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Q: What’s the story behind that strange Scooby A: Turns out there’s a bunch of old TV vehicles making the rounds, from Knight Rider’s KITT to Herbie the Love Bug, most of them created by avid superfans. Warner Bros. still owns a Scooby Doo van it occasionally rolls out for charity appearances, but the one you’re seeing is probably a lime-and-aqua replica created by Edmundo Alarcon, a former Disney tour guide from La Puente who retrofitted his 1981 Volkswagen in tribute to his favorite show. Notwithstanding occasional engine trouble, he now rents the van to an array of fellow Scooby ...

Article content Often entering Essex’s historic old railway station Bill Gay was there to answer questions and softly guide you about. And there are so many others in Windsor-Essex County who, as much from interest as curiosity, share passions for preserving, recording and protecting the fabric of our collective presence. So while many others are still active perhaps it is time to recognize a few local historians who have contributed so much to our collective cultural knowledge. For example, Don and Cathy Wilson who have dedicated themselves to preserving and making more publicly availab...

With our beloved city all but shut down, we found ourselves with a lot of extra time on our hands to read this year. Luckily, there were lots of good books about L.A. to delve into. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorites. The recently completed SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, new home of the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, was built on the site of Hollywood Park Racetrack. Horses had raced near Prairie Avenue since 1938 and photographer Michele Asselin captured the last days of the track in her book Clubhouse Turn: The Twilight of Hollywood Park Race Track. The big art book traces the history...

And nobody loves chris more than chris, and if you don't believe me, ask chris. >> with friends like this -- >> no, but seriously, you -- and you have an amazing family. you're a great dad. he takes me out on his boat. he teaches me how to fish like i've never fished. i grew up in louisiana. >> i know. i know. >> but you're a really good guy. there's not a bad bone in your body. and, you know, you were just on with d.l. talking about race. this man right here, everybody's got a lot to learn from him when it comes to race and diversity and having friends of all different backgrounds. and that s...

A friend. and this is very nice. one of the beautiful things about being here at night is to have anderson then you to be working with friends like this, what could be better? >> it's a sandwich. listen, this is about you. this isn't about me. you have one of the kindest people i know. and you love to hear yourself talk. and nobody loves chris more than chris, and if you don't believe me, ask chris. >> with friends like this -- >> no, but seriously, you -- and you have an amazing family. you're a great dad. he takes me out on his boat. he teaches me how to fish like i've never fished. i grew u...