Danny Craig | La Verne Magazine

Ben Harper: From Where the Music Comes

Jul 1, 2001 | Music Spotlight

As Ben Harper watched the floodlights at the Bridges Auditorium give the stage its historic shape on a peaceful late evening in April, he had to realize that he had not just made a routine trip to his hometown.

Keeping Life’s Rhythms

Jul 1, 2001 | Music Spotlight

Deep within the heart of an uppity Claremont Village, which is typecast by its chic gift shops and trendy coffeehouses, lies a simplistic Mecca for the artists of melody and rhyme.

From the Editor…

Jul 1, 2001 | From the Editor

I have always found the notion that “life imitates art” a rather difficult concept for a journalist to grasp.

How the Lieutenant Helped the Bandit

Jul 1, 2001 | Features

In an otherwise peaceful town, sheltered by the serenity of its orange groves and the passivity of the 1950s, the city of La Verne neighbored the site of a reckless weekly clash of speed between two steel-framed gladiators.