» Video Game Review By Jake BOWMAN “Down To Hell” is an answer to the question, “What if you combined video games and heavy metal music?” A 2D hack-and-slash/beat-em-up game, which developer Red Dev Studio affectionately calls a ‘slash-em-up,’ “Down To Hell” is a game I really want to like but, in its current state, […]
By Charly SHELTON Harry Potter is the boy who lived. But without the Dark Lord, young Potter would just be another kid. The story of the hero is nothing without a villain. And yet, in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, the villains have been oddly absent. The main ride, “Harry […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY An estimated 900 people came to Honolulu Avenue in Montrose on Sunday afternoon to sample the friendliness of the town – and some craft beer. The occasion was the annual Montrose Craft Beer Fest, hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. “We had great energy going into the event,” said chamber […]
By Charly SHELTON To all ye knights and squires, ye fey folk and sprites, ye merchants and travelers. Hail and well met! If ye seek a place where the vaguely-medieval/fantasy theme is rampant amongst all who pass hither, search thou no further than the Renaissance Faire. The Santa Fe Dam Recreation Center in Irwindale is […]
On April 11-12, Universal Studios is hosting a premium evening event that invites guests to be among the first to experience Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle with exclusive, coveted after-hours access to Hogsmeade™ village, where fans can also explore the shops and experience the land’s signature rides. The event’s main attraction is an exclusive first-look […]
BY STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH April 2019 Here are some of the shows you can see in our local theaters this month: OPENING “The Root Beer Bandits – A Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild West Musicale” tells the story of Polly Peppercorn, the only female to ride for the Pony Express. […]
By Charly SHELTON Back in 1932, berry farmer Walter Knott was introduced to a new berry hybrid by his friend Rudolph Boysen. It was part red raspberry, part blackberry and part loganberry. The notoriously hard-to-grow berry plant was dying under Boysen’s care, so Knott took it back to his berry farm in Buena Park where […]
By Charly SHELTON Antarctica was not always a frozen wasteland. Back in the Late Permian and Early Triassic, about 260 million years ago, it was more like Seattle, Washington in terms of climate – wet and full of giant forests, with temperatures in the 50s-to-60s degrees Fahrenheit. This was still slightly colder than the rest […]
The speaker at the next Little Landers historical and educational program is Craig Durst, The History Hunter. He will take the audience for a trip down Foothill Boulevard like none other. He will introduce notable points of interest not otherwise known and after this presentation, Foothill Boulevard will never seem the same again. This program […]
By Charly SHELTON Whether you reach for a Guinness or a dyed-green beer, there are enough St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around LA to suit anyone’s needs. From Long Beach to LA proper, there were events at pubs and restaurants to celebrate the Irish people, their diaspora in America and abroad, and the Irish culture that […]