If you come to Mid-Wilshire, chances are you are visiting one of these locations–The Grove, The Original Farmers Market, and Museum Row. This neighborhood has an interesting mix of art, tourist sites, and tons of 1920s apartment buildings and homes. This Mid-Wilshire Neighborhood Guide gives you my favorite things to do, see, and eat in this area set in the middle of Los Angeles. What is Museum Row? There are…
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Los Angeles on a budget: Art & Culture
Welcome to our first theme, Los Angeles on a budget: Art & Culture. My first love is art, so starting my guide with art institutions is fitting. I think museums are the best way to spend a few hours. Whether you are an art lover…
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Helpful Websites and Apps for Angelenos
Los Angeles isn’t the easiest city to get to know. No one gets a handbook when they move here with all of the tips and tricks to navigate the city. No Handbook for the Recently Relocated to Los Angeles a la Beetlejuice. Although there isn’t…
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Culver City’s Everything Spaces: Helms Bakery District
Helms Bakery District was an island amid office spaces when I worked in the area in the late 2000s. This is where interior designers shopped, and The Beacon and Le Dijoinaisse fed everyone. Now This district has great food and hosts events, from art’s intersection…
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Things to do in Mar Vista
Just east of Venice is a neighborhood called Mar Vista. It is a mix of mom-and-pop shops and local chains concentrated on the busy Venice Blvd. and Washington Blvd. between rows of apartment buildings. In recent years the area has exploded with great places to…
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If you are in Venice Beach
So, you have found yourself in Venice Beach. You came to experience the art, hit some tourist spots, or some other reason. If you are in Venice Beach, I have some great recommendations for things to do and eat. Places to eat No guide to…
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Where to eat in the Bergamot Station area of Santa Monica
East of downtown Santa Monica is more residential. Hiding between the homes, office parks, and apartment buildings is an unassuming foodie destination. This has a lot to do with all of the offices in this neighborhood. This is the area of a lot of tech companies,…
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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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The Museum of Jurassic Technology
The greater Los Angeles area is home to hundreds of museums. Museums that are filled with Impressionists, Dadaists, aircraft, fossils, and sea stars you can hold in your bare hands. I want to mention the one museum that holds none of these things, an indescribable…