[ { “name”: “Ad – NativeInline – Injected”, “component”: “12277917”, “insertPoint”: “3”, “requiredCountToDisplay”: “5” },{ “name”: “Real 1 Placeholder”, “component”: “12272316”, “insertPoint”: “2/3”, “requiredCountToDisplay”: “9” } ] Cincinnati VegFest is back this weekend. – PHOTO: JA MA Friday, June 3 Wine and Beer Festival at Valley Vineyards Valley Vineyards will host its annual Wine & Beer Festival this weekend, featuring alcoholic beverages made entirely in-house. Taste the locally-made alcohol and enjoy live music and food trucks while at the two-day festival. Admission to the festival is free, with a parking charge of $5. June 3-4. 2276 US 22 & 3, Morrow, valleyvineyards.com . (Lauren Serge) Summerfair Art Show at Coney…

Photo Credit: Felipe Sanchez / Shutterstock.com) If the last 2 years have taught us anything, it’s this: we have a lot of amazing countryside to discover and explore within our borders! Not only that, but each state or national park offers something a little bit different. You might even be surprised by what adventures await you right in your own backyard! Did you know there are more than 10,000 state parks dotted across the United States? If you’ve focused your recent travel energies on national parks, maybe it’s time to discover some of the lesser-known state parks. We asked our readers to share and rank their favorite state parks during…

OAKLAND, CA – SEPT 16: Circus Bella members perform during their 12thÊannual show:ÊHumorous. AÊPost-Pandemic Season of Shenanigans!Êat Lincoln Square Park in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. The free show featured acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, clowns and live music byÊRob ReichÊand theÊCircus Bella All-Star Band.Ê(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Summer has begun, and it’s time for some fun! Here are all the upcoming local happenings you might want to add to your calendar. Cornerstone Music Series: 12-3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, 23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. Join Cornerstone Sonoma for live music at their outdoor kitchen venue every weekend through the end of October. Hear an exciting lineup of local…

Sunrise at the Watchman Overlook, Crater Lake National Park / Rebecca Latson Back in 2019 and 2020, I wrote several articles for the Traveler about my favorite photography spots from places I’ve visited within the National Park System. Since then, I’ve traveled to several more park units with more favorite photo spots I’d like to share with you. These favorite photographic spots of mine might even already be your favorite spots. During the three days I spent in this national park, my favorite places were those providing stunning views of sunrises, sunsets, comet NEOWISE and the entirety of the lake. One of those favorites for sunrise was the Watchman Overlook.…

Bottom row, from left: David Reyes, Virginia Escalante and Louis Sahagún. Back row, from left: George Ramos, Noel Greenwood, Frank Sotomayor, Frank del Olmo, José Galvez and Robert Montemayor at the Pulitzer ceremony at Columbia University. Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter . It’s Friday, May 13. I’m Robert J. Lopez, writing from Los Angeles. The stellar journalism of the Los Angeles Times was honored this week when my colleague Marcus Yam won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his powerful and moving images of the fall of Kabul to the Taliban last summer. The Times was also named a finalist in the breaking news…

Photo Credit: tomertu / Shutterstock With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing once again, this spring will see new champions crowned in two of the U.S. major sports. And with each title comes bragging rights and a boost to community pride for the cities that the winning teams call home. A select few U.S. metro areas have enjoyed bursts of success across multiple sports in recent years. In 2021, Tampa saw the NHL’s Lightning win their second straight Stanley Cup while the NFL’s Buccaneers captured the Super Bowl. Los Angeles has had recent titles from the NFL’s Rams (2022), MLB’s Dodgers (2020), and NBA’s Lakers (2020). And the…