It’s that time again – but who needs a written warning when you already have the alarm percussively blowing up outside your window? You’ve no doubt heard the fireworks already, even though Independence Day is still weeks away. It almost seems like they’ve just kept going straight through from last year. But LA doesn’t wait […]
Featured image credit: MONA Glendale When Blade Runner hit theaters in June 1982, it introduced us to a portrait of LA’s dystopian future, a constant barrage of polluted rain plummeting into percussive refinery fires. And, at street level, neon as far as the eye could see. Though modern LA can at times echo the film’s […]
Featured image credit: City of La Cañada Flintridge Perched in the rustic foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, La Cañada Flintridge (frequently shortened to La Cañada by the locals) is a city beloved by those who want seclusion without giving up the conveniences of the city. You can feel like you’re in a wooded resort […]
It even hides a lost highway beneath its sparkling waves. Featured image credit: CraigCarter400 In the 1920s, Egyptomania was gripping the United States, Los Angeles notwithstanding. You can still see it in the architectural flourishes of the Egyptian and Vista Theaters. It’s easier to miss that LA actually has its very own pyramid, though the […]
Featured image credit: Friends of Big Bear Valley It’s estimated that around 100,000 people flock to the mountainous resort town of Big Bear every year. Yet, your best chance of seeing the most illustrious seasonal residents is by staying glued to your computer. That’s because no one in Big Bear is as popular as the […]
The designer numbers Elton John and Madonna among his patrons. Featured image credit: Peter Lai Designs & Asian Village We’ve sung the praises of Little Tokyo on this blog before, so don’t take this as any kind of disrespect. But if you’re looking for something truly unique, you may want to peer beyond the surface-level […]
After a meeting closed to the media, the National Association of REALTOR®s (NAR) has agreed to suspend its controversial no-commingling MLS guideline. Alternately known as the “segregation rule”, the guideline was frequently criticized as being insensitive to the client experience by making it more difficult to search for non-MLS listings. Following a June 3 vote […]
After nearly a decade, the finish line is in sight. Featured image credit: Coachella Valley Link It’s hard to believe that it’s almost been 10 years since the Palm Springs community first got a look at the plans for a 40-mile paved stretch traversing the Coachella Valley exclusively reserved for bicyclists, pedestrians, and electric vehicles […]
If you’ve stepped away from our absorption rate analysis for a few months, you could easily look at May’s stats and think nothing’s really changed. It’s true, most of our neighborhoods have spent months hovering roughly around the same absorption rate range. Here’s a town hopping up a percentage point or two. There’s a neighborhood […]
Does anyone need a sign reading ‘EAT’ in the kitchen? Taste is subjective. It can also be costly when it comes to interior design. But that may not be obvious until it comes time to list your home for sale. Trend chasers may find that decades later, those interior design ideas have aged like an […]
