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Spring Has Sprung
We may be in the final rainy throes of winter, but in the rear parking lot of Cinema Secrets in North Hollywood, Spring’s eternal harbinger is peeking out a window, assessing the terrain. »
Get your V-Day Gifts On: “Bourbon And Brassieres” At Jenette Bras
Gentlemen! Are you looking for a fab Valentine Day gift for that special zaftig someone in your life? Always wanted to buy her sexy lingerie that you know SHE (and you) would like? Ever feel kinda creepy walking into Victoria’s Secret – alone? Jenette Bras is here for you. This Thursday, Friday and Saturday Jenette Bras... »
A Valentine from the Rose Garden
Just in case you missed the rows of pink and red at all the grocery stores or heart-filled display windows I thought I’d make sure everyone knows that Valentine’s Day is next Sunday. Have you bought your sweetheart-mother-father-friend-etc that special something yet? If you’re looking for something simple, with local flavor, AND maybe it even... »
L.A. Traffic on Christmas as an economic indicator
So, one of the things I love about living in L.A., about having some of my family here in L.A., about spending the Holidays in L.A., is the Soothing Peace of there being an almost complete lack of Traffic over the Christmas Holiday. Now that the Holidays are behind us, I thought it might be... »
How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love… Sitting Outside In Pasadena All Night
The annual Tournament of Roses Parade is easily one of my favorite Southern California holiday traditions. This year I got the opportunity to experience it in a totally new way – actually watching the parade. As I write this, I am camped out on Colorado Blvd. (in front of the Apple Store for easy WiFi,... »
New Year’s Eve in San Jose
Enjoy New Year’s Eve in San Jose, but please remember to stay safe if you drink. A DUI could bring: 3 to 5 years probation or a fine, including court fees – $1400 to $1800. 6 month loss of California driver license 12 to 45 hours of DUI school Mandatory jail time 48hours – scary! Cabs will be very busy... »
Recycle That Tree!
I know, it’s only three days after Christmas, but it’s the most wonderful time to discuss Christmas Tree Recycling in the City of Los Angeles. Let’s prepare for 2010 by doing the right thing with your tree. First of all, if you live in a house with a green bin, the best thing to do... »
Santa Claus Came to Town
With nothing to do and two small children, we decided to give them their first ride on the Metro today. It was also my husband’s first time, which made it even more special. We boarded the Gold Line in Chinatown and wound up at Hollywood & Highland to take pictures of the tourists. Waiting for... »
Friday Night Lights: Week Four
Though I’m presently up in Yosemite enjoying my first visit to that magnificent place as well as my first white Christmas since I was in single digits, thanks to the magic of blog post scheduling it’s like I’m still in L.A. bringing you, at last: the final installment of this series, in which I... »
It’s The Most Magical Night Of The Year
For the fifteen years I’ve lived in Los Angeles, every Christmas Eve I’ve enjoyed The Magical Christmas Caroling Truck. For the 26th year, the sixty-two foot tractor-trailer will wind it’s way through the neighborhoods of Toluca Lake and North Hollywood between 4:30 and 11pm tonight, spreading lots of holiday cheer along the way. Honestly, I... »
L.A. Holiday Movies?
I am writing to you today, not from Los Angeles, but from my ancestral home in the frozen north. While it’s pretty easy to feel festively inclined with all of these piles of snow around, the cold is getting me down (apparently 2.5 years in Southern California has made me weak! ) and I’ve... »
San Jose: Roasting Chestnuts
If you are too busy or clueless to roast chestnuts over an open fire, or otherwise, they can be found at the Mitsuwa Marketplace. The Chestnuts are roasted and sold warm at the front door. A little plastic opening tool is included. Tian-Jin Chestnuts are not only tasty, they are called the “Oriental Pearl” for their... »
Heebonism Palm Springs
In answer to Travis’s query below about Jewish recreation on this most Gentile-ish of holidays, Heeb Magazine’s “Heebonism” Dec. 24th event in Palm Springs’ Ace Hotel sounds like an epic party. It’s spendy if you rent a room, but if you decide to fly low & crash in the car or some cheap motel, which... »
How are you celebrating Jewmas?
One of the joys of living in L.A. as opposed to, say, Arkansas, where I wound up spending Christmas 2001, is there are lots of non-Christians here. In 2001, I had to drive the entire state of Arkansas to find a single, sad Chinese restaurant within which to have Jewmas dinner along with a... »
Toy Drives: It’s Not Too Late!
Here’s my favorite personal Christmas story: One year when I was very young, I got a package of cheap off-brand glow-in-the-dark action figures. They had no faces and chintzy vinyl capes. For reasons I still can’t explain, I loved these guys — I played with them until their capes frayed and their joints (I... »