Take a look at Los Angeles in 1935. This video features Grumman’s Chinese Theater, Streetcars, Olvera Street, and Hollywood Boulevard.
Produced by James A. Fitzpatrick, the Los Angeles "Wonder City of the West" is a [...]
As the success of LA Live, the Third Street Promenade, Pasadena’s Old Town, the Downtown renaissance including Disney Hall, the MOCA and associated new housing, and restaurants close-by; the return of business, commerce, shopping, lodging, [...]
From the art of Chinese calligraphy, and learning how to read and when using it, this year’s 2010 Chinatown Summer Nights will be the times for Family Workshops that teach about simple and common characters [...]
Maybe because it’s the end of the month, or it’s the middle of the summer, or we’re all into the dog days of summer–that explains the a potential reason that we need a respite from [...]
In case you didn’t know it in my previous professional life I used to be what is commonly called a “Lunch Lady.”
That’s right, I was the manager of the food program for a high school [...]
Today Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced its 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival audience award winners before the Closing Night film, “Despicable Me.” [...]
A recent movie featured for the narrative competition category at this year’s Film Independent Narrative competition is the Independently produced movie, aptly named Upstate.
As the name implies, the movie’s location takes place in upstate New [...]
While I was taking photographs for Travelin’ Local’s most recent Sunday Afternoon at the Theatre, story, I passed the rear of a building that caught my eye.
Typically, artists will not only find art in the [...]
I’m not an opera critic and I can’t tell you which opera in the world is the best, or whether Placido Domingo’s voice has ripened with his old age. But I can tell you that [...]
Have you ever lived next to someone and not even known their name? How about living in a city, but not really “knowing” anything about the city?
If you answered “Yes” to either of these questions, [...]
In the heart of the Broadway Theatre Corridor is the magnificent Los Angeles Theatre. Built in 1931, the Los Angeles Theatre was the brainchild of three men; William Fox, who founded Fox Film Corporation, which [...]
Is watching a new, independent movie from a brand new director or a tried and true one something you enjoy? How about a brand new music video. And don’t forget about the huge burgeoning foreign [...]
The Celtics have seventeen; the Lakers have fifteen – championship banners that hang from each sports franchise’s hallowed rafters. The two teams make up for 32 of the 63 championships in NBA history. An unheard [...]
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