We may miss out on the whole picturesque, snow-capped December thing here in the Los Angeles-area — which is perhaps why many of us (including yours truly) are nutty about holiday lights. In the spirit of all things festive and electric, here is a list of Metro-adjacent holiday light celebrations. [continue reading]
Participate in the “12 Days of Metro” for a chance to win great prizes from some of Metro’s Destination Discounts partners! The scavenger hunt begins on Thursday, Dec. 5, and will run each weekday through Friday, Dec. 12. Here’s how it works: each weekday at 8 a.m. Metro will post [continue reading]
The Lion King will be gracing the Hollywood Pantages Theatre stage from Nov. 20 through Jan. 12. During its run, Metro riders will be able to save 15% on tickets to Tuesday evening shows. Show your valid TAP card and mention the promo code METRO at the box office when [continue reading]
Welcome to Friday Five, a weekly roundup of five transit pics we’re loving on Instagram. Want to be featured? Tag @MetroLosAngeles on Instagram to get our attention and follow us for more fun transit photos. Sometimes, the London tube is really, really tube like. Nice perspective shot heading up out of Civic [continue reading]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMOFYOhGb4] It’s not unusual to spot film and TV crews shooting scenes around the region and Union Station is no stranger to being a star. In fact, it’s such a popular place that Germany’s Next Top Model show today used Union Station as the set for one of the [continue reading]
Welcome to Friday Five, a weekly roundup of five transit pics we’re loving on Instagram. Want to be featured? Tag @MetroLosAngeles on Instagram to get our attention and follow us for more fun transit photos. Here’s hoping most of you went Metro to HARD Day of the Dead last weekend! A great [continue reading]
For a long time, tourists visiting L.A. believed that there was just no way to see the city unless they drove. But that’s changing now as more and more guide books include Metro Bus and Rail as travel options to local destinations. Having a destination that’s transit accessible is great, [continue reading]
Swing by Union Station during lunchtime on Friday, Nov. 8 and catch a free performance by 2nd Street Brass, a 5-piece brass band made up of students from the downtown Los Angeles Colburn School of Performing Arts. The group will appear in the Main Concourse waiting area as part of [continue reading]
On Thursday Metro continues its free art tours, Metro Art Moves. The tours pair local artists with docent guides, who share stories about the artworks and lead activities to heighten tour-goer engagement, demystifying the Metro system along the way. Meet promptly at 5:30 p.m. at the Union Station information kiosk, [continue reading]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k11kzrrjjTA] Now that Halloween is over, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving…and the Hollywood Christmas Parade, which takes place Sunday, December 1 this year. The parade will start in front of the TCL Chinese Theatres and travel east on Hollywood Boulevard, south on Vine Street and west on Sunset Boulevard before returning [continue reading]
