By Jenny Peters 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the births of both Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917) and Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917), two legends in the world of [...]

By Jenny Peters Looking for a California adventure this summer that doesn’t involve Mickey Mouse? Then consider heading to Lake Tahoe (and Reno, too) to have a truly [...]

By Jenny Peters It was a gorgeous night on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at the Hollywood Bowl when Tony Bennett joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its conductor Gustavo [...]

By Jenny Peters and Andy J. Gordon For the fifth consecutive year, the white sand of Long Beach, Calif., was the site of the World Series of Beach Volleyball. That hugely [...]

By Jenny Peters It’s been a long time coming, considering that the first Waldorf Astoria Hotel opened in New York City way back in the 1880s. That one gave way (for the [...]