Cleaning the Los Angeles River after El Nino storms swept through
by Saturday, April 16th, 2016 was Day One of a 3 day clean-up of the L.A. River. It began at the upper end of L.A. River, …
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.
Hollywood Underground at the Metro stations
Two Metro stations bracket the section of Hollywood Blvd. that most visitors think of as ‘Hollywood’. Most locals think of this area as a place for …
Hard Rock dancing girls, Chewbacca, Shrek and Superheros — just another sunny day on Hollywood Blvd.
It was something I hadn’t seen since the Sixties in North Beach–two girls in skimpy outfits dancing in a display window to lure customers inside. …
Poison Oak, California Poppies, Mustard and Mallards in the Arroyo Seco Pasadena
While the drought is definitely not over in Southern California, enough rain fell in the last few months to transform the Arroyo Seco into a …
Disappointing art at the new Gold Line Metro stations
I love the original Metro stations for the Gold and Red lines here in Los Angeles. The artwork, commissioned from local artists in the late …
See the celebration of the Indian Festival of Colors in South Pasadena
Holi is an ancient festival of India celebrating the arrival of Spring. Maybe you didn’t realize exactly what the festival was named, but we’ve all …
Preparing for Palm Sunday at Los Angeles Cathedral
I had intended to visit The Broad museum on Saturday but the line for people without tickets was two–yes! two–blocks long and the museum hadn’t …
What to do on Saturday night? Go to the Last Book Store for art and music!
The Last Book Store in downtown Los Angeles not only sells new and used books, albums and comic books, this funky and huge store also …
Amazing aerial path and secret gardens high up in Disney Hall
I’m not sure how I managed to miss them, but there is a state park–actually more of a garden–and a winding aerial pathway that wraps …
New bumps up against old in the Pasadena Playhouse District
The Pasadena Playhouse was founded in 1917 and, true to that era, it is a Spanish Revival building complete with palm trees and a fountain …