A big weekend coming up with lots of great Metro accessible events to attend. The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is screening films this weekend, and Metro riders can take advantage of Destination Discount savings at the screenings. On Saturday there’s an Arts District May Day celebration and of [continue reading]
Metro Mentions is a feature on The Source where we highlight advertisements we’ve stumbled upon that include Metro access information. Why? In this car-culture town, when local businesses and community organizations voluntarily go out of their way to include transit information in their ads, it raises awareness and informs people [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]
This weekend if filled with lots of great events – great bands performing Friday night, a book fair and L.A. D.I.Y. shopping event on Sunday and some great music and art on Sunday. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and space [continue reading]
For the third year in a row the Wilshire Center Business Improvement District (WCBID) will be throwing a Car-Free Earth Day celebration on the lawn of the Wilshire Park Plaza from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on this Thursday, April 22nd. The event will feature music and dance performances as [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”481″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nd3p5XjhOg[/youtube] As we mentioned last week, on May 2nd Metro and the Watts Village Theater Company are mashing up transit and theater in a first-of-its-kind event in Los Angeles called Meet Me @ Metro. Tickets to the event are free, but going fast. The 11:00 a.m. time slot [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is back, grab a Day Pass and have some fun. 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 [continue reading]
Now I feel I see my fair share of “performance art” on Metro’s rail lines, but let’s just say it tends to err on the side of amateur rather than professional. As much as I love hearing a guy playing a kazoo and banging random notes on a mini Casio [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHeKbWlbzRk[/youtube] The baseball team did well on Opening Day on Monday, as did the new Dodger Stadium Express bus service between Union Station and the ballpark — for a glimpse, check out the above video produced by Metro. There were about 2,900 boardings on 68 total bus trips or an [continue reading]
With opening day attracting its usual monster crowds, lines were long this morning and early afternoon for the Dodger Express bus service between Union Station and Dodger Stadium. Metro officials estimate about 1,400 people took the bus to the game. If you haven’t heard the news yet, here’s the gist [continue reading]
