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March 8, 2023
Before diving right in, this post is decidedly for the tennis crowd. It’s time to tackle the desert, tennis and Indian Wells specifically. If you’re also interested in reading a little about areas east of Los Angeles County…Palm Spring or Coachella Valley, keep reading! Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, located in the Coachella Valley, […]
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Whether you’re in the Bay Area or Southern California, you really do have incredible ski options believe it or not. With all the snow we’ve recently received, skiing anywhere in California will be fantastic. From San Francisco and its surroundings, it’s about a 3 and a half hour drive to Tahoe. As for S. Cal, […]
March 5, 2023
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March 1, 2023
Good, bad or indifferent, Hollywood is gonna be Hollywood. And you can’t have Hollywood without Oscar. The statue, not the Grouch. Something to do with recognition or validation…that’s another conversation for another time. For our purposes here today, I present 5 interesting tidbits about Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Granted, […]
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I never gave much thought to the buildings in the middle of the LAX arrivals/departures traffic lanes. You’ve got the parking garages, the USO and the random white spider, dome looking building. What is that? History Once upon a time, in 1961 to be exact, the Theme Building opened at LAX . It was supposed […]
February 26, 2023
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February 22, 2023
It will shock no one to know that my first visit to a winery involved a weekend road trip to Napa while in college. While wine isn’t my drink of choice, I will say that I love a good riesling and you learn a lot visiting wineries. In exploring California’s winery options outside of Napa […]
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The Black Panther Party might not be the first thing you think of when you think of Oakland, but they are definitely intertwined. Whether the movie, Judas and the Black Messiah is your reference or you lived the experience in the late 60’s, Oakland and the Black Panther Party have history. Oakland Museum of California […]
February 19, 2023
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February 15, 2023
Here are 3 reasons you should visit the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. Nature lovers let’s go! Plus you folks who are straight up curious…come on! Reason 1: The Butterfly Grove Pismo Beach‘s Butterfly Grove is one of 5 sites in the whole state that has counts of over 10,000 monarch butterflies annually. Look, […]
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We’ve made it to the 2nd week of the 2nd month of 2023. How does it feel? Are you ready to check out California yet? What’s the hesitation? In my mind, February is somewhat of a change month in California. We don’t necessarily have a real winter unless you’re in the mountains, so going into the […]
February 12, 2023
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February 8, 2023
If you’re all about visiting super fancy stadium’s, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood should be on your bucket list. You don’t have to go to a concert or a game to visit because they have guided tours. And as always, I’m here to tell you all about it. SoFi in Inglewood Inglewood is really close to […]
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I don’t know why, but being a Los Angeles native, I never ever considered actually trying to go see the Grammy Awards in person. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate music and 99% of the time I have some kind of music playing in the background. I guess I never felt moved to hang with […]
February 4, 2023
