During this season of the supernatural, with Halloween and Day of the Dead looming, we’re putting a spotlight on the super-famous (and infamous). More specifically, on the gravesites at South Florida ...

In the 1960s, Motown started a musical revolution that would result in some of the best soul music of all time.

Stephen King isn't necessarily known for his music writing, but he has mentioned hundreds of songs in his books over the ...

Greek mythology holds that Calliope, the goddess of eloquence and epic poetry, is considered the chief of the Muses. She was the one to whom writers — such as me — would hopefully invoke for ...

It’s a shame to see it close after all these years. But the industry and attitudes have changed so much the past few years.” ...

At first glance, the 2025 San Diego Music Hall of Fame honorees appear to come from different worlds, including punk-rock, jazz, country, Latin, rockabilly and power-pop. Undeniably, there are ...

What a classic! This is a lot of people’s favorite Beach Boys song, and for good reason. Written by the incomparable late Brian Wilson, “California Girls” is a celebration of women in general, but it ...

During his 1965 visit, Claiborne visited various restaurants and tasted dishes that cost around $4 to $7 for dinner entrees. His takeaway: a mix of baffled disappointment and wobbly thumbs-ups. He ...

Pop singer, actor and late-career TikTok star Connie Francis, the longtime Parkland resident whose 1960 filmed-in-Fort-Lauderdale romp “Where the Boys Are” is to Spring Break what “Jaws” is to shark ...

LOS ANGELES — Connie Francis, the actress whose 1960 teens-gone-wild Spring Break beach film “Where the Boys Are” helped make Fort Lauderdale famous, has died at age 87. Her death was announced ...

Long Beach’s iconic Queen Mary celebrated Fourth of July in style — with events themed through the decades spanning the entire ship. Each part of the ship got its own special theme on Friday, July 4, ...