Los Angeles Conservancy Picks Up Awareness Efforts

Daria Ibn-Tamas

Recently the LA Times sat down with Linda Dishman, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture in Southern California. Dishman was speaking ahead of the kickoff for the group’s annual “Last Remaining Seats” film series which is held in historic downtown theaters. Dishman discussed a few […]

Hiking Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Los Angeles

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Hiking as a pass time in Los Angeles can be an unexpected pleasure if you know where to look. Looking in unlikely places can sometimes really payoff, as is the case with the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. The area contains some of the best elements of what the areas trails have to offer – […]

LA’s Plans for Better Earthquake Safety

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While earthquakes are a common occurrence in California, a recent effort by the Los Angeles City Council has taken a grand step to secure better earthquake safety for the area.  The City Council contacted building officials, sending them out to seek out and inventory all apartment edifices in the area that are in danger of […]

Happy Body, Happy Relationship

Daria Ibn-Tamas

In today’s society, it is commonplace for women to be unhappy with their bodies.  For the most part, our media promotes a generally unrealistic and unattainable standard of what women should look like, and, as a result, we spend all of our time nit-picking our bodies and wishing we had a different one.  However, an […]