With September 11 coming up, our thoughts no doubt return to that fateful day in 2001 that shifted the country if not the world. It was an experience that sent ripples of existential dread and sadness far and wide. While the events of September 11, 2001 happened on the other side of the country from […]
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Recent Disturbing Accusations Contrast Against LA’s Housing Supply Challenges
Housing supply, or lack thereof, continues to be a hot topic across the state of California. That’s why a recent story, cracked by Robin Urevich of Capital & Main and Gabriel Sandoval of ProPublica, is so unsettling. It’s compounded by another disturbing story highlighted by C.C. de Vere for Empty Los Angeles. At first, they […]
Waking Up Just Got Easier with New Burbank Coffee Shop Three Sisters Coffee
There’s a lot to be said about fairy tale endings. But you don’t often hear about happy beginnings. That’s the promise at the heart of a new Burbank coffee shop opening its doors on a caffeine-deprived stretch of Magnolia Boulevard. Christened Three Sisters Coffee, it even sounds like something from the minds of the Brothers […]
Narrowing Down the Best Pizza in Los Angeles to 10 Spots
Here we go; narrowing down the best pizza in Los Angeles. Why do we even do this to ourselves? For every joint that makes the list, there are three more we’ll feel remiss to have neglected. But we tried to narrow things down to 10 pizza places, spanning the creative to the classic. DeSano Pizzeria […]
Absorption Rate Analysis: July 2023 is Dropping It Like It’s Hot… Because It Is
Leave it to the hottest month on record to deliver a breath of fresh air to Southern California homebuyers. While it’s not exactly unanimous, 10 of the 12 neighborhoods we monitor dropped closer to a buyer’s favor. And we’re not talking about minor drops in most cases. One neighborhood even sank a surprising 18 percentage […]
The Unprotected Left Turn is Part of Life in LA. But You Can Still Take Action.
In a city that seems to have everything, there are also plenty of rarities. A parking spot in Koreatown. A quick trip on the 405. An In-N-Out drive-thru without a 27 car line. But perhaps nothing in LA is so rare as a left turn arrow at an intersection. Yes, Los Angeles is well known […]
There are Not One But Two Southern California Desert Regions. Here’s How to Tell Them Apart.
Los Angeles may not be the desert that so many people claim. At least not all of it. Parts of the greater LA area encompass portions of the SoCal desert. For those unaware, we actually have two deserts in Southern California and three distinct deserts making up the California desert environment. Not too far off […]
The Best LA Restaurants for Authentic Cultural Food
Los Angeles serves as a nexus point for so many different cultures that we have a veritable wealth of exotic cuisine readily accessible to us. However, the beautiful blending of cultures has a potential setback: it can be difficult to find authentic cultural food. In a city like LA, tradition is often forsaken for something […]
The MSG Exosphere in Las Vegas is Raising the Bar for Arena-Style Entertainment
Featured image credit: The Sphere Vegas The Las Vegas night somehow just got brighter. Locals have by now no doubt caught more than a glimpse of the MSG Sphere, properly known as the Exosphere. It’s pretty hard to miss… even from space, apparently. Plans nearly as big as the Exosphere itself surround the looming event […]
LA Cars Provide a Strange Refuge You Rarely Find in Other Cities
LA drivers spend a lot of time sitting in their cars. It’s an unavoidable side effect of being an Angeleno. Those of us fortunate enough to own our own mechanical chariots will often find ourselves sitting stationary on the freeway several times a week. It’s why LA drivers share a rare bond with their cars […]