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This year, the Colorado Street Bridge Celebration was a little different. It ran for a whole week, with an event each day. Due to the nature of the event, the Classic Car Cruise was safe enough to take place, as everyone stayed in their vehicles and practiced social distancing. And, of course, this was an event the Little Beast was not going to miss! If you missed it, or would love to...

Although this summer might be a bit different than other summers, some things are still the same. Kids don't have school zoom classes, and the weather is perfect for those backyard BBQs. To get the best out of your home and yard this season, here are some quick tips to help you out! 1. Wash your house! As funny as it sounds, it's literally just that! Although pressure washing might be too harsh,...

It's been quite tough trying to keep track of what reopened, what is still closed or canceled, what shut down, again, and what partially shut down or partially reopened. So the real questions is, "What and where do we eat?!" This is probably the most inconvenient of the partial shut downs, since everyone eats multiple times a day, every single day, and, since people are anxious about being able to...

Pasadena Heritage is leading a week long virtual celebration of the City’s iconic Colorado Street Bridge from Aug. 9-15, with an entire schedule of events planned out for each day. Sunday, Aug. 9- The celebration's kick off starts with a classic car cruise, with cars from Pasadena and all over Los Angeles. The cars will drive by historic neighborhoods of Pasadena, and of course, across the...

Working, clean, and stocked fridges are showing up around LA with free food for the community. These fridges are a part of the Los Angeles Community Fridges, a network of fridges ran by the community to provide free food across the city, not as charity, but as mutual-aid. The network counts with more than 60 people supporting it, along with businesses, organizations, and individuals committed to...

As Angelenos celebrated the Fourth of July with legal, and not so legal fireworks, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department were busy at work. Like in other areas if Los Angeles, fireworks were not the only things getting lit during this holiday. Brush and grass fires were reported in Montecito Heights near Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, and El Sereno near Mercury Avenue,...

A little over a year ago, we told you about our Little Beast's very famous twin, a 1964 International Harvester Metro van used by the band Aerosmith back in the 70s, during their early ages. American Pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz purchased the van for $25,000 in order to restore it amd bring it to a running condition, all while preserving the Aerosmith artwork that decorated the side of the...

While there were a ton of restrictions as to how to proceed with home-shopping when the COVID-19 pandemic first began, things are slowly starting to go back to normal (sort of) on the house-hunting front. It's really just about having some common sense and courtesy, and, it's quite easy, too! Check out the 6 new rules to viewing properties in person. Wear a protective face mask. This one is...

Because millions of visitors have flocked to 7-11 on 7/11 for that free Slurpee we all love for the passed 18 years, the famous convenience store has announced that they will not have their in-store celebration this year. Because COVID-19 pandemic is still very much among us, 7-11 did not feel that is was right to gather such patronage, though, they are still celebrating with free Slurpees. For safer...

The Monterrey Trailer park, located on Monterrey Road in the Hermon area of Highland Park, is a Los Angeles Historical Cultural Landmark. It's origin dates back 97 year ago, when Elmer Drummond decide to create an "auto camp" for drivers to have somewhere to rest overnight. Eventually, as motels and campgrounds evolved, the Monterrey Auto Camp became irrelevant, and turned into the Monterey Trailer...