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Climbing Into Fall Cliffs & Canyons Of Moab, Utah, Offer Perfect Autumn Escape MOAB, UT The adventurous share one thing in common. They count on Nature to help them recharge and reach new personal highs and goals. America’s red rock playground in Moab, Utah, offers one challenge after another. This region is widely regarded as one of the best rock climbing and canyoneering destinations in the world. These are two pursuits often cited for helping people overcome their fear...Continue reading

Pebble Beach Company & Tiger Woods Release Plans For Reimagined Short Course Facility At Pebble Beach New facility will include a nine-hole par-3 short course, a putting course, and an indoor/outdoor food and beverage venue overlooking one of the Resort’s most stunning views PEBBLE BEACH, CA Pebble Beach Company and Tiger Woods, through his TGR Design firm, recently released plans to transform the former site of Peter Hay Golf Course. Located directly between the Pebble Bea...Continue reading

The Fairmont Grand Del Mar Is The Hotel Of The Week By George Christopher Thomas, Travel Writer SAN DIEGO, CA The Fairmont Grand Del Mar in North San Diego County is a property that really needs to be experienced first-hand. From the moment you pull up to the guard gate, you know you are going to somewhere unique and special. The first fountain you see will transport you to Tuscany in Italy, and your journey into European sophistication will not end until you leave the ...Fairmont Grand Del Mar at the end of your stay. Every room is super nice and classy, staying true to the Tuscan theme. There are several restaurants on site, including the award-winning Amaya, known for delicious seafood dishes and all-day dining. They are also the featured restaurant for in room dining, which is a perfect option for families with small children or that romantic dinner with your plus one. The Fairmont Grand Del Mar is a world class facility, with numerous pools including an adult only one to keep cannonballs and extended games of Marco Polo at bay. There is an 18-hole golf course a pitching wedge away from the front desk, and the layout is designed artfully throughout the canyons and hillsides. Every hole has a unique character, but there are several that will make you reach for your driver to launch it off the elevated teeing area. From horseback riding to yoga classes to golf and swimming, the Fairmont Grand Del Mar has it all. In fact, once you pull into the resort, the chances are you will stay right there until your vacation comes to an end. Additionally, during this time of Covid-19, the Fairmont Grand Del Mar has taken every precaution and given every consideration to its patrons to make them safe. And always being on the cutting edge of the hospitality industry, they take your temperature by using infrared lasers and a magic computer that scans you as you stand in the entryway before going to the front desk to check in. I was totally intrigued, and asked Jessica on the way out how it worked. She said I did not have security clearance to know such things, but my temperature scanned in at 98.4 degrees Fahrenheit. I always knew I was just a little bit cooler than everyone else. (For more information and to book a room, please visit www.granddelmar.com). http://www.vannuysnewspress.com//the-fairmont-grand-del-m/

California Kids Receive Essential Funding For Safe School Meals During Pandemic In State’s Final Budget SACRAMENTO, CA Recognizing the critical role of school meals to children’s well-being, especially in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s legislative leaders and Governor Newsom have just passed a final budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. It includes a $112 million allocation for California school districts providing free school meals during the pandemic, and a...Continue reading

Celebrating Graduates In Ventura, CBF Productions Launches Concerts in Your Car Inaugural event will celebrate 2020 Graduates VENTURA, CA June is all about graduations but this year coronavirus restrictions have quashed most celebrations. Enter CBF Productions. The founders of crowd-pleasing favorites Boots & Brews Country Music Festival and the Winter Wine Walk have created a social distancing solution so that grads and their families can celebrate in style at the Ventura...Continue reading

The Hilton San Francisco Union Square Is The Hotel Of The Week SAN FRANCISCO, CA Located in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Union Square, Hilton San Francisco Union Square is a high-energy, world-class hotel that features stunning views and international sophistication. The hotel is steps from world-class shopping and under-the-radar locales rich with the history of theatre and jazz. Additionally, the hotel is convenient to the Powell Street cable car line, Moscone... Convention Center, Chinatown, the Financial District, City Hall and the Civic Center. Featuring 1,921 guest rooms and 151 suites with city views, the hotel is home to a contemporary fitness center, one of the city’s only outdoor heated swimming pools and an array of food and beverage outlets with artisanal flare and modern atmospheres. Dining options include the grab-and-go marketplace, Herb N’ Kitchen, The Lobby Bar with signature hand crafted cocktails, gastropub Urban Tavern with international offerings and the 46th floor Cityscape Lounge with 360-degree panoramic views of the Bay Area and San Francisco’s most popular landmarks. As the West Coast’s largest hotel, the property boasts 134,500-square-feet of meeting and event space, including a 30,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom, for scalable meetings from startups to Fortune 500 companies. For more information, please visit www.hiltonsanfranciscohotel.com. http://www.vannuysnewspress.com//the-hilton-san-francisco/

Cage Diving With Great White Sharks Is The Activity Of The Week SAN FRANCISCO, CA What are you doing this weekend? Maybe going to Costco, mowing the lawn, or going through an old box of books in the garage? You could also cruise into San Francisco, and during one long great day, go cage diving with Great White Sharks at the Farallon Islands. The Farallon Islands within the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary are home to some of the world’s largest great white sh...Continue reading

