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A Heaven-Scent Sundae
Jeni’s Bronze Goddess Sundae, available through August 14th. Before she turned her attention to ice cream, Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams wanted to make perfume. While she had dabbled...
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[STARGAZING] Meteor Shower Hits Peak in Early August
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of Thursday, August 11th through the beginning of dawn on Wednesday the 12th. Although the best viewing conditions begin when the moon sets at...
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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] Re-Use, Not Single-Use
Meher McArthur I recently spent a day at Universal Studios and was overwhelmed not only by the heaving crowds and tremendous heat, but also by the amount of waste generated in a single day by thousands...
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[MOTHER OF INVENTION] The Ultimate Kids’ Sports Alternative
With three active grade-schoolers and a husband who’s an unapologetic baseball evangelist, I spend a lot of time at kids’ sporting events. Saturday is almost always “game day” for us. In our corner of...
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[BUY LOCAL] Sawyer: Sunset Boulevard’s New Star
Sawyer’s popular back patio is a pretty new addition to dining in Silver Lake. Photo credit: Ryan Tanaka A value-priced happy hour, weekend brunch and a secluded patio add up to a packed house at the...
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[SENIOR MOMENTS] Making Los Angeles a More Livable Community
Stephanie Vendig Close to 90 percent of us over age 65 would like to remain in our homes and communities for as long as possible, according to the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) Public...
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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] Environmental Training for the Next Generation
Meher McArthur It’s a hot August afternoon and Kim Jones is getting her classroom ready for her students enrolled in the environmental sciences magnet program at Thomas Starr King Middle School. The...
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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] Cucumber Conundrums & Date Dilemmas
Meher McArthur Recently while at Trader Joe’s, I found myself standing frozen in front of the Persian cucumbers, unable to make a decision. This happens to me a lot when I try to buy organic food...
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[BUY LOCAL] District One Barber’s Southern-Style Hospitality One Cut at a Time
District One Barber co-owner, Shawn Grant. FRANKLIN AVENE—Seated inside their Los Feliz barbershop, District One Barber, co-owners husband and wife Shawn and Miriam Grant, who hail from South Carolina,...
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[EASTSIDE EYE] Native American Culture Frames the Autry’s New Galleries
Rendering of the Autry’s Human Nature garden and its multi-purpose native plant species. Courtesy of The Autry Museum of the American West. California’s natural and native past is a window into its...
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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] Tired of Toxicity
Meher McArthur The other day, Britney Spears’ old hit “Toxic” came on the radio. I don’t love the tune, so I quickly changed channels in search of something more my style. However, the song got me...
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[STARGAZING] Time to Fall Back
Darkness will seem to fall early after the return of Standard Time on November 6th. On that morning, 1:59 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time will be followed by 1 a.m., Pacific Standard Time. Sunrise will...
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[MOTHER OF INVENTION] So Long, Not-So-Sweet ‘16
Rita Mauceri I generally consider myself an optimist, and since having kids, I do my best not to dwell too much on the negative. That said, I find myself struggling not to jump aboard the “2016-was-a...
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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] A Time for Action
Meher McArthur I had hoped to be writing something light-hearted this month, confident that our new president would be a protector of the environment. Instead, along with fears of increased social and...
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[STARGAZING] New Year’s Eve to Last One More Second
Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere at the solstice, which occurs at at 2:44 a.m., Pacific Standard Time on the 21st. It is the shortest day of the year. The Sun then illuminates Los Angeles for...
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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] Constructive Crowing in the Year of the Rooster
Meher McArthur According to the East Asian lunar calendar, this month we say goodbye to the Year of the Monkey. And what a monkey 2016 was—a monkey on a roller coaster setting off fireworks. We will...
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[OUR BREAD AND BUTTER] Reenergize Your Space With Into the Light Organizing...
Kathleen Wakefield, (right) of Into The Light Organizing Service, works with client, Alexis Hall, to design an organized kitchen and storage system. Photo by Kimberly Gomez As long as we are saying...
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[STARGAZING] Jupiter in the Spotlight
The New Year gets off to a start with a strong but little-known meteor shower on the night of the 2nd. The Quadrantid meteor shower can be observed in the northeast sky between 11:30 p.m. on the 2nd...
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[EASTSIDE EYE] Modernism in the News
The Richard Neutra-designed Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs can be viewed via Modernism Week architectural bus tours. Photo: Kathy A. McDonald Midcentury modern residential architecture is not...
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[KEEN TO BE GREEN] Running for the Environment
Meher McArthur Since the presidential election, environmentalists have experienced emotions ranging from panic to despair to anger, coupled with a desperate need to do something. Many are wondering how...
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