I hate mall parking garages. They’re so claustrophobic and trafficky, made even worse during the holidays by angry, angry last-minute holiday shoppers. (Relax, people, it’s Christmas!) So last night as I battled with said holiday shoppers in a crowded Target parking lot for one measly spot to open up, I thought about how fortunate I…
Category Archives: Recreation
Xmas at Sea: Long Beach Parade of 1,000 Lights
Flickr Shot by MissShell321 Forget the DWP Griffith Festival of Lights. Why not double your holiday pleasure with 1,000 Christmas lights reflecting off the waters at Long Beach’s Shoreline Village? The Long Beach Parade of 1,000 Lights is celebrating its 23rd year of decorated boats showing off their luminescent finery in Queensway Bay. This year’s…
Spaceland on Ice: Rocking Around the Skating Rink
Flickr Shot by Kiracle Every winter Pershing Square is transformed into the “Rockefeller Center of the West,” except this little slice of an ice rink in Downtown L.A. is not as big or as popular. And as much as I wanted to like Downtown on Ice in my quest for wintry holiday fun in Southern…
Flexcar: Cars for Those Who Can't Be Bothered
In car-obsessed L.A., public transportation isn’t really popular or convenient. We Angelenos need our cars to navigate the sprawl, run from West L.A. to Silver Lake to Long Beach at the drop of a hat. Something you definitely can’t do if you have to rely on the bus. However because we live in a city,…
FREE Tickets for the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show
McDreamy & McSteamy (pic lifted from Ford) It’s already that time of year again — fantasy car shopping time. Seems like just yesterday we had an L.A. auto show, or rather January of this year. I’ve always done these in the daytime but now that I see it’s open til 10 most nights, I’m thinking…
Home for the Holidays: 20th Annual West Adams Holiday Historic Homes Tour
Flickr Shot by Gunga Din I remember my first holiday season in L.A. It was just me and my sis and we were sad, lonely, starving students. We used to drive through Beverly Hills neighborhoods fantasizing that some nice, rich person would come outside and wave us into their palatial home to partake of tea…
Long Beach Thanksgiving Day 5K/10K Turkey Trot
Flickr Shot by Frock Worried about all that weight you’re about to gain from the turkeys, holiday cookies, pies, mashed potatoes, and figgy pudding you’re about to put away this holiday season? Why not do a pre-emptive strike against the bulge and do the Long Beach Turkey Trot? Every year over 3,000 people run/walk the…
Lend Out a Helping Hand and a Turkey for Thanksgiving
Flickr shot by dopiaza Sorry I’ve been out of it for awhile. Had a housewarming party to pull off and then got struck down by the flu. Weee! Ugh. But just when I was sitting at home feeling sorry for myself (and mulling over the different invites I got for Thanksgiving) I came across a…
Revisiting Griffith Observatory: Star Light, Star Not So Bright
After visiting the reopened Griffith Observatory, I can’t help but wonder if I would have appreciated it more had I been eight again. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve always loved the view — of the city lights at least — and of course the architecture. But Foucault Pendulum? The Tesla Coil? And all that literature…
Griffith Observatory: Such Great Heights
Flickr Shot by ‘SeraphimC When I first moved to L.A. 15 years ago, I used to visit the Griffith Observatory a lot. It offered the perfect view for a newbie Angeleno to get a lay of the land, get some perspective, and take a breath from the hustle and bustle of the city — something,…
