Santa Claus hats, elf ears and running shoes were seen for literal miles this weekend as thousands of runners participated in the annual Holiday Half Marathon at Fairplex. A flurry of snow spurred runners across the starting line, through our campus and around the surrounding hills and parks of Fairplex. Check out the fun in…
L.A. Weekender: Holiday half marathon, Festival of Carols, Santa Claus and boats
Photo courtesy of Chris Sharp from freedigitalphotos.net How is already the middle of December? The holiday festivities are out in full force and whether you like it or not, you’ll most likely be spending at least a few days out celebrating the end of the year. If you want to stay home wrapped in a…
FOOD NEWS: World’s Largest Gingerbread House
They say “everything’s bigger in Texas” so it’s no surprise that the world’s largest gingerbread house calls the Lone Star state it’s home. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Using 3,000 pounds of brown sugar, 7,200 eggs, 22,304 pieces of candy and a literal ton of butter, the Texas…
L.A. Weekender: Arts & crafts, holiday fun and Mozart
It is officially the holiday season which means even more fun than usual in the city of Los Angeles. This week we bring you arts & crafts, holiday shopping options, music, ice skating, Santa Claus and even a little opera for you. Without further delay, your L.A. Weekender: Photo courtesy of papaija2008 from freedigitalphotos.net First…
Winter on a Southern California farm
One of the best parts of being in Southern California is the severe lack of below-freezing temperatures. This gives us the ability to grow produce on our farm year-round. We took a stroll down to the Farm to see what Chef Teig and horticulturist Don DeLano have growing during the winter months. There’s a lot…
L.A. Weekender: Dinosaurs, ice castles, fire, art and graffiti
The view is beautiful at the Fairplex offices this morning. A glance towards the north gives us a spectacular view of snow-capped mountains and thick clouds covering the hillsides. While we are tempted to just advise everyone to hit the slopes, we realize that might not be ideal for you. We came up with a…
Thanksgiving recipes from McKinley’s Grille
Jingle Bells is playing on the radio. Christmas trees have invaded shopping malls. Disneyland is covered in fake snow. Netflix has prepared entire queues of holiday specials. There’s no denying it: Tis’ the season. For all of it. Starting with Thanksgiving next week. Whether you’re planning a feast full of family recipes or taking the…
FOOD NEWS: Ramen cake
Our minds were taken for a whirl with the invention of the Ramen Burger but this is a whole new level of “wow.” It hasn’t hit the States quite yet, but it’s making a splash in Japan. I present to you the Ramen Cake: Ramen Cake. Photo from Kotaku.com At first glance, this dish looks…
L.A. Weekender: Santa Claus, basketball and a Turkey Trot
It’s going to be a quiet weekend at Fairplex. Next weekend we welcome dinosaurs and graffiti to the grounds but this weekend we want to recommend some fun activities happening in other parts of Southern California… Photo courtesy of BJWOK from freedigitalphotos.net Santa’s Arrival: Okay, so it might be a little early to start thinking…
Behind the scenes of the 49th Auto Club NHRA Finals
Auto Club Raceway The 49th annual NHRA Finals starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday. It’s going to be loud, wild and tons of fun as thousands of drag racing fans come out to join the action and see who the world champions will be. We stopped by the Auto Club Raceway today to see how…
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