The LA River Bike Path actually consists of two sections, the Elysian Valley section and the Long Beach-Veron section. Here, we are only talking about the Elysian Valley section. The LA River Bike Path (Elysian Valley Section) is a 7.4-mile trail that follows the LA River from Burbank to Cypress Park. The trail is paved […]
A big budget film…..about old timey travel…..with an outdoor screening at the Rose Bowl in sunny Pasadena…..SOLD! Amazon Prime Video is doing it right by holding this creative outdoor event to launch their new film; The Aeronauts. Rather than your standard LA screening at a theater somewhere around Hollywood, they decided to do something unique […]
Located just north of downtown Los Angeles sits a small, often forgotten park called Ernest E. Debs Regional Park. In fact, you’d probably never hear a word about it if it weren’t for the ultra-cute lake that sits, surrounded by trees, at its summit. In fact, the lake and the surrounding hiking trails are what […]
The Santa Ana River trail is a 30-mile trail that follows the Santa Ana River from Yorba Linda at the base of the Chino Hills State Park to its end point in Huntington Beach. The trail is paved most of the way and features underpasses that allow riders and runners to avoid crossing busy streets. […]
As more and more people start moving to Cypress Park in search of affordable housing near downtown, it seems that its time to write up a brief guide to the area. Recently the neighborhood has become more popular with people in their 20s and mid 30s as it sits close to downtown Los Angeles and […]
After moving to Cypress Park a little over two years ago, I realized that most Angelenos dont really know anything about it. Despite its central location, most people just lump the neighborhood into the greater North East Los Angeles (NELA) district centered around Highland Park. However, as more outsiders begin to move in and more […]
Remember when Hollywood was cool? Or how about when Venice was still ghetto? Were you around when Downtown was unheard of or when Silverlake was the underground hangout for the “cool” kids? The point is that LA is changing….and always has been. Any LA native can tell you how surprising it is that these once […]
Griffith Park, that giant swath of green at the eastern edge of the Hollywood Hills, is one of the largest urban parks in North America and despite being rather wild and rugged, is surprisingly close to Los Angeles proper. It’s (apparently) sometimes referred to as the Central Park of Los Angeles, but whereas New York’s […]
What’s that big green splotch surrounding Dodger Stadium?….its none other than the often overlooked Elysian Park. Despite being overshadowed by its massive neighbor to the north (Griffith Park), Elysian Park is still packed with things to see and do. Its home to Dodger Stadium and just a few minutes from Downtown LA, Hollywood, and Silverlake/Echo […]
