Chiles and tacos 4Ever at the Grand Central Market
by My first visit to the Grand Central Market was in 1974. I don’t remember much about it except that we went there to get tacos …
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Sculpture in a pocket forest, raining sunshine and a sky view of the LACMA Plaza
In my previous post I promised more about ‘foresty things’ at LACMA. So here goes. In this photo of the Cantor Sculpture garden you can …
The 19th Century Musicale is alive and well in Pasadena
On the first Tuesday every month at 12:30 p.m., you can travel back in time to an experience that would have been familiar to Jane …
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Mission Inn Festival of Lights is wild for animatrontic elves and real parrots
“Too much is just about right” at the amazing, annual Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn in Riverside, about an hour or so east …
Color-filled crosswalks, massive mural and other art in downtown L.A.
I made a quick culture and photography tour along Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles to see what was new as well as look at …
Skating, sledding and a Joni Mitchell song at Pershing Square in Los Angeles
Every winter–except 2020–there is ice skating in downtown Los Angeles. It’s unlikely and wholesome fun for LA families. But in 2018 the activities for children …
Festive decorations and Santa at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles
While there are now holiday decorations in Union Station, thank goodness they do not pipe in holiday music. Even the idea of hearing ‘Jingle Bell …
A look inside the private Shakespeare Club in Pasadena
The private Shakespeare Club in Pasadena was founded in 1888 as a women’s literary society. Over the years the focus shifted more to raising funds …
Pleasures of a sunny So. Cal Saturday
We all know that the drought in Southern California is very very serious, but it is hard to argue with a warm, lazy Saturday in …
Time-lapse Los Angeles and a sculpture on a street corner
A new video was published on Vimeo this week and is deservedly getting a lot of mentions. It is a time-lapse view of Los Angeles…well, …