On Thursday, I was invited to see and cover a Natural History Museum of Los Angeles special event. It was an exhibition by, for, and dedicated to our children and nature: “A Sense of Wonder, A Sense of Place: Viewing Nature Through the Images and Words of Our Children.” The Sense of Wonder exhibition and installation was [...]

Yesterday, Mike commented on my article and asked where the last photo was taken.  Instead of just answering the question, I thought I’d go a step further and write about it. Many people around the world have heard of Venice, California. But not everyone is as familiar with the waterways that lie within its inlets, better [...]

A rainbow treat for a child enjoyed slow cool bites by a dark haired girl in a colored sweater The Sky is Blue and the sleek Lines are moving in our Direction             I’m still here, although many forget, some not, that I’m your Silent Partner We own this place we call Home, and we’re going to have fun At the end of the day [...]

Because of the Mediterranean climate Los Angeles is fortunate to have, I’d like to retour and recap a few places Travelin’ Local visited in January. You won’t find any snow in any of these articles. Graffiti is Art Today, my mission was to find the Venice Art Walls. It’s legal graffiti art, requiring each artist to obtain [...]

Los Angeles City of the Angels Taking a quick appraisal of most of our State’s–and the Southwestern States– its hard to not see our history from simply reading a map or street sign—from San Francisco, San Jose, Sonoma Valley, to San Diego. Practically everything California was, is and remains deeply rooted in Spanish and Mexican [...]

Travelin’ Local’s Monday stories characteristically feature a Metro Monday ride or issue, but today’s topic turns to another transportation alternative, bikes. More particularly, bicycle riding and school children. On Friday, I was privileged to be invited to the Bike to School Day at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica. Over the last few weeks, student volunteers, [...]

Many times while traveling, your trip is made a bit longer and more difficult because you have to wait at a strange and distant airport, hotel, or new location. Most of us, tired from our trips, still must wait for another ride, detour, or for a transfer to a new plane, train, or automobile; or even [...]

Literally on the road to see, hear, and learn about the history of Los Angeles, to find its heart, spirit, and soul is through walking the inner and outer sanctums of Los Angeles to discover its often forgotten roots. Starting at Union Station, the hub of Amtrak and Metro in downtown, I followed the faint echoes [...]

During my recent hiking foray on the “Hollyridge Trail” to reach the Hollywood sign, I was intrigued by the indelible mark and beauty of the ever ever-present foliage, plants, and growths which garnered most of the hike up the Hollyridge Trail. The raw power of nature should never be underestimated even as we occasionally ponder its [...]

I’ve always been fascinated by the Hollywood sign. And even more important to me—I’ve always wanted to see it up-close. This Saturday, I got pretty close. I went into the Hollywood Hills going north on Beachwood Drive, until it ends. There’s a very small dirt parking lot where I parked and followed a sign reading “Hollyridge [...]

Because I took the Los Angeles Subway home after finishing my Downtown walking tour, I thought it would make for a great story for today’s Metro Monday. Along with over 200 bus lines, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has four Metro Rail Lines. Los Angeles Metro Subway Background With about 14 million people in the greater Los [...]

Contrary to the hit song by the Missing Persons, that “Nobody Walks in LA” I beg to differ—a lot of people not only walk in LA but they love to walk in LA. View Walking in LA in a larger map Follow the Map’s Lines and Markers for Walking in LA For today’s Travelin’ Local’s Walking in LA [...]