Archive for Just for fun

Exquisite Taste and Hospitality: Touring Norbert Wabnig’s Cheese Store of Beverly Hills

Aug 30, 2010 by Sarah Roullard

The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills is located in the heart of the legendary, fast-paced city of, you guessed it, Beverly Hills. The store itself is intimate and calm. The walls, shelves, and counter-tops are [...]

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Destination: Orange Circle, Olde Towne Plaza, Orange, CA

Aug 28, 2010 by Sandy Schroeder

Welcome to Main Street, U.S.A., at the intersection of Glassell and Chapman in Orange.
At the center of the traffic circle, Plaza Square has been a welcome gathering place for over a century. Within easy [...]

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The LA County Fair is Opening on September 4

Aug 22, 2010 by Lisa Newton

What do corn dogs, pigs, carnival rides, and monster trucks have in common?
The LA County Fair–of course!.
Opening day is right around the corner beginning on Saturday, September 4th, and if you want to save money [...]

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The First Venice Art Crawl is Happening Tonight

Aug 19, 2010

What better way to spend a Thursday then to head over to Venice for their first Venice Art Crawl.
Its purpose ostensibly is to highlight the free artistic spirit of Venice, and the Crawl will be [...]

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Cruising to the Silver Lake Reservoir in a Brand New Chevy Cruze

Aug 17, 2010

If you’ve ever driven up Silver Lake Boulevard, which is a fun road to drive, you’ll notice the gorgeous lake which is in the middle of Los Angeles.
While test driving my Chevrolet Cruze on [...]

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Traversing the Music Box Steps

Aug 15, 2010

When walking around the Echo Park, and Silver Lake area, you’re bound to encounter an area where there’s quite a few steps–more germane, several thousand steps.
Some of the steps are hidden, others are in plain [...]

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This Weekend is Fee Free at Many California National Parks

Aug 09, 2010

Free, it’s a popular word. In fact, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like the word free.
Especially when it’s associated with either a material possession or a National Park.
For the upcoming weekend, August 14th -15th, [...]

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The 2010 OC Fair Starts Today

Jul 16, 2010

If you live in Orange County, and even Los Angeles or San Diego, put your “Entertainment Hat” on and get ready to go to the Fair.
Opening today, the 2010 OC Fair is guaranteed to [...]

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What’s with all this talk of June Gloom?

Jul 09, 2010

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing a lot of talk, or should I say, grumbling, about “June Gloom.”
OK, I’ll admit, waking up to find it sprinkling in the morning this week was [...]

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Los Angeles Free Friday

Jun 25, 2010

Free
Recreation
Equals
Ecstasy
For this week’s edition of Free Friday, I thought I’d start with a little poem.
I know, I know, you’re not here for the exciting introductory paragraph, you just want to see the various [...]

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Los Angeles Free Friday

Jun 18, 2010

Now that the Lakers have won their 16th Basketball Championship vs. their long-term nemesis, the Boston Celtics, at the Staples Center, in the last game of this pivotal series, history is in the books. [...]

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The Burning Palm Tree of Santa Monica

Jun 17, 2010

Yesterday, about mid-afternoon, I was parking my car on Adelaide Drive in Santa Monica, where I was preparing to shoot the photos for a new Travelin’ Local Walking Tour E-book.
As soon as I opened my [...]

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Los Angeles Free Friday

Jun 04, 2010

It’s that time again for Free Friday, where we feature events happening in and around Los Angeles. From the numerous free and fun activities now upon us it’s apparent that summertime is well upon us. [...]

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