Travel | Travel: Is Hawaii welcoming tourists after the Maui fire? November 8, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. While West Maui is rebuilding from the blaze, the tourist mecca of Oahu is open for business ... and pleasure.
Travel | Travel: When booking a cruise, here’s how to choose less scary destinations October 18, 2023 at 9:50 a.m. Here's how to sail to the sights while avoiding the frights.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Knott's Berry Farm | My job at Knott’s Berry Farm decades ago was the best I ever had October 16, 2023 at 9:42 a.m. The author worked as a sweeper and ticket-taker at the Buena Park theme park in the late '70s and early '80s.
Travel | Travel: Experience luxury cruising, Seabourn style September 27, 2023 at 12:20 p.m. The cruise line will have more sailings out of Southern California in 2024 than any other in the ultra-luxury category.
Travel | Travel: These 9 new cruise ships are debuting on the seas this year and next September 6, 2023 at 2:08 p.m. Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Disney and other lines have new vessels that have either just launched or will in 2024.
Travel | Travel: Crystal, a cruise line that went under during the pandemic, sails again August 31, 2023 at 5:23 p.m. The line, now owned by Abercrombie & Kent, just completed a shakedown cruise in the Mediterranean and will resume sailing in California next year.
Travel | Travel: The good, bad and ugly of cruising with MSC July 20, 2023 at 11:55 a.m. The world's third-largest cruise line has a huge following in Europe, South America and Africa and it trying to make in-roads in the U.S.
Things To Do | These 60 Southern California cities permit state-approved fireworks June 22, 2023 at 2:33 p.m. The communities are among 296 in California that allow fireworks approved by the state Fire Marshal to be sold and used to celebrate Independence Day.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things To Do | 2023 fireworks buying guide: Which state-approved pyrotechnics are worth the price? June 24, 2023 at 9:14 a.m. Every new product for the 2023 California fireworks season was recently put to the test at a neutral site: a fire station.
Things To Do | Has misuse taken the spark out of fireworks in California? June 22, 2023 at 2:26 p.m. The risk of fire, the effects on pets and rising costs are cooling people's ardor to set off pyrotechnics.