This Weekend: Sales, Fashion, Gifts, Exercise, Recycling, Celebrations, Art, Butterflies and More

BY KAREN YOUNG

There’s some great shopping, good sales and fun events this Labor Day Weekend. Be safe!

SOTO LIFESTYLE GRAND OPENING: Soto, a My Daily Find fave, is celebrating the Grand Opening of its new…

The Weekend Cocktail: Four cocktails recipes to celebrate Labor Day

BY GWEN KENNEALLY

The labor unions created Labor Day over 100 years ago. It is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It is considered the last day of summer and it is time to celebrate in…

Bentley’s Bandstand: Stan Ridgeway, Neon Mirage

BY BILL BENTLEY

Stan Ridgway, Neon Mirage, A440 Records

Take some of the nocturnal knowledge inherent to Los Angeles that Jim Morrison so famously tapped, add a bit of Dean Martin’s way cool swing-a-ding-ding and then drop in a splash…

TRAVEL Destination San Mateo County: Giving San Francisco a run for the money

BY MARY McGRATH

I hadn’t been to the San Mateo area since my former life as a busy corporate executive. Back then, I was often too cramped to enjoy the finer nuances of travel. Now that I have the time,…

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant news across the San Fernando Valley

BY KAREN YOUNG

NOMINATE A HERO: Hugo’s Restaurants (a My Daily Find fave), known as the home of the Hollywood Power Breakfast, healthy food and the original Pasta Mama,  celebrates 30 years in business this month…

Calabasas resident brings smiles with Hats Off for Cancer; Host a Tea Party or Hat Drive and help!

BY JUDITH A. PROFFER

Tara Lawrence was only ten years old when she lost her grandfather to prostate cancer. The loss hit her hard and the young dynamo with a philanthropic heart turned her sadness into action by volunteering with…

This Labor Day “pay-what-you-can” for two stunning productions at the Lonny Chapman Theatre

BY JACKIE HOUCHIN

Two stunning, character-driven plays are running concurrently at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood — “A Walk in the Woods,” directed by Richard Alan Woody and performed by two amazing and skilled actors, and…

New! Summer Canteen: A Thai cafe with a cool vibe

BY KAREN YOUNG

A cool vibe is hanging over a new Thai cafe  developed by the owners of Gindi Thai in Toluca Lake and Summer Summer in Northern California’s Emeryville. Sleek and modern with an industrial look, the new venture,…

Back to the Kitchen: Easy and festive recipes for Labor Day

BY GWEN KENNEALLY

Labor Day is the first Monday of September and is a time to acknowledge those in the workforce by having a traditional last blowout of the summer. Since you don’t want to work too hard on this…

This Weekend: Lobster Meal Deal, Micky Dolenz, Vintage Sale, Madison Sale, Free Movies & Concerts, Chinatown and more!

BY KAREN YOUNG

From Downtown to Calabasas — so much to do, so little time, and so much for FREE.  Micky Dolenz is going to be rockin’ the West Valley — do you know the words to  “Daydream Believer?” There’s…

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