Tomorrow is a big — no make that huge — day for the Expo Line. The University of Southern California is opening its football season at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum as the number one ranked team in the country and the game against Hawaii is the first chance for Expo [continue reading]
[UPDATED Aug 13, 4:00pm] Two videos added after the jump. Enjoy! Much to everyone’s surprise, Jack White played an impromptu 20-minute show at Mariachi Plaza — above the Gold Line station — on this sweltering Friday afternoon. Here are some pics, courtesy of Mark Clifford:
The first two blocks of downtown’s brand-new Grand Park – from Grand Avenue to Hill Street – will open to the public with a two-day celebration on July 28 and 29. Grand Park is just steps from Civic Center Station on the Red and Purple Lines and plenty of buses [continue reading]
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/45284372[/vimeo] From state-champions to local big shots, there are tons of super fast cyclists that claim to be fastest of the fast. However, there’s only one way to settle who’s fit to be throned with the title as the fastest cyclist amongst the chatter of the cycling community, and that [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI234GFwXa8[/youtube] Sadly, we won’t be getting a government mandated three-day weekend this Fourth of July (if you’re taking three days off work anyway, good for you!), but that doesn’t mean the weekend is a total bust. There’s the Orange Line Extension opening events to look forward to on Saturday, and [continue reading]
Metro will celebrate the opening of the Orange Line Extension with fun-filled family events at two stations on Saturday, June 30. Festivities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include food trucks, live music and much more. Canoga Station ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. community booths [continue reading]
Looks like many, many dozens of people who rode the Expo Line this weekend also got their photo taken by Snap Yourself, a firm that specializes in taking pics at big events and posting them on Facebook. The above is a screengrab that only shows a few of the [continue reading]
The zombies of Thrill the World Los Angeles joined Expo’s opening day festivities with flash mob performances at each station.
Expo Line opens this Saturday with events being held at four stations along the line from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All events are free to attend. 7th St/Metro Center Station – 7th Street between Figueroa and Hope Entertainment at this station will include Double Gee NineNet, a Latino jazz band presented by [continue reading]
