob and Scooby Doo comes a new […]
By Charly SHELTON There are growing pains with every new endeavor in Washington, but the Earthquake Early Warning System has had more than its share. The project was cut from the federal budget once again by the Trump administration, but Representative Adam Schiff is a firm believer in its future. “It’s really penny wise, pound […]
The MSPA is preparing for its Spring Wine Walk that showcases the fine establishments in Montrose – and what they’re pouring. By Charly SHELTON It’s that time of year again – time for wine, hors d’oeuvres and shopping in the local businesses in Montrose. That’s right, it’s time for the Montrose Spring Wine Walk, coming […]
By Charly SHELTON For many, organized religion is daunting. Whether raised as part of a church/synagogue/mosque and then separating from it later in life, or trying to break into the scene for the first time, there are a lot of challenges and intimidating social conventions that must be confronted, especially when one is trying to […]
By Charly SHELTON As a travel writer, I’ve seen a lot of different locales and experienced vacations in many different ways. The laid back, pampered opulence of California’s central coast, the hustle and bustle of big cities like London, the countryside hospitality of Donegal, the unbroken movement and friendly faces along Route 66, the adventure […]
By Charly SHELTON A storefront recently opened on Brand Boulevard across from the Americana at Brand, in the old Masonic building area near Shake Shack, Philz Coffee and Mainland Poke. And while many will notice it as new, the name – Warby Parker – gives little away as to what it sells. It could be […]