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Despite the heat wave, summer is just about over for many Los Angeles students. Major bummer, I know. As students begrudgingly prep for the early morning wake-up calls and the endless homework, there’s one school supply that should be on every student’s list: a Student TAP Card. A Student TAP [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]
Curbed LA got the scoop yesterday and the news has spread across the tech blogs: it looks like Apple is planning on building a fancy new retail store on the Third Street Promenade – just one block away from the future Colorado/4th Expo Line Station. It’s not confirmed, but an [continue reading]
The Dodgers have obviously had a tough year both on and off the field. Even with attendance lagging at the ballpark, the Dodger Stadium Express looks to be doing better in its second year. The stats from Metro, which runs the service: The bus service between Union Station and Dodger [continue reading]
What’s the best ice cream in L.A. and how can we get there without polluting the air? It’s a question for the ages but thanks to observant Metro rider Eric Griswold, we have a good start. Without his recommendation toThe Sourcedining map we might never have stumbled into Paradis ice [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]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oUceTfsRwE&feature=email[/youtube] Metro extended some of its rail service well past the usual midnight closing time on Saturday to accommodate the crowds going to HardFest in Los Angles State Historic Park, i.e. the Cornfields. Agency staff put together the above video. A few interesting stats: •There were about 16,000 more boardings [continue reading]
Party people listen up, Metro has partnered with HARD Events to provide extended late night service on the Red and Gold Lines on Saturday, August 6 for the HARD Summer Music Festival 2011. The festival – featuring acts including Chromeo, Ratatat and Odd Future – takes place at the Los [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Go Metro to the ESPN X Games July 28-31 The ESPN X Games are taking over Staples Center this weekend with adrenaline filled performances. Go Metro and see your favorite athletes like Shaun White, Travis Pastrana, Brian Deegan, and Tanner Foust go head to [continue reading]
In a meeting at Metro the other day, Metrolink Board Chairman Richard Katz said that Metrolink will be increasingly trying to offer special service for big events. The commuter railroad — partially funded by Metro — saw huge crowds with its special trains to the U2 shows in Anaheim last [continue reading]
