Long ago, in a fantasy familiar to many, a boy named Charlie met a chocolate factory owner named Willy across a book, two movies, and many actual candies. Given my fondness of the original 1971 movie, ...

Welcome to my final installment of 10 real estate investment trusts (REITs). As I've pointed out to readers, I'm only focused on buying the highest quality REITs like now - there's simply no reason to ...

When I saw the Gene Wilder version of Willy Wonka, I was taken with the idea of everlasting gobstoppers. They were hard candies that never melted or lost their flavor; they'd last as long as you could ...

EAST NEWARK-- The word of the day was "preparation." But a young boy in an East Newark School hallway fumbled spelling it - mucking up somewhere around the "a-r-a." Superintendent Patrick Martin, ...

Everlasting Gobstoppers, Burple Nurples and Triple Gooberberry Sunrises are more than just eye candy. They symbolize the power of magic and play. By Maya Phillips In the 1991 movie “Hook,” in which a ...

What’s better than an Everlasting Gobstopper? How about some “golden tickets” to see Roald Dahl’s beloved “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts? The show ...