The holiday season is upon us. But if you’re not returning home for the holidays, renting a cabin at Big Bear, or hiding from Mariah Carey, what can you do to get in the spirit? Fortunately, we have a whole slew of Christmas events Los Angeles locals can enjoy without leaving the city limits. Or […]
Featured image credit: mbtrama It’s not often that we get to witness experiments in architecture while they’re in motion. Yet, that’s exactly the experience case study houses offer. Arts & Architecture magazine challenged notable architects to create affordable homes to address the U.S.’s residential housing boom. With World War II finally coming to an end, […]
Feature image credit: Southern California Haunt List (VanOaks Cemetery) No matter how you slice it, Los Angeles is a city that loves Halloween. Maybe it’s the series of interconnected neighborhoods, each proffering their own communal take on the Halloween spirit. Or perhaps it’s the industry insiders concocting some of the most creative amateur haunted walk-throughs […]
It seems like the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is still far, far away. If you couldn’t believe that the $1-billion museum was coming to Los Angeles before, its two-year delay should make it real. After all, this city is known for its delayed plans. The massive museum, currently in the midst […]
It’s easy to see Los Angeles as a city at-odds with its cycling community. Historically, it hasn’t done much to beat this reputation. A megalopolis measuring approximately 4,850-square miles with a subpar public transit system tends to encourage automobile-dependence. But these days, it seems the city is at least trying to offer alternatives. Attempts to […]
People the world over flock to the Hollywood Walk of Fame to bask in its iconicism. Unfortunately, they usually have to scrape through a few layers of grime to find it. But that could slowly begin changing for the better starting in 2023. That’s when a long-planned project to revitalize the area will break ground. […]
Feature image credit: Shutterstock Good luck finding a local topic hotter than the opening and closing (and re-opening and re-closing) of the Sixth Street Viaduct. That’s a lot of opening and closing and we can reasonably expect more of the same over the next few months. The redesigned Sixth Street Bridge was opened to the […]
Not all Las Vegas tourist attractions are created equal. How many times have you been hooked into some overpriced tourist trap? If you’re just visiting, you can at least drown the disappointment in your hotel’s luxury pool or casino. But what about the locals? Where are the attractions in Las Vegas that deliver enough value […]
For the first time since 1982, Formula One is returning to Las Vegas. This is big news, whether you’re a motorsports fan or simply a Las Vegas resident. Though the race won’t take place until 2023, rooms in the hotels on the Las Vegas Strip are expected to go quickly at exorbitant rates. That’s because […]
People love swimming pools. At JohnHart, our agents often get requests for houses for sale in Las Vegas with pools. When the summer months hit, swimming pools in Las Vegas get plenty of use. Many area homeowners would claim the best pool in Las Vegas is the one in their own backyard. But the extravagance […]
