By Greg ARAGON Summer is here and it is a good time to plan a cruise to Alaska for a chance to encounter sights no other cruise destination can offer. Where else can one see humpback whales splash beneath a stateroom balcony, or glaciers drift past a dinner window? Where can one sit by the […]
Photo by Charly SHELTON Sprinkles Cupcakes opens its newest location tomorrow, Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Americana at Brand. It offers cupcakes (shown above), ice cream and a cupcake ATM to satisfy your craving 24 hours a day. Visit through Sunday for a chance to win a “Golden Ticket” hidden in random cupcakes […]
The Pettybreakers DSB performing ‘Separate Ways’ DSB performing ‘Don’t Stop Believing’
By Charly SHELTON Where can you go in La Crescenta to get a good burger? Montrose has Montrose Bakery and La Cañada has North Shore Burger. But La Crescenta? Tee’s on the Green has served great burgers and local craft beers for the last four years, but it’s a hidden gem. Nestled along the putting […]
By Marissa GOULD, intern Film noir: a movie genre categorized by crime dramas in black and white cinematography that reflect American culture in the ’40s and ’50s. Typically, film noir movies can only be found on obscure TV stations or from shady sites online. But last Saturday, fans of the genre could of headed to […]
The Glendale Galleria and Glendale Arts will be hosting free Latin dance classes every Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the Summer Pop Up Series that continues through Sept. 23. The free dance lessons are located on the second level of the Bloomingdale’s wing in the Glendale Galleria. For nine weeks, all […]
By Susan JAMES The eighth annual exhibition of television costume design at the L.A. Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing – FIDM – opened on July 22 and runs (free to the public) through Sept. 20. Over 100 costumes from 20 television shows are featured representing 98 current and past Emmy-nominated costume designers. As usual […]
By Ted AYALA The organ is often referred to as the “king of instruments,” but it’s clear which instrument truly is the king when measured by the media attention and rabid following that the captains of the Steinways, Bösendorfers, Érards and Yamahas summon. Thanks in no small part to the cult of personality that the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY If you’re a fan of popular culture and you use the Internet on a regular basis, there’s a pretty good chance “Weird Al” Yankovic invaded your life these past couple of weeks. The king of song parodies unleashed a blitzkrieg style of marketing this month for his new album “Mandatory Fun” when […]