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Los Angeles |OT| The Greatest Place on Earth
- Thread starter Dr. Feel Good
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Saddened to hear about Jonathan's passing. I must admit he didn't look too well in the past few years. He probably had a suspicion but probably failed to do anything about it.
I began reading his articles in the LA Weekly way back in the late 90's and early aughts and thought it was the highlight of the paper. He made the food sound so unique and amazing. He did it with a certain panache and a little bit of gonzo thrown in here and there. I wasn't surprised when he won the Pulitzer because his writing was very unique. No other food critic wrote like him. RIP J Gold.
How about the shoot out at the Silver Lake Trader Joe's? Don't live in the hood anymore but used to go there regularly. Just a bit frightening thinking about how close to home that is. That TJ's is such a nightmare too. Hyperion right around there is crazy congested nowadays. It was nothing like that when i was living in the hood, granted that was over 10 years ago.
I began reading his articles in the LA Weekly way back in the late 90's and early aughts and thought it was the highlight of the paper. He made the food sound so unique and amazing. He did it with a certain panache and a little bit of gonzo thrown in here and there. I wasn't surprised when he won the Pulitzer because his writing was very unique. No other food critic wrote like him. RIP J Gold.
How about the shoot out at the Silver Lake Trader Joe's? Don't live in the hood anymore but used to go there regularly. Just a bit frightening thinking about how close to home that is. That TJ's is such a nightmare too. Hyperion right around there is crazy congested nowadays. It was nothing like that when i was living in the hood, granted that was over 10 years ago.
I'm sorry. lol No, really. Welcome. Try not to stay within territorial boundaries. There is so much here that people never experience.
yeah. I'm here for grad school so I'm gonna try to explore. I never know if i'll stay or return to New York (I want to be one of those fancy bicoastal people)
You came just in time to miss the hot hot heat we had for the last two months...
If you're into art and being around a fuck ton of people drinking, hanging out, food trucks etc... checkout the Artwalk in dwtn LA. Guaranteed you'll find something (or someone) that you'll like.
Was reminded this weekend is Nisei Week down in Little Tokyo, anyone going?
Lots of stuff going on at the JACCC plaza including a gyoza eating contest (I think matt stonie is usually there), tea ceremony, bonzai exhibit, street dancing, a car show somewhere, beer garden, taiko, etc.
Lots of stuff going on at the JACCC plaza including a gyoza eating contest (I think matt stonie is usually there), tea ceremony, bonzai exhibit, street dancing, a car show somewhere, beer garden, taiko, etc.
Jinxed it. The humidity is pretty gross today. In my area of West la anyways.
True humidity did peak a bit but it's nothing compared to NYC where the air feels stifling during the summer months. Also you can always escape to Palm Springs if you want some extreme dry heat.
Shhhh.
It's the law of the land that every person living in any other major city in the US has to shit on LA at any given moment so don't let them know it's actually pretty good.
Does anyone live in Long Beach? Moved here last weekend and am looking for some pointers and contacts. :)
I will say I miss new york. But LA so far, and (I haven't even explored that much!) has been great.
Going to the USC game this saturday and a LA native's birthday saturday (maybe beach sunday? whats the most accessible beach from DTLA?)
can't wait to go to any LA GAF meet ups or if any of you all want to check out a dodgers, LAFC or Galaxy game (figure lakers tickets are gonna be to expensive lmao)
Going to the USC game this saturday and a LA native's birthday saturday (maybe beach sunday? whats the most accessible beach from DTLA?)
can't wait to go to any LA GAF meet ups or if any of you all want to check out a dodgers, LAFC or Galaxy game (figure lakers tickets are gonna be to expensive lmao)
Guys the crack shack chicken place in the century city mall is the best chicken I ever had in my life!!!!
On the list.
Along with a dozen other places.
Speaking of chicken, had some bomb chicken and waffles at Republique over the weekend. What sold it is their gravy.
Been looking at rentals lately mostly using Zillow rentals. Filter out results more than 30 days old, usually gone but not removed by owner.
I've tried that. Sadly I can't find anything within my budget that allows for pets. I'm trying Apartment List but I'm not 100% sold on it. Plus I don't really know the area all that well, so I would like someone to talk to to help figure it out.
Check hotpads, padmapper, rentlinx, and craigslist.org (use the map option to view apartments) as all are decent. Where are you going to be working? The OC is pretty homogeneous with south OC being primarily newerish track housing.
Idk if this is common knowledge but signing up for an e-library card is madddd awesome.
http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/e-media
The comics are really up to date. Now I can read all those Power Ranger ones I saw from a thread from a while back.
http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/e-media
The comics are really up to date. Now I can read all those Power Ranger ones I saw from a thread from a while back.
Going to Clifton's for the first time tonight, is the food really as bad as everyone says?
I'm just going for drinks but I've heard stories about the crappy food lol
I'm just going for drinks but I've heard stories about the crappy food lol
The library is awesome. Borrowing books to the kindle is great.
I'll check out PadMapper and Rentlinx. I'm going to be driving to several dealerships throughout the area. From Hollywood to Huntington Beach. So I want something a bit more centrally located.
Hmm central would probably be along the OC/LA county line but Long Beach isn't too bad and it's technically on the border as well. You get a cool and up and coming scene and some neat looking neighborhoods. Just gotta watch out that you don't pick the wrong 'hood and it's easy to do in Long beach. Rent there is still kinda reasonable compared to LA proper.
I recently moved to long beach. Right on ocean blvd. love it. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for. :)
Our building is pet friendly.
Our building is pet friendly.
If you got the time you can find a pretty decent apartment in LB for a decent amount. Hell you could even find a duplex or smallish house as well.
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Curious on opinions of living situation. My wife and I recently both got new jobs. We currently live off Hollywood/Highland but are both commuting way too long now (Santa Monica and Palos Verdes). We need to move South but tough part too is we have a roommate we want to stay with who works in Beverly Hills. we own a condo in Hollywood and would prefer to buy but obviously everything is insane. What are people's opinions around Crenshaw to Western along Exposition? We would like to stay connected to rail but from my understanding those areas have been a bit unsafe in the past and certainly don't have as much going on. Any advice?