ICYMI: Metro is offering free rides on Earth Day! You can ride any Metro bus and train from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on April 22 free of charge. Metro Bike is also free that day when you use promo code 4222018 to check out a bike. Redeem as many 30-minute rides as you [continue reading]
ICYMI: fossils of ancient elephants were found in the Wilshire/La Brea Station excavation site recently. Parts of one fossil have been identified as belonging to an adult mastodon, while the [continue reading]
Parts of two ancient elephant relatives were found in the past week during excavation work on the future Wilshire/La Brea Station for the Purple Line Extension subway, Metro announced today. These [continue reading]
Memorial Day weekend travel traffic is nothing new, but this upcoming weekend is supposed to be record-settingly terrible. So instead of joining the throngs on the road, why not take [continue reading]
Besides heading to these Día de los Muertos celebrations, here are some other events to go Metro to this weekend. Friday Now in its fifteenth year, Opening Night: The Improvised Musical will be held at the iO West Theatre in Hollywood at 9 p.m. Sit back and watch some of the best [continue reading]
The Natural History Museum recently opened their new exhibition Becoming Los Angeles, which chronicles how people and the land have affected each other over 500 years and transformed L.A. into the city we know today. Show your TAP card at the box office to save $1.25 on adult admission. The NHM is open 7 days [continue reading]
When we think of natural history we generally think of stuffed animals and dramatic dino bones. But why? That’s one reason the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History newest exhibit — opened Sunday — is so intriguing. Becoming Los Angeles tells the story of how we became us. It’s Los [continue reading]
From gazing up into the ferocious jaw of a life-size Tyrannosaurus rex to wandering through the exotic landscape of fluttering butterflies, every day this summer boasts family-friendly fun at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The museum is now 100 years old and it has revamped [continue reading]
Tonight is Celebrate L.A., the mayor’s farewell block party at Grand Park from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. It’s open to the public, and if you get there early you can score free nachos. Plenty of celebrity guests will be stopping by as well, and there will be food and [continue reading]
The Natural History Museum may be 100 years old this year, but it has never looked younger. It has undergone some serious renovations over the years, and this weekend the NHM will be unveiling the new Otis Booth Pavilion, featuring a re-positioned 65-foot high whale skeleton guaranteed to impress. Check [continue reading]
