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Behind the scenes at the Tour of California bike race at Stage 7 in Pasadena

by carollightwoodMay 18, 2014July 12, 2020

If you are looking for the results at Stage 7 of the Tour of California race, go to ESPN. This blog post is about what …

It’s CicLAvia — bicycling along Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. No cars! Just people and #bikes!

by carollightwoodApril 7, 2014July 14, 2020

Wilshire Blvd., a main cross-city street in L.A., was closed to cars today and bicylists were free to go anywhere along the way from One …

Are there new lotus at the Echo Park lake? Well, maybe. There sure are water lilies.

by carollightwoodMarch 16, 2014July 11, 2020

The lotus that have grown in Echo Park lake for almost a century were supposedly planted by that charismatic evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, whose Angelus …

A paddleboarder takes on the big surf at Venice

by carollightwoodJanuary 23, 2014October 18, 2023

A storm way out somewhere in the Pacific sent 8 to 10 foot waves onto west facing beaches in Southern California. This is not an …

So chilly! Surfing at Venice beach in Los Angeles in December

by carollightwoodJanuary 5, 2014October 18, 2023

I realized that I’ve been writing about Venice beach without showing the beach, so here it is. I took these photos in late December and …

The #Olympics may not like Roller Derby but Hershey’s Candies sure does

by carollightwoodDecember 9, 2013October 18, 2023

Yesterday the 2013 Roller Derby season at the Derby Doll Factory here in L.A. ended. My granddaughter’s team played for the Junior championship, but ended …