It's devastating what happened to many of the residents during the massive fires in 2024. I'm glad…read morethey are coming together to rebuild. On this visit we came to see the ceremony of the Christmas Lane Tree lighting and it packed so much that it was difficult to walk around.

North of Pasadena, the Eaton wildfire started in the town of Altadena on January 7th 2025 and…read morespread explosively across over 14,000 acres due to extreme windy conditions with gusts up to 80 mph the past week! There are apparently five fatalities on record. As of today January 13th, 2025, the entire town is evacuated. Over 7,000 structures and homes were destroyed, including the Andrew McNally House, Altadena Community Church, Scripps Hall, Bunny Museum, stores, shops, the entire downtown area. Altadena is historic for being the first middle class Black community in LA County. It is also home to many middle class Artists of many cultures. The people have now lost their only homes and livelyhoods. It is going to take a lot to rebuild their lives! Praying for the many people of southern California as the fires are continuing as I write this. It is devastating. It is heartbreaking.

"Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch" took over Ghettogloss Gallery Monday Sept 14th for a crazy opening…read morenight. The Grammy winner has had a lifelong affair with objects de kitsch, and brings forth a small portion of her ridiculous collection for all to see. If you like Black Pride Beer, Farah Faucett Shampoo, Sammy Davis Jr. currency, Mr. T. Piggy Banks .... and believe it or not one object that manages to squeeze both Michael Jackson and penguins into a single package, the Museum of Kitsch is for you. Miss Willis, who aside from her musical accomplishments, is a force of nature, passed among guests with a microphone, heavy-handedly directing the proceedings. Susan Feniger, of the nearby restaurant "Street" prepared special 'junkfood' for opening night. Full and happy, I could barely speak because my teeth were stuck together with an insane concoction of spicy peanut brittle-pork-popcorn. If you miss this exhibit which runs through 9.21.09, apparently Miss Willis also has a "Kitchenette" and a "Kitsch o' the Day" blog.

http://www.awmok.com is a great online Kitsch museum …read more I especially liked the Egg Chairs, Giant Shoes Made From Pots and Pans, and the Boob Washing Apparatus.

What can I say about Granada Hills? A futures past blended in with futures present... A mostly laid…read morepark city with a fair amount of things to do and enjoy including the Regency Theater which sits on the borders of North Hills and Grenada Hills. There are great places to dine such as Good Pho You one of my favorite Pho spots in Los Angeles! Salavation Army massive, Target yes, Trarer Joe's sometimes... Despite being a location with a huge parking lot the Grenada Hills TJ will have you scratching your head at times, but the service will turn that confusion into a positive illusion until you leave. Granada Hills has good schools and nice parks and all the things you could need including vintage fashion, late night dinners via IHOP and Danny's, multiple shopping centers and tons of food not to mention some patches green pastures like a lot of the San Fernando Valley... Though sitting closer to the mountain side you definitely get more plant life and nature in G.H. There is an abundance of street parking compared to most cities as this city is a lot more residential in pockets and parts, while still having plenty to take in and enjoy. I definitely found myself passing through and shopping about here more before 2020 and even now... Especially in my college years near CSUN, only a few short minutes North West of this pleasantville.

This is my little page that I created and happy that people share their experiences of this city,…read moretheir thoughts, their creations and fun, nice messages, ideas, achievements, photos and creation are being added to this page. Love my neighborhood, it's nice and friendly in general, has tons of shops and restaurants. Lots of moms and pops spots that people enjoy. Love our street vendors with their amazingly delicious food. This review is just a little shot out to awesome people that are yelping and sharing. Have an amazing Holiday month, blessings.

This is the first neighborhood I moved into in the San Fernando Valley from Thousand Oaks. It used…read moreto be called Sepulveda. It is bordered by Mission Hills, Northridge, Granada Hills and Panorama City. It is mostly residential. Accessible to and from California Interstate 405, by car, bus, Uber/Lyft and other methods of transportation. Sepulveda VA clinic is located here. Mercados Buenos Aires is located in the same neighborhood. Seafood City and Barrio Fiesta amongst the famous Asian places are also located in the area. Some locations are used in various films like Terminator, Halloween, American Beauty, Step Brothers etc. Over time, I got acquainted with the area. I used to walk to the Olivo at Mission Hills when it was still not revamped.

This is a nice size plaza with different stores and a Vallarta. I came to this plaza to pick up my…read morepizza from Little Caesars. But since I came a little early, I visited Vallarta first to get the Mexican coke in a glass bottle. I saw there a gym right next to this supermarket. There also a Dunkin Donuts here as well, a Thai restaurant and other small stores as well. I only been to 4 stores here but hoping to try out the Thai restaurant here soon.

