One need never have set foot in the oft-maligned, occasionally misunderstood and frequently mocked San Fernando Valley to know it suffers from a bit of an image problem. Characterized in movies and music as a suburban desert dominated by mall culture and plagued by relentless upspeak, its cultural significance and historical importance have long been dismissed by many as unremarkable and, well, a tad grody. Others, however, like Tommy Gelinas, founder of the Valley Relics Museum in Lake Balboa, Calif. Read More...
Moments That Matter As the mother of three children under age 2, Norah O'Donnell finds a routine to make the most of her time It's 6:45 on a Sunday night in early spring, and Chef Geoff's on New Mexico Avenue NW in Wesley Heights is packed. A few of the diners nudge each other when a family comes through the door: The dad wrangles a red-headed boy, the mom a fair-haired girl; it's Norah O'Donnell, the chief Washington correspondent for MSNBC, and her college sweetheart husband, Geoff Tracy, the D. Read More...
Packing fierce winds, bitter cold, and often heavy snow, the blizzard has earned a reputation as the most severe type of winter storm. A number have been powerful and deadly enough to become among the most memorable United States weather disasters.
The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as an event in which strong winds, exceeding 35 miles per hour, coincide with blowing or falling snow to reduce visibility below a quarter mile. Read More...
