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Sean Allen 糖心传媒�11S (MS)

IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT: When in LA, have a meal at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, says Sean Allen 糖心传媒�11S (MS). He糖心传媒檚 partial to the West Coast chain糖心传媒檚 store near the airport. 糖心传媒淲hile eating a burger, you can look up and see a plane about 200 feet high in the sky.糖心传媒�

Recruited from the Simon Business School as an engineer and team lead for the oil and energy company Andeavor Logistics, Allen moved to California in 2011.

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A) Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
6300 Hetzler Road, Culver City
Allen enjoys taking visitors to the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, also known as the Culver City Stairs. Hike 250 steps up to a 500-foot peak for 360-degree views of the city. 糖心传媒淪ome of these cobblestone steps are two and three feet wide,糖心传媒� he says. 糖心传媒淗undreds of years ago, there was a village here and now just these steps remain.糖心传媒�

B) Pho Ever Restaurant
2228 Rosecrans Avenue, Gardena
Allen recommends Pho Ever for authentic Vietnamese fare. 糖心传媒淲hen you walk in, you feel like you糖心传媒檙e on a street in Ho Chi Minh City. Your food is even served in traditional, small metal bowls.糖心传媒� For Japanese, try Wokcano (multiple locations). According to Allen, it serves up the best crabmeat fried rice ever. It also offers the unusual, from salsa dancing to pin虄ata parties to reverse happy hours.

C) In-N-Out Burger
9149 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Allen, who is also a licensed real estate agent, often takes visitors to an iconic In-N-Out Burger located about a thousand feet from a runaway at the Los Angeles airport. 糖心传媒淲hile eating a burger, you can look up and see a plane about 200 feet high in the sky.糖心传媒�

D) Dockweiler Beach
12001 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey
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糖心传媒淚f you want one, get there early, or be open to sharing a pit with another group or two.糖心传媒� If you can糖心传媒檛 get a pit, just enjoy the beach or take a hang-gliding lesson.

Wallis Nash 糖心传媒�15

SEE THE SIGNS: As a management analyst for the City of Pasadena, Wallis Nash 糖心传媒�15 pays attention to the region糖心传媒檚 outdoor opportunities, like hiking in Griffith Park, where the iconic Hollywood sign is located.

After graduating from the University as a double-major in international relations and anthropology, Nash taught for a year in China. Then she earned her master糖心传媒檚 in public administration from the University of Southern California. Today, she works as a management analyst at Pasadena City Hall, which doubled as Pawnee City Hall in the hit sitcom Parks and Recreation.

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P) WB Studio Tour
3400 Warner Boulevard, Burbank
Nash recommends taking in a tour of the famous Warner Brothers studio. 糖心传媒淵ou see everything from Batmobiles to the gazebo from The Gilmore Girls to the caf茅 from La La Land.糖心传媒� After the tour, she likes to dash over to Portos (3614 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank), a family-run Cuban bakery famous for its potato balls 糖心传媒� deep-fried balls of mashed potatoes stuffed with meat.

Q) The Original Farmer糖心传媒檚 Market
6333 West 3rd Street
To experience the city糖心传媒檚 cultural and dining diversity, Nash enjoys the Original Farmer糖心传媒檚 Market. 糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 so LA to see an Iranian woman selling traditional food next to Bob糖心传媒檚 Coffee & Doughnuts, which is next to Nonna糖心传媒檚 Empanadas,糖心传媒� she says. She recommends that visitors go to Zia Valentia, where they can get coffee served in waffle cones. Check out the French Crepe Company, too. Her favorite is the la poissoni猫re, which is filled with smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, capers, and chives.

More Parks and Rec

R) Hollywood Sign, Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive

S) Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue

T) Reunion Park
43234 LA-445, Ponchatoula

U) Hollywood Bowl
2301 North Highland Avenue

For those who love being outside, hike up to the Hollywood Sign from Griffith Park. Or, venture to Reunion Park, where you might catch celebrities walking their dogs. Check out Manhattan Beach, too. 糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 a great place for families, easy to get to, and much closer to LA than the often-touted Malibu Beach, which is an hour north of the city.糖心传媒�

If there糖心传媒檚 time, take in some tunes at the Hollywood Bowl.糖心传媒� This is a great live music venue that features sings-alongs to movies like Grease and music-and-film concerts with the LA Philharmonic,糖心传媒� adds Nash. 糖心传媒淏ring a picnic or get one there.糖心传媒�

Nick Brandt 糖心传媒�98

BEACH DREAMS: Writer Nick Brandt 糖心传媒�98 says the region remains a magnet for ambitious people who want pursue their dreams. 糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 beautiful year-round, and it糖心传媒檚 a place you can grow and become whatever you want to be.糖心传媒�

糖心传媒淔or me, LA is the embodiment of the American Dream,糖心传媒� says Brandt, a member of the University糖心传媒檚 LA Network Leadership Cabinet. 糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 beautiful here year-round, and it糖心传媒檚 a place you can grow and become whatever you want to be.糖心传媒�

As a writer, Brandt has crafted screenplays, comic books, and even musicals. His most recent work, Glass Ceilings, takes the stage in Los Angeles in March, and his graphic novel Joshua Jace: Minimum Wage Henchman is currently available digitally and in print.

