Many residents of Southern California have orange trees in their yards.  They are as common as Maple trees in Vermont.  Our oranges are usually ready to pick in December.  After picking our oranges, we soaked them in vinegar water in the sink and scrubbed them with a sponge.  Since we harvested...

We love to support local small businesses when we get the chance to do so!  The Good Pizza in the communities of Westchester and Playa del Rey in Los Angeles makes it easy to support local small businesses because their pizza is so yummy, so healthy and can be personalized to meet each person’s...

Tsunami preparedness information has been issued to residents of Los Angeles that live near the coast in the form of brochures and PDF files. These brochures/PDF files address the communities of Venice, West Los Angeles and the Harbor area of L.A., however the brochure also points out that “all...

Come on down and get yourself an earthquake; we have plenty here at Earthquakes R Us because this is earthquake country! We have many different faults to choose from just in the Los Angeles area alone. Here is a diagram of our faults. Each line that you see is a fault, we have them in many different...

When?  July 23, 2011  10am – 4pm Where? South Bay Pet Adoption Center 12910 Yukon Avenue, Hawthorne, CA (310) 676-1149 What? *Booths from VCA Animal Hospitals, VPI Pet Insurance, Natura Pet Products, Swheat Scoop, Stella & Chewy’s®, and more! *Gift bags for adopters & craft table...

Here’s everything you need to know about the new ban on smoking in outdoor patios of restaurants in L.A. 1. This law applies to restaurants, cafes, food courts,food trucks, coffee shops, kiosks