Malibu Half Marathon Still On, Race Director Comments On November Race MALIBU, CA The always sold out and highly scenic Malibu Half Marathon is still being run in November 2020 as planned. Race Director Erica Segal spoke about the behind the scenes effects of Covid-19 on hosting public events, it’s impact on our region as a whole, and the running community. First and foremost I want to share my deepest sympathies with everyone impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak as we navig...ate through these difficult times. Our priority as a race is always the health and well-being of the global running community. We have been carefully monitoring developments related to coronavirus (COVID-19) and based on the information available to us today, we are continuing our preparations for the event, said Race Director Erica Segal. "It is our commitment to keep all participants informed. We will continue to provide updates as we get closer to the race. Fortunately, we don’t have to face all of this alone. We can still be a community and support each other! In fact, now more than ever, the lesson remains the same: We Are #StrongerTogether. Join me and the #RunMalibu Virtual Community to connect, share, inspire and be inspired by like-minded individuals and, gain access to exclusive rewards. You can Join Our Exclusive Facebook Group & Join Our Strava Club, said Race Director Erica Segal. For more information and to register for the race, please visit www.runmalibu.com. http://www.vannuysnewspress.com//malibu-half-marathon-sti/

British-Week (aka BritWeek) 2020 Unites Global Online Cultural Celebration LOS ANGELES, CA BritWeek, the annual celebration recognizing creativity and innovation between the United Kingdom and the United States, is taking its events online this year in response to the worldwide lockdown. Titled BritWeek In House, viewers can tune in and engage in a series of online events from Saturday April 25, 2020 through Friday, May 1, 2020. Each night at 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, t...Continue reading

Golf In Kent Embraces The News Royal St George’s Will Host The 149th Open Next July KENT, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM Though the golf industry is facing challenging times at present, Golf in Kent has embraced the recent news that The 149th Open will be held at Royal St George’s in 2021 following the cancellation of the Championship in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Partnership, which is comprised of some of the finest golf clubs in the county and Visit Kent, has spen...Continue reading

East Coast Governor’s Announce Multi-State Council To Get People Back To Work & Restore The Economy ~Council Will Include One Health Expert, One Economic Development Expert and Respective Chiefs of Staff from Each State ~Council Will Develop a Fully Integrated Regional Framework to Gradually Lift the States’ Stay at Home Orders While Minimizing the Risk of Increased Spread of the Virus...Continue reading

Riding The Sugar Pine Railroad On Yosemite Mountain Is The Activity Of The Week FISH CAMP, CA If you are looking for family fun and adventure for all ages, and are staying in or around Yosemite, then the Sugar Pine Railroad should be on the top of your to do list. The entire journey is roughly 4 miles, and you get to travel back in time on a real-life working steam locomotive. There are evening dinner rides as well as day trips, and your knowledge of the logging industr...y will increase exponentially. The business has been run by the same family since just after World War II, when the patriarch had to leave the cheese business and Nazi occupation, then came to America to make a better life for his family. The Sugar Pine Railroad is located just 10 miles south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park just off Highway 41. They are usually open from April to October and have a stellar gift store as well as gold panning. So there is fun to be had by the entire family, and with the Railroad Café on site as well, you can get yourself a meal and relax while looking at the pictures you just took riding the Sugar Pine Railroad on Yosemite Mountain. (For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit https://ymsprr.com/) (Staff Reporter George Christopher Thomas contributed to this article). http://www.vannuysnewspress.com//riding-the-sugar-pine-ra/

Children’s Story Book Released To Help Children And Young People Cope With COVID-19 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresce...Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: From The Front-Lines Of The War On Coronavirus Dr. Nivedita Lakhera discusses the real time conditions in the hospital fighting Coronavirus and several future policy proposals. By George Christopher Thomas, Staff Journalist...Continue reading

Thousands Call For Nationwide Shutdown Until May 1st In Response To Covid-19 Pandemic SAN FRANCISCO, CA Doctors and nurses throughout America, and citizens who just want this Covid-19 pandemic to be over, are calling for a nationwide shutdown until May 1st, 2020. Over 10,000 people, and the list keeps growing, have signed onto the petition authored by Dr. Nivedita Pandey Lakhera who practices medicine in the Bay Area of California. We are urging the administration to ca...ll for a nationwide shutdown to minimize the spread of the disease, without any further delay. Covid-19 is spreading exponentially. But with a complete shutdown, it will decrease significantly as well. Covid-19 has been declared by the World Health Organization as a pandemic and has been declared a national emergency by President Trump, said Dr. Nivedita Pandey Lakhera. Please join our call to action for the nationwide complete shutdown. We can not let our cities turn into the uncontrolled tragedies that are happening outside the United States. In Hubei, Italy, and now Spain, unfortunately, because of the lack of early intervention, Covid-19 has spread like a wildfire where the healthcare system could not handle it. That led to several preventable deaths. We cannot let that happen here, said Dr. Nivedita Pandey Lakhera. In a pandemic like this, nobody should leave home except for medical emergencies, pharmacy runs, or groceries to limit the spread of infection. The time to act is now! said Dr. Nivedita Pandey Lakhera. https://www.change.org/p/general-population-urgent-nationwi