Cold Temps Got You Down? Be Grateful We’re Not in Buffalo: The Day Niagara Falls Froze Solid
(CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — Simi Valley residents woke up to chilly mornings this week. Temperatures dipped into the low 40s. Some of us even had to scrape frost […]
History Packed Into Every Square Foot at Simi’s Hidden Military Museum
(CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — The VFW Military History Museum draws visitors with hundreds of artifacts spanning WWI to Afghanistan in a space smaller than most living rooms. Step […]
Lipstick, Shaving Cream, and Fear: Inside Simi Valley’s Forgotten ‘Scrub Day’ Ritual
(CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — If you grew up in Simi Valley in the ’60s, ’70s, or early ’80s, you probably remember the warnings: Don’t walk through the field. […]
Why Do Americans Eat Turkeys and Not Peacocks for Thanksgiving?
Turkeys and Peacocks Are Closely Related — So Why Do We Eat One and Not the Other? (CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — Most people think turkeys and peacocks could […]
Yes, a Real Elephant Once Lived in Simi Valley. Here’s the Wild True Story.
(CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — The story sounds impossible — but it’s true. In 1967, a three-year-old elephant named Dolly became one of Simi Valley’s most unusual residents. She […]
Dick Cheney Dies at 84 — Simi Valley’s Link to a Controversial Power Broker
Dick Cheney, Force Behind America’s Post-9/11 Wars and a Defining Power in U.S. Politics, Dies at 84 (CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — Dick Cheney was the man behind the […]
1983: The Sixteen-Year-Old Runaway Living In Simi Valley’s Frontier Park
Four decades later, the story of Jimmy Cienfuegos (CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — Most people remember Simi Valley in the 1980s as a quiet suburb — tidy cul-de-sacs, new […]
Every World Series Winner of the 2020s Has Had a Will Smith in the Lineup
Want to Win a World Series? Step One: Sign a Will Smith (CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — The count was full, the inning was long, and the Dodgers’ season […]
Confirmed: The ‘Poltergeist’ House Will Hand Out Candy This Halloween
(CLAIR | Simi Valley, CA) — Most of the year, the house at the end of Roxbury Street looks like any other in Simi Valley — quiet, well-kept, and unmistakably […]
Before Chicken McNuggets, There Were Onion Nuggets — Will You Eat This?
The McDonald’s Onion Nugget: The Forgotten 1970s Snack That Gave Birth to a Global Icon (And Why You’ll Never See Onion Rings at the Golden Arches) (CLAIR | Simi Valley, […]