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Expo Line tour: Live music, entertainment galore in Culver City
Editor’s note: With the opening of the Expo Line’s extension to Santa Monica, locals have a new way to explore...
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Expo Line tour: Bar trivia and beyond in the heart of Palms
Editor’s note: With the opening of the Expo Line’s extension to Santa Monica, locals have a new way to explore...
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Expo Line tour: At Apple Pan, burgers served with a side of nostalgia
Editor’s note: With the opening of the Expo Line’s extension to Santa Monica, locals have a new way to explore...
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Expo Line tour: Wining and dining at Expo/Sepulveda
Editor’s note: With the opening of the Expo Line’s extension to Santa Monica, locals have a new way to explore...
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Expo Line tour: Exploring Pico’s culinary corridor at Expo/Bundy
Editor’s note: With the opening of the Expo Line's extension to Santa Monica, locals have a new way to explore...
Read moreA breath of fresh air in Idyllwild (travel)
If Idyllwild is simply a sign you pass on your way to the desert, may I suggest that you turn...
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Tourism update: More Germans visiting, summer guests staying longer
CITYWIDE — Visitors from Europe's biggest economy spiked this fall. Sales among German travelers rose 8 percent for the month...
Read moreBarging in Burgundy
Good food, good wine, good company, the rolling hills of Burgundy and tranquility. That's what we found aboard the barge...
Read moreVenice (Venezia) and Florence (Firenze)
My first experience in Venice involved waiting on a dock for a water taxi to pick me up from the...
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Travel: Bay Area bliss in Sausalito
COOL VISUALS: View of the San Francisco Bay from Sausalito, Calif.'s The Inn Above Tide. (Photo courtesy Jay Graham) BAY...
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