Tag Archives: Staples Center

Metro Honors Kobe Bryant’s Last Game with the Lakers

Metro paid tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s last game by changing the name of the Pico station, which services the Staples Center, to the Kobe station.  I visited the station yesterday to see Metro’s nod to the athlete, whose career with the Lakers spanned two decades. By the time I stopped by, at least […]

LA Kings Stanley Cup Victory Parade

Los Angeles has been in a state of celebration since the Kings won the Stanley Cup on Friday night.  I’m not big into sports, but what’s good for LA is good for me.  It’s hard not to get swept up in the excitement, especially because the victory parade went a block from my work during […]

Stanley Cup Parade and Road Closures – Monday, 6/16/2014

Good news: the Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup!  Not only is an LA team the best in all the land, but we can finally stop seeing our Facebook news feeds littered with hockey posts (oh wait, the NBA finals are still going on, along with the World Cup?). On Monday, LA welcomes […]