Chil-LA-xin
  
Extended through the end of November, Burke Williams is offering a special on their signature massage. Present this coupon at the time of your appointment to receive a 50-minute massage for just $99.

Swedish Goodness

  

Real Swedish housewife, turned fitness guru, Anna Anka shot episode three of her new reality show, "I form med Anna Anka," at the Viceroy in Santa Monica last Thursday. The episode features the beautiful Lina, who lost 75 lbs. in EIGHT weeks. Watch the episode here on Nov. 2. 

Lina celebrates her new healthy lifestyle. 

Anna Anka at the Viceroy. Photo credit: L Edvinsson

Pier Ave. Gets a Facelift
  
The addition of a pedestrian "scramble" crosswalk completed the $4.3 million Pier Ave. beautification project - just in time for the holiday shopping season. According to the press release, the Avenue has been transformed "into a safer, more attractive and environmentally-friendly destination featuring palm trees, wider sidewalks, abundant seating and a storm drainage system to help clean up the ocean and conserve water." The upper Pier project was funded with federal stimulus money, grants and bonds.

A Train Bound for Nowhere


Well, this would have been nice: a train system with connector lines that actually goes somewhere - like to neighborhoods and up and down the coast - of Los Angeles. Add this to the long list of things this great city can't seem to get right.

Los Angeles Metro System pipedream, as conceptualized in the 1980s.