My column, “Am’s View,” debuted one year ago this month. Even though it has been challenging, I believe that my writing has grown and blossomed since my first article. The opportunity came […]
Her garden is really growing
What might (or not) have been
Disneyland in Burbank? The Angels in Long Beach? Oil derricks in Garden Grove? What sort of “Twilight Zone” world is that? Well, those things do seem sort of off, but they are […]
Miss Cal, happy dragon, Tito
The new Miss California, Jazmin Avalos, came to the pageant in Fresno last month as Miss Los Angeles County by way of Garden Grove. Avalos, 24, is a graduate of California State […]
Back when I hated summers …
Here’s a heresy with a twist ending. As a kid, I hated summer. Oh, I know volumes have been written about the joys of the sunny season. The old fishin’ hole. Camping […]
Going the distance for The Best
Forty-Three miles. That’s the distance I drive, each way, to get my hair cut and styled. Undoubtedly, an hour’s drive for a monthly hair appointment is extreme; however, I have the BEST […]
Whole new path across town
The Tribune reported recently about the Orange County Transportation Authority’s plan to extend the existing Medal of Honor Garden Grove Bike/Pedestrian Path along the old Pacific Electric right-of-way to link up with […]
And leadership deficits, too …
For reasons both mysterious and explainable, the City of Westminster has been in various degrees of municipal agony over the past two decades. The causes are multiple – the end of redevelopment, […]
What kind of fun do you want?
It’s been a rough year for all of us, but an especially rocky one for the people and City of Huntington Beach. The sun-soaked “Surf City” has been in the spotlight, and […]
“Where’s the beef?” Am had it
Remember when you were a teenager and couldn’t wait to get a job? Money, independence, and turning 16 couldn’t come fast enough. As much as I loved volunteering, my nonexistent income wasn’t […]
Festival, we’ll see you in 2022
As pleased as all of us seem to be about what appears to be a victory over the coronavirus, we have to recall there’s been a cost to this battle. In […]
