My old apartment was half a mile from the Hollywood/Western station. My new house is over one and a half miles from the Vermont/Beverly station. Too far to walk for a typical commute, but I will not be unfazed. For my commute to Culver City, …
It’s been a quiet winter. There’s always something going on around town, but it certainly isn’t like summer. We stumbled upon another Space 15 Twenty event last weekend, sipped some free Pabst, posed with some giant hearts. Here are a few events we might check …
Voting day is tomorrow! It’s the primary nominating election, in which we’ll choose who will be the next candidates for Mayor (I’ve never known LA without Villaraigosa, so that’ll be weird), decide on a few new city council candidates, and sift through some ballot measures. …
There are stretches of parking lot in Hollywood. (If you know Hollywood at all, you just rolled your eyes as you read that. Duh, a lot of Hollywood is parking lot.) The stretches of which I speak surround the Capitol Records building. Imagine turning these …
This is our home. We own it. And it’s in Hollywood, where we’ve said we’d like to stay forever. We’re so happy to be home. Now, let’s take a walk down memory lane: our house hunting experience that lasted three years and caused our hearts …
Highland Park parklet rendering, courtesy of Office of José Huiza Parklets! What’s a parklet? It’s a mini public park in an urban area. Essentially, it’s a great idea. Last Friday, the L.A. City Council approved the construction of four parklets in Downtown L.A., El Sereno …
I had lived in California for two days when, unemployed, I turned on the tv at 2:00 in the afternoon and landed on an episode of California’s Gold. “Oh my gosh! Isn’t that WONDERFUL?!” I heard Huell Howser exclaim over the fact that beneath Old …
I’m not much one for making New Year’s resolutions, although I am one for reflection, and goal-making. I’ve also recently, say, in the last three years, become one for planning. I’ve found that making a plan is far more effective for me than making goals, …
Happy New Year, Everybody! I had a long, and much needed holiday vacation. A thing about me: when I go on vacation, I really go on vacation. I disconnect completely and cease all productivity. Hence, the long delay in my posting here. But I’m back! …
After my too-brief weekend in NYC, I have compiled a list of a few of my favorite city eats. Despite common belief, New York ought not be experienced solely inside the Michelin rated restaurants of Wolfgang Puck and Mario Batali. No, the real New York …