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December 5, 2013

Local Boat Parades

photo courtesy of Venice Canals Association

Mark your calendars! Two beloved boat parades are right around the corner.

The first event is the 51st Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade & Fireworks on Saturday, 12/14.

Fireworks go off at 5:55 pm and decorated boats start circling the harbor at 6 pm.

Boats circle the harbor three times, with the show ending at about 8 pm. If you want to be close to the action, the judges’ viewing stand and other activities are happening at Burton Chace Park.

The second event is the Venice Canals Association’s 32nd Holiday Board Parade on Sunday, 12/15.

Boats assemble at 4 pm and the parade starts at 4:30 at the corner of Eastern and Sherman Canals. Boats float the entire canal circuit and views are great anywhere along the route.

Kids love this event because they can get up close to the small boats in this parade.

Read more about these events on The Silver Strand News.

September 8, 2013

Weekly Food Truck Meet Up in MdR at Mothers Beach | Thursdays 5-9

Since last summer, Beach Eats, with an average of eight trucks per week, has set up every Thursday evening in parking lot #10 from 5 to 9 p.m. off Marina (Mothers) Beach at 4101 Admiralty Way.

As pointed out in a Yelp! review, there is parking, lots of tables and a killer view. What’s not to love?

For more information, where else would you look? Why Facebook and Twitter, of course.

See more on argonautnews.com.

September 8, 2013

Lights! Camera! Dinner!

Richard Foss has yet another interesting and entertaining restaurant review over at The Argonaut.

This time he reviews Marla’s, an unusual Venice purveyor well known in the local film community as a caterer.

Apparently Marla has been persuaded to open an eatery and has decorated the place with set pieces picked up from years of film studio catering.

For the full review, head over to the argonautnews.com.

Who wants to try it out with me?

September 5, 2013

Top Ten Free Days at LA Museums

Filled with incomparable art, priceless learning experiences, and crisp cool air conditioning – who doesn’t love a day at the museum? They’re a parent’s secret weapon for those hot or “I’m bored” days. But here’s the rub: they ain’t all cheap. And who wants to spend $30 to bring your little angel for a day of culture only to have them scream at The Scream, try to touch a Titian or melt before Monet? It can happen at even the best of kid friendly spots and to even the best of kiddos when you run afoul of naptime, or if the munchies strike. So we love to test the waters (and mind the wallets) by trying out a museum for the first time on a day when the museum is free.

For the list, head over to redtri.com.

September 1, 2013

Tender Greens Sails Into The Marina

Three things caught my attention when I saw Richard Foss‘ restaurant review of the new Tender Greens location in the Marina – fast, cheap and good, all prominently placed in the headline.

Read a little deeper and you will – as I did – also discover gourmet and organic. What’s not to love?

For the full review, head over to argonautnews.com.

To do some serious drooling, take a peek at their menu.

Meet me for dinner?

August 25, 2013

7 Local Labor Day Getaways

Ahh, the last long weekend of summer. The aptly named Labor Day can translate into a lot of work – getting ready for fall, getting back into the groove with school and classes, fighting the traffic now that everyone is back in town. What you need…

For 7 get away ideas that won’t have you wishing you’d bought plane tickets 21+ days ago, bike on over to redtri.com.

August 22, 2013

Exploring the Metro Green Line: From Nowhere to Nowhere and All Points in Between

On July 26, 2013 the Metro Gold Line celebrated its tenth birthday, an occasion that did not go unreported by much of the local media, who in some cases described the line as the Metro’s “most lovable light rail line” as well as its “most picturesque.” August 12 is the 18th birthday of the Metro Green Line, an event that I suspect will likely receive comparatively muted fanfare. The Green Line, when mentioned at all, is most often disparaged as “the train from nowhere to nowhere.”

The Green Line was, until recently, the only Metro rail line of which I had not ridden the entire length. When I mentioned my intention to write about it most friends told me that they’d never been on it, and several even asked where it was. For those who are familiar with the Green Line, they likely know it as the rail that doesn’t quite reach either the ocean or LAX. If they think about it further, they might realize that it’s also the only Metro rail line that doesn’t connect to Downtown Los Angeles.

It might come as a surprise then that according to Metro’s most recent figures, more people ride the Green Line than the Gold. It’s also the fastest of the light rail lines, due to its not intersecting with any streets. Finally, although it doesn’t connect to anything that most would consider to be major tourist traps, it does carry commuters not just between home and work, but also to shopping and dining destinations, as well as lesser-known attractions.

To “ride” along with KCET reporter Eric Brightwell as he hits the Green Line, head over to www.kcet.org.