“From the Station Fire Ashes: A Forest Recovers” Gallery Opening

“From the Station Fire Ashes: A Forest Recovers” Gallery Opening

Whether biking thousands of miles in the mountains, scrambling through the Wonderland of Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, riding a camel in the shadow of the great Pyramids of Giza, or watching a hummingbird rebuild her nest in his own backyard, mountain biker and photo buff Michael Caley has sought a window into the […]

All Things Fried Means Only One Thing– The L.A. County Fair Has Arrived

By Charly SHELTON The county fair is in town again and that means one thing: fried everything. Fried pickles, fried bacon, fried cheese, fried Oreos, fried peanut butter and jelly, fried hotdogs and, most importantly, fried Twinkies. Twinkies were dead but have been resurrected just in time for the fair because what is a fair […]

Are You a True Believer?

Are You a True Believer?

By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, True-Believer.net visited the Harvest Market in Montrose to introduce people to the new nerd website. True-Believers, for those who are, is how Stan Lee greeted his comic book followers. The True-Believer.net website was designed by Sedna Solutions and its content is supplied by writers from CVW. The idea of the […]

Sidling Up for A Taste

Sidling Up for A Taste

By Michael YEGHIAYAN Some of the most renowned and well-respected chefs in Los Angeles took part in this year’s “The Taste,” an annual celebration of food and drink presented by the Los Angeles Times over Labor Day weekend. Like much of the Los Angeles food scene, the event’s focus was centered on restaurants, bars and […]

Redemption May Be Found in ‘Light in the Darkness’

Redemption May Be Found in ‘Light in the Darkness’

Casa 0101 Theater and Mexica Films present “Light In The Darkness,” a story of a young gang member’s journey from self-destruction to self-realization. Carlos Alvarado, a gang member from Los Angeles, is on the road to self-destruction but a sudden tragic event forces him to come face-to-face with all the pain and loss he carries […]

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Changes On the Horizon for Gamers? By Michael WORKMAN Microsoft has been in damage control mode since the Xbox One was announced back in May, mostly due to fans displeasure over “always-on” Internet connect and no game sharing policy. In June, E3 didn’t do much to help the Xbox One’s appeal since Microsoft was hoping […]

More Tragedy Than Comedy at ‘The World’s End’

By Susan JAMES Since 2004 and the release of “Shaun of the Dead,” British filmmakers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have been creating quirky little comedies that go on to become cult favorites. They write scripts together for Pegg to star in and Wright to direct. According to a recent interview with Pegg, their new […]

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A Lively Time Found in ‘The Walking Dead’ Game By Michael WORKMAN In the early days of video games, “point-and-click” adventures were some of the most popular PC games. Titles such as “The Secret of Monkey Island,” “Space Quest” and “Day of the Tentacle” offer fond memories for devoted PC fans of the late ’80s […]