Turning your life into an impromptu musical has just gotten easier. Thirty pianos – one of which is located inside Union Station by the Starbucks – are decorated by local artists and community arts organizations. The pianos have just been placed throughout neighborhoods of L.A. County as part of the “Play Me, I’m Yours” [continue reading]
For those living in Orange County, Metrolink is providing an easy way to travel to the Golden Dragon Parade in Chinatown. The first 100 people to arrive at the Irvine Station at 8 a.m. on January 28 will get a free roundtrip Metrolink ticket to Union Station. From there, it’s [continue reading]
With New Year’s Day on a Sunday this year, Metro has decided to run 24-hour service on all five rail lines and the Orange Line busway beginning on Saturday night — New Year’s Eve — until the close of service on Monday night, Jan. 2. Free rides on all Metro [continue reading]
Sick of traffic? Done with smog? Well, you’re not the only one. This past Saturday, GOOD Attacks! took place right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, and this intrepid Metro-ette was there right in the middle of the action. The gathering is the first in a series of events [continue reading]
County of Los Angeles Supervisor Gloria Molina and County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation invite Angelenos to Go Metro to free cultural events in South L.A. and East L.A. – part of the ArtsFest 2011. The fun starts tonight at 6pm at Roosevelt Park, steps away from [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKcepmkhzVg&feature=related[/youtube]Grab a sack lunch, hop on the Red/Purple line to Civic Center Station and head up the unfortunately steep hill to California Plaza where today at noon (or tonight at 8 p.m.) you can hear “Hotel California” — mariachi style. (Only in SoCal!) Or you can take Angels Flight (re-opened [continue reading]
Despite the late announcement last week of service to the U2 concerts on Friday and Saturday night, Metrolink still saw big crowds on its trains. I’m not too surprised. I’ve driven from L.A. to Anaheim on a couple of occasions for concerts and/or baseball games and it’s a royal pain. [continue reading]
Here’s a new local blog worth checking out: The MetroDuo Blog. The tagline of the site is “See Los Angeles by rail!” and the posts center on Metro accessible events throughout the city. These are more than just listings à la Go Metro Weekends – they’re nice detailed write-ups by the [continue reading]
National Library Week, April 10 to 16, is an opportunity to reflect upon our own good fortune here at Metro, where the agency’s library boasts one of the most comprehensive collections of transportation research, digital and otherwise, in the United States. In celebration of these centers of learning and the [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=4890941] I missed L.A.’s first CicLAvia event last October because I was roaming the streets of some of Europe’s great cities including London, Paris and Amsterdam. What makes those Old World cities a welcome respite from L.A. is more than just their history or cultural institutions – it’s the [continue reading]
