Past Stories
Strictly Bidness
Funny Man? Dramatic Actor? Black Doug? Mike Epps says he’s ready to show Hollywood who he really is
Comedy may have saved Mike Epps’ life. Sure, many performers believe comedy rescued them from the wrong path, but Epps’ t...
Dancing Its Way Into Our Hearts
Photo Joe Lampie
Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company finds love in Palm Springs
Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company will be gracing the Inland Empire with impactful and therapeutic dance programming and performance this week. Nickerson-Ro...
Savory In Spain
Sevilla brings both traditional and new Spanish tapas to the table
Tapas, those wondrous bits of just about everything meant to be savored over an early afternoon, late night or really any time, are something of a tough find ...
Ends and Means
Zero Dark Thirty raises questions about American torture tactics in the search for Osama bin Laden
There’s always a risk involved when a film attempts to depict historical events. While Lincoln has proven to be a formidable h...
Final Word
Get ready to lose all that extra holiday weight…
Flu season is here—about five weeks early. It’s been described as “intense” and “severe” and “the feel-good hit of the summer.” (Actually that last quote might...
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CITIES OF ORIGIN: Lake Elsinore (E-Town)
KINDRED SPIRITS: “Old school West Coast rap. Stuff like Warren G, Brotha Lynch Hung, NWA, Ice Cube . . .”
RECENT RELEASES: Cartunez Volume 2 (June 2009). “The alb...
A Fork in the Road
Lucy Michelle takes some time away from her Lappelles for a solo run
Watch out, Californians: Lucy Michelle is on a mission to make you her fans. Part of her master plan includes kicking off the New Year with a…
Pious Pioneer
Groundbreaking (and gay) bishop coming to show Palm Springs that all are equal in the eyes of God
As anyone who has ever been in a relationship can tell you, love is one of the most complex things a human…
Another Birther Movement
Chinese women are going to have to find a new path to American citizenship for their kids, because Chino Hills isn’t silently cooperating anymore. The city recently shut down an alleged “maternity hotel” via a temporary r...
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: What is it about Mexicans and collecting old cars? I have three Mexican neighbors with middle-class incomes, but in each case, when the old car or truck wouldn’t run anymore, they would buy a nearly new replacem...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2
It’s the first day after the holiday season, which was not just another holiday season in Chino Hills. In a contemporary take on the “no room at the inn” story of the first Christmas, Chino Hills city...
Dreamgirls
Thurs, Jan. 10
The Dreamgirls story begins in 1962 during the height of the R&B golden age. It tells the story of a young African American female singing trio from Chicago and the struggles that come with its rise to…
Ink’d Chronicles Tribute Art Show
Art by Domonique Monae Matlock
Sat, Jan. 12
Have you ever seen a tattoo on somebody (or yourself) that you just thought had no significance whatsoever? Yes, I’m talking to you Mr. Barb-wire-around-the-bicep. Well, at Ink’d...
Sum 41
Thurs, Jan. 10
Everybody loves a good sense of nostalgia, right? Course you do, especially if you were growing up anywhere between ’89 and ’95. That generation will not shut up about how great their respective childhoods we...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/1/10
DIAL “M” FOR MURDER
Nothing like a little 21st century Hitchcock to ring in the New Year. This classic mystery is coming back to life at the Redlands Footlighters Theater to tantalize and shock audience...
