Growing up in Orange County meant I spent a lot of time at Knott’s Berry Farm and even more time at Disneyland but those weren’t the only local landmarks that shaped my childhood. Nestled in Newport Harbor is a small Island that’s been popular with […]
In Southern California the world Doheny pops up a lot. Doheny State Beach. Doheny Library. Doheny Drive. Why is this one word so prolific? It’s because it’s the last name of one of the key figures of Los Angeles history – Edward Doheny. The son […]
Last month I was flipping through the latest issue of Westways when I came across a little blurb about local fire lookouts. Somehow, it had never occurred to me that they would be open to the public and I was instantly intrigued. I did a […]
Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s the only movie theatre I knew was the multiplex. Either in a mall or surrounded by a giant parking lot it was a nondescript structure filled with identical black box theaters that often had sticky floors and dirty […]
Recently my sister, Shannon, asked if I wanted to accompany her to a Western Swing music festival in Tehachapi. I happily agreed not because I’m a huge fan of western swing (though I do enjoy it) but because I had never visited the town before […]
Last weekend I found myself back in the City by the Bay to to attend the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. It was a fantastic event (which I’ll tell you all about soon) but I couldn’t spend my entire trip in a darkened theatre! So, […]
