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4/20/2023 6:58:14 PM

Near Joshua Tree, a gust of great news for La Copine, Noah Purifoy museum

There's excellent news to share from two of my preferred places around Joshua Tree. La Copine, the New York Times-reviewed dining establishment unbelievably located on the road to Landers, has a mo...

4/11/2023 5:53:47 PM

As 'Realito,' Rialto slips into Raymond Chandler's 'Big Sleep'

Rialto made an appearance in among the most long-lasting detective novels of the 20th century. Well, sort of. In Raymond Chandler's launching novel "The Big Sleep," published in 1939, L.A. private ...

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Citrus State Historic Park is Riverside's living homage to orange days

I'm getting a strolling tour of California Citrus State Historic Park, a sprawling homage in Riverside to the groves that as soon as enticed millions of freezing Midwesterners and East Coast locals to...

Flash! Grand son gos to famous Burton Frasher image archive in Pomona

Picturesque postcards from the American Southwest were shot and sold by Burton Frasher Sr. from a studio in Pomona. Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, Lake Tahoe, Path 66 and other places were the settin...

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4/16/2023 2:30:02 PM

With warmer weather, Joshua Tree National Park beckoned again

The weather was so uncertain in March that I postponed my yearly trip to Joshua Tree, where it was even cooler than it was here. Instead of travel, my primary birthday-month activities were 1) shiveri...

4/8/2023 5:00:10 PM

Beach Boys had early gigs in San Bernardino prior to wave of fame

Now that the heat of the sun, to estimate a Beach Boys tune title, appears to have belatedly shown up, let me inform you the story of how the band got early support from an unlikely quarter: the Inlan...

Cellar Door Books indications lease for new store in Riverside

Riverside's independent bookstore will soon be evacuating for a new house - - one that's still in Riverside. As you've checked out here formerly, Cellar Door Books should leave Canyon Crest Towne C...

Civil liberties icon Myrlie Evers, 90, lauded in Claremont as 'motivation to us all'

When he got home from work, the three young children had remained up late to welcome their daddy. "There's Daddy, there's Daddy," they exclaimed when they saw his automobile pull into the driveway. Th...

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Hope in Goma: Congo Launches Urgent Mpox Vaccination Drive Amidst Rising Crisis In a crucial move to combat the escalating outbreak of mpox, Congolese authorities have initiated a vaccination campaig...

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El río Amazonas enfrenta su nivel más bajo jamás registrado: ¿Qué significa para el ecosistema y las comunidades que dependen de él?

Unprecedented Low: The Amazon's Río Negro Hits Record Low Water Levels! In a shocking development for environmentalists and locals alike, the Río Negro, the longest river in the Amazon basin, has rea...

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Celebrating the Life of Mimis Plessas: A Beloved Icon of Modern Greek Music Passes Away at 99

Remembering Mimis Plessas: A Musical Legend's Last Note The world of music has dimmed a little brighter with the recent passing of Mimis Plessas, a cherished Greek composer whose melodies have become...