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Robin Wilkey

Is This California's Most Haunted Restaurant?

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 08.18.2012 | San Francisco
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Every California town celebrates its tales of historic lore (Shanghai Kelly's anyone?), but in Monterey, old legends are served up nightly at restaura...

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A Tour of Historic California Vineyards

Richard Jennings | Posted 07.30.2012 | San Francisco
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Richard Jennings

California's first vineyards were planted starting in 1779 by Franciscan missionaries. The vines planted were what have become known as Mission grapes, or Criolla, a term that covers a few varieties traditionally used for sacramental wine.

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Documentaries Old and New; Sascha Rice, Sundance and Nanook

Hellin Kay | Posted 03.05.2012 | Arts
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Hellin Kay

Documentary film is one of the most undervalued of all art forms. But thanks I guess partly to "reality TV" people seem to have rediscovered it in the mainstream.

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California Gay History Law Repeal Fails

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 12.12.2011 | San Francisco
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Opponents of a California law requiring that the contributions of gays and lesbians be taught in public schools failed Wedn...

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California In Argentine Hands: A Brief History Lesson

Nicolás Meyer | Posted 10.24.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: California History, San Juan Capistrano, Anti-Colonialism, Argentina History, Piracy, Latino Voices News
Nicolás Meyer

Few people know that part of California was once under the Argentine flag.

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Route of the 405 Well-Traveled for Centuries

Mary Daily | Posted 09.14.2011 | Los Angeles
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Mary Daily

See all those drivers buzzing below the Getty Center on the 405? They are literally following the footsteps of their predecessors: Native Americans, Spanish explorers, mission padres, and early California settlers.

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10 Vintage Spots Chock-Full of Old California Culture

Trazzler.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
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Trazzler.com

Here are ten only-in-California kinds of places where the Golden State's past is present.

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Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's 'Attack Ad' vs. Upton Sinclair

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Greg Mitchell

MGM legend Irving Thalberg produced the first political attack ads for the screen, full of fakery, to destroy the famous Democratic candidate for governor.

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