"In 1999, the City Council voted to name the alley behind Frazier Lewis' downtown confectionery: "Candy Bar Lane" (running from Soquel Avenue to Front Street)," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson.

If a similar movie came out today, it would almost certainly have a "PG" or even a "PG-13" tag. Charlie and the Chocolate ...

The veteran Northeast Ohio director is finally realizing a dream come true in helming the Cassidy Theatre’s production of “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka,” which appears weekends April 3-20 at ...

New Zealand-based electric hydrofoil boat manufacturer Vessev announced exciting expansion plans to the US this morning. The new office is its first at the international level and will be the new ...

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Seamus Blackley, a tech executive known best for inventing the Xbox game console, inspects his cacao trees. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) ...

L.A. will then have its own sort of Willy Wonka, a video game-loving, chocolate-obsessed magnate who never lost his inner child or compulsion for curiosity. “People come and say, ‘Oh ...

From the universe of Willy Wonka, Netflix announces The Golden Ticket, a competition series inspired by the beloved world of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Contestants can enter the ...

With its new competition series, The Golden Ticket, Netflix is looking to appeal to Willy Wonka and reality show fans alike. The reality competition, which offers the opportunity to enter “Wonka’s ...

The "high-stakes social experiment" will see its candy-loving contestants fight for a chance to enter Wonka's chocolate kingdom.