Why bother with traffic, parking and dangerous drivers? This Super Bowl Sunday is a great opportunity to hop on Metro Rail to visit some of the great establishments along the lines. We’ve compiled a list of 10 popular spots for sports viewing and revelry – all easily accessible by Metro [continue reading]
This week the San Marino Patch featured a story from local mom Lisa Montano who decided to buck the parental trend of playing permanent taxi driver and instead let Metro do the driving. Metro Line 79 serves San Marino along Huntington Drive and Montano takes advantage of the route to [continue reading]
Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space constraints limit us from listing every accessible event in this city, but this curated list represents what we think is cool and easy to get to. To plan your trip and to check [continue reading]
photos by Steve Hymon One of the great things about being the benevolent dictator of The Source is that I get to choose which photos run each day in our “Art of Transit” posts — and I can even conveniently choose my own photos or other images that are more [continue reading]
photo by Pavel Trebukov, via Flickr Even by Chicago standards, the blizzard that struck yesterday was a big one — the third snowiest on record, which brought the city to a stand still. The above photo was taken on Chicago’s Northside at the intersection of Sheridan and Thorndale and the [continue reading]
photo by Vratislav Sabouk, via Flickr Wow. Talk about great composition and colors in a photo — this one has it all. It was taken in Prague in January of 2008. The most striking thing about the image is the depth of field — everything is in focus, allowing the [continue reading]
photo by Joe Lomas, via his Flickr photostream Go ahead and take a guess of where this nice black-and-white candid image was taken. Answer is after the jump. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
Okay, we know enough to eat long noodles for Chinese New Year to promote long life, to dine on dumplings or sticky rice for prosperity and to give children red envelopes of money for good luck. But where do we go in L.A. for good Chinese food during Chinese New [continue reading]
Last month for the first piece in my series on Metro-accessible hikes, I checked out Temescal Canyon, an old family favorite in my neck of woods on the Westside. This week, I decided to venture eastward to Los Angeles State Historic Park, located just steps from the Chinatown Gold Line [continue reading]
