Divers discover forgotten secret passages in iconic California caves with a bootlegger past

Divers discover forgotten secret passages in iconic California caves with a bootlegger past

Talk about a blast from the past — and a deep dive into California’s underworld. Daring explorers have ventured into a treacherous, seawater-filled cave beneath San Diego’s iconic Sunset Cliffs, capturing eerie footage of what appears to be a long-forgotten staircase carved into the rock. The footage has reignited an old mystery involving Prohibition-era bootleggers … Read more

Cedric the Entertainer’s bootlegger grandfather inspired his novel

Cedric the Entertainer’s bootlegger grandfather inspired his novel

Cedric the Entertainer looked no further than his own grandfather to inspire his first novel. “Flipping Boxcars,” out Sept. 12 (Amistad/HarperCollins), tells the story of Floyd “Babe” Boyce, a bootlegger in Caruthersville, Mo. (Cedric’s hometown), and unfolds over July 4th weekend in 1948. “Babe is my [maternal] grandfather and these would be stories that I … Read more