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I'm a freelance journalist based in Phoenix, Az. Born in Los Angeles, Ca, my love for writing was a slow but gradual process that started when I watched the Christopher Reeve Superman movies. My passion further developed in middle school and eventually took root in high school. It wasn't until i attended the University of California, Riverside that I decided to cultivate a career in writing.
I wrote several pieces for UC Riverside's Highlander Newspaper including news and features. I became more enamored with writing features and profiles of people after taking a journalism course. After graduating, I interned at the Santa Monica Daily Press and then I wrote freelance for the Argonaut Newspaper. After all of that, I moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area and I am looking for the next story to write about.
DOWNTOWN — Sometimes inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. Surfing champion and author Shaun Tomson has turned the personal tragedy of losing a son to peer pressure into a new book and he did it with a little help from a young school girl he met while discussing his love for surfing and how it helped him through troubled times.
By Brian Adigwu Cheetah conservationist and expert Laurie Marker has dedicated her life to saving the world's fastest land animal from extinction in the wilds of Africa. On Tuesday, Marker heads to the hipster's natural habitat to talk about her work and her new book, "A Future for Cheetahs," as the kickoff event for a fall environmental speaker series at the G2 Gallery.
CITYWIDE — Pigging out at a restaurant has never felt so good. Entrepreneur and CEO Kenneth Hepburn and Lee Hanson announced the launch of Livngiv.com to give food lovers the luxury of dining at a restaurant while giving to charity at the same time. Customers can go to the website and create an account.
DOWNTOWN — An animal rights organization camped in front of a local sporting goods store Thursday to protest the use of animal products in clothing and camping equipment.
MID-CITY — On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Clarence Crites sits at a table in a local deli and orders a slice of apple pie from the waiter. After completing his order, Crites picks up a glass of water and takes a sip and afterward twirls the cup and puts it down on the table with a grin on his face.