Author: Elizabeth Alcarez

Coffee & Karma: Feature on Jonny Liu of Mantra Coffee

Coffee is mankind’s survival juice. A go getter companion for early mornings and go to for late nights alike. Americanos and macchiatos fuel us through our busy days. For Jonny Liu, owner of Mantra Coffee Company and self proclaimed coffee connoisseur, coffee goes far beyond the mere mid-day caffeine...

Mosh Pits & Mechanics

The Citrus Automotive Physics Eco-Marathon team look about as straight-laced and typical of what a college level engineering and physics team would look like. Then there’s Bernie Segura. While most the students on the 14 person team are usually in their auto tech workshirts, Segura can often be found in...

Covina Tasty: Soft-Serving The Community

Mark Tsai has been the owner and operator of Covina Tasty for more than 30 years. Moving here from his homeland of Taiwan made finding work a difficult task, but he always seemed to have a knack for ice cream. In 1981, fearing the looming threat of Communism in...