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Today’s Matchbook Monday comes from Matt at The Chicago Traveler.
It’s from The Rooftop Bar at the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles (550 South Flower at Sixth Street).
In addition to its sweeping views of the city, the Rooftop has a heated swimming pool, a dance floor, outdoor fireplace, vibrating waterbed pods, and a grassy [...]
Olvera Street (845 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles), also known as El Pueblo Historic Monument, is the birthplace of the City of Los Angeles. The block-long street, one of the oldest in the city, features historic buildings lining a traditional Mexican style plaza, and is home to one of the most colorful marketplaces that [...]
When you think of the day after Thanksgiving, what comes to mind?
Relaxing around the house and eating leftovers? Watching football? Listening to holiday music and putting up the holiday decorations? Or are you one of the many, many people who will be heading out to the stores for the kick off of the holiday shopping [...]
Here’s a quick Halloween stop off!
For 54 years, ConocoPhillips (yes, the Petrochemical company) has turned out the World’s Largest Jack-O-Lantern: a 3-million gallon storage tank, located at the ConocoPhillips Los Angeles refinery, all dressed up like a pumpkin.
To get the pumpkin ready for public viewing takes more than 100 gallons of paint. And refinery engineers [...]
Claiming it’s the largest Halloween street party in the world, West Hollywood, California is preparing for its 19th Annual Halloween Costume Carnaval.
Join in the festivities as close to half a million people take to the street ““ Santa Monica Boulevard in this case ““ in crazy, eccentric costumes. While some might argue that some West Hollywood [...]
I haven’t been to Santa Barbara for quite awhile, despite some urging from friends who have recently moved there. They keep telling me how much the area has grown and changed, yet the city hasn’t turned its back on its origins as a quirky art community.
Located a couple hours north of Los Angeles, between the [...]
You can’t miss seeing it when you fly into (or out of) LAX. Although it looks like something out of The Jetson’s, the Theme Building, home to the Encounter restaurant, is an oddly comforting sight.
The Theme Building is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Los Angeles. It looks like a giant insect hovering over [...]
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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