Los Angeles often gets a bum rap. It is a wasteland. There is no culture. The traffic is horrendous. There is no center. And on an on. If you are a visitor to Los Angeles, I don’t blame you if you have this misconception. But once you live here and get to know the City, …
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My favorite times of the year in Los Angeles are the holidays. People leave town and there is little traffic on the roads. It is an absolute pleasure to get around. And if you are staying in L.A. over Thanksgiving there are things to do: Want to volunteer? The Los Angeles Mission will continue its …
If you are looking for a romantic evening out at an Italian restaurant that makes you feel that they value your business, then you must try Franco on Melrose, located at 6919 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90038. Franco was the Executive Chef at Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles for six years. In May 2011 he went …
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Let’s take a break from real estate for a few minutes and check out some of the Los Angeles Halloween events for 2012. West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval: advertised as “the largest Halloween street party in the world”. This is a parade you need to attend once as you will see by This is not for the shy and …
Carmageddon 1 was a non-event. It took place a year ago to much fanfare and fear. We thought that Los Angeles would shut down. Amazingly enough everyone stayed home and driving on those days was a pleasure. Then we had The Rampture. It was delayed from last year to a couple of months ago and …
The L.A. Times put together a great list of 100 things to do this summer. Below is a selection: The Los Angeles Film Festival – June 14 – 24 The Festival opens with Woody Allen’s new movie “To Rome With Love” and includes discussions with creators of popular TV series. Roger Medearis at the Huntington Library …
Believe it or not, it really is not that difficult to get around Los Angeles without a car. I am living proof. When we take our cars in for service, or body work or whatever in Los Angeles we almost always arrange for a ride, rent a car or, if we go to a dealership, …
Santa Monica–based airline, Surf Air, will start launching a new, unlimited travel between four cities, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Monterey, and Palo Alto. The program is geared towards executives who travel frequently on business and are willing to pay a monthly membership fee of $790 for first-class service on mid-sized executive jets, concierge benefits, and …
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Starting yesterday, February 3, 2012, the eastbound off ramp off the northbound 405 Freeway will be closed on and off for two weeks. The Rampture is finally here. This is part of the ongoing widening of the 405 Freeway which will add a 10-mile HOV lanes and widen lanes from the I-10 to US 101. …
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The always entertaining Cirque du Soleil is bringing its latest production, Ovo to Santa Monica, on January 20, 2012. The them of Ovo is set in the world of insects. Just like us, they are looking for love, and the quest is satisfied when an egg appears delivering an insect who falls in love with a beautiful …
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