David Allen
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Columnist for @pressenterprise, @ivdailybulletin, @sbsun. "Inland Empire bard" -- Los Angeles Times
Inland Empire, CA
Joined November 2011
My latest: With the passing of Bill Elwell of famous LA roadside stand Bill's Burgers, I write about my pilgrimage there six years ago. And I attend Wednesday's Dodgers-Cardinals day game, which has an unexpected outcome (i.e., the Cardinals didn't lose).
dailybulletin.com
Burger man, 98, presided over the grill in Van Nuys for 60 years. Columnist David Allen fondly recalls a meal there. Also: He roots for his hometown Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
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My latest: O'Day Short Elementary is dedicated in Fontana, righting a historical wrong. School name honors Black family killed by vigilantes in 1945 for crossing the city's color line. “Today we are choosing justice over silence,” schools supe says.
sbsun.com
The school’s name honors a Black family killed by vigilantes in 1945, one of the most notorious moments in Fontana’s history, columnist David Allen writes.
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What I read in July: a comic novel about a man who works for very niche magazines, short stories by a Golden Age SF writer, essays about pop songs and articles + photos about the Mojave Desert.
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My latest: In Pomona, arts-based affordable housing coming to East Mission Blvd. 75-unit complex will reserve 15 units as live-work spaces for artists and boast art gallery at ground level. Next door, 38 townhomes are under construction.
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75-unit project on East Mission Boulevard will reserve space for artists and for the developmentally disabled. Columnist David Allen attends the groundbreaking.
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My latest: Tesla Supercharger station in Upland shuts down as San Bernardino County pulls the plug. Why? The 64 chargers failed a Weights and Measures inspection and were covered in white shrouds starting July 9.
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64-charger station is offline after failing a San Bernardino County inspection, columnist David Allen reports. Until the issue is resolved, shops in the business center are losing business.
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My latest: I tour Lummis House, the rustic 1908 home built in Highland Park by writer, librarian and civic booster Charles Fletcher Lummis. It's open two days a week for free tours. He walked across the country from Ohio to LA in 1884-5.
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Rock-clad house was built by Charles Fletcher Lummis, an early librarian, writer and civic booster. Columnist David Allen takes a tour.
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My latest: Cole's French Dip in LA is suddenly in demand now that it's closing. I try to go for one last meal and find a line down the block! Here's some history of the 117yo bar and eatery that claims to have invented the French dip (as does Philippe).
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117-year-old restaurant is closing due to slow business. In response, there are lines down the block. Columnist David Allen, a sometime customer, visits.
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A mini-column in place of a real column today. I'll be back Sunday!
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Columnist David Allen had barely returned from two weeks away when he was laid low. He’ll be back Sunday.
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My latest: I write about seeing MLB games in Houston and St. Louis, on a vacation that began with an amusingly worded U of Redlands ad at ONT, in my welcome-back column.
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Columnist David Allen vacationed in Houston, where he saw an Astros game while wearing a Dodger-themed shirt, and in St. Louis, where Braves fans doing the tomahawk chop were sneered.
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Woman at the next restaurant booth is telling her husband that The Phoenician Scheme (the new Wes Anderson) is “the dumbest movie of the century.” 🙃.
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A Starbucks is under construction in my hometown of Olney, Illinois, on Route 130. Nearest Starbucks? 44 miles away in Effingham.
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What I read in June: 3 local history books, a 1946 novel, a memoir by Janis Joplin's road manager and an exploration of T.S. Eliot's pathetic love life (in which he led on a @scrippscollege prof for years).
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You were sadly correct. Final score: 6-5, Braves. 😢.
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As a matter of fact, I *am* ready for some Cardinals baseball.
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My latest: After 5 years, this newcomer is now a regular around Riverside. My column expanded to the @pressenterprise in July 2020. I reflect on getting to know and like California's 12th-largest city as well as on the challenges of this expanded role.
pressenterprise.com
David Allen’s column expanded to Riverside in July 2020. He reflects on getting to know and like California’s 12th-largest city.
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Got the Crawford Dog, two split hot dogs with bacon onion jam on a potato roll. <chef’s kiss>
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MLB ballpark No. 18 (of 30): Daikin Field in Houston, where the Astros are hosting the Cleveland Guardians.
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My latest: At 5-year mark, readers tell me: 'Just keep doing what you're doing.' I asked for feedback on my work five years after my @ivdailybulletin column expanded to @pressenterprise and @RedlandsNews in July 2020. (It joined @sbsun a year earlier.)
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Five years after the July 2020 expansion of his territory to encompass the Inland Empire, columnist David Allen gets good grades from readers.
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