Strolling along the Rivo Canal on Naples Island Long Beach
by It was planned as a hot summer day escape. And I found a gondola, a fragrant plumeria tree, drought tolerant plantings, and a Captain Morgan …
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Best chowder in L.A. is floating on a barge in the Los Angeles Harbor
For decades the chowder served at Neptune’s Net has drawn brawny bikers and jeans-clad movie stars out to Malibu for Sunday morning chowder at the …
The Frank Romero retrospective at MOLAA hits all the high points
In his long career Frank Romero has gone from being a young artist who was part of the landmark exhibition, ‘Los Four’, the first significant …
The L.A. River through the eyes of artist Victor Zayas–extraordinary!
Since the early 1980s artist (and former collegiate soccer player) Victor Hugo Zayas has been painting the Los Angeles river, primarily at night. So yesterday …
Kayaking, sailing, paddleboarding…oh, it’s too hot for all that!
When the weather forecast indicated that it was going to be over 100F this weekend, I escaped to Long Beach where it was supposed to …
Oil prices down. Oil prices up. Where does all that oily stuff come from?
Over the last year [2014-2015] we’ve all seen oil prices plunge and — thank goodness–gas prices plummet, too. Now gas prices, at least here in …
Time to go kayaking, paddleboarding and kitesurfing in the California sunshine!
Winter barely happened in Southern California this year. We had less than half our normal rainfall and the winter weather, such as it was, was …
See boogieboarders, a bronze seal and beachgoers at Seal Beach California
Seal Beach is a trip back in time to the 1950s and 1960s. You can almost hear the Beach Boys singing ‘Good Vibrations’ as you …
Paddleboarding along the canals in the gorgeous Naples Island in Long Beach
Paddleboards are for rent along the Alamitos Bay beach in Belmont Shore. Taking a Sunday walk along the sidewalks beside the canals on Naples …