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 with sustainability to book releases and events focusing on local issues. Don’t worry. This is still a design mecca where you can see couches and…
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Things to do in Downtown Culver City
If you read my last post about where to eat in downtown Culver City, you may wonder how you can stay in the area to eat all the recommendations I mentioned. These next few hundred words include my recommendations for things to do in downtown…
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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…
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Five things I have been doing during Los Angeles, Safer at Home: Part One-Book Releases
During these last few months of Los Angeles, Safer at Home (L.A.,SAH), I have made an effort to explore and learn new things about this city. Things I know I wouldn’t have had the chance to experience if I was commuting to my 9 to…
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How to explore Los Angeles without leaving home: week 5
Here we are still. This is week seven for those of us in Los Angeles. We just experienced our first heatwave. It is hard to not want to climb into the Pacific Ocean and jump the waves. Finding virtual opportunities for you to explore my…
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How to explore L.A. without leaving the house: Week 4
Week four for the blog and week six of being #saferathome for those of us in California. I hope you are all healthy and safe. Without too much introduction, I am going to get right into it. If you are finding the explore Los Angeles…
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How to explore Los Angeles from home: Week 3
I am starting my fifth week of #saferathome. My third week in showing you how you can explore Los Angeles from home. It has felt long and short at the same time. It feels eerily quiet, except for the sound of sirens and this songbird…
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Explore Los Angeles from Home: Week 2
Continuing on with my series on how to explore Los Angeles from home, I bring you seven ways to see my favorite city from your couch. It is hard to find positives right now, but if I can list one, it is increased access to…
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Explore Los Angeles from home: Week one
I felt I needed to switch things up during this strange time we are living in. COVID-19 has forced the world indoors and away from others. For someone who writes about exploring a very populated city, I thought it best to rethink the blog during…