In a Minute with Evan Lovett

Situated in the geographic center of L.A., Griffith Park is not just the largest urban park in the U.S., but the home of dozens of FREE and FUN activities with history to match. Take a day - actually take a week! - to explore Griffith Park and you’ll see why this is the best FREE Thing to do in L.A.

*The Story of Griffith J. Griffith (7:16)

*The Curse of Petranilla Feliz (10:31)

*Griffith Observatory (15:20)

*The L.A. Zoo (18:50)

*The Abandoned Zoo (24:00)

*Travel Town (27:30)

*The Greek Theatre (31:18)

The Annual UCLA Quality of Life in Los Angeles Index just came out. . .and it’s the lowest score in the history of the study. This is on the heels of Mayor Bass’ “State of the City” address, which also raised some red flags. So I want to know how YOU feel about your Quality of Life in L.A.? Are you better off than you were last year? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of L.A. I want to hear from you!

L.A. is the supermarket capital of the U.S., and markets like Erewhon & Trader Joe’s are called the “Hippest Hangouts in L.A.” So how did L.A.’s lineage of grocery stores lead to a world where Grocery Shopping is actually Cool?

• 2:47 - date night at the grocery store
• 10:00 - Ralphs
• 12:56 - Smart + Final
• 15:29 - Vons
• 20:20 - Gelson’s
• 24:39 - Trader Joe’s
• 32:10 - 99 Ranch
• 34:53 - Vallarta
• 37:22 - Erewhon

(1:48) Before Hollywood, the first motion picture studios in L.A. set up shop in an area that’s no longer on any maps. . .a place that deserves recognition as one of the most important place in L.A. history.

Also, One Thing to Do in L.A. This Week is BACK!

(19:30)We’re going to a place that is home of more Movie Palaces than anywhere in the World, an area long-neglected that is in the midst of a renaissance, right there in DTLA.

Whichever team is your #1 team in L.A., I break down One Fact that you DON’T Know About EVERY L.A. Sports Team.

Dodgers (2:02)

Angels (6:08)

Lakers (9:41)

Clippers (13:31)

Rams (20:11)

Chargers (24:32)

Kings (26:40)

LAFC (30:16)

Galaxy (32:40)

Angel City FC (34:52)

Sparks (36:41)

It’s Spring Break so it’s time for a Road Trip. I took the family up the 395 to explore some California history: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. We start with Mammoth (3:38), which is a volcano. . .that gets 300 inches of snow per year! From there we stop by Schat’s Bakery (8:10), the most popular bakery in the WORLD. . .since 1903. And have you heard of Manzanar (9:00), the site of mass incarceration of 10,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII. You know I had to get the story. Lastly, we head to the Owens Lake (16:15), the epicenter of the California Water Wars.

Keeping it going from last weeks episode with 30 more hot facts about 30 different neighborhoods in L.A... Maybe you're neighborhood didn't make it last week, what about this week?!

Going down the list of the vast neighborhoods that make up Los Angeles and dropping some fun facts on you that you didn't know you needed to know! First 30 neighborhoods are up, is yours in part 1?

Special BONUS EP: There's a stigma about peoplefrom Los Angeles that peopleoutside of Los Angeles have; something that peoplefrom outsideof L.A. hate overwhelmingly - the people. But digging deeper, at the root of this HATRED of the People of L.A. is perhaps grounds for a Civil War -Nativesvs. Transplants. Also a fantastic One Thing to Do in L.A. this week, and it's FREE!

Who would've thought that some of L.A.s prized "possessions" are in fact, not claimable to be our possessions at all! They're simply famous transplants. Enjoy these 7 things I'm willing to bet you thought are native to L.A. . .well, they're not!