Even for those of us who couldn’t care less about basketball, the Harlem Globetrotters are a sweet reminder of sports figures as gentlemen (or women) and times when fans were considered worthy of kindness and respect. After all these years, the Globetrotters are still like that. They’re also good athletes [continue reading]
This weekend we have a futuristic chamber ensemble remaking movie scores from the 70’s, a celebration of Los Angeles Art Deco heritage and a karate tournament – among other great things to do. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space [continue reading]
Today marks the opening of the W Hollywood Hotel at Hollywood and Vine, the latest project from Metro’s Joint Development Program, which seeks to encourage Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Los Angeles. The 2.3- acre development sits right on top of the Hollywood/Vine Red Line station at the gateway of [continue reading]
Hat tip to one of my favorite blogs, The Bus Bench, for posting a link to this video on their Facebook page. The video from Planet Green has car-free author and correspondent Chris Balish getting around Los Angeles on his bike and Metro buses. Chris, who wrote a book in [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by Metro bus and rail lines. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and [continue reading]
A regular contributor at my previous blog, MetroRiderLA, has a saying that I think holds a lot of truth: “The worst transit agency in the world is the one you ride every day.” No mater where I am and how great I think a particular system or service may seem, [continue reading]
East L.A. native and media producer Armando Velez posted this video of the Gold Line Eastside Extension opening day celebration on Metro’s Facebook page. The video caught our attention because its beautifully composed black and white imagery cut to “We Are The People” by Empire of the Sun hinted that [continue reading]
Channel 7’s two-part series on great budget dining on the Eastside was bumped to accommodate rain news this morning. It has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, Jan. 26, but we’ll keep you posted. If it rains all week, as predicted, who knows what the news will bring?
Hungry? You will be after watching Channel 7 KABC-TV reporter Alysha Del Valle’s two-part series on great budget dining on the Eastside, using the Gold Line as her chauffeur. The first part runs on Tuesday (Jan. 19) and the second a week later on Tuesday (Jan. 26) at about 6:40 a.m. [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by Metro bus and rail lines. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and [continue reading]