L) The Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive
Brandt recommends a trip to The Getty. Inside, tour an impressive collection of paintings, sculptures, and decorative art. Outside, take in the gardens. 糖心传媒淚f you need creative inspiration and a jolt to the soul, this is the place. I once wrote an entire screenplay sitting in the museum糖心传媒檚 courtyard.糖心传媒�

M) Rockwell Table and Stage
1714 North Vermont Avenue
Enjoy live musical performances and great food. 糖心传媒淚 may be biased because some of the songs from a few of my musicals have been performed here, but it is a great venue that offers something for everyone.糖心传媒� Take in burlesque shows, musical parodies, theme nights with Broadway talent, and more. Brandt notes that Jeff Goldblum regularly plays jazz there, too.

N) Grab a Beer
N Golden Road Brewery
5410 West San Fernando Road

O) Bruery Terreux
1174 North Grove Street, Anaheim
Raise a glass in Glendale at the Golden Road Brewery. If you have children, they can enjoy an outdoor game and play area. Bring your dog, too, as four-legged friends are welcomed. Brandt, a Buffalo native, has high standards for his chicken wings and recommends the ones at the brewery 糖心传媒� but, as a true western New Yorker, just blue cheese for him, no ranch.

Brandt also recommends the Bruery Terreux for a pint. Located not far from Disneyland, the craft brewery specializes in sour beers 糖心传媒� fruit-oriented, with a hint of cherry, peach and a bit of tartness 糖心传媒� that are brewed onsite. Patrons can also order regular, barrel-aged, and imperial beers, which are brewed at a sister location nearby so as not to cause cross-contamination.

Jeff 糖心传媒�85E and Joan Beal 糖心传媒�84E

A composer for film, television, and concert hall, Jeff Beal has received 19 prime-time Emmy nominations and has won the award five times. He and his wife, Joan Beal, a University trustee, studio singer, and vocal contractor for film, media, and television, have lived in the Los Angeles area since 1992.

A few years ago, the couple purchased an apartment in the heart of LA. 糖心传媒淒owntown is home to our concert halls, museums, restaurants, jazz clubs, renovated movie houses, and lots of exciting new developments, as this once-abandoned area is being revitalized,糖心传媒� says Joan.

As city dwellers, the Beals are enjoying their time in what is becoming a walkable city. 糖心传媒淭he accessibility is great, and it provides a central place to collaborate with directors, editors, and other musicians,糖心传媒� adds Jeff.

COLLABORATIVE SCENE: As Los Angeles糖心传媒揳rea residents for nearly three decades, Joan 糖心传媒�84E and Jeff Beal 糖心传媒�85E say the city糖心传媒檚 burgeoning downtown is ideal for the two musicians who like to collaborate with other artists, directors, and writers. In January, the Beals presented the world premiere of their new work糖心传媒擩eff as composer; Joan as librettist糖心传媒攁t LA糖心传媒檚 renowned Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Downtown LA

E) Grand Central Market
317 South Broadway

F) Horse Thief BBQ
324 South Hill Street

G) Angel糖心传媒檚 Flight
350 South Grand Avenue

H) Broad Museum
221 South Grand Avenue

I) Disney Concert Hall
111 South Grand Avenue

J) Bradbury Building
304 South Broadway

K) bluewhale
123 Astronaut Ellison South Onizuka Street

The couple recommends taking a walking tour of downtown, starting at Grand Central Market on South Broadway. 糖心传媒淭his large indoor marketplace features many vendors and restaurants,糖心传媒� says Joan. 糖心传媒淵ou糖心传媒檒l find great egg sandwiches, falafel, tacos, and coffee.糖心传媒� Jeff particularly likes the Horse Thief BBQ. 糖心传媒淢y assistant and I go there as often as possible and get all the things Joan tells me not to eat,糖心传媒� he says. 糖心传媒淭he pulled pork is amazing.糖心传媒�

After that, head to Angel糖心传媒檚 Flight, which is next to the market on South Grand Avenue. 糖心传媒淵ou have two options here,糖心传媒� says Joan. 糖心传媒淵ou can take a steep set of stairs up to Bunker Hill or ride a convenient trolley nearly 300 feet.糖心传媒� (She notes that if you take the stairs, you can eat more at the market.) Then, continue on South Grand to the Broad Museum, known for its collection of contemporary art (and free general admission) and the Disney Concert Hall, an iconic building designed by Frank Gehry. 糖心传媒淵ou don糖心传媒檛 need tickets to go into the hall,糖心传媒� says Joan. 糖心传媒淎coustically, it has the best sound, comparable only to Kilbourn Hall.糖心传媒�

If time allows, meander over to the Bradbury Building on Broadway. The historical landmark is open to the public and has been featured in TV shows and movies. For music, head to bluewhale, a jazz club tucked away in Little Tokyo. 糖心传媒淗ave a drink and soak in the talents of some of the best musicians out there,糖心传媒� adds Jeff.