Art Receptions and Parties in Old Town Monrovia Saturday Night
photo by Stephen Coleman As an alternative to the “Black Friday” frenetic activity Monrovia Association of Fine Art and the Monrovia Old Town Merchants paired up and are putting together a festive party atmosphere in Old Town Saturday 11/28.  Two of the art galleries in town will be featuring artists receptions with free nibbles and wine to lighten up their events.  Numerous merchants and restaurants will be hosting “open house

Living In LA = Thanksgiving: Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful I Live Here
#1:  Super easy choice..THE WEATHER!  I mean, come on!  Look at this glorious day… November 26 and it’s crystal clear, 80 degrees, sun shining, blue skies, rolling waves.  Yep.  I’m super thankful for living on this earth and in this city where I can stroll down to my local cafe, sit outside soaking up the rays and enjoy an espresso before tucking the turkey in.  The quality of gold light that rains down on us is awesome!  Thank you universe!  I really appreciate landing on this particular piece of real estate!

Hello LA! I Miss You So!
Oh Los Angeles. I’ve missed you so much! Finally last Saturday I got to return home to you for a moment. This was the first sight I saw on our final approach and nothing made me happier after two months away. Smog, who cares? I’m home. Of course I’m gone again and won’t be back until December 4th, but this little glimpse of heaven has kept me going. Can’t wait to be home for good, LA.

When Public Safety Becomes Governmental Ass Covering
Walterrrrr spoted this gem at the Figueroa Metro crossing: He writes about what is going on: Metro has these manually operated gates at the Figueroa Street crossing. Just around the corner on Avenue 61 they have an automatic crossing guard. To their credit, Metro did install one here for a while, but because this is a route used by schoolchildren from Luther Burbank, and the human crossing guard that there wasn’t enough, they re-installed these cumbe

LA Metblogs Wants YOU
Hi! Do you think you have something important to write? Um, don’t answer that. How about this instead: Do you think you have something important to write about LA, AND can you write that stuff consistently, on a weekly basis? If the answer is yes, then Metblogs is in the market for new bloggers to add to our roster. You must be conversant with blogging at least a little bit, and I’d like to see proof that you can, and ideally have, contr