Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:30AM: The USA has some fantastic urban beaches. In the Summer, Chicagoans are spoiled by happening North Avenue Beach on Lake Michigan. Miami has South Beach, littered with plenty of palm trees, fake tans and toned bodies. In L.A. there's Santa Monica and Malibu. But what about New York City? For a metropolis surrounded on all sides by water, you'd think there would be some more obvious beach options, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Undiscovered New York: Top 5 Beaches
Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:30AM: The USA has some fantastic urban beaches. In the Summer, Chicagoans are spoiled by happening North Avenue Beach on Lake Michigan. Miami has South Beach, littered with plenty of palm trees, fake tans and toned bodies. In L.A. there's Santa Monica and Malibu. But what about New York City? For a metropolis surrounded on all sides by water, you'd think there would be some more obvious beach options, ...Los Angeles luxury at Santa Monica's Oceana Hotel
Apr 23rd, 2009 at 1:00PM: If you're going to take the time to visit a great beach destination, it's the always a good idea to stay in a boutique hotel. While it's true that they may be a bit more expensive than a legacy hotel chain, boutique hotels often absorb the culture and gravity of their surroundings, providing a unique experience that envelops the guest in the environment. Thus, you may not want to stay in a ...Beer babe's favorite European bars
Feb 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Katarina Van Derham, the 2009 St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel, doesn't like to spend all her time in one place. The Slovakia native now lives in Los Angeles and still loves to get out on the road as much as possible. When she's home, her favorite place to grab a pint is Barney's Beanery in Santa Monica. She can have a relaxing drink on the patio, which is a prime people-watching spot. Of course, she ...Start exercising while you're on vacation
Push up bandit breaks the law by doing push ups on a Santa Monica median
Santa Monica police are cracking down on sit-ups in public places
Nov 25th, 2008 at 3:30PM: If you have a hankering to start doing sit-ups in Santa Monica, California in a public place, think again. It doesn't matter if you grunt when you do a sit-up, or rise smoothly with the greatest of ease. There is a ban on such behavior.
Not all public places are affected by the ban on public displays of Pilate's-like exercises, however. It's also not for all types of exercise. If you are jogging, ...Spontaneous Weekend Trips: Los Angeles, Part One
Sep 16th, 2007 at 11:13AM: My spontaneous, solo trip to L.A. two weekends from now, Sept. 28-30 ,started with an e-mail. A friend who works for the City of West Hollywood sent out a mass invite about an event he is in charge of organizing. The Algonquin West Hollywood Literary Award Soiree is the first ever. "Great!" I thought, "looks interesting." Then, when I saw Mark Salzman is the author who will receive the award, I ...Photo of the Day (3/24/07)
Mar 24th, 2007 at 9:36PM: When I used to work on 2nd Street just off of the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade, I used to dread going to work some days. It was too crowded. There were too may people -too many tourists with their heads in the clouds and not focusing their attention on where they are going. Grrr! Anyhow, those days have passed and now a trip to the promenade isn't so bad. If anything it is a great place to ...
