Riverside Celebrates The Year of The Goat

Gong Xi Fa Cai!  (Happy New Year)

Asians in Riverside, Calif., brought in the Year of the Goat at the fifth Annual Asian Pacific Lunar New Year on Saturday January, 31st, 2015.  There were lots of cultural entertainment all day as well as a health expo, Children’s Village where kids could make their own sheep and much more for everyone to experience.

Watch the video now, to see and hear just how residents started the New Year, the year of the goat.

 

Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park, Calif.

The Museum contains real life trains including cars from the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The Museum contains real life trains including cars from the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Trains (Front view) in loading Station

Located just a few feet from Walt’s Barn and the LA Live Steamers, there is yet another free museum for avid train enthusiasts and

visitors to Southern California to explore.Outside of Train


There is also a mini train that goes around the outskirts of the museum that people can ride on for just
$2.75 a person and have a unique experience of traveling through different settings of the historic museum.Travel Town Railroad Museum is home to several different types of trains and rail cars for all to see and experience at no charge.

The miniature Train trails on a track that goes around the museum twice for just under 3 dollars.
The miniature Train trails on a track that goes around the museum twice for just under 3 dollars.

The museum was founded in 1952 and is open to the public Monday through Friday, 10-4 and weekends, 10-5.

Train Engine

Los Angeles Celebrates Veterans at the Port

On November 10, 2012, thousands of Los Angeles residents came out the the Port of Los Angeles in recognition and celebration of Veterans.  The celebration, put on by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and over one hundred and fifty veteran groups in Los Angeles County, included free hot dogs, chips, popcorn and shaved ice as well as a collaboration of music groups for all to enjoy and free tours of the USS Iowa Battleship, that was brought to Los Angeles’ port at the beginning of the summer.

Villaraigosa said, “the celebration was the first, but it certainly will not be the last.”

The Ultimate Movie Going Experience

In times, where the economy doesn’t seem to be getting better, there is always an alternate reality to take your mind of your troubles and it’s relatively inexpensive. As summer kicks off officially, blockbusters like Avengers and Men In Black III are bringing relief to California Residents. It’s the ultimate movie going experience that keeps everyone laughing and crying all at the same time.

Life After College- A look into the professional life of a recent college graduate in California

Twenty four year old Jovi Hinojosa says his ultimate dream job is to be a crime scene investigator.  Graduating from Cal State University Los Angeles nearly two years ago, he tells of his inspiration behind pursuing this career path despite the obstacles in his way.