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Happy Halloween, everyone. If you stil haven't figure out what your going to be or what party that you are heading out to, there are some other alternative you might want to consider. Halloween isn’t the parties, bags of candy or the costumes, but rather all the scary movies they show on TV . Nothing makes it the most horrific day of the year like horror movies. Fortunately some L.A. ...

Long Beach, California is a city that used to apologize for it self. Once home to one of the largest U.S. Navy bases and Naval shipyards in the world as well as McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft and also often referred to as “Iowa by the sea”, Long Beach is currently home to over 600,000 residents. Where the downtown district once was crowded with sailors and merchant seamen from around the ...

Mention the name "Wine Country" to most Californians and they immediately envision the area just north of San Francisco comprised of the three counties of Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino. Without a doubt, this area has been the epicenter of California's emergence as a world-class producer of outstanding wine for the past 40 years.

But, It would be a grievous error to assume that this is the ONLY "Wine Country" in ...

This past December marked the 10th anniversary of what has become a behemoth in the food and beverage industry, The Yard House. Long Beach is still home to the flagship operation but 15 other stores in 6 states now join it.

What is it about this concept that produces gross revenues estimated to be in the vicinity of $115 million a year? One could certainly point to their upscale ...

The time that I spent living in Hawaii gave me a deep appreciation for the ways in which fresh fish can be prepared. It has to do with, not only the freshness of the basic product, but the reverence in which it is treated. In the cultural mixing pot that is Hawaii, all have this same serious approach to fish.

Similarly, my life in Seattle was all about great ...

The years have quietly slipped by much as the boats now do past the windows of McKenna’s by the Bay. McKenna’s is not a new name to Long Beach. It was in the early 70’s and late 80’s that the original McKenna’s was making friends in what is now the Claim Jumper.

John Faber, a Long Beach native, (Wilson class of ’56) was/is the past and present owner. ...

Hey!  If you're into jazz and its preservation, which by the way is my most beloved musical genre, you might want to check out the Thurman Green Scholarship Jazz Brunch on August 5, 2007, at the Catalina Bar And Grill/6725 W. Sunset Blvd, Hollywood California.  There's a small donation of $15 that will go to a worthy cause.

Not only is the event a pleasant break from the norm, but also, ...

The Fourth Annual International Ink and Iron Fest will be happening this weekend at the Long Beach Queen Mary. If you love tattoos, punk-rock music, food and booze; this is where you should be this weekend! The atmosphere is fantastic and the people are great.

There will be live music all weekend long with bands such as ADHD, U.S. Bombs, The Briggs, Mad Sin and much, much more! Full bars loaded ...

At 4am, it’s hard to find quality cuisine in Los Angeles. Then again, at 4am not much tastes better than grilled ham and melted cheddar on sourdough, or “the Charles Bukowski,” in Fred 62 talk. So when our waitress, who looked 40 but dressed and acted 20, showed up wearing too much lipstick and a skin-tight shirt that read “Jesus is our dishwasher,” it took me more than a few ...

For over 38 years there has been a monthly event going on in Pasadena that only the shopping elite are aware of. From every day people to celebrities, they visit this remarkable gathering in hopes of finding the ultimate shopping items at great low prices. This event is so huge, it only happens the second Sunday of every month: The Rose Bowl Flea Market. With over ...