By Charly SHELTON Walt Disney World proudly opened “Frozen Ever After,” a new boat ride attraction in the Norway Pavilion of Epcot, late last month. In California, there isn’t room to add a new ride of that size so Disney California Adventure brought in “Frozen,” a stage show, to capitalize on the wave of popularity. […]
By Charly SHELTON For the last several months, we’ve brought you coverage of The Walking Dead year-round attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. From the initial announcement to the auditions, to the training, to the progress updates, and now it’s finally time to open the attraction. So was it worth the wait? Yes, with an asterisk. […]
By Charly SHELTON There are a handful of dinosaurs that everybody knows – T. rex, triceratops, stegosaurus, brontosaurus and pterodactyl – and each one of those has a story to tell. For example, it was recently posited that a triceratops is a juvenile form of a torosaurus and not a species on its own. A […]
The Universal Studios Walking Dead daytime attraction opens Monday, July 4, and it really is scary. Members of the press were treated to an exclusive preview of the new attraction on Tuesday and True Believer has you covered. Tomorrow, Friday, in our bi-weekly edition of True Believer, we have full coverage with a photo gallery, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Meet OkCupid user tracylovescats. Female, 36, straight. Do you want to date her? If so, be prepared, because if you can’t figure out from her username, she … loves … KITTIES! If you don’t love KITTIES then you won’t love her! How about MrNightlifeTron? This bro knows how to party like a […]
Excerpts from the Broadway musical “1776” will be included in La Cañada Presbyterian Church’s annual “Americana” concert, to be presented Saturday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tyler Wright will portray John Adams and Rebecca Sjowall will play the role of Abigail Adams as LCPC’s Chancel Choir and Orchestra presents scenes from a show that won […]
By Charly SHELTON I’m not a huge fan of salads. I eat them when I have to, but it’s very rare that I will order a salad as an entrée over another kind of food. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with salads; I just usually go for the burger or something with a little […]
by Charly Shelton Eighty-two years ago, Cordelia Knott had a restaurant. It started as a roadside stop for tea and biscuits, and maybe a slice of boysenberry pie. Ever the courteous hostess, Mrs. Knott whipped up some fried chicken for guests when biscuits and pie weren’t enough. The restaurant evolved, soon drawing massive crowds from […]
By Charly SHELTON The Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3, is the biggest video games show in North America. It is an Expo only for those who create video games and those who work with videogames, including retailers and press. As such, gamers from around the world clamber to get into the show. Most have to […]
By Charly SHELTON The Valley used to be boring. It was a place where you went if you had to, but with everything we have in Glendale and in Pasadena, there was really no huge draw. Over the last five years or so, that has changed. Case in point – Claudine. A beautifully decorated, quaint […]