I was lucky to be invited to “Healthy Cities: Healthy Women,” a one-day conference organized by UPenn Nursing Science and LA’s UPenn community around the topic of LA and Urban Women’s Health. Without having much of a sense …
Things to Do with Kids in L.A.: Culver City
TFS Subscriber Profile – Julia Cotts
A few weeks ago, I attended a fundraiser for the Garden School Foundation, an LA-based charity that has a highly successful school-garden program at the 24th Street Elementary School in West Adams. We toured the lovely space and met …
11.14.12
TFS Subscriber Profile: Desiree Lapin and the Parents Education League of LA
We caught up with Desiree Lapin, founder of the Parents Education League of LA, a non-profit organization that serves as a valuable resource for parents on all things having to do with their child’s education. If you have young …
10.4.12
Things to do with Kids in LA: Venice & Abbot Kinney
After our fun-filled “Things to do with Kids in LA: DTLA” post, we’ve decided to explore another neighborhood, and let you know how to explore the Venice/ Abbot Kinney area en famille. You may think that the usual …
Things to Do With Kids in LA: A day in DTLA
What’s a family to do when vacation is a distant memory, camps are done and there are TWO HOT weeks of summer left?
We suggest exploring a new part of town! Once school starts, traffic and homework will take precedence …
TFS Subscriber Profile: Gayle Baigelman and BookEnds
I sat down with Gayle Baigelman last week, a former film executive and mother of a teenage girl, who has managed to turn a lifetime love of reading into a satisfying day job. How did she do that? She works …
Our friends at Coolhaus will meet Bill Clinton this week!
Two young women shared similar passions – ice cream and architecture. They had day jobs after college, but pursued their hobby to the extreme and were soon making architectural ice-cream sandwiches. This was the fall of 2008 and their second …
Things to Do in LA: TFS Subscriber describes her experience at Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Four friends, committed to social change and women’s rights, journeyed to the Skirball Center, recently to see Women Hold Up Half The Sky, based on the book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas Kristof …
4.29.12
