Road Trip: Malibu Pier to Santa Monica Pier on Pacific Coast Highway
The Pacific Coast Highway is one of the most iconic highways in the United States. And one of the most beautiful road trips you can take.
Why LAX is Still Deserted, a Year After the First Lockdown
A year after California was first told to stay at home for “two weeks to slow the spread” Los Angeles International Airport is still a ghost town.
The Martin Luther King Memorial Tree Grove in Los Angeles
I came across the Martin Luther King Memorial Tree Grove by accident. I had no idea such a beautiful tribute to the civil rights leader existed. When I searched for it online to learn more about it, I discovered that information on it was almost non-existent.
MAGA President’s Day Caravan Santa Monica to Malibu
A group of about 100 freedom loving Angelenos gathered in Santa Monica for a President’s Day car caravan up the coast highway to Malibu.
Valentine’s Day on Rodeo Drive 2021
After nearly a full year of lockdowns, Rodeo Drive is back for Valentine’s Day and love is in the air.
Malaga Cove – SoCal’s Undiscovered Treasure
As you enter Malaga Cove, the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles vanishes. It’s as if you have stepped back into time to a charming quaint town in an old European country… although it does have a healthy amount of beautiful Spanish architecture as well! The pace of life is different here. A bit slower. Less crowded. A lot more peaceful.
Denny’s Sunset Joins the Many Restaurants that Won’t Reopen
This fenced in, graffiti covered boarded up building used to be a Denny’s Restaurant at the intersection of the 101 and Sunset Boulevard. It’s joined the many restaurants that won’t be reopening after the year long COVID-19 closures on restaurants.
The Tragic Plight of the Santa Monica Pier & the California Tourism Industry
One of the largest industries in Southern California is the travel and tourism industry. In 2019 tourism created 535,000 jobs and brought 36 billion dollars into the Los Angeles economy.
The 9/11 Memorial in Malaga Cove in South Bay
With all of the restrictions that currently still exist on travel, I decided to start a section on Totally LA for “Stay-cations”.
After $165 Million Spent to House Homeless in 2020 MacArthur Park Becomes Huge Homeless Encampment
MacArthur Park long had a reputation as an unsavory place. But due to the efforts of community groups in the Westlake Neighborhood – not the government – it was coming back up.
