A wonderful musical production of Alice Walker’s THE COLOR PURPLE is now at The Greenway Court Theatre. This Tony Award-winning musical features a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. mais 299 palavras
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A Kid’s Appreciation of a Street Cop
In doing research for my next book, Gangsters & Cops: Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD’s Scandalous Coming of Age, I came across a posting in the LAPD Police Bulletin. mais 274 palavras
Simply the "Betts"
Not that it was any surprise, but Boston’s Mookie Betts has been named American League Most Valuable Player. He led the majors with a .346 batting average, joined the 30-30 club (32 homers and 30 stolen bases), made his third straight All-Star team, won a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger Award, hit for the cycle on August 9, and played on the 2018 Boston Red Sox championship team. mais 325 palavras
Hundreds still missing in California's Camp Fire. Their families cling to hope
Hundreds of people are missing in California’s Camp Fire. With each day that goes by, their families refuse to let hope wane.
Sol Bechtold drove three hours to Butte County just to provide police with a DNA sample. mais 729 palavras
The Cliffs of Moher
When I lived in California, I went hiking quite a bit and most times it was with Janet. Every time I called her and asked “do you want to go hiking?” she always said yes! mais 430 palavras
#space Jam
My favorite recent PFT Commenter conspiracy theory is that Space Jam 2, which is set to star LeBron James but remains in preproduction, actually is a vehicle to allow James, newly a member of the strikingly mediocre Los Angeles Lakers, to recruit top players with salaries in excess of the league’s caps by paying them to be a part of mais 113 palavras
Sparks (Not the Coldplay Song)
I have to open this by saying that I’m not cool enough to have known about Sparks until a few weeks ago. A friend of mine, waiting for a bus downtown with me, noticed the marquee for the Palace Theater announcing they’d be playing in November. mais 427 palavras
