Green Away from Home

July 15th, 2008

If you’ve got out of town visitors coming or want a weekend getaway sans airline flights, waits, bag fees or emissions, consider L.A.’s own green hotel offerings in three different pockets of town:

Westwood: L.A.’s Newest Eco-Luxe Accommodations are at Hotel Palomar. Luxury aside, it implements nuts and bolts environmental practices like in-room recycling bins, energy-efficient [...]

Dancing the Night Away

July 14th, 2008

When you’re hot and sweaty, the last thing on your mind is often dancing in a stuffy nightclub. What is a dancing fiend to do this time of year? Why, check out the Twilight Dance Series on the Santa Monica Pier.
Every Thursday night from now until August 28th you can dance the night [...]

H20

July 7th, 2008

We all start out living in water. I’ve even heard some people suggest that infants innately know how to swim. Plus, our bodies are composed of 70% water, so being surrounded by it feels a lot like home. And who doesn’t want to take a dip when it’s sweltering outside?
Swimming offers great benefits [...]

June 26th, 2008

As summer is officially in full swing, here are some personal suggestions that I either want to do or plan to do one of these summer days.
SWIM: El Matador State Beach.

North of Malibu, El Matador is a beautiful secluded strip of beach that looks unlike most Los Angeles area beaches. Jetting rocks [...]