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How do YOU Feel about the Quality of Life in L.A.? Apr 19, 2024

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The Annual UCLA Quality of Life in Los Angeles Index just came out. . .and it’s the lowest score in the history of the study. This is on the heels of Mayor Bass’ “State of the City” address, which also raised some red flags. So I want to know how YOU feel about your Quality of Life in L.A.? Are you better off than you were last year? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of L.A. I want to hear from you!

How L.A. Made Grocery Shopping Cool Apr 12, 2024

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L.A. is the supermarket capital of the U.S., and markets like Erewhon & Trader Joe’s are called the “Hippest Hangouts in L.A.” So how did L.A.’s lineage of grocery stores lead to a world where Grocery Shopping is actually Cool?

2:47 - date night at the grocery store
10:00 - Ralphs
12:56 - Smart + Final
15:29 - Vons
20:20 - Gelson’s
24:39 - Trader Joe’s
32:10 - 99 Ranch
34:53 - Vallarta
37:22 - Erewhon

Did you know there was a Hollywood BEFORE Hollywood?!? Apr 05, 2024

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(1:48) Before Hollywood, the first motion picture studios in L.A. set up shop in an area that’s no longer on any maps. . .a place that deserves recognition as one of the most important place in L.A. history.

Also, One Thing to Do in L.A. This Week is BACK!

(19:30) We’re going to a place that is home of more Movie Palaces than anywhere in the World, an area long-neglected that is in the midst of a renaissance, right there in DTLA.

One Fact you DON'T Know About EVERY L.A. Sports Team! Mar 29, 2024

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Whichever team is your #1 team in L.A., I break down One Fact that you DON’T Know About EVERY L.A. Sports Team.

Dodgers (2:02)

Angels (6:08)

Lakers (9:41)

Clippers (13:31)

Rams (20:11)

Chargers (24:32)

Kings (26:40)

LAFC (30:16)

Galaxy (32:40)

Angel City FC (34:52)

Sparks (36:41)

My California Road Trip: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Mar 22, 2024

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It’s Spring Break so it’s time for a Road Trip. I took the family up the 395 to explore some California history: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. We start with Mammoth (3:38), which is a volcano. . .that gets 300 inches of snow per year! From there we stop by Schat’s Bakery (8:10), the most popular bakery in the WORLD. . .since 1903. And have you heard of Manzanar (9:00), the site of mass incarceration of 10,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII. You know I had to get the story. Lastly, we head to the Owens Lake (16:15), the epicenter of the California Water Wars.

30 Facts about 30 L.A. Neighborhoods, Part 2 Mar 15, 2024

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Keeping it going from last weeks episode with 30 more hot facts about 30 different neighborhoods in L.A... Maybe you're neighborhood didn't make it last week, what about this week?!

30 Facts about 30 L.A. Neighborhoods- PART 1 Mar 08, 2024

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Going down the list of the vast neighborhoods that make up Los Angeles and dropping some fun facts on you that you didn't know you needed to know! First 30 neighborhoods are up, is yours in part 1?

BONUS Ep: Natives vs. Transplants + do THIS for FREE Mar 03, 2024

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Special BONUS EP: There's a stigma about people from Los Angeles that people outside of Los Angeles have; something that people from outside of L.A. hate overwhelmingly - the people. But digging deeper, at the root of this HATRED of the People of L.A. is perhaps grounds for a Civil War - Natives vs. Transplants. Also a fantastic One Thing to Do in L.A. this week, and it's FREE!

7 Things you THINK are from L.A. . .but Aren’t! Mar 01, 2024

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Who would've thought that some of L.A.s prized "possessions" are in fact, not claimable to be our possessions at all! They're simply famous transplants. Enjoy these 7 things I'm willing to bet you thought are native to L.A. . .well, they're not!

BONUS Ep: Go see the site of the Most Important Event in California History! Feb 25, 2024

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In a short, special one-off episode of "One Thing to do in L.A. this Week," we take you to the site of what the L.A. Times called The Most Important Event in California History: Campo de Cahuenga, directly across the street from Universal Studios, which marks the spot that ended the fighting of the Mexican-American War! This is the spot that enabled California to become part of the United States, and it's right in our backyard. THIS is what you're going to do in L.A. this week.

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