by alan | Oct 27, 2014 | CORONADO CLARION AUTUMN ISSUE 2014
“What are they doing in the Hyacinth House? What are they doing in the Hyacinth House? To please the lions this day “……. It’s official! The house at 8216 Norton Avenue where Jim Morrison and Pam Courson once lived is now a bed and breakfast....
by alan | Oct 26, 2014 | CORONADO CLARION AUTUMN ISSUE 2014
Jack Mook may have a tough exterior, but make no mistake — the Pittsburgh police detective has a heart of gold. On Sept. 16, the 45-year-old bachelor officially became the adoptive father to 15-year-old Josh and 11-year-old Jessee, Trib Total Media...
by alan | Oct 23, 2014 | CORONADO CLARION AUTUMN ISSUE 2014
Martin Scorsese will co-executive produce an authorized feature documentary on the Grateful Dead in honor of the band’s 50th anniversary. Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the film will be directed by Amir Bar-Lev, who is known for his films The Tillman...
by alan | Oct 21, 2014 | CORONADO CLARION AUTUMN ISSUE 2014
As Edwin Gehlert drew his last breaths in a hospital bed at the VA Center, the World War II veteran was surrounded by his wife, daughter, son-in-law, a nurse — and an orange tabby cat named Tom. Tom lay on a bookcase and watched over the emotional scene in Gehlert’s...
by alan | Oct 19, 2014 | CORONADO CLARION AUTUMN ISSUE 2014
October 16 is World Dictionary Day, marking the birthday of the great American lexicographer Noah Webster. Born in Connecticut in 1758, Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, in 1806, but it was his two-volume...
by alan | Oct 11, 2014 | CORONADO CLARION AUTUMN ISSUE 2014
King Richard III’s last moments were likely quick but terrifying, according to a new study of the death wounds of the last king of England to die in battle. The last king of the Plantagenet dynasty faced his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field on Aug. 22,...