Articles written by Mel White
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The otherworldly Trona Pinnacles
If you like rocks and rock formations and geological wonders, you'll love visiting the Trona...
By any other name
In "Romeo and Juliet" Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other...
Happy Mother's Day
The last couple of years have been rough around all the holidays, as we haven't been able to get...
Bird Dog Arts in Tejon Outlet Mall
When you want to visit an art gallery, the first place that comes to mind usually isn't an outlet...
Standing up and moving
I was loading groceries into the back of my Escape the other day when a pickup truck pulled into...
Cal City, Desert Tortoise Preserve
I get hankerings every now and then. If that sounds too old-school and you're wondering what I mean...
Take a flowery April drive
Weatherwise, March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, or at least that is...
Rosamond's Cat House
You don't have to be a crazy cat lady to enjoy visiting the EFBC's Feline Conservation Center ...
Day Trippin' to the borax mine in Boron
Gas prices have soared these past couple of weeks so last Saturday I opted for an outing not too...
Finding our history
March is designated Women's History Month by presidential proclamation, but historically speaking,...
The Tachi Palace in Lemoore
The old adage suggests that you have to spend money to make money, and that may be true in business...
Love those Irish limericks
St. Patrick's Day is coming up, and I can't help but celebrate it here in my column. I have a bit...
Black History Month
February is designated Black History Month (BHM), a time to celebrate "the wide breadth of history,...
Downtown Lancaster and MOAH's 'Activation'
Years ago I used to drive down to Lancaster to shop at King Photo Supply. It was one of a handful...
Live and let live; live and let love
Valentine's Day is coming right up, a holiday to celebrate love. But aside from that rather...
Winter walk: Ripley Woodlands
Cabin fever is a real thing. It's described as "the psychological symptoms that a person may...
Taking care of yourself
The holidays are over, and life is getting back to business-as-usual. Or it's supposed to be anyway....
Endings and beginnings
Usually when we put up new calendars I like to write a rah-rah sis-boom-bah column about the joys...
Christmas lights
One of my favorite parts of the winter holiday season is driving around town after dark and seeing...
See it, hear it, do it now
My friend Vicki emailed me a copy of the following letter, which was reportedly written by an...
For the little things
Many people like to celebrate Thanksgiving with a wonderful old tradition, which is to pause before...
December happenings and changes ahead at Tehachapi Treasure Trove
Many changes are coming up for the Treasure Trove over the next few months, but some things will rem...
Happy Holidays
Two years ago, 2019, most of us celebrated Christmas (and the many other religious holidays of the...
Funnie punnies
As a writer, I'm used to and okay with taking a bit of poetic license now and then, and making up...
October Halloween
I love the month of October for many reasons – the little chill in the air, the leaves turning...