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Sidelined this year but still want a piece of the action? Make Metro Rail your curbside ticket to the Los Angeles Marathon. Check out the L.A. Marathon’s animated video of the route this year and pick a good spot close to a Metro Rail station. Eight Metro Rail stations are [continue reading]
The Border Grill green corn tamale with crema and salsa fresca was yummy, as were the fresh baked cookie ice cream sandwich from Sweets Truck and the lemon crepe from Crepes Bonaparte. But it was the Tornado Potato that had the longest customer lines at yesterday’s first Truckit Fest at [continue reading]
The bus running between Los Angeles Union Station and Dodger Stadium during baseball season was a success last year and thanks to a a grant from the state Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee it’s returning for the 2011 season. As was the case last season, the Dodger Stadium [continue reading]
Why bother with traffic, parking and dangerous drivers? This Super Bowl Sunday is a great opportunity to hop on Metro Rail to visit some of the great establishments along the lines. We’ve compiled a list of 10 popular spots for sports viewing and revelry – all easily accessible by Metro [continue reading]
This week the San Marino Patch featured a story from local mom Lisa Montano who decided to buck the parental trend of playing permanent taxi driver and instead let Metro do the driving. Metro Line 79 serves San Marino along Huntington Drive and Montano takes advantage of the route to [continue reading]
Okay, we know enough to eat long noodles for Chinese New Year to promote long life, to dine on dumplings or sticky rice for prosperity and to give children red envelopes of money for good luck. But where do we go in L.A. for good Chinese food during Chinese New [continue reading]
Last month for the first piece in my series on Metro-accessible hikes, I checked out Temescal Canyon, an old family favorite in my neck of woods on the Westside. This week, I decided to venture eastward to Los Angeles State Historic Park, located just steps from the Chinatown Gold Line [continue reading]
In the latest issue of the L.A. Weekly a reader pressed Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize winning food critic for the paper, to suggest “the best neighborhood in L.A. to live in if you don’t have a car” with the caveat that the suggestion be “purely within the gastronomical interest.” [continue reading]
Video: Rain didn’t stop 2011 Tournament of Roses Queen Evanne Elizabeth Friedmann, Princess Tenaya Miyoko Senzaki and Princess Michelle Kaye Washington from an official and enthusiastic endorsement of the Metro Gold Line. The royal entourage joined with Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Director Michael Antonovich, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan [continue reading]
In case you missed it earlier in the week and don’t feel like driving tonight, Metro is running its trains and the Orange Line busway all evening. Metro has also bulked up Gold Line service to Pasadena for the Tournament of Roses parade and the Rose Bowl game tomorrow afternoon. [continue reading]
