In the United States, the third Monday of January is known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a day to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. (Dr. King was born on January 15th, 1929.) This federal ...

Sunrise Day Camp is California’s only full-summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings, offered completely free of charge. Our camp is situated on beautiful, expansive campgrounds and ...

With activities and themes ranging from surfing and sports to arts-n-crafts and computer coding, there’s something for every kid at Summer Camp in SoCal – at locations all across the region, and at ...

This is a guest post, first published in 2011. Since I’m the co-author of a book for parents applying to private schools in L.A., and I blog about the same topic, it’s natural for parents to be ...

With a nod to Randy Newman, I love LA. I am a transplant, having moved here 20 years ago to seek fame and fortune in the movie industry – like so many before me – and that was a great thing to do in ...

Editor’s Note: This article was written by a guest contributor in 2012. It reflects her opinion. The internet has been abuzz regarding the new Lego Friends line. I am in the anti-Friends camp, and ...

The Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum in Malibu is a great place to take the family for a little day trip R & R. It’s right in our backyard, but it feels like you’ve left the ‘burbs and are ...

The Roar and Snore Safari at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park was an amazing family experience where we got up close and behind the scenes with animals from the wildlife preserve and got to camp out ...

The V Steam at Tikkun Spa in Santa Monica Review is a guest post, first published in 2012. I don’t even know where to begin, except just blurt it out. Today I got my “V” steamed. Now that might sound ...

My family and I were guests at Knott’s Soak City in Orange County opening weekend and it was a blast! We enjoyed riding on the slides and splashing in the pool, and especially – floating on the lazy ...

It’s been my experience that people are quick to criticize Los Angeles public schools. Critics contend that classrooms are over-crowded and poorly funded. They believe students are undisciplined and ...

When I was a teacher, I was known for many things: not allowing use of the word “hate,” wearing a lot of rings on my fingers, and hugging. Whether I was teaching kindergarten, fourth, or fifth grades, ...