Tag: travel
Up Close With Boston
BOSTON, MA—I grew up in Dorchester, an urban neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to watch the city grow...
Up Close With Miami
MIAMI, FL—Having grown up in a small urban town in West Texas a majority of my life, I had no idea what to expect...
Almond Joy
UNITED STATES—“Just trying to help you guys,” Reed retorted to the manager who had squirreled him into a kitchen that from the looks of...
Purple Line Metro Extension Making Progress
BEVERLY HILLS/WESTWOOD—Progress is being made to the LA Metro Purple Line Metro Extension which will provide a quicker ride from Downtown Los Angeles to...
Nutty
UNITED STATES—"What are you doing?" Bridget asked Reed high in the mid-century moderne that offered stunning views of the city. The views and the minimalistic furniture...
Set In Our Nutty Ways
UNITED STATES—Reed Parker got hold of a mystery a few years ago on one of his trips. As a lawyer who ascertained the ownership...
New Media
UNITED STATES—There they are again with that rustling, crackling energy on the streets. They travel in packs, little islands of smugness among us old...
Uber Plans To Bring Flying Cars To Los Angeles By 2020
LOS ANGELES—Uber’s head of product development Jeff Holden announced on Wednesday, November 8 that it would be adding Los Angeles to the list of...
Elon Musk Tweets Image Of “Boring Company” Developments
LOS ANGELES—Billionaire and tech magnate Elon Musk publicly released the first image of The Boring Company’s latest project on Saturday, October 28.
Musk posted the...
John Steinbeck Schlepped Here
UNITED STATES—Anybody who can take a cross-country trip with a dog and write a book has my respects. Mine is barely learning to let...
Construction On New $1.6 Billion LAX Terminal Begins
LOS ANGELES—On Monday, February 27, construction for a new $1.6 billion terminal began at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) commenced. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and...
First Commercial Flights Begin From LAX To Havana
LOS ANGELES—Alaskan Airlines flew its initial commercial flight to Havana, Cuba on Thursday, January 5 for the first time in decades.
The inaugural flight departed from Los...
New Bike-Counter Looking To Promote Cycling
SANTA MONICA—The city of Santa Monica has installed a real-time bike-counter on Main Street to keep track of how many people get around the...
Up Close With San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—Throughout my UCLA undergraduate career, I heard a lot about the city by the bay. Classmates and parents chimed in about its wonders.
Intrigued,...
Up Close With Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV—I only can stay in Las Vegas for 72 hours. A minute beyond that sweet spot and my experience sours. I'm just...
Up Close With Yosemite National Park
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK—To kick off the New Year, I traveled with a group of friends to Yosemite National Park. As a Southern California native...
Tax To Add Fire Patrol Passes
SANTA MONICA/HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Tax measures to increase fire patrol in the cities of Santa Monica and Hollywood Hills passed on Tuesday, November 8.
Measure FF implements...
More War And Love
UNITED STATES—A kid in South Los Angeles saying with no particular somberness, sidelit by a TV set, “The war will start in 18 minutes,”...
Great Food In Portugal
UNITED STATES—While I’m not a bona fide “foodie," Portuguese comida made you pay attention.
We joined an REI hiking trip traveling along the Rota Vicentina...
A Horrible Man
UNITED STATES—Five long years without a vacation. Yeah, there were trips to visit the grandparents—famiy trips—but they didn’t count as a real vacation.
In Cahuenga...
