As I entered the Pasadena Civic Center, it felt like I had just entered into a bygone era of worlds, cities, and architecture, all combined. Although Pasadena is relatively new compared to the Classical and [...]
Currently all the rage, as made popular by Facebook and Twitter, short phrases which complete the idiom “Travelin’ Local is,” are all too common, vernacular, and often times lose the entire context. However on this [...]
The photo above is Evelyn Woods, "Lost and Found", charcoal on paper, 48" x 75" Saturday night’s opening at the Koplin Del Rio Gallery, was a multi-artist show to showcase figurative works on paper. The [...]
Hollywood and Vine is one of Los Angeles’ most famous intersections. Who would have thought that one intersection could be packed with so many attractions–both new and old. Beginning in the 1920s, Hollywood began to [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend my first Art Walk. Los Angeles has long been home to the Entertainment Industry; but lesser known is the fact of its existence as a long time [...]
When I recently took a trip to the beach, I was amazed to find the wide variety of nature which presented itself. The ebb and flow of the beach’s water and waves creates a perpetual [...]
Currently, the world famous LA Coliseum, is most notably known as the home of the USC Trojans. It has the proud distinction of being the only stadium in the world to host the Olympic Games [...]
Last Sunday, I went to the 14th Annual LA Times Festival of Books. I’ve been looking forward to attending this event nonetheless; but ever since my friend Frank, a long time LA resident, told me [...]
Creative Inkwell, is a new site dedicated to “making your blog great” and was created by Sean Platt and David Wright. It’s currently hosting a creative writing contest. I thought participating would be fun, [...]
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