Enjoy the Summer; Big Changes Ahead

“This is the City of LA?” I said as I looked around and met Club Director of Marketing Summy Lam and Alive! editor John Burnes in the parking lot of Orcutt Ranch in West Hills...

Sailing Seas To the Future

Boat Capt. I Michael Barnes in the Harbor has long been an active Club Member, sending in his travelogues and commenting on stories we’ve published in Alive!...

Alive! Success Is By Design

Alive! on the Web, the exciting development we’ve been talking about for months now. David, Marie and their team at JJLA have been pulling double-duty...

Called to Fire Duty

I wanted to share a story about Club Member Scott Harmon, Tree Surgeon Supervisor II in charge of the West Valley emergency team...

Meet Rosa Tufts, Arson Investigator

As we were putting together our cover story this month on the LAFD’s Arson/Counter-Terrorism, we met Arson Investigator – and let’s say City legend...

Our 100th ‘People We See’

Alive! on the Web, the exciting development we’ve been talking about for months now. David, Marie and their team at JJLA have been pulling double-duty...

Nice Going, Mary!

One of our librarians has just won an awesome national award...

R.I.P, Carolyn

I was saddened to hear the news of the recent death of Retired Sr. Librarian Carolyn Kozo Cole...

In Step With What’s Shaking

I wanted to share a story about Club Member Scott Harmon, Tree Surgeon Supervisor II in charge of the West Valley emergency team...

Working Today for Tomorrow

People ask me how we come up with our cover stories. The answer is – all sorts of ways. We look for them. Club Members let us know about them. And sometimes a little of both...