Go Metro Weekends, Amgen Tour of California
L.A. Bike Week comes to a close this Saturday… which is why we suggest letting the pros inspire you to keep Bike Week in your heart all year long! The [continue reading]
Metro artist receives prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
Congratulations to Metro artist Michael C. McMillen on his 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship! Michael created the artwork Geologica 42 for Fillmore Station along the Gold Line, which opened in 2003. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to those who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive [continue reading]
How you can be part of the artwork along the future Crenshaw/LAX line
The public is invited to participate in Document(ING), a conversation and photo shoot with artist Kenturah Davis on Saturday, May 23 in Inglewood. Davis is one of 14 artists selected to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the Metro Crenshaw/LAX line. Her proposed project for Florence/La Brea Station is a series of [continue reading]
Podcast: The art of the Metro service alert
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Metro Vlogs: Bike Week LA and how you can win a bike!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSstoUGL1bE] Happy Friday! This installment of Metro Vlogs is all about Bike Week LA, taking place next week! The video also answers a very important viewer question. By the way, if you would [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends, May 8 – 10
Friday The biggest superhero film of 2015, Avengers: An Age of Ultron, is now playing in theaters! Marvel fans who haven’t seen the film are encouraged to check it out [continue reading]
Save on film tickets by going Metro to the Hola Mexico Festival
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K__w-fA20Q] We hope you had a great Cinco de Mayo! If you didn’t celebrate, it’s not too late — the best Mexican film, food, and music will be returning to [continue reading]
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Union Station with Mariachi Alfaro
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Mariachi Alfaro will lead a procession through Union Station on Tuesday, May 5. The event will start at 4 p.m. in Union Station’s East Portal and head west through the passageway, so don’t miss it!
Go Metro Weekends, May 1 – 3
This weekend, break the routine with Metro and one or more of our fun, transit-accessible events across Los Angeles… Friday If you’re into nature, science, indie music or all three, [continue reading]
The past two weeks in Zocalo’s profiles of Metro riders
We invite you to head on over to the Zocalo Public Square website to check out their latest Metro rider profiles. In the past couple of weeks we’ve met a rider who is a magnet for street preachers, a die-hard Lakers fan and another rider back on the train after being [continue reading]