Cruising Van Nuys

from The LA Times Cruise night returns to Van Nuys Boulevard After a 28-year break, car lovers meet once a month on Wednesday nights to show off their souped-up muscle cars, restored classics and lowriders in a scene familiar a generation ago. A 1962 Chrysler Newport...

‘dere ain’t no gunslinger books in Texas…

from CNN Big city left with no bookstore By Ed Lavandera, CNN Laredo, Texas (CNN) — The bookstore was Zhuara Rivera’s magical “Neverland.” It offered a fairy tale world for 14-year-old Rivera to get lost in stories and words. But the books are...