Magic Mountain Fright Fest – Fun For Older Kids
Our Southern California amusement parks have delightful trick or treat events for young children, but as your kids get older, candy and gentle costumed characters start to lose their appeal. Teens are...
View ArticleNethercutt Collection and Museum: For Car Buffs, Worth the Trip to the Valley
Did you know that a pristine collection of classic cars – as far back as 1900′s classic – exists in Sylmar? The Nethercutt Collection and Museum is a quirky, little-known facility that is a “best kept...
View ArticleCar Lover’s Heaven – the 2011 LA Auto Show
(credit: Donna Schwartz Mills) The holiday season starts early for car buffs each year in the Southland, when the Los Angeles Auto Show comes to the Convention Center. This year’s event opened on...
View ArticleHonda Sees Green at the LA Auto Show
Honda unveiled two new vehicles at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show: The first was an all-electric version of its Fit subcompact; a commuter car that will run up to 123 highway miles on a single...
View ArticleToyota Scores at the LA Auto Show
2011 was a tough year for Toyota, which dealt with twin problems of vehicle recalls and production stoppage that occurred after the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March. But the...
View ArticleDodge Flexes Muscle Cars At LA Auto Show
It’s clear from a visit to Dodge at the LA Auto Show that there’s new life at Dodge-Chrysler since partnering with Fiat a couple of years ago. The little Fiat 500 has been making a huge splash since...
View ArticleKia Shows Optimism at LA Auto Show
The executives at Kia are feeling bullish about the future: “Over the past three years Kia’s design-led transformation has delivered more new products than any other brand,” announced Michael Sprague,...
View ArticleHyundai Rolls Out Newest Model at LA Auto Show
Hyundai made a splash at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show with the debut of the redesigned Elantra, which was enormously successful for the Korean automaker (2011 US sales doubled from the previous...
View ArticleWhat You’re Doing This Week: November 28
(credit: santawalk2011.com) Hopefully, everyone got through Thanksgiving without incident (or pepper spray). The holiday season is now officially in full swing, as evidenced by the choice entries in...
View ArticleBig Changes In LAUSD Magnet Applications
It’s that time of year. No, not the holiday season, but the short application window to apply for a coveted spot in one of LAUSD’s high performing magnet programs, as well as Permit With Transportation...
View ArticleGuide to The LA-Wide “Pacific Standard Time” Art Exhibit
(credit: Spine of the Earth, 1980, Lita Albuquerque. Powdered pigment, rock, wooden rings. Ephemeral installation at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, CA. Photo by Lita Albuquerque. © Lita Albuquerque Studio.)...
View ArticleHighlights From the Los Angeles Times Travel Show
(credit: Donna Schwartz Mills) Los Angeles was a delightful place to be last weekend: blue skies, sun shining and a balmy 78-degrees (which is often typical for January). It was the kind of weather...
View ArticleStreet Food Cinema Series Kicks Off This Weekend
Kick off summer by heading down to Exposition Park on Saturday night, where you can take in a popular movie, dine on the offerings from the city’s favorite food trucks, and listen to some of L.A.’s...
View ArticleSplendor in the Woods: Theatricum Botanicum’s Summer 2012 Season
(credit: Kent Kanouse/Snap Man flickr.com) Los Angeles is known for its tangle of endlessly clogged freeways — which is why savvy commuters often wind up getting from city to Valley through the...
View ArticleWhat You’re Doing This Week: June 25
(credit: greektheatrela.com) The next seven days will be great for foodies, rock fans, and extreme sports enthusiasts. In other words, just another awesome week in L.A. (credit: thechaya.com) Monday,...
View ArticleGuide To Emergency Planning For Families
(credit: lafd.org) Southland residents know very well how brutal Mother Nature can be, and not only because California is earthquake country. Fires, floods and mudslides are just a few additional...
View ArticleNeighborhood Guide: Tujunga
(credit: Donna Schwartz Mills) Before it became “America’s Suburb” (as writer Kevin Roderick named it), filled with housing tracts, parking lots and shopping centers, the San Fernando Valley was home...
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