Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show is this Sunday. We have a guest blog about Dr. Detail written by Tony Barthel from the Curbside Auto Column and Car Show Calendar, who writes for Pomona Swap Meet’s Blog. This issue of the Swap Meet newsletter has a thread that weaves through the stories, where people get…
What Does Your Dog Really Think of You?
With the annual Mission Circuit Dog Show, presented by Purina Pro Plan, at Fairplex this Memorial Day weekend, there are thousands of dogs on the campus. The multifarious breeds and barking makes me think of P.D. Eastman’s Go, Dog, Go and its boisterous dog party. As a dog lover, it’s hard to sit here and not…
Michael Jordan Leads Int’l Wine Comp
Not that Michael Jordan! No basketballs here (altho we may see a football since Vince Ferragamo is a judge). Famed restaurateur and Master Sommelier Michael Jordan is the new honorary chairman of the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition, which begins tomorrow. The former global manager of wine sales and wine education for Walt Disney…
Selling (or Buying) a Car Has Never Been So Easy
So you have an extra car sitting around or you want to sell your existing car to ramp up your down payment for a new one. But the thought of having buyers come to your house doesn’t sound so appealing. SoCal Auto Showcase has the perfect solution. SCAS is at Fairplex on weekends with what…
Burn Rubber Baby…It’s Drag Racing Time!
This week guest blogger Tim L. gives us his take on our drag races. What do you think about when you hear the phrase “drag races”? Does it take you back to your first car and seeing if you were faster than your buddies? If you’re a baby-boomer, then drag races means burnouts, nostalgic cars,…
The Driver Wears Prada
Welcome to the new layout of the Fairplex Insider blog. We plan to bring you all the latest on what’s happening at Fairplex and info on the latest trends and issues as it relates to Fairplex, and on things we like. To kick us off this week, guest blogger Kristy D. is talking shoes and…
Warm up those fingers…
…because the Los Angeles World Guitar Show is coming to the Fairplex this weekend! It’s a great chance to sell, trade and buy some six-strings. You can even get your instrument appraised if you like. Anything guitar-related will be there: amps, repair companies, memorabilia, banjos – whatever strums your strings. And before the weekend, you…
Help out our “kids”
The Learning Centers at Fairplex cordially invite you…to dinner! With an accompanying auction on September 29 at our very own Sheraton Fairplex Hotel, the Child Development Center at Fairplex 20th Annual Dinner & Auction hopes to raise money to continue its mission of educating and preparing today’s children, their families and tomorrow’s teachers to succeed…
What’s a Roller Derby?
Did you know that the Fairplex is the home base of the Los Angeles FireBirds? These tough athletes will face the Brooklyn Red Devils this Saturday at 8 p.m. These professional skaters skate on a traditional banked course, which means that the track is slanted, not flat. And, in typical roller derby fashion, things can…
Ag Fair Puts Spotlight on California Agriculture
The agriculture industry is dwindling in California. We see the impact here in the Inland Empire. Gone are the orange groves in Pomona and the dairy farms that dotted the open land in the Chino Valley, and the lemon trees in Upland. But agriculture is still important to the state, and the Schools’ Agriculture and…
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