Supervisors Step Up Sheriff Scrunity
October 18, 2012 Sheriff Lee Baca assures the Board of Supervisors of his cooperation in reforming the jail system. Confronted with a scathing report on brutality and mismanagement in the…
A Giant Step For Los Angeles
In some ways, Margot Ocañas has been walking the walk ever since she was a kid growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and her mom sent her off to modern dance…
Councilman Cardenas Continues Crackdown On Abandoned Shopping Carts
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance in response to Councilmember Tony Cárdenas’ motion, which will require all new, and drastically remodeled, grocery stores…
The Audubon Cottages In New Orleans Is Like Staying In The Secret Garden
By Paul Oswell, Special to the Van Nuys News Press NEW ORLEANS, LA — There’s definitely something exciting about staying in a cottage – an actual cottage, mind you –…
Something New From Trafalgar Tours
By Jean Strauber, Travel Editor Trafalgar Tours has launched something new for the discriminating traveler. Their new ‘Taste of America’ program invites guests to learn about food specific to a…
Los Angeles Area Property Values Trending Upward
A sign the housing market may be on the rebound is reflected in Southern California, where property values kept pace with statewide gains at 1.3 percent in preliminary data for…
PRODUCT REVIEW # 42 – VideoStudio Pro X5 Ultimate
By Lorenzo Marchessi Corel’s VideoStudio Pro X5 Ultimate is a real outstanding value because it literally has—hundreds of bonus effects, filters, transitions and templates that can be interchanged on all…
THEATRE REVIEW # 58 “The Red Room“
By Lorenzo Marchessi The No Ho Arts Center has a very passionate and personal production of the prolific talents playwright Christopher Knopf. It’s called “The Red Room”. His story is…
Trent Park Golf Course
Trent Park Golf Course is an 18 hole public pay and play golf course situated in Oakwood Village, Enfield, London N14 within the grounds of the Trent Park Country Park.…
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
If you’re a craft enthusiast visiting the Bay Area, take time for a quick visit to the downtown San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles — a space dedicated to…