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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about California

Eating On The Fly - 12-15-2005

Hungry for something new but at a loss for ideas? We asked these veterans of the road where to find good eats no matter where you land.

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Alviso, California Lunch is served up like nowhere else at...

...mole. - Richard C. Gattey, Boulder Creek, California Chambersburg, Pennsylvania I am...

...Rockledge, Florida Corona Del Mar, California My absolute favorite place to eat is a...

Sip Up And Take Note - 11-1-2003

Thanks to extended summers, an abundance of sunshine, cool autumn nights, and talented winemakers, Washington's turning out some of the nations best wines.

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...wine-grape yield in the U.S., following only California. In fact, with almost 30,000 vineyard acres,...

...— a term usually synonymous with California-grown. Washington, like Oregon and New York and...

...numbers. While Washington does rank second to California, it’s a distant second. Washington has...

Looney For Laguna - 11-15-2003

If you don't catch sight of Heather Locklear in her favorite California town, you can catch her in the live-animation film Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

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...LOCKLEAR fell in love with Laguna Beach, California, almost 10 years ago, when she met and fell in...

...L.A. Life in Laguna is a just dessert for the California golden girl, who has come to personify West...

...food where it’s not like dive food? California cuisine. I just know I like to eat.”...

Little Saigons - 1-1-2009

American Way takes you on a five-city tour of the best Vietnamese cuisine in America.

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...Gap, Pennsylvania; and Camp Pendleton, California. Two more waves of Vietnamese immigration...

... in the United States, 40 percent of whom live in California; another 12 percent make their home in...

...largest and most notable Little Saigon is in California; it fans out into the cities of Westminster and...

Jamie Lee Curtis' Los Angeles - 9-15-2002

Born and bred in L.A., this actress/author takes time from promoting her latest production to show you the sights of her Hollywood hometown.

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... SIGHTS "There used to be a newscaster in California [whose] name was Jerry Dunphy. And how he opened...

...it''s right on the ocean and you get that lovely California cuisine, and you can walk to the pier and go...

...including Jil Sander. If there''s ever a California shopping experience, it''s Fred Segal. It''s been...

The New Adventures Of Julia - 2-1-2008

With her TV success, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has made enough money and achieved enough fame to be able to do a lot of things for instance, take chances at more TV success and try to save the planet.

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...passenger seat of her black Toyota Prius in California . “I get 43 miles to the gallon.

...Louis-Dreyfus says. “In California , you can drive in the carpool lane if you have...

...is a tremendous asset, because traffic in California is absolutely revolting.” At the...

Going Places - 1-1-2005

Our job is done. We’ve chosen our winners. Now they get to enjoy their 15 days of fame. Since it’s obvious from the miles they log that our Road Warriors get around, we decided to pick their brains — and their itineraries

Article Excerpts:

...a romantic. - Dave Crosby, Bay Point, California Oranjestad, Aruba Iguana Joe''s,...

...Maier, El Paso, Texas San Diego, California No trip to San Diego would be complete...

...cakes, and tea. - Kim Barrett, San Diego, California Splurge on tea and scones at the cafe...

Don't Fence Me In - 10-1-2006

Under the deep-blue skies of the American West, you'll find a varied and unexpected Eden and the distinct impression that anything is still possible.

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California''s Green Bounty OLD WEST ...

... 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles, may have been California''s first wine country: The padres at Mission San...

...sybaritic offerings. You''ll find the wealth of California''s fields in one spot at San Francisco''s historic...

Explore - 8-15-2002

If you know what’s good for you, you’ll take a hike. And you’ll take it at one of these extraordinary sites currently making news. ST. THOMAS: A glorious new nature trail now winds above Magens Bay on this tropical isle. It’s a moder...

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...at (340) 776-4760. SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California: The palatial California park with the massive...

...NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA: The palatial California park with the massive trees has just opened the...

... www.visitsequoia.com MENDOCINO COAST, California: Northern California has a new state park...

Jagged Little Thrill - 8-15-2005

Alanis Morissette has been visiting the Monterey Bay area for a decade, so she oughta know where to go to get away from (most of) it all.

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... I''d been going to different hot springs all over California. I''m from Ottawa, Canada, originally, so...

... that''s Pacific Ocean-oriented was amazing to me. California as a state is just my fantasy state. It''s warm...

...ocean. I really love it. And I love that what California is made fun of for is also one of its greatest...

This Old House - 3-15-2007

Adore those villas you saw in Tuscany? That vintage chteau in France? Architect Richard Landry takes a page from the past and gives it a modern twist.