I lived in Reseda within the first year of moving to the San Fernando Valley and it's not half…read morebad... It definitely has it's 3 and 4 star moments as a city, but is a great melting pot of cultures and cuisines. Reseda Blvd alone offers an insanely spacious public park, vegan Chinese food (Garden Wok), ramen, pho in abundance, a great Denny's (the bad one is in NoHo... you know the one), Mexican, Thai, American, Peruvian, Greek, soooo much variety and of course tons of Fast Food. The best Vietnamese food (that happens to be 100% plant based) in Los Angeles via Vinh Loi Tofu off Sherman Way, an all inclusive lgbt+ bar/nightclub at C-frenz, a great music venue and sometimes dance spot at the V Lounge, some quality shops like the Tampa/Victory Blvd plaza with the best juice & acai bowl spot at Movita as well as a solid Dollar Tree, Starbucks, Party City, Sally's beauty Supply and misc others. I miss late nights out and trips to the Subway or Del Taco... both off Vanowen (still great quality, but Subway is not 24hrs anymore). The Salsa & Beer (technically in Lake Balboa)....is soooo good.... and they have real parking. If you need good car service or a great set of used tires in a pinch Reseda definitely has some of the best small business spots in SFV. Thank you Reseda Tires for coming through during my college years and even after! Public transportation is actually better than decent here as well... with routes running on all if not most West to Eastbound streets and vice versus... The LA Metro Rapid's are really efficient especially the 744 that passes through from Northridge to Van Nuys. The Orange line just on the outskirts of the city of Tarzana and Reseda is great and like most of LA parking is a mission, but Reseda definitely will surprise you depending on the time of day. I couldn't truly say where the heart or hub of Reseda is, but I think it has it's own comforts for each person, like a lot of the LA valley aka the SFV aka the 818.

I moved here when I was 5, and left when I was 12. In between, I have a lot of amazing memories of…read moreReseda. Things to do: 2/5 Safety: 3/5 Cleanliness: 2/5 Bertrand Avenue Elementary: dancing (square dancing "Do-si-do", The Hustle, Popcorn), "Berger that's #47" (number of tardies and not have to stay after school like everyone else since I was the top student in the class). Ms Abbazia, Ms Bliss, Mr Burns, Ms Kacindas were my favorite teachers. Nestle Ave: it's the street where we owned a home. With a big grass frontyard and an enormous backyard, we owned 3 dogs (2 big; 1 small), and I had tremendous fun here. Eating outside under our covered patio, definitely where my foodie adventures started. We had a lot of kids on our block, but my favorite was the Mexican family down with 5 girls. No, not for that, but the dad drove the delivery truck for Mission Tortillas. When he came home, we would race to greet him, grab a fresh package of tortillas, warm them up on the stove, then eat them with butter and sugar. Reseda Park: "hit a duck" became the hit phrase started by my Mom. Why? One year, I set the record for little league homeruns, 23 in 12 games. Played 3 seasons here, and loved every moment. Reseda Roller rink: "All skate", "Backwards Skate", "Couples Skate" with dim lights and holding sweaty hands. I came every Friday night, and at least one other day or night per week. LOVED. Arby's: before my tastes refined, this was my favorite place to eat. Arby's Roast Beef, certainly, but Jamocha shakes, potato cakes, and horsey sauce all became common orders. Reseda Drive-In: still a drive-in here or there, but back in the day, very common. The fee, by the carload. Coming here with my parent's was one of the best family outings you can ask for. Newberry's/Thrifty: this was the start of years worth of baseball card collecting. Last, but not least, =============== Friends: I still keep in-contact with (Thanks Facebook!) and had a reunion of about 10 of us about 3 years ago. Chance, was my first childhood best friend (but he moved away to Mt. Shasta), and Anthony was my 5th-6th grade best friend. Now: ===== Don't find myself too often in the ol' hood. It feels old and a bit dirty, and offers nothing outstanding.

Visited the following businesses in the 'City of Valencia,' Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, CA. Holy…read moreschmolly....that trip barely made me realize Los Angeles is extremely widely covered. Like another Elite wrote, prior to my review, I didn't encounter traffic driving into the 'City of Valencia,' for the Crystal shop, 'Olde World Apothecary,' and 'Valencia Town Center,' for 'Sharetea.' The freeways I drove on were extremely widely open, barely had any traffic, was super free flowing. If I need to be out here for anything I might, but possibly not. I have pics stocked somewhere down camera roll, but will take awhile to locate them.

I have lived in the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) for the past 10 years now having moved from San…read moreFernando Valley. This may not mean much to non-local So Cal people, but a valley is not just a valley. Communities in each of the local valley areas are all different for sure and no matter where you go you have pockets of not so nice and areas of nice. So in SCV we have lived in Saugus, Canyon Country and now Valencia. Valencia is on the west side of SCV and where pretty much the most new development of business is being put in. Newhall is also part of SCV and there is a revitalization project going on there with new restaurants and a new theater. All in all I would say that Valencia is so far my favorite place to live in the SCV, for one thing I am now living a little over a mile to work, which means I can take my bike to work when I feel like it or going only very short drives to places that I like to shop (Trader Joes, Aldi...). The streets are very wide in Valencia (most of SCV included) compared to San Fernando and the traffic is almost nothing compared to areas of the other valleys. All in all yes, Awesome....! Yelp 2018 challenge (78 of 100)

2 for 1 in this foodie block plaza on Sunset Blvd between Alvarado Street and Mohawk Street…read more Home to super restaurants like Men & Beast, Larchmont Bungalow Cafe, awesome bakeries such as Cinnaholic and Levant. Chain favorites via The Habit, Chipotle and your Verizon Wireless store. Stop into Carbon Health - Echo Park for Urgent Care needs. Hammer & Nails for self care. Pull up a chair outside. Walk up, park in the lot or off on the side. Great deals, good meals and a slice of modern Echo Park all in one. Less than 10 minutes walking from Echo Park Lake, 2 minutes driving. Restrooms in select establishments for customers. Wi-Fi options as well. Family friendly. Pet friendly. Open air. Absolutely for everybody. Weekends tend to be the busiest in this super hub of eats, treats and care. Open 7 days a week.