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 …
The weather is back to normal, and some people are rejoicing. Others, like me, are reluctant to turn their backs on winter. Having to re-adapt my wardrobe to 80 degree weather is a project. I went for a walk today, along Santa Monica between Gower …
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! …
The LA Times reports that Huell Howser is retiring. If don’t believe I’ve ever heard sadder news for local California television. Huell Howser, with his exuberant, Southern, every-man accent, easily wondered over California’s unique natural, historical, and entertainment/tourism sites. He traveled all over the state with a small film …