Archive for SoCal

Steeped in Tea and Books

Apr 09, 2012 by

Books and tea somehow belong together, don’t you think?  Author C.S. Lewis, who was born in Ireland and schooled at Oxford undoubtedly grew up with tea time as a daily ritual. He spoke for many of us [...]

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The LA Riots 20 Years Later

Apr 08, 2012 by

For most of us who cam remember, the LA Riots, Rodney King, and everything that ensued are indelibly mixed into our consciousness. The LA Riots, 20 Years ago, is now part and parcel of our civic [...]

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The “New” LA Times “Online Subscription” Model is a Rip-Off

Apr 06, 2012 by

As a Publisher, Journalist, Editor and businessman, I recently saw some adds that the Los Angeles Times was going into a fee-based Subscription model for online access for 99 cents a day. So, based on [...]

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Why is everybody talking about Pelican Hill?

Apr 05, 2012 by

Pelican Hill is an award winning, upscale resort  with a spectacular golf course, a coliseum sized pool, a luxurious spa, choice villas and bungalows, and authentic Tuscan dining in a 500 acre olde world setting, [...]

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Top Family Friendly Accommodations

Apr 03, 2012

Traveling is made easy in this day and age with things like the internet, jet fuel and hostels. If you’re a traveling family, then these things help, but also family friendly accommodations makes your life a heck [...]

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Only in LA – Taco Madness 2012 Tourney

Apr 02, 2012

For obvious reasons, San Diego claims Bragging Rights for the best Mexican Food in Southern California and the Nation. However, courtesy of LA Taco, we cannot deny that Los Angeles is also home to great Mexican [...]

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Your Pasta in a Sandwich – Torpastas in San Diego

Apr 01, 2012

There are tons of different deli and sandwich shops all over Southern California – but there are not too many out there that do sandwiches the way they prepare and serve them at Devine Pastabilities [...]

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Travelin’ Local’s Los Angeles & Orange County Weekend Calendar

Mar 31, 2012

What’s up this weekend?  Here’s Travelin’ Local’s round up of Music, Arts, Sports, Children’s Programs, Community Events and more in LA and OC. Watts Plays Grieg at Walt Disney Hall, March 30-April 1 -One of [...]

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The Bowers Museum’s ‘Sacred Gold’ Pre-Hispanic Art of Columbia Exhibit Opens this Saturday

Mar 29, 2012

Gold has proven in of itself to lead and create insatiable desire. In a few days the Bowers Museum will be taking its visitors back  through history before gold  became monetary treasure, revealing over 200 [...]

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Long Beach’s “Operation Easter Basket” – How You can Help!

Mar 28, 2012

  Every year, a private non-profit located in Long Beach–organized. sponsored and also supported through the generous work of its benefactor, the tireless, Mr. Kevin Judd. Mr. Judd, much to my absent knowledge and quite [...]

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“One Dive for Mankind – One Leap in Understanding our Oceans” James Cameron visits the deepest part

Mar 26, 2012

Living here in Southern California and the entirety of California as our large coastline stretches the entire length of our state, we have our fair share of technological, scientific, and research institutions dedicated to the [...]

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Travelin’ Local’s Los Angeles & Orange County Weekend Calendar

Mar 23, 2012

What’s up this weekend?  Here’s Travelin’ Local’s round up of Music, Arts, Sports, Children’s Programs, Community Events and more in LA and OC. Swallows Day Parade and Mercado, San Juan Capistrano, March 24  - This [...]

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Orange County Spring Home and Garden Ideas

Mar 22, 2012

Here’s Four Great ways that you can Shift into Spring Beautifully and Perfectly Make a lunch date for the Sherman Library & Gardens at Pascal’s Café Jardin, and get inspired!  Somewhere in the midst of Pascal’s lovely [...]

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Its Pubcakes for Saint Patrick’s Day Food & Festivities!

Mar 18, 2012

It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend and rather than having booze in its purest form, personally I prefer to partake of it in a different way: in my desserts! Pubcakes is a local San Diego bakery [...]

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