CicLAvia in Glendale under cloudy skies
by The latest version of CicLAvia, the open road bicycling event for everyone, seemed less crowded than previous ones. Maybe some people went to the Resist …
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.
Murals and Marches in downtown Los Angeles
On my way to the Bread Festival I came across a brand new mural near Second and Broadway and saw 3 other huge murals by …
The Bread Festival fell flat but ole for the mole!
At the annual Bread Festival at Grand Central Market in downtown L.A. I finally saw the food that Australian millionaire Tim Gurner claims is driving …
Hotter than hot at Amgen Cycling Tour and Pasadena LitFest
I had ambitious plans for this last weekend but the early summer weather with temps reaching the mid-90sF curtailed things. I did manage to attend …
Shakespeare Club scholarship winners for 2017
Founded in 1888, the Shakespeare Club annually gives scholarships to one student at each of the four public high schools in Pasadena. As the oldest …
The purple Jacaranda trees are in bloom in Pasadena
A decade ago the Jacaranda trees along Del Mar Blvd. bloomed all at once creating a amazing parade of color that stretched for a mile …
A very quick trip through the Jackalope Fair in Pasadena
I guess I am burned out on street fairs. Even though the Jackalope Fair has lots of vendors with young faces there was not much …
A California condor downtown and a bird sanctuary in Silverlake
My route to the March for Science on Saturday took me first to the Silverlake/Los Feliz neighborhood and then on to downtown and a walk …
Tens of thousands at the March for Science L.A. and the signs were witty!
I am just going to post photos with captions for the March for Science in Los Angeles. They are more or less in the order …
Young folk dancers, cowgirls and mariachis at the Blessing of Animals
Los Angeles would not be Los Angeles were the Mexican folk dancers to vanish from public events. Like the balloon sellers and street hot dog …