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September 6, 2010

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Attractions & Events: After a busy day of whale watching, being part of a TV show taping, sampling the delights of Olvera St. and Chinatown, photographing Union Station, visiting a movie studio backlot and seeing the La Brea Tar Pits, its time to be pampered at a spa. Check out what else you can do tomorrow….

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»	36 hours in Hollywood, California January 16, 2008, 5:45 pm Hollywood is one of those rare places that live up to their stereotypes, right down to the sign. But with minimal effort, it can offer a whole lot more. The pedestrian-friendly district represents both Los Angeles' past, with icons like the Capitol Records building, and the city's future —... » View Article
»	Tour L.A.'s noir crime and transit art scenes December 3, 2007, 12:05 pm LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bus tours that drive past movie stars' homes are a standard tourist attraction in Los Angeles, but if a drive-by glimpse of a gated mansion isn't your thing, here are a couple of other tour options in L.A. — one about art, and one about literature. The Los Angeles County... » View Article
»	A Scenic Los Angeles Enclave, Without Glitter November 28, 2007, 12:44 pm “IS this really still Los Angeles?” asked Hélène Rottier, a friend from Tahiti, peering across the Santa Monica Mountains obscured in the Wagnerian carpet of mist rising from the Pacific 2,000 feet below. We had hiked up the four-mile Temescal Canyon Trail, which twists from the village center of... » View Article
»	New theater joins L.A.'s downtown revival October 29, 2007, 3:20 pm A new theater clad in brushed aluminum and bright video screens is beckoning concertgoers into a once-seedy corner of downtown where entertainment used to be limited to peepshows and X-rated movie houses. The Nokia Theatre is part of a $2.5 billion project known as L.A. Live that includes a... » View Article
»	Rock and Roll Landmarks October 10, 2007, 2:43 pm A tour of Los Angeles' most notable sites Los Angeles may be the TV and film capital of the world, but it's also home to many legendary moments in rock and roll. Clubs like the Whiskey, The Troubadour and others have been important launching pads for many artists, including Elton John, the... » View Article
»	Hollywood! September 4, 2007, 10:11 am This was the day I had probably been looking forward to the least, but with retrospect it was probably one of the most enjoyable days spent in LA. It was definitely the best way to wrap up our time in LA. It certainly sums up everything that LA is about - fame, fortune and fair bit of tourist... » View Article
»	Best places to swim or sun July 15, 2007, 5:11 pm An Introduction To L.A.'S Pool Culture We've all heard of pub crawls, but in Los Angeles, where life is all about sun, smoothies and celebs, they do things differently. Here's the best that Tinseltown's pool culture has to offer. More informatin on the Los Angeles pool scene from... » View Article
»	All About Los Angeles June 18, 2007, 3:57 pm L.A. has a lot to offer. The City of Angels is always on-the-go and seemingly driven by glitz and glamour. And if you’re willing to fight the traffic, you’ll find some of the world’s best restaurants, shopping and attractions - from studio tours to museums, from beaches to piers. L.A. is the... » View Article
»	Disneyland brings submarine ride back from the depths June 11, 2007, 11:47 am It was an underwater battle of epic proportions, pitting the creative types against the cost-cutting suits. But after nearly 10 years, Disneyland's classic Submarine Voyage has been resurrected from the deep. Reinvented as the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, the long-dormant and eagerly... » View Article
»	Hop the bus to LA's gritty criminal past May 17, 2007, 12:24 pm A dismembered wannabe starlet. A girl buried under her family's home. A rattlesnake used as a weapon. The scenes of those crimes are stops on a series of Southern California bus tours that eschew the usual stars' homes and theme parks to offer passengers a peak at the region's dark side. "They're... » View Article
»	Hands-on in La-la land April 30, 2007, 2:03 pm Los Angeles offers everything from Korean public bathing to deluxe pampering There's a sea of nudity around me -- saggy breasts, stretch marks, cellulite and all, mostly belonging to Korean grannies -- but I fit right in because I'm buck naked, too. This is definitely a few metres out of my... » View Article
»	Surprise: Old-time L.A. survives April 30, 2007, 11:02 am Joe Friday's downtown lives on amid urban renewal If you're of a certain age, and of a certain level of cultural immaturity, it's hard not to gaze upon Los Angeles City Hall and have two distinct reactions. The first is to hear the opening notes of the theme from "Dragnet:" dum DA dum dum. The... » View Article
»	20 Secret Bargains of Los Angeles April 10, 2007, 2:29 pm You wouldn't know it from all those outward displays of sloth and luxury, but Tinseltown hides a plethora of delicious deals What a mixed-up town is my L.A.! It's frustrating but delightful, traffic-clogged but blessed with beautiful beaches, polluted but enjoying 329 days of sunshine a year. And... » View Article
»	36 Hours - Beverly Hills California March 26, 2007, 3:45 pm If the thought of a visit to the Los Angeles area conjures up images of overpacked theme parks, hackneyed studio tours and traffic, leave the city for Beverly Hills. Slip on your sunglasses — in this land of make-believe, rose-tinted lenses are most popular — and wiggle into your low-riders. Put on... » View Article
»	Contemporary Art: At the Getty museum, a show tailor-made for a tinkerer March 5, 2007, 6:44 pm ALTADENA, California: Because greater Los Angeles is the land of cars and of plenty of places to park them, it is also home to untold numbers of garage tinkerers, who practically live in the lairs next to their houses, dreaming, puttering, fixing and fiddling. It is probably safe to say that... » View Article
»	Little Tokyo in L.A. January 20, 2007, 6:21 pm With gardens to stroll, sushi, and shopping, L.A.'s Japantown is the real deal he closest you can come to experiencing Japan without a ride across the Pacific is in Little Tokyo, one of the few remaining Japantowns in the United States. The neighborhood is changing fast as downtown... » View Article
»	The Big Sweep Motion of the Ocean January 29, 2007, 4:24 pm By Mike Steere on Away.com With all this Pacific, you've got to get on, in, or under the water. A recent half-day romp in a rented 22-foot sloop ranks among my lifetime best short sails. The stiff northwesterly breeze, a given on most afternoons, has the boat dipping its leeward rail in a... » View Article
»	Stargazing 101 January 29, 2007, 1:21 pm Go ahead -- gawk! Lucy did it at the Brown Derby over William Holden, and now it's your turn. You're in Du-Par's coffee shop in Studio City and George Clooney is in the next booth, downing a short stack. This may not be the best time to run up and ask for an autograph and a quick pic with the... » View Article
»	36 Hours - Hollywood January 29, 2007, 1:03 pm "Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood, and you'll find the real tinsel underneath," Oscar Levant, that Algonquin wit, once observed. And though the lights do shine brightly for the fabulous here, the back streets of this gritty pocket of Los Angeles hold hidden gems for the everyman. Wander... » View Article
»	Venture onto Ventura Boulevard May 24, 2006, 1:00 pm If you watch movies you have seen this street on a number of different cinematic wonders. Located in the San Fernando Valley, Ventura Boulevardserves as a haven for people with rumblings in their stomach. Drive down this street and you will be overwhelmed by the myriad of food choices. Where... » View Article