By Dianne Anderson San Bernardino can expect another ten feet of snow this year, but the teens won’t have to get cold feet, at least on the block where Winter Wonderland gives out hundreds of shoes, and only the good stuff. What’s becoming a time-honored tradition will make sure that families can get a stress ...

By Dianne Anderson Even if the kids are only working with little or nothing to start, they always seem to rise to the level of expectation. Judging by their quick study, conductor Dwayne Burrell is surprised at how much his students’ musical abilities have grown. They also turned out to be years younger than he ...

If you aren’t careful when preparing your Thanksgiving meal, you can be passing food poisoning instead of just turkey, warns California Poison Control System (CPCS). Turkeys (as well as other poultry) may contain disease-causing germs that can lead to food poisoning. Don’t be one of the 30 percent of consumers found in a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) study ...

By Ben Jealous   With the holiday season approaching, it seems that our country could not be more divided. That division has been perhaps the main overarching topic of our national conversation in recent years. And it has taken root within many of our own families.   Blood may be thicker than water, but for ...

By Dianne Anderson Lots of relatives will choose their words carefully over the holidays, wearing kid gloves in this era of blended families of mixed racial and political backgrounds at the family feast. For those who are blessed enough to have a feast, it could get next level. Local marriage and family therapist, Marty Sellers, ...

By Dianne Anderson To get a jump on the coveted free turkeys, parents will rise early, bundle the kids for the nippy morning back to back lines all over the Inland Empire to ensure their odds of securing the family feast. This Thanksgiving, local nonprofits are coming through with turkeys for those that either pre-registered, ...

By Dianne Anderson At about $1.27 a pound, no shortage of turkeys this year with even better deals in store for those with enough money to spend on the annual feast. But getting one for free with all the fixins’ is another story. Pat Dixon waited all last week on word whether or not she ...

By Dianne Anderson Growing up, a stint of homelessness didn’t mean helplessness for Ronnie Miller’s mother, who quickly stepped up to protect her eight-member family that was suddenly out on the streets. Out of necessity, she learned to work the system that had worked against them. In the pursuit of local resources, the family overcame ...

By Dianne Anderson In the great economic divide, it seems that those with a lot of money in Orange County would prefer not to see those who have not – it’s called NIMBYISM, Not in My Back Yard, that keeps the homeless invisible. Through their newest project, Saving Our Sisters, the Orange County Section NCNW ...

By Dianne Anderson Nothing could mask the holiday spirit over the Thanksgiving holiday with community groups and volunteers coming together at Andy Street Community Association to distribute food baskets, vouchers and sanitizers to local families. The event gave away baskets with turkey and all the fixings to 200 families, along with New Hope Home seniors ...