If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ve seen it’s getting harder to secure California homeowners insurance. Farmers Insurance, the second most popular home insurance California provider, just announced their intentions to place a cap on new policies. This trails even stricter decisions by State Farm and Allstate to completely cease issuing homeowner’s policies […]
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Treat Yourself to the Richly Unique Experience of Ethiopian Food Los Angeles Offers
With so many cultures meshing together in Los Angeles, we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to exotic cuisine. Sushi and ramen dominate Little Tokyo. Thai Town offers a veritable wealth of traditional and fusion dishes. And all across the city, you can find French, Italian, and Mediterranean eateries to rival any in […]
Looking for the Best Japanese Garden Los Angeles Has to Offer? Here Are 8!
You may not associate Los Angeles with the same kind of hustle culture as cities like New York and Chicago, but it’s still a major city. So, it pays to know where you can escape when the long hours at the office and traffic jams are chipping away at your serenity. And rare is the […]
That Service Fee Restaurant Owners Are Pushing is Leaving Diners Confused and Frustrated
Dining out is a major part of the quintessential Los Angeles experience. The convening of the city’s disparate cultures are mirrored in flavor combinations you won’t find anywhere else. You can discover culinary wonders to perk up palates from fine dining establishments to corner food trucks. But chasing that foodie fix is becoming more tough […]
LA Fashion Icon Chris “Spanto” Printup Leaves Behind a Legacy of Sincerity
Featured image credit: Born X Raised As much as we love Los Angeles, it does have more than its fair share of plasticity. Yet, if you dig through the influencers, TikTok challengers, and nepo babies, you can still catch glimpses of the city’s true soul. Sadly, one of the clearest windows into the beating heart […]
Absorption Rate Analysis: June 2023 Sees 5 Record Highs
While June’s absorption rate statistics favored surges further into the seller’s market (no shock there), we saw a bit more balance than May’s brutal surge-fest. For one, June’s most aggressive climb was nine percentage points; a far cry from the vicious 15% lunge we saw in Upland in May. Also, while we only witnessed two […]
Los Angeles Architecture 101: Victorian Architecture
Even those with the most casual of interests in architecture will likely recognize the Victorian style. It’s an architecture that takes its name from the era in history that spawned it, which in turn took its name from the reigning monarch crowned in 1837. But the Victorian era is perhaps best remembered for its breakthroughs […]
CicLAvia and Beyond: 7 Groups for Cycling in Los Angeles
Featured image credit: Wasabean Detroit may still hold the title of the Motor City, but it’s hard to imagine a metropolis that loves its cars more than Los Angeles. Maybe “love” isn’t the right word for the kind of codependent relationship the average Angeleno has with their car. After all, the layout of the city […]
What is June Gloom? And, More Importantly, Why Won’t It Leave?
In Los Angeles, we don’t appreciate anyone raining on our parades. Fortunately for us, it only rains an average of 33 days a year here. That being said, we’ve seen dramatically less of the sun this spring. And that trend has been continuing throughout the month thanks to a phenomenon we affectionately refer to as […]
The Magic Castle Hollywood Continues to Enchant Audiences After Six Decades
Featured image credit: Minnaert We hear a lot about the magic of Hollywood, but there’s only one place in LA where you can get it on tap. Sandwiched between the Hollywood Bowl and the Walk of Fame, you’ll find an esteemed house of illusion. Instantly recognizable by its larger-than-life Gothic Renaissance architecture, the Magic Castle […]