Holiday Travelers

Holiday Travelers

Back in August, my husband and I missed a flight from LAX to SLC, due to no fault of our own. The fault laid squarely on the airport and it’s Soviet-era security lines. Just last week, L.A. Business Journal reported that LAX is the second-most stressful airport 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Nov. 15 – 18

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Nov. 15 – 18

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14LACMA Liveread of Manhattan, Directed by Jason Reitman This is the second installment of Jason Reitman’s  2012–2013 Live Read series.  Jason chooses a surprise celebrity cast to read Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman’s script of Manhattan on the Bing Theater stage. What a 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Nov 2 – 4

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Nov 2 – 4

Halloween is over. Hopefully we have recovered from our sugar crashes and hangovers.  Just in time, because this weekend is all about sugar skulls and tequila.  This weekends events encompass two things: Dia de los Muertos and Downtown L.A.  It will be colorful.  It will 

Ready, Set, Run!

Ready, Set, Run!

Remember when I wrote about my Free Run Days?  The product of that endeavor is now realized.  Watch it here:

The City Prolific: Weekend Events October 26 – 28

The City Prolific: Weekend Events October 26 – 28

It’s Halloween in LA. That means it’s 80 degrees, the Santa Anas are relentless, and your jack-o-lanterns are moldy and rotting.  Get out and get your spook on. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 NewFilmMakers October Screening NewFilmmakers Los Angeles holds its October screening tonight of a dozen 

Endeavour

Endeavour

Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Associated Press Endeavour started at NASA.  It went to space several times over several years. Then it went back to NASA, before it was shipped to LAX and did some fly-overs over landmarks across the nation including Griffith Park and Hollywood, 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events October 12 – 14

The City Prolific: Weekend Events October 12 – 14

It is officially Autumn in LA, as evidenced by these refreshing temperatures and tumbling skies.  Last weekend, we went to one of our favorite events of the year, the Eagle Rock Music Festival. We’ve lived in LA for four years now, and each year the 

How to Love Los Angeles

How to Love Los Angeles

Take the train to Union Station. Yes, LA has a metro.  Ride it, take note of its uncanny timeliness (trains arrive on schedule to-the-minute). Observe the diversity of the ridership. Check out the neighborhood-centric art at the stations. Walk around Union Station, gawk and its 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sep 28 – 30

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sep 28 – 30

This weekend is about art. Art art art. As was last weekend. Did you see The Clock? Incredible.FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 Stairclimb for LA Still need to get in your workout for the day? Clim nearly 1,700 stairs to the top of the West Coast’s tallest 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sept 21 – 23

The City Prolific: Weekend Events Sept 21 – 23

Autumn ought to be the time of Pumpkin Spice Lattes and knitted scarves. But no, not so in LA. It’s hot. Iced coffee hot. There’s SO MUCH happening this weekend, all crammed into Friday and Saturday. Get out!FRIDAY, SEPT. 21NewFilmMakers September Screening NewFilmmakers Los Angeles