What’s going on in and around Glendale on July 4th? Where can you get your stars and stripes on? We’ve rounded up the highlights in our latest blog, July Fourth Fireworks in Los Angeles! From July fireworks in Burbank to fireworks in Glendale Heights there’s so much going on.

Grand Park

We’ll start off with Grand Park. If you’re on the hunt for a cheap, lively way to celebrate Uncle Sam, shake it over to Grand Park, and watch Downtown LA light up for free! This Fourth of...

Glendale is a great place to live – so many places to eat, drink and be merry it’s amazing anyone gets any work done! But work is what we do and one of the best ways of getting through a work day is via a damn good coffee – so where are the best coffee shops in Glendale? We thought you’d never ask…

Philz Coffee

Let’s start off with Philz Coffee at 252 S. Brand Blvd in Glendale. The chain has a compelling backstory: Phil Jaber went on a quest 25 years ago to...

Although Pasadena is looks like it’s absorbed into the general LA sprawl, it is in fact a separate and distinct city that’s made up of three districts – Old Pasadena, the Pasadena Playhouse District, and South Lake Avenue. And all of them feature a plethora of retailers, restaurants and things to see and do!

Things to Do

Pasadena is home to the annual Rose Parade where millions of visitors tune in to watch gorgeous floral floats, as others line up at the corner of Green Street and Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena...

Glendale was incorporated in 1906, and can thank real estate developer Leslie Coombs Brand, for whom the town’s main drag is named. It’s gorgeously scenic, with views of distant mountains and blue skies and comes with numerous public parks. In the early 1900s, Chamber of Commerce president Edward U. Emery came up with the idea to call Glendale “the Jewel City,” as he said it “sparkled like a jewel in the sun.”

But if you really dig in, you’ll find that Glendale has a variety of fun things to do that you just...

Burbank is far more than just TV show tapings and movie studio tours. The San Fernando Valley city stretches from Griffith Park to the Verdugo Mountains, with worthwhile restaurants, bars and shops in between. At Burbank’s hearts are two of its most walkable areas: the tree-lined downtown district along San Fernando Boulevard, as well as the eclectic Magnolia Boulevard. We’ve put together a list of what to look out for in both!

Drinks & Dining

Let’s start off with the can’t-miss restaurants – and there are so many that we...