After El Nino the L.A. River looks much different. Not so pretty pretty!
by The first of several months’ of heavy El Nino storms blew into Southern California this last week and the Los Angeles River went from being …
Author: carollightwood
I moved to LA from San Francisco in 1974 and lived in various towns and neighborhoods around greater Los Angeles until 2019 when I moved to Tucson. Originally I was from Washington State.
See behind the scenes of the South Pasadena Rose Parade float
As I write this dozens of volunteers are busily putting flowers on this year’s South Pasadena float for the Tournament of Roses parade on Friday …
Amazing and insane gifts at Wacko in East Hollywood
I went to see the Boombox Creators show in East Hollywood. It was in the Luz de Jesus gallery, located on Hollywood Blvd., tucked away …
Boomboxes, Basquiat, Ice Cube for Christmas in East Hollywood
The current exhibition at La Luz de Jesus gallery, Boombox Creators, is a trip back in time to the 1980s and the birth of hip-hop. …
Not what I expected! A pre-Christmas excursion to Staples Center and L.A. Live
After I left Pershing Square (see previous post) I decided to go to L.A. Live to see the ice-skating rink installed for the holiday season. …
Caroling in Spanish, ice skating, sledding and Santa, too, in downtown L.A.
Coming up from the Pershing Square Metro station yesterday I could hear carolers, but didn’t recognize the song. Outside in the little plaza around the …
Getting ready for the Rose Parade in Pasadena
If USC beats Stanford then the University of Southern California will play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, 2016. But whether or not …
Unusual Farmers Market Produce in Pasadena
It was 90F yesterday in Pasadena. Cooler today at 84F so I went to the main Farmers’ Market near Pasadena High school. The market was …
Two veterans I saw today at the Getty Center in Los Angeles
I went to the Getty today to see three photography exhibits and while I was wandering around I saw two Veterans. One served in Viet …
Visiting the Getty to see amazing photos and views of Los Angeles
I went to the Getty Center yesterday to see an exhibition of the photography of Ishiuchi Miyako. She launched her career taking photos of U.S. …