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What's in an area code: personality (if you are in southern California) ! Once upon a time, well in mid-20th century to be more precise, all of L.A. county was under one area code for telephone-- 213. Nowaways because of ridiculous population growth and the cell phone craze, the county has ....oh, I have to count....a whomping 7 individual codes with a very likely "..and counting". With all of the additions through the years come a kind of wickedly fun humor that comes from area code identification or personification. Nowaways, the 213 is not as strong an identity as others. This is partly because it is hard to define a distinct personality to the loosely connect parts that it represents. Mainly, the 213 covers parts of downtown (but not the entire heart of the city) and communities like Wilshire (Center), Koreatown, Mid-City, West Adams and others that I still do not know so well. With "213" I give an example of how a local may refer to it: Ex: "That guy- he's an original, like the 213" 213 invokes originality and with this, a kind of realness that commends admiration and respect, like a mother. All of L.A. all began with her So, just like in a name, there is everything in an area code- not just the numbers themselves! (More talk of area codes are found in these local custom tips) Leave a Comment Website: http://www.kuci.org
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| | | | Information Sources: Rock to the L.A. beat: Know about the Radio (FM) | | | | | |
Although radio is, arguably, no longer the most impotant medium for communication here in the city (and morever of the US), radio does serve a great purpose: to help commuters unwind while dealing with traffic on the highways and streets. In L.A. the car radio is essential, almost as necessary as the rearview mirror (well, not quite!). Perhaps, a way to judge a city is to get adequainted to her radio frequency . So, how does L.A. rate? Rather diverse but very ecletic and funky! I would say "very diverse"- except it is in some aspects too monotonous to merit clear diversity. When coming here, it would be good to know the lowdown of kinds of stations. I'm quite the flipper of stations but here are a good mix of some on which I stop from time to time: myFM- 104.3 ( adult contemporary music, lots of 90s pop/soft rock songs, some favorite plays are Madonna & Sting, maybe the most diverse station for overall popular music) KOST- 103.5 (like myFM but much more into the love songs, very Phil Collins & Chicago happy!) KIIS- 102.7 (pop/top 40, praise or blame this station for having Ryan Seacrest of American Idol do the morning show live!) KCRW- 89.9 (ecletic music/political commentary based from Santa Monica. Experimental and eccletic alternative music from less commerical artists are favored. Some world music is played. This is also the outlet for progressive media, NPR.) KLOS- 95.5 (classic rock, mostly 70s and 80s rock but 90s coming more into play with some new songs. Hear Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd here) More stations on next tip! Leave a Comment
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| | | | Information Sources: Enjoy the L.A. love for outdoor Farmer's Markets | | | | | |
Particularly, L.A. loves Farmer's Markets. There is usually a nice mix of people who come to get exotic fruits and veggies, as well as prepared foods, fresh flowers, funky clothing and jewelry and various eccletic knick-knacks. There are various versions of the original on 3rd St (which is featured on my set of West Los Angeles pages), though they cannot compare. Still it is worth hunting out some if you happen to be elsewhere in L.A. Here are some listed (times, days and/or locations are sure to change so, I'll try to keep my eyes peeled and update): Downtown L.A. (Financial District) temporary location along 5th St in front of Central Library This is a great one I have attended regularly. Food includes tamales (Mexican), Greek /Middle Eastern favorities like kebobs, baklava, hummus.... Wednesdays, from 11AM to 3PM (Chinatown) 700 Traction (near 3rd and Rose intersection), in the Arts District Saturday, from 9AM- 2PM Atwater Village (between L.A and Glendale, Los Feliz area) 3250 Glendale Blvd. (in the Wells Fargo Lot) Sun from 10 AM -2PM Pomona at S. Thomas St, between 3rd and 4th St Every Wednesday Sherman Oaks Santa & Sons Christmas Lot 12901 Burbank Blvd, off 101 freeway Call for times open, (818) 501-8637 Silverlake 3700 Sunset Blvd limited parking! Leave a Comment
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