Update: Burn 60 is closed. A workout class that involves 60 minutes of circuit training at Burn 60 can be fun, if you don't pass out or vomit first. 9/2016 UPDATE: The Thousand Oaks location of Burn 60 is closed, but you can still get the same killer workout in Brentwood and … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Ceremony at Pierce Brothers Memorial Park Westlake Village
Remember what Memorial Day is for: remembering. We get a day off to honor the men and women lost in the line of duty to our country and freedom. Last year I brought my children to the Memorial Day Ceremony at Pierce Brothers Memorial Park in Westlake Village to expose them to … [Read more...]
Painting and Wine Make Better Art at Pinot’s Palette
Directed painting workshops - paired with wine drinking - have been popping up all over the place. I attended one that I found to be fun and relaxing earlier this year as a special event at The Play Destination. But now there is a local place anybody can go for this fun night out … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Gift: Portrait of Mom With Her Children – Sittings May 17
Los Angeles photographer and owner of Litetrap Studios, Michael Murphree, has offered Mother’s Day-themed mini sessions as a priceless gift for the moms in your life with all proceeds going to support Help a Mother Out’s efforts in Los Angeles. Portrait by Michael Murphree For … [Read more...]
ONCEKids – Books and DVD’s That Encourage Curiosity and Friendship
Kids are funny. (Okay, more accurately, kids are weird, but "funny" is much kinder.) Just this afternoon my older son opted to rest among the trees and read his book rather than watch his little brother's baseball game. Ten-year-old me would have seen the logic in this move. … [Read more...]