Shana Ting Lipton is a writer, editor and cultural strategist who grew up in Los Angeles. Her LA and LA-related articles have been published in regional, national and international publications for over 15 years.

Experience:

Shana has written extensively about art, culture, performers and trends for the Los Angeles Times newspaper and magazine. As editor of a weekly events segment and web column for the LA Times online and KTLA Thursday evening news, she covered restaurants, art exhibits, concerts and film. Shana was also editor of the The Blackbook Guide to Los Angeles and its online counterpart. She is a contributor to the popular LA-based blog The Huffington Post and has written, edited and reported for many other publications, including Variety, People and Radar. She founded and maintains Hindi Hollywood, a blog about the intersection of the Hollywood and Indian film communities.

From Shana Ting Lipton:

Los Angeles is many cities in one. This can be both exhilarating and overwhelming, for natives and non-natives. Once you find your niche (or niches) it can be one of the most eclectic, stimulating and livable places to plant roots. My hope is that this guide will arm you with fun and useful information, tips and perspectives that will give you a sense of community, and a real 360 view of all that LA has to offer.