At 38 with one teenage and one toddler daughter, it takes some effort for my wife and I to arrange a night out in Los Angeles. On a clear evening in October, we had one opportunity to do just that. It was a night of dinner and dancing for my sister-in-law's birthday. She didn't plan … Continue reading A Night on the Town
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Travels of an Angeleno: Four Nights in Ningbo
Ningbo is not an easy city to navigate on public transportation. Getting from the airport to my hotel would have taken over two hours on a train and two buses. Ningbo is a driving town. You can see it at 5 PM each day as the streets are overrun by cars ignoring traffic signals to … Continue reading Travels of an Angeleno: Four Nights in Ningbo
Thank You, Anthony Bourdain
“I’m not going anywhere. I hope. It’s been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost. “But I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.” —Anthony Bourdain Friday, June 8: the final morning of my latest business trip. I opened my eyes to a shrieking alarm in a … Continue reading Thank You, Anthony Bourdain
Making Noise in Los Angeles: Fernando Lopez
The city of Los Angeles is filled with stories of people who came to L.A. to make their dreams reality—to make some noise. The American Dream may be harder than ever to define and achieve but in a city that welcomes immigrants from all over the world, that dream still exists. One person who came … Continue reading Making Noise in Los Angeles: Fernando Lopez
The Thanksgiving Meal: A Family Affair
October brings us playoff baseball and the World Series. It’s packed with evenings of fun frights at haunted houses and theme parks, all capped off with Halloween. In magnificent contrast, November is about warmth in cold weather, family ties—and food. Carved pumpkins disappear and the smell of pumpkin pie fills homes all around the country. … Continue reading The Thanksgiving Meal: A Family Affair
Blazing Pomona Sun
I have a confession to make. In 37 years of life, I have never attended the Los Angeles County Fair. My wife was in the same position. We set out to change that this year. We used Groupon to find a deal on passes for the whole family. The trip would consist of my wife … Continue reading Blazing Pomona Sun
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