Articles tagged ‘celebrities’
Pink’s Hot Dogs
By Peter | April 28th, 2008 |
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Hot dog stands rarely share clientele with the most exclusive restaurants in Los Angeles, but Pink’s Hot Dogs earn the business of even the most discerning patrons. Owned and operated by the Pink family since 1939, Pink’s Hot Dogs is considered a “locals” place that the whole city can claim.
What makes their hot dogs [...]
Muscle (Venice) Beach
By Peter | April 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Joggers, runners, walkers, swimmers and dogs all go to the beach to work out, but none exercise quite like the guys and gals at Muscle Beach. With their comic book bodies, weightlifters come to Venice to perfect their ripped abs, swollen pecs, tree trunk sized legs.
Muscle Beach is part of Venice, although the original location [...]
Walt Disney Concert Hall
By Peter | March 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The most striking thing about Walt Disney Concert Hall is the architecture. The curving metal faces of the structure seem to peek around corners and stare down streets. You catch glimpses of the concert hall from odd angles through the buildings of the city and your view of the structure sticks in your mind. Light [...]
Malibu
By Peter | March 17th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Malibu may have recently been threatened by the raging wildfires that ate up much of the southern California hillsides, but you’ll soon find that the city has retained the qualities that make it a desirable place to visit while touring through LA on your next vacation.
There is a quality to Malibu that makes it mysterious [...]
The Laugh Factory
By Peter | February 25th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
It’s no accident that the Laugh Factory is one of the only places that you can find household name comedians performing short 15 minute sets in between concert appearances or TV specials.
The Laugh Factory books the best talent and sells out almost every weekend night show. For travelers, the Laugh Factory is recommended because [...]
Newport Beach
By Peter | February 11th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Newport Beach is a city at the heart of Orange County with much more personality than the narrow focus of reality shows or teen soap operas have given it in the eyes of the rest of the world.
The main attraction in Newport Beach, as the name suggests, is the beach. The picturesque coast brings tourists [...]
Manhattan Beach
By Peter | January 21st, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The city of Manhattan Beach is a beach community close to the downtown area of Los Angeles and LAX. Named for New York’s Manhattan island, the city is one of the most desirable places to live in the city and home to many notable residents. Athletes especially seem to gravitate toward Manhattan Beach. The point [...]
Cheap Laughs at the Downtown Comedy Club
By Peter | December 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Downtown Comedy Club is Los Angeles’ newest stand-up venue, a start up trying to get laughs from scratch in an area that is on its way back to life. Although it can’t match the big name talent of other comedy clubs in Los Angeles, the club offers a night of stand-up comedy for significantly [...]
Walk of Fame
By Peter | November 5th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Hollywood Walk of Fame stretches 3.5 miles around Hollywood Boulevard and Vine streets in downtown Hollywood and presents more than 2,000 names who have achieved fame and prominence in one of the five entertainment categories.
Created as part of a Hollywood “Face Lift” in 1958, the Hollywood Walk of fame is another way to walk [...]
