Ice-skating beside the palm trees in downtown Los Angeles
by The L.A. Kings winning the Stanley Cup twice in the last 3 years no doubt inspired some of the young skaters on the ice in …
Tour the famous old Castle Green in Pasadena in December.
You learn something new every day. I always thought the amazing Castle Green in Old Town Pasadena was an apartment building. Why? Because when …
The Getty Villa in Malibu is a perfect escape for leisurely lunch, Roman art and 4 gardens
Today in Southern California it is warm and sunny–a perfect day to drive out to the Getty Villa in a canyon facing the Pacific in …
Author Lisa See puts her hands in cement at Vroman’s new Authors Walk of Fame in Pasadena
In celebration of its 120th anniversary the management at Vroman’s bookstore decided to create a new Authors Walk of Fame, similar to the one in …
Celebrate Day of the Dead with Johnny Ramone at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
I decided to visit the Hollywood Forever Cemetery before the big annual Day of the Dead celebration –and, yes, the dead and their lives are …
Lawn replacement can be beautiful! Just see these gorgeous front yards in Pasadena,
I was recently invited to a program about replacing lawns–a very big deal in California because of the changing climate. The idea was very timely …
Cycling in CicLAvia? See what you will find at the Mariachi Plaza hub on Oct. 5!
The Mariachi Plaza in the Boyle Heights neighborhood is true to its name: it is the place in Los Angeles to go to hire a …
Cycling in CicLAvia? See the amazing East L.A. Civic Center.
Until about three years ago I had always thought of East L.A. as an area of small, drab houses and a fair amount of crime. …
Shopping and seeing the sights in Chinatown
An acquaintance of my daughter-in-law moved into an affordable senior-living high rise apartment on the edge of Chinatown in Los Angeles. My daughter-in-law suggested that …
Free archery lessons in Pasadena at the Roving Archers in the Lower Arroyo
Ever secretly wanted to be like Katniss Everdeen? Now is your chance to take an archery lesson at the Roving Archers range in Pasadena. …