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From Valley to Valley, A Few Instagrams of L.A.
The first two are from a recent hike in North Hollywood, with views of the San Fernando Valley. The second two are the views from near home here in the San Gabriel Valley. The quality for those is a...
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Stranded in Santa Monica?
If you were stranded in Santa Monica, what three things would you bring?! So, here is a long overdue post reflecting on my life so far in Santa Monica with thoughts on housing, congestion,...
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What’s in a name? A city’s name, that is.
Recognize this? Yes, my street actually looks like this. After lots of searching, I finally found and ultimately decided to move into a small studio in Beverly Hills, just West Hollywood adjacent. This...
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CicLAvia: Cycling Comes to Los Angeles… Big Time!
Hey Angelenos, cyclists, drivers, and city-dwellers alike! This last weekend, I joined about 150,000 others in the CicLAvia movement ‘in a ride to the sea’ from Downtown to Venice, in an almost...
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To Live and Die in L.A. whilst Cycling
The phrase “To Live and Die in L.A.”, the title of William Friedkin’s popular 1985 film (single, and book) later resuscitated by 2Pac in his own 1996 single, took on a whole new meaning for me this...
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Post-European Nostalgia & Broken Narratives
I often find myself immersed in situations and conversations that throw me into a bit of a quandary. They make me think about race, and racial relations in the U.S., but especially here in Los...
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Shopping Therapy at The Grove in L.A.
After all that ranting and raving about race, class and identity yesterday, I decided that what I really needed was a little bit of shopping therapy– something L.A. is particularly adept at providing....
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Walking in L.A…. with the L.A. Conservancy
This Saturday, I had the pleasure of going on two history walks with the L.A. Conservancy. The first was the Historic Downtown walk led by a friendly male docent and high school teacher, and the...
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Reflections on Life, Work &‘La Siesta’ in Los Angeles
La Siesta by Bridgman Since I am no longer working full-time, and in fact, looking for new gainful employment opportunities, while simultaneously trying to launch, City 2 Suburbia, my own real estate,...
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When Architecture Speaks Spanish
So, it turns out Mexico and Beverly Hills have a few things in common. At the end of July / start of August, I had the opportunity to travel to Mexico along with my mom, dad and sister. We drove from...
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