Saturday, May 19, 2012
The baseball coach says he's leaving to tend to family matters.
Calabasas High boys' baseball coach Ed Edsall won't be returning next season, the Los Angeles Times reports. Edsall made the announcement to the Coyotes at the team's 5-2 victory and season closer against Thousand Oaks on Wednesday, according to the Times. In an e-mail to the newspaper, Edsall said his wife is about to give birth and that he would be devoting more time to family matters. The Coyotes finished the 2012 season with an 8-19 record.
Here's gooey, chocolatey recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth.
There is no darker place than the mind of a chocolate mad teenager. So deep is my daughter's love of chocolate that she can tell the difference in taste and texture of nearly every market-variety brand chocolate and quite a few artisan offerings. Many a time I've brought home a treat and I've been told that it had the wrong cacoa percentage. Really? Is your palette that sophisticated? Well, apparently it is. One of the things that I strive to achieve as a parent is a little culinary independence. I have always encouraged my kids to experiment in the kitchen and make some of their own creations. My daughter is turning into quite a baker because of her deep seeded love of chocolate. Last week was no exception. I brought home a perfectly good…
Kids event at the Calabasas Farmers Market, the grand opening of a new Native American exhibit and two free stage productions.
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution comes to the Farmers Market today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the purchase of a $10 ticket kids can gather fresh fruits and veggies from participating vendors. There will also be a kid's juicing station, a basil planting workshop, a salsa making course at Sagebrush Cantina and other kid-friendly cooking demos. A grand opening event is being held at Calabasas Creek Park for a replica Chumash village. "California Tribal Gathering" is from noon to 6 p.m. There will be Native American singers, storytellers and other exhibits. Admission for Leonis Adobe Museum members is $3 adults and $1 children under 12. Entry fee for non-members is $5 for adults and $3 children. 23537 Calabasas Road. Have documents that need …
It's fun and games with the "un-dead" and Johnny Depp.
Anyone remember “camp’? No, not summer camp or camping out in Yellowstone: good old-fashioned, over-the-top, no-holds barred “camp” as in...well, as in Tim Burton’s latest assault on our visual senses, Dark Shadows. The late Susan Sontag wrote in her essay “Notes on Camp” that the style’s trademarks were “artifice, frivolity, naive middle-class pretentiousness, and ‘shocking’ excess.” All the preceding and more can be applied in spades to Dark Shadows. I have not seen a single episode of the famed (aka infamous) daytime TV soap opera that fueled the inspiration for this inglorious mess, and whether that counts as a plus or minus depends on your tolerance for such fare. I came with a blank slate, mixed expectations after somewhat tepid …
Friday, May 18, 2012
David Walgren helped prosecute Dr. Conrad Murray for the 2009 wrongful death of singer Michael Jackson.
Eight people, including the deputy district attorney who led the prosecution of the late singer Michael Jackson's personal physician, were appointed by the governor Friday as Los Angeles Superior Court judges. All of Gov. Jerry Brown's appointees are Democrats. Among the appointees is 43-year-old Deputy District Attorney David Walgren, who was on the team that prosecuted Dr. Conrad Murray for administering what turned out to be a fatal cocktail of drugs -- most notably the powerful anesthetic propofol -- to Jackson in 2009. Walgren, a Calabasas resident, has been with the District Attorney's Office since 1996. The other appointees are: -- Debra A. Cole, 50, of Long Beach, who has been with the Los Angeles County Alternative Public Defender…
On Sunday, California will experience a rare solar eclipse for the first time in 18 years.
Supermoon is SO yesterday. We are in for another extraterrestrial event this weekend: a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse that hasn't been seen in the United States since 1994, reports the Huffington Post. Called an annular solar eclipse, the moon and sun will align exactly on Sunday, May 20, creating a "ring of fire" around the moon because of the sun's larger apparent size, said the website. Although the best views of the full "ring of fire" eclipse will be from Northern California, those of us here in Agoura will still be able to view a celestial display. The Griffith Observatory notes for LA, the moon will eclipse 86 percent of the sun's diameter, which will be the most "extensive" eclipse the city has seen since 1992, said the Post. …
The newest salon in town is named the best in Calabasas.
Salon Nuuvo was named the best hair salon in this week's Readers' Choice poll. The business garnered 78 percent of votes in the poll that asked readers to pick the best business in Calabasas for getting a stylish do. Salon Nuuvo opened earlier this year at the Summit and Calabasas and is run by Raychel Harrison. One Patch reader praised Harrison and her staff saying: "Salon Nuuvo has become my new go-to salon. It features the best coloring system accompanied with the most friendly and talented team of artists." Congratulations, Salon Nuuvo!
Gwen Peirce served as city clerk for almost four years.
It was City Clerk Gwen Peirce's last day on the job Tuesday at Calabasas City Hall. She accepted an offer to be Santa Barbara's city clerk. Peirce moved to Calabasas in 2004 and was hired by the city the following year as assistant city clerk. In 2008, she was promoted to city clerk. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of Central Florida. The City Council recognized Peirce at her final council meeting last week. “Not only does Gwen have this wonderful temperament that makes it easy to work with everyone, she was funny and insightful and made our job on the City Council easier," Mayor Mary Sue Maurer told the Acorn. “She and her husband (Jason Peirce) were a major part of our city family. They will be …
Authentic-looking Chumash huts art part of the new permanent exhibit.
The Leonis Adobe Museum presents a “California Tribal Gathering” on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the new Chumash Village in Calabasas Creek Park, next to the Sagebrush Cantina and the Leonis Adobe Museum. Listen to Native American singers and storytellers and enjoy cultural displays and Native American vendors. Entertainment & Guests: Alfred Mazza and Graywolf, Chumash Indian Museum; Gil and Jay Unzueta, Chumash; Chumash Steve Villa and the Birdsingers, Ted Garcia and Alan Salazar, Chumash Storytellers; Rosemary Castillo, Chumash jewelry artist. The Chumash Village is a permanent exhibit and will part of school tours. Admission: Members, $3 adults, $1 children under 12; non-members, $5 adults, $3 children. For more information: 818…
Cancer fundraiser at Golden Spoon, a free performance of 'The Bear Trap' and Pumpkin Patch Story Time.
Buy anything at Golden Spoon today and 25 percent of the purchase will go toward the American Cancer Society on behalf of the city of Calabasas' Relay for Life Team, Soar Feet-The Cure Chasers. A free performance of Daniel Lilford's The Bear Trap will take place at Founders Hall inside the Calabasas Library at 8 p.m. The production is part of this year's California International Theatre Festival. This whimsical comedy is about life, love and what the human spirit can accomplish given patience, perspective, a little humor, and a decent plate of Spaghetti. Learn how to utilize Calabasas Library's new computer database during a special workshop at 10:15 a.m. inside the computer lab. No registration is required, but a library card is required …
Sam
7:03 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Congrats to Mr Walgren, who conducted the case against the quack Murray egregiously (thank you Mr Walgren very much). He will be a fair judge also. more ›