Past Stories
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/2/14
NHRA WINTERNATIONALS
Dude, hot rods. Hot rods racing each other. If you need more motivation, ponder this: it’s the season opener. New cars and drivers are at the ready to show off the latest moves, tricks and engi...
Palm Springs Modernism Week
Thurs, Feb. 14-Sun, Feb. 24
Palm Springs is celebrating itself once again just in time for Valentine’s Day. Start off mid-February right by joining the city in its celebration of all the classic ‘40s-‘60s modernist design...
Experimental Sound
Sat, Feb. 16-Sun, Feb. 17
In all forms of multimedia—whether it’s an independent film or an experimental video–sound pays a compliment to each visually stunning masterpiece. Without sound and music, art wouldn’t have th...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
My buddy, Luis, drops by today. He works for the city and he’s happy to have the job—good pay, good benefits—and he’s definitely not a complainer. Luis enjoys life. “I enjoy reading,” he says. ...
Vital Signs?
Downtown Pomona’s “Arts Colony” and “Antique Row” arches will be a-changin‘—does everyone think this is a good idea?
What’s in a name? In downtown Pomona, apparently a lot.
The city of Pomona is very rich in his...
¡Ask A Mexican!
Dear Mexican: I’m 39. My stepdad—who raised me—just died. This freed my mother to tell me (stepdad always forbade it) that the man I thought was my biological father all this time was not. The man who IS my biological&hel...
Brotherly Love
Every Time I Die explores Ex Lives in the IE
There’s a common music business stereotype that if brothers play together in a rock band, there is usually some serious sibling conflict. However, Every Time I Die has been going&h...
Noise of Rumors
MEMBERS: Cyn Electric (vocals/rhythm guitar), Joey Raum (drums) and Danny Balboa (lead guitar).
CITIES OF ORIGIN: “We’re from Ontario and Rancho. Our drummer is from Maryland, but moved to Montclair a few years back.”
K...
Final Word
No fair! That’s what Coach Jim Harbaugh is yelling, after his San Francisco 49ers lost the Super Bowl on a controversial last-minute play. Jim Harbaugh—whose team was competing against his older brother, Baltimore Ravens Co...
Not So Hard
Latest Die Hard film goes limp
It’s been a quarter-century since Bruce Willis helped revolutionize the modern action movie genre in the first Die Hard film. Playing a wisecracking yet relatable Everyman cop named John McClane...
Noodles Enough
Pho Ha’s famous beef bowl is extremely comforting in cold weather
A wave of sickness has rapidly spread through the IE, infecting everyone in its wake. It has completed its course but a few weeks ago, everyone I knew seem...
Blues Blood
Rising rock act Rival Sons—featuring Fontana’s own Jay Buchanan—is going places
Remember the name Rival Sons because this is one of the hottest bands out there right now. At least according to iconic Led Zeppelin guitaris...
Worlds Colliding
Art and Activism at Pomona College
On practically any given commute, the odds are high someone will spot a sticker of Shepard Fairey’s Obama poster plastered onto a car. Equally high are the odds someone will have a reaction:...
Epic Christopher Dorner Manhunt Ends Violently in Angelus Oaks
Search for Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake. Photo by Jesse B. Gill.
It’s over.
After a harrowing week, one of the biggest manhunts in California history is finally over.
Unofficially.
San Bernardino County fire crews pul...
It’s a Date
Forget about the ripening of strawberries or the blooming of orange blossoms; at the Riverside County Fair it’s all about the date. The 67th Annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, which originally began in 1...
The Bee’s Knees
Victoria Gardens holds a great Farmer’s Market featuring various vendors. A typical day includes listening to Frank Sinatra in the background and hosting a suitable dog-friendly atmosphere for those stereotypical canine lover...
The Ex-Cop Everyone is Talking About (and Looking For)
Everybody’s talking about Christopher Jordan Dorner . . . and with good reason.
Law enforcement agencies say the 33-year-old ex-LAPD officer is a triple murderer. Some folks on the Internet seem to think of him as a real-life...
