Tag Archives: DTLA
Free Rides and Station Celebrations as Part of the Expo Line Extension Grand Opening
The highly awaited Expo Line extension to Downtown Santa Monica will open on May 20th, and Metro wants riders to celebrate the occasion. Metro will provide free rides on the Expo line beginning at noon on opening day and will continue until the close of service. Don’t worry if you aren’t able to get a […]
Metro Announces Expo 2 Line Extension Opening Date
Mark your calendars! Metro will officially open the second phase of the Expo Line on Friday, May 20. The new extension will connect “Grand to the Sand,”completing a 15-mile rail project that connects Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. Metro CEO Phil Washington announced on Thursday that the seven new stations of the extension will […]
Photos: Night on Broadway 2016
The 2nd Annual Night on Broadway event drew crowds to downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the 8th anniversary of Councilmember Jose Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway Initiative. Broadway’s historic theaters, many of which are normally closed to the public, featured performances by world-renown artists. The street festival included a 40-foot Ferris wheel, interactive kids zone, silent […]
Metro Art Presents: Downtown Los Angelesland
Looking for a fun event tonight in Downtown LA? Well, look no further, because Metro has you covered! Tonight at 7:00, join Ambassador of America, Charles Phoenix, for a free presentation which explores DTLA’s historic landmarks, attractions and treasures. The event will be held in the Historic Ticketing Hall of Union Station. Bring a friend, […]
4th Annual Clitoral Mass – 8/1/2015
Last Saturday, I joined the Ovarian Psycos and dozens of other women for the fourth annual Clitoral Mass ride. This is LA’s largest bike ride organized by and for women. It was a great afternoon of camaraderie and promoting social justice through bicycling. I arrived early at Olvera Street, where the ride was meeting. Bike […]
Kids and Metro
Any metro rider has had this experience. A mom and her child board the bus, and the little one is restless and squirmy. He starts to babble loudly, and then begins to scream. Despite the mom’s best efforts, her child breaks into a full blown tantrum. The cries echo through the bus and thoroughly disrupt […]
Can we just talk about how awesome it was that I jumped into a moving bus?
A few nights ago, I was meeting some friends in downtown for dinner. I made sure to check the Metro app before leaving the house in order to plan my trip accordingly. We were meeting up at 8:30, and that’s a rather crucial time to catch a bus. After peak hours, buses come much less […]
Under the 6th Street Bridge
Last Sunday, I made the difficult decision to pass on CicLAvia, one of my favorite LA institutions, to bask in a piece of local history while it’s still around: the 6th Street Bridge. The historic 6th Street Bridge, which goes over the LA River, was opened in 1933. It’s iconic concrete pillars and steel arches […]
This Saturday: Women Bike, Women Lead
Attention all lades! On February 21, join other women-identified cyclists for the Women Bike, Women Lead ride. The ride meets at Grand Park at 10:00, with the guided group ride leaving at 10:30. The ride will head down into South LA and will come back to Grand Park by about 2:00. The ride is expected […]
Photos: Night on Broadway
This Saturday, seven of LA’s historic Broadway theaters were open to the public for Night on Broadway as a celebration of the Bringing Back Broadway Initiative. Some of these theaters haven’t been open to the public for years, so it was quite a treat to see them. Performances included live music, carnival acts, burlesque dancers […]
Hoff The Beaten Path 
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