David Allen
The Sun
Ontario, CA, United States
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Recent articles by David:
When Elvis died, people in Southern California were all shook up
Readers share with columnist David Allen where they were on Aug. 16, 1977, 45 years ago, when they heard Elvis Presley had died. → Read More
Subways, buses, walking are the ways to go in New York City
Columnist David Allen put a $34 transit pass through its paces during a week’s vacation in the Big Apple. → Read More
Yankees, Mets baseball games make New York vacation a hit
Columnist/baseball fan David Allen times his getaway to catch the Yankees (Ballpark No. 13) and the Mets (No. 14). → Read More
Support for San Bernardino County secession ‘overwhelming,’ backer says
Voters will have their say on Nov. 8. Columnist David Allen is unpersuaded. → Read More
Disney artist Carl Barks entertained millions from Hemet, San Jacinto
The comic book artist worked anonymously from home in Riverside County while reaching a worldwide audience, columnist David Allen writes. → Read More
Video Paradiso fades to black in another cultural loss for Claremont
Rental store holdout closes after 25 years and is now part of Rhino Records in Montclair, but without rentals. In its prime, the store was a marvel, columnist David Allen writes. → Read More
Rhino Records readies Montclair shop for August 5 opening
Store left Claremont for lower rent and fresh start in Montclair. Customer/columnist David Allen gets a sneak peek. → Read More
Goodbye, ‘Dolly’: Fontana’s Center Stage ending dinner theater
After 14-year run, the operator’s lease expires. Upgrades to the city-owned venue are planned with a new focus on live music, columnist David Allen writes. → Read More
End is near for Cal Poly Pomona’s futuristic CLA tower – Press Enterprise
Iconic building could once be seen from two freeways, but no longer, columnist David Allen writes, as demolition claims long-troubled tower. → Read More
Claremont folk trio Citrus Sisters headed to Redlands
3 “women of a certain age,” including Ben Harper’s mother, will sing at Redlands’ Smiley Library on Wednesday. Columnist David Allen sits in on a rehearsal. → Read More
San Bernardino to potential Carousel Mall developer: hold your horses
The City Council agreed to demolish the long-closed mall but had a tepid reaction to a top developer’s interest in buying the property, columnist David Allen writes. → Read More
Elon Musk might not build tunnel to Ontario Airport after all
The tech billionaire is no longer interested in tunnel he proposed, columnist David Allen writes. Also: Plans to develop Filippi Winery in Rancho Cucamonga are on hold. → Read More
‘Catacombs’ at Mission Inn are stuff of Riverside legend – Press Enterprise
Tunnels under the Riverside hotel are now blocked off, but they used to be part of tours and gained the atmospheric name “catacombs,” columnist David Allen learns. → Read More
After wild trip from China with dog in tow, couple settles in Upland
Loraine Hemingway and her husband reflect on life in China during coronavirus and their return to her native Upland over dinner with columnist David Allen. → Read More
After wild trip from China with dog in tow, couple settles in Upland
Loraine Hemingway and her husband reflect on life in China during coronavirus and their return to her native Upland over dinner with columnist David Allen. → Read More
Promises and deflection by Riverside County on Turpin report
Board of Supervisors focuses on the positives after report that it commissioned concluded the county “failed” the Turpin kids, columnist David Allen writes. → Read More
Upland? No, this Madonna of the Trail statue is in Illinois
Columnist David Allen is surprised to find a Madonna of the Trail replica while on vacation in the Midwest. And he returns to his hometown for the first time in 15 years. → Read More
‘Peanuts’ strips about Riverside air race were no flight of fancy
Recently reprinted sequence was about a real-life women’s aviation event in Riverside in 1975, columnist David Allen discovers. Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s wife was a pilot. → Read More
Baseball, barbecue combine for a royal time in Kansas City
Columnist David Allen takes a vacation in the Missouri (not Kansas!) city, enjoying a Royals game, the Negro Leagues museum and a meal at the famed Arthur Bryant’s restaurant. → Read More
75 years of love and jokes for Corona couple
Bill and Marilyn Ruth eloped on July 5, 1947 as teens. Now in their 90s, they still make each other laugh, as columnist David Allen gets to witness. → Read More