Sandi Hemmerlein
Sandi Hemmerlein is a writer and photographer. Based in L.A. but constantly on the prowl for new adventure, she spends most of her time nurturing her interest in birds, animals, neon, historic theaters, puppets, trains, folk art, and stained glass. In addition to her work for PBS SoCal, Sandi also documents everything on her own website Avoiding Regret.
Here are the five best ways to explore “The Jewel of the Missions” and the Orange County town that’s one of the oldest in all of southern California.
Here are the five best ways to concurrently experience both the past and the present of the former “Heart of Screenland” — from its Main Street beginnings to the rolling hills where some choose to spend all of eternity.
Using this as your guide, you can explore the legacy of the California tile industry that was hewn from the very geology hiding underfoot to the craftsmen who are carrying on the tradition in more modern ways.
Judson Studios unveiled the world's largest fused glass window. To pull this major project off, the oldest family-run art glass company in the world, had to take their operations and this 12th-century art form into the 21st century.
Whether you’re interested in unearthly landscapes, endangered wildlife, the ghosts of a bygone military brigade or the beautiful ruin of abandoned mining camp that once struck gold, here are the five best state parks that are worth the drive north.
From local libraries to Los Angeles State Historic Park, there are plenty of festivities here in the Southland where you can experience the eclipse on August 21.
Here are the five best places to track down the peculiar history of camels (and see a few of them too!) in southern California.
As more and more goat farms bring in yoga, and as more and more yoga studios bring in goats, here are the five best places to take your yoga practice to the farm — and find your zen in the cutest way possible.
If you’re casually curious about these colorful and fragrant flora, or you’re already a flower fancier on your way to becoming a full-blown orchid addict, here are five great ways to nurture your growing passion for SoCal’s most seductive cultivars.
Here are five quaint amusements in Southern California where you can recapture that charm of the Victorian Era and get plenty of vintage thrills — with a few modern touches to boot.
Five of the best ways to experience Rancho del Descanso beyond its horticultural delights.
Here are five great sundown hikes in L.A. to beat the heat and catch a glimpse of the city's wildlife and nature.