Flying men and baseball player mosaics in the Civic Center Metro Station L.A.
by Back in the late 1980s and 1990s when the Metro system was being built in Los Angeles, the city went all out for art. In the …
Decorating the 2017 South Pasadena Rose Parade float
In keeping with the theme for the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade the city of South Pasadena is entering a float that volunteers were busy …
Dancing in the Plaza by Olvera Street
From a block away I could hear the Mexican music from the bandstand in the center of La Placita at the historic Pueblo de Los …
The launch of Insight Mars lander seen from Pasadena
I watched the live stream on the NASA website until the actual launch at 4:05 a.m. and then rushed out to my balcony armed with …
The Animation Expo in Burbank is a place for women illustrators, animators
The city of Burbank welcomed the Animation Expo four or five years ago. It is a free event to showcase the work of young animators and …
Summer Fair season gets going with the Burbank Art Street Fair
I went to the Burbank Spring Art Fair in 2018 with the intention of photographing people who attended, but decided to show some of the …
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 …
Adam Schiff and Terry Tornek confess to their literary habits
Politicians tell all about books that inspired them as young people, and books that motivate them now. (This was originally posted in May of 2018, …
Edible dates hang heavy on the palm trees on Arroyo Parkway
A few years ago the city of Pasadena changed trees in the center of the Arroyo Parkway, the city street at the end of the …
Women’s March in Los Angeles, January 2018
This is at the Second Women’s March in 2018. See the first one in Jan. 2017 here. City officials and Metro were expecting a …