2020 definitely felt like we were lost in a dystopian future novel. And now 2021 is “hey 2020, hold my beer.” Working on This Ugly Beautiful City has given me solace over the past ten months. Being able to concentrate on this really kept me…
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Santa Monica Time Travel: Annenberg Community Beach House Tips
One does not have to travel too far from Route 66 or the Santa Monica Pier to travel back to Santa Monica’s past. Just off the Third Street Promenade are the Fairmont Hotel and Bungalows, where contracted players from MGM stayed, including Greta Garbo. In…
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Summer is over
When Angelenos exclaim the day after Labor Day that summer is over, I really do not know what they are talking about. Some of Southern California’s hottest and best days happen after the second week in September. Right now as I write this we are…
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Culver City Food Tour: Part Two
The previous post was getting to be a bit long for the eyes, so I decided to split the post in two. I hope you are ready to finish the Culver City food tour with me. If you received the free itinerary in my newsletter,…
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Culver City Food Tour
2020 was going to be a big year for me. I was ready to build a business around This Ugly Beautiful City. My services would include helping people by creating Los Angeles itineraries, whether that be tourists or Angelenos who and want to know their city…
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My experience with a psychic in L.A.
Sometimes finding your place in Los Angeles is a long and arduous journey. Finding your “people” can take a lot of patience and a really good social sherpa. There was a time in my life when I didn’t feel so certain about being in Los…
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The Eames House, or Case Study House no. 8
I am sticking around the Pacific Palisades to talk about another one of my favorite places in Los Angeles–The Eames House and Foundation. But first a film. I hope this video gave you some context about why the Eames House is such an important part of…
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Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
This is the first post in the series of my favorite places in Los Angeles. The subject of this post reveals the unexpected in Los Angeles. In a city known for its traffic and smog, you can find pockets of beauty and nature hiding between…
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The first things I’ll do when Los Angeles reopens
After five-plus months I have started dreaming of getting out and exploring my city again. I miss Los Angeles even though I live here. As you learned in my most recent post, I am spending a whole lot of time in Palms. Here are the…