Kimberly J. Brown met for Java with Jamie in Tarzana. "We're at Lili Bridal, the bridal shop where I got my wedding dress, and had more fun than a person should have," said Brown.

Microsoft Corp. suffered a setback Tuesday in its battle against rival Sun Microsystems Inc. over Microsoft's use of the Java programing language, a tool Sun had developed as a way to create ...

In both her books and Java House designs, the local artist uses a unique style of art — a technique called scratchboard. It is a black board that when scratched, reveals white. Her method is to create ...