Time to go kayaking, paddleboarding and kitesurfing in the California sunshine!
by 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 …
Behind the scenes at the Tour of California bike race at Stage 7 in Pasadena
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 …
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 …
See photos of jacaranda trees in full, glorious bloom along Del Mar in Pasadena
Originally from the drier regions of Brazil, jacaranda trees have since been planted around the world. I understand they are even a favorite in Nepal! …
Happy Birthday Union Station in Los Angeles!! And it was National Train Day, too!
Yesterday was National Train Day, so I decided to skip the Pasadena Earth Day event and ride the Metro Gold Line down to Union Station …
Farewell to the art fair! They’re vanishing across Los Angeles but I found one in Toluca Lake
10, 15, and 20 years ago there were annual art fairs in neighborhoods across Southern California. Fine artists and accomplished craftspeople–potters, glass artists, painters, sculptors–would …
Urban escape into Arroyo Seco with a beautiful bridge and that witch-favorite–datura
The Arroyo Seco in Pasadena is these days a dry canyon. Before the goverment built the wide concrete channel that runs through it, however, it …
See the Blessing of Animals by Archbishop Gomez at historic Olvera Street in Los Angeles
The Blessing of the Animals in the plaza by Olvera St. on the Saturday before Easter is a tradition that goes back at least 200 …
Angelino Heights is a Victorian home haven in Los Angeles!
I started this by going to Echo Park to check out the status of the lotus plants. No news to report there, so I decided …
See photos of the L.A. Festival of Books: C-Span, crime writers, typewriters, fruit hats and–Yes!–real books
I’ll be writing about the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the largest book festival in America on my other blog, Misadventures in E-Publishing, but …