McArthur-Burney Falls State Park: California’s Very Own “Niagara Falls”!

When I returned home from my Chico trip, I could not stop talking about our road trip to Burney, California. Burney is a humble, small town (under 5,000 people) that has easily one of the best kept travel secrets around: Burney is home to The  […]

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Summer’s Final Hurrah at The LA Times TASTE LA!

Summers in Los Angeles are definitely the best. Sunshine, music, events, beach time and FOOD are just a few of the things that come to mind as I think about my “Summers in the city”. While Labor Day is  the last hurrah of the light […]

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The South Park 20 Experience at Paley Center LA.

Since I met Michael, I have been exposed to countless TV shows, movies and general things that have made their mark in the “pop culture” book that would have easily gone past my radar. I have become a huge nerd fan of Star Wars, Star […]

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Exploring The Oroville Dam and Fish Hatchery!

My trip to Sacramento County, Chico and Mount Shasta County  is in the record books! My visit  was absolutely awesome, and reminded me just how important it is to get away from it all, unplug a bit and have some FUN adventures with great friends. […]

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The 6th Annual LA Food and Wine Festival Pulls Out All the Stops..

While there are so many subjects that come to mind when you hear “Los Angeles”, I feel like “Food and Wine” may not be the first thing that you think of. LA became famous for its Hollywood glam, the rich and famous, beaches and its […]

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Seeing Hayley Mills at One Starry Night.

Growing up, I lived in a very fun and artistic household. There was always records playing or a musical movie going on the VCR. My Grandma was the Queen of “Columbia House Video Club” and I feel fortunate that I was exposed to all of […]

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Join Me at The IFWTWA Conference in Coronado!

  Being a blogger, you can get a lot of emails from networks vying for you to join them as they are surely THE place to be if you want to be successful. While several of these organizations and groups are worth your time, it […]

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Juliana Hansen Returns for 3rd annual One Starry Night in Pasadena.

When I was invited to attend One Starry Night: A Special Performance to Conquering ALS, I was not quite sure what to expect. A variety show at The Pasadena Playhouse? With all-star names? It was one of the first charity events I had covered, and […]

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We Are LA Festival with Lisa Loeb & Giveaway Through August 21st!

There was always something so cool, nerd chic, about Lisa Loeb. The singer/guitarist who rose to fame with her song, “Stay (I Missed You)” on the Reality Bites soundtrack made her a radio and Mtv favorite. Stellar albums like Firecracker, successful Food Network series, Dweezil […]

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Troop Beverly Hills Gets The Rockwell Treatment in Los Feliz!

The 1980’s were filled with some of the best cult films conceived. From The Never Ending Story to The Goonies, and E.T. or Ferris Bueller, I think we all have our 80’s favorites. One for me has always been 1989’s Troop Beverly Hills. Troop Beverly […]

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Weezer and Panic! At the Disco Rock Orange County.

Growing up, I never understood the fuss about Weezer. I thought of them as most men probably think of Tori Amos; a cliché musician women name drop. I always thought guys trying to act cool, but not too cool, would mention their love of Weezer. […]

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Heading to BlogHer this week? Join my Linky Party! #BlogHer16

I will always recall my very first event for bloggers. Jamie (Minnesota Girl in the World) had just helped Erin (Horsing Around in LA) and myself start our little blogs April, 2012, and  invited us to join her in Burbank for a dinner with The SoCal […]

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