Miller Sanford Steel Pulse performs during a concert as Belly Up Tavern celebrates its 50th anniversary in Solana Beach. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) In 1974, Dave Hodges was reconnecting with an old friend over a few beers when he realized that there was a shortage of hip establishments in North San Diego County. Rather than … Read more
‘This is the last chance to get the Green Line built,’ says Devin Dreeshen, Premier Smith’s main man on the Green Line file Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen answers questions from media alongside Premier Danielle Smith during a press conference announcing a master plan for passenger rail in Alberta at Heritage Park in … Read more
Elvira at Knott’s Scary Farm (Sean Teegarden Photography) It’s hard for Cassandra Peterson, known to most as the quick-witted and sexy, antihero Elvira, to narrow down her favorite moments from four decades of live stage shows at Knott’s Scary Farm. Fronting a six-piece band in a couture costume after being scared by knee-sliding monsters is … Read more
Classic alternative rock albums meet silent movies in new series The count with a penchant for sucking blood, like all the good horror villains who have followed in his footsteps, refuses to stay dead. “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” F.W. Murnau’s celebrated silent-era vampire film, has been given new life for the 21st century: It’s … Read more
Becky Muikia, who owns a Kenyan media and communications company, attended a program at USC this summer that paired experienced African filmmakers with Hollywood professionals as part of a cultural exchange funded by the U.S. State Department. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Wherever filmmaker Becky Muikia goes, she brings the stories of her … Read more
University of California police officers face pro-Palestinian protesters outside Dodd Hall at UCLA on June 10. (Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images) UCLA police, who were called on to handle some of the nation’s largest campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war last spring, are asking for approval to double their stockpile of pepper balls … Read more
Optimism can be a useful coping mechanism for cancer patients, specialists say, or unwelcome pressure to smile the disease away A breast cancer survivor poses for a photo during the ninth edition of the project “Una pincelada por la vida” (A brushstroke for life), in Zapopan, Jalisco state Mexico, on September 8, 2024.Photo by ULISES … Read more
‘It’s really sad’: River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish Over the last three weeks, ecologist Rae McNeish and her students have watched as a flowing river has abruptly dwindled to a dry riverbed. While conducting biological surveys along the Kern River in Bakersfield, they have seen water retreat into stagnant … Read more
While there were no injuries in the blaze, damage to the dwelling was severe. A Montreal fire truck navigates a street under construction.Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette Montreal police arson squad investigators have been assigned to examine the circumstances of a suspicious fire that broke out a little after midnight Thursday in a residence … Read more
“Will such issues as crumbling infrastructure, deteriorating health care and the lack of teachers be solved if the word “Hi” is eliminated?” A screenshot from the Quebec government’s new TV ad campaign promoting the French language.Photo: Facebook With a provincial deficit of $11 billion, it is interesting that the Legault government has been able to … Read more
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