Solar Eclipse in Santa Monica, May 20, 2012
Sitting at Peet’s on 14th and Montana in Santa Monica.
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Los Angeles Community Area Events
Be Prepared For Bike Sharing in Los Angeles
Following this weekend’s CicLAvia, Mayor Villaraigosa announced that Los Angeles will be starting a bike sharing demonstration project towards the end of the year. This program will be run by Bike Nation, which will install 400 booths with a total of 4,000 bikes. How does this work? There are many of these bike-sharing programs around the
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Surf Air to Provide Unlimited Travel Along California Coast
Santa Monica–based airline, Surf Air, will start launching a new, unlimited travel between four cities, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Monterey, and Palo Alto. The program is geared towards executives who travel frequently on business and are willing to pay a monthly membership fee of $790 for first-class service on mid-sized executive jets, concierge benefits, and
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405 Freeway Wilshire Boulevard Off Ramp to Close for Two Weeks
Starting yesterday, February 3, 2012, the eastbound off ramp off the northbound 405 Freeway will be closed on and off for two weeks. The Rampture is finally here. This is part of the ongoing widening of the 405 Freeway which will add a 10-mile HOV lanes and widen lanes from the I-10 to US 101.
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New Los Angeles Traffic Fines Effective January 2012. Watch Out! California Needs the Money
Effective January 6, 2012 the price of Los Angeles traffic tickets is going up by $4 a ticket on already steep fines. And be extra wary. It is rumored that there is extra pressure on traffic officers to bring in more revenue. Local agencies have even been authorized to attach cameras to street sweepers in
L.A. Love & Leashes, Helping Los Angeles’ Homeless Pets
Los Angeles has been hit hard by the economic downturn and Animal Services is one of the many departments whose financial resources have been severely cut. Friends of L.A. Animal Shelters, a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping L.A.’s city animal shelters raises funds to provide veterinary care and innovative adoption programs for which the city shelters
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Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo Coming to Santa Monica January 20, 2012
The always entertaining Cirque du Soleil is bringing its latest production, Ovo to Santa Monica, on January 20, 2012. The them of Ovo is set in the world of insects. Just like us, they are looking for love, and the quest is satisfied when an egg appears delivering an insect who falls in love with a beautiful
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Santa Monica Bike Action Plan Passed Vote
Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved the Bike Action Plan, 20 years in the making, which is an effort to get people out of their cars and onto bikes. $2.5 million will be spent over the next two years to make 30 miles of streets bike friendly, starting with 14 miles of bike lanes and
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Los Angeles Holiday Events 2011 – My Picks
The holiday season is fast approaching and there are plenty of Los Angeles holiday events from which to choose. Let’s take a look at some of them: 52nd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration Saturday, December 24th, 2011 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. There will be a mix of choirs, dance troupes, from many
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Los Angeles gets HipSwap app for Buying and Selling in your Neighborhood
Want to Buy & Sell Items in Your Neighborhood? HipSwap has an App for That A friend of mine turned me on to a very cool app that makes local buying and selling enjoyable. It’s created by Santa Monica-based HipSwap, and I must say I am quite impressed! HipSwap makes it fast and easy to post
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