Who We Are… Celebrating Metro riders and more
Have you passed through Union Station lately? If so, you may have seen an exhibition Metro Art launched in December titled We Are…Portraits of Metro Riders by Local Artists in [continue reading]
Metro x LACMA events celebrating L.A. artist Charles White happening in May and June
In honor of L.A. artist Charles White, Metro and LACMA have teamed up to present jazz-centric events coinciding with two current LACMA exhibitions celebrating White’s life. The first event will [continue reading]
Go Metro to Museums Free-For-All this Sunday
Attention museum lovers: SoCal Museum’s 14th annual Museums Free-For-All returns this Sunday! Enjoy free general admission to more than 40 museums of art, cultural heritage, natural history and science. You [continue reading]
How We Roll, August 5: safety and security, LACMA expansion, first-last mile
Things on Twitter: @metrolosangeles is making progress on the future Little Tokyo metro station. pic.twitter.com/sBKUzq7kdM — Robert Petersen (@lahiddenhistory) August 5, 2016 On @metrolosangeles to #VRLA. So new that taking [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations
Welcome to the first “Go Metro Weekends” of 2016 Source Readers and Metro Riders! January is the month of resolutions. It’s also the month of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (Jan. 15) [continue reading]
Deal of the Week: Save on tickets and passes to the Los Angeles Film Festival
Got a TAP card? Well, you’re in luck! The Los Angeles Film Festival returns this Wednesday, June 10 with American and international screenings scheduled to play at various locations in [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, March 25
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Today’s rider profile by Zocalo Public Square: I find crazy stuff no matter where I am, Abbott Road to Slauson Avenue. People of CicLAvia in the [continue reading]
Long wait over: groundbreaking held for Wilshire Boulevard subway extension
Click on a photo to see a larger version! Here are renderings and maps of the station locations for the first phase of the Purple Line Extension: The quick guide to things [continue reading]
Civilians shovel some ceremonial dirt for the Purple Line Extension
Nice to see some civilians taking a turn at the shovels for a major public works project — in this case our friends at Los Angeles Magazine who work just down [continue reading]
Happy Purple Line Extension Groundbreaking Day!
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