By Carla Vigos Laguna Woods Globe correspondent One of my favorite things to do is create a dish from odds and ends in the refrigerator. My Aunt Rose would call this “mescolanza,” which in Italian means mixture. Today I had Swiss chard, grape tomatoes, and mushrooms needing some love and attention before going bad. I…
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“The dating rules are a lot different at this age,” a reader told me. “A little patience is required.” “He is shy and very short,” said 79-year-old “Anne,” who is 5 feet 2 inches tall, after her first date with 83-year-old “Frank.” While he had taken her to lunch at a nice restaurant, she thought…
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On July Fourth, Americans celebrate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But these three principles aside, we often forget the underlying, truly radical ideas the Declaration is built upon. The Fourth of July isn’t just about feel-good words and ideas that politicians invoke to gain…
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Workers at dozens of major Southern California hotels went on strike Sunday, July 2, forming picket lines at many of the businesses in an effort to secure higher pay and improvements in health care and retirement benefits. “BREAKING: Southern California hotel workers are ON STRIKE! Thousands walked off the job at properties across DTLA &…
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Are you over 70 and a California driver? Are you going to have to renew your driver’s license anytime soon? Are you in for a surprise! And perhaps a nerve-wracking experience, like me. For over two years during the COVID pandemic, senior drivers in California could skip taking the dreaded knowledge test when renewing, thanks…
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The family vacation home is often a point of pride, a place for reconnecting and making memories. A vacation home, whether it’s in the mountains, near the sea, on a lake, or on a farm, can have sentimental as much as economic value. Unfortunately, these very characteristics can also make the family vacation home one…
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By this time next year, nearly 3,000 solar panels will span the roof of Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, powering the flashy slot machines, air conditioned hotel rooms and golf course facilities that dot the tribe’s 474,000-square-foot resort. Utility services for Native Americans can be problematic. Tribes across the United States report pricier electric bills,…
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Here are a few things Alex and Holly have learned in the year since they lost their apartment and started sleeping in their 2005 Ford Explorer: First, always stuff some cardboard inside your car windows before turning in for the night. “You don’t want nobody peeking in, seeing you’re not gonna be able to respond,”…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cristian Espinoza scored late in the second half to help the San Jose Earthquakes earn a 2-2 draw with the Galaxy on Saturday night. Espinoza’s ninth goal of the season came when he took a pass from Jackson Yueill and scored in the 81st minute to earn the Earthquakes (7-7-7) a…
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The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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