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...gives it a modern twist. When California native and designer Lorna Auerbach was shopping...

...drove his Honda Civic to Santa Monica, California, and quickly found a job in theme-park design. A...

... a home. So I bought the timber and shipped it to California. Aged by decades of wind, rain, and snow, that...

Endless Summer - 10-1-2009

Have you always wanted to do a pop-up (that’s surf speak for standing on a surfboard) and ride the swells like Kelly Slater? Take your excitement off the shoreline and into the wild waves this winter (prime surfing season in most parts of the world) with the gentle coaching available at one of these schools. Your options run the gamut from half-day lessons to overnight adventures.

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... ALSO TRY: Surfclass lessons in Ventura, California (from $90, www .surfclass.com); Richard Schmidt...

... Richard Schmidt Surf School in Santa Cruz, California (from $80, www.richardschmidt.com) For the...

... Diva ’s lessons in La Jolla Shores in San Diego, California, or its all-inclusive surf camp in Costa Rica...

Eating And Drinking With John Wabeck - 11-1-2003

Chef at Washington, D.C.s Firefly, a popular "neighborhood place" on Dupont Circle.

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... lured from the pols and pundits of Washington to California wine country, to take the executive chef...

...wasn’t particularly suited to the California lifestyle (“Everything about me says...

...Wabeck amassed an encyclopedic knowledge of California wine, and even put in three months at Darioush,...

Have Football, Will Travel And A Tale Of Two Shores - 8-15-2003

If you haven’t gone coastal in Mexico lately, then you’re really missing out.

Article Excerpts:

... SEPTEMBER 27-28 BERKLEY/OAKLAND, California Saturday: USC vs. University of California...

... CALIFORNIA Saturday: USC vs. University of California at Berkley. If you''re in need of a good campus...

... NOVEMBER 22-23 PASADENA/SAN DIEGO, California Saturday: USC vs. UCLA at the Rose...

Candid Camera - 3-1-2008

In front of the lens, Aaron Eckhart is the picture of intensity. Behind it, though, he is the picture of happiness.

Article Excerpts:

...the Company of Men transformed the Cupertino, California, native overnight into one of the busiest...

...beach that affords some of the best surfing in California. “He can no longer do that. Now I put...

...and stone. It will be very indigenous to the California hills. It’s surrounded by oak trees,...

It Figures Ii - 8-15-2002

CALIFORNIA, HERE WE SPEND $71 million The average annual amount spent by visitors to California, per the Travel Industry Association, which makes California tops in the U.S. in tourist revenue. No wonder they call it the Golden Sta...

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...The average annual amount spent by visitors to California, per the Travel Industry Association, which...

... per the Travel Industry Association, which makes California tops in the U.S. in tourist revenue. No wonder...

If At First You Don't Succeed... - 12-1-2002

You know the rest. Now research proves its your response to setback that determines whether you ultimately prevail.

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...a psychology professor at the University of California, Irvine. In it, he followed 450 mid-level...

...The Hardiness Institute, in Newport Beach, California). This usually entails training people to...

...Maddi, a professor at University of California, Irvine, and head of The Hardiness Institute,...

Sipping From The Argentine Cup - 4-15-2002

The latest Argentine wines are proving to be the highest quality the country has ever produced, thanks to innovative thinking by passionate producers and the Mendoza Provinces ideal climate.

Article Excerpts:

...a teaching position at the University of California in Berkeley. Spending his weekends in Napa...

...he was highly impressed with the burgeoning California wine revolution. One day, when visiting the...

...rather than heavy producers. "I then hired California winemaking star Paul Hobbs," he explains, "to...

Getting Into The Education Business - 11-1-2001

Tired of facing shortages of qualified workers and spending billions on training, Corporate America is teaming up with schools in new efforts to close the “digital divide” — and prepare kids for work in the real world. From the time he ...

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...High''s outlay per pupil is $18 less than the California average of $6,772. Discipline problems are few,...

...$4.9 million to a similar school in Napa, California, New Technology High School, for its effort to...

...for its effort to clone itself at 10 other California sites. "This grant recognizes the role that...

Red Hot Chile - 1-15-2001

Forget the blancs and rosés — these reds from South America will keep you warm this winter. I recently ran across a map of the America's that was printed with South America at the top and North America at the bottom. What’s wrong with t...

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... take it easy. After crank-starting the jug-happy California wine industry in the 1960s, Bob has gone on to...

... the hallmarks of Rutherford-grown Cabernets from California. The finish is long and mellow. ALMAVIVA...

...($87) Since being stunned by the victory of California wines in a notorious 1976 Paris tasting, the...