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Along the two-lane road that leads to rural Fallbrook, the cares of urban — and even suburban — life fall away. The rolling hills of northern San Diego County, blanketed with avocado groves and ancient oak trees, seem to stretch forever. Poppies roll out a...
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Progressive, eclectic Main Street in Santa Monica is notable for its green businesses. With organic cafes and boutiques catering to environmentally conscious living, this shopping street just steps from the Pacific is a great place to go green. But on St....
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L.A.’s Fairfax Avenue has long been a meeting place for diverse cultures. It became an artery for the Jewish community in the 1950s, and the original Farmers Market has been a central gathering ground for Angelenos of every stripe since 1934. The most recent...
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Like a West African bantaba — a spiritual gathering place for the community — leafy Leimert Plaza Park is the anchor to Leimert Park Village, a center of L.A.’s African American art and culture. Sunday African drum circles, impromptu domino games and...
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At the corner of Normandie Avenue and Pico Boulevard, a large mural on the side of a public storage building offers a poignant message: “We are each of us angels with one wing. We can only fly embracing each other.” Such is the essence of the...
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Tucked into the tree-lined flats of Studio City, Tujunga Village is a foil to the neighborhood’s main commercial artery, Ventura Boulevard. Occupying the stretch of Tujunga Avenue between Woodbridge and Moorpark streets, Tujunga Village is a throwback to...
