What’s Happening: Holiday Magic and Lights in the Valley, Los Angeles and beyond

BY JENNIFER EVANS GARDNER

I love the holidays. Not just because chestnuts are roasting in an open fire or because friends and family will gather to celebrate. Not even for the delicious scents of pine and cinnamon wafting through the…

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Road Trip: The Palm Springs Riviera and Hadley’s Date Shakes

BY JENNIFER EVANS GARDNER

How far would you drive for a shake?  Not just any shake, but a California original… the Hadley’s Date Shake.  If you haven’t had one in a while, it may be time for a road trip.  And while you’re…

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ROAD TRIP Palos Verdes’ Terranea: A dream resort an hour away from the 818

BY JENNIFER EVANS GARDNER

In today’s economy, the name of the travel game is to find creative ways to cut costs.  Air travel has become not only uncomfortable with long security lines, no-frills customer service and cramped legroom — it…

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ROAD TRIP: The Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica

BY JENNIFER EVANS GARDNER

Some road trips take you hours away, others take you minutes. And then there are those that take you worlds away.  Summer is pretty much over, but you can still cling to it with a quick…

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ROAD TRIP: Los Olivos & the Santa Ynez Valley

BY JENNIFER EVANS GARDNER

Everyone loves a road trip. In my college years, the words alone (Road Trip!) were a devilish challenge, setting my friends and I off on a spontaneous, late-night car trip to some other college town an…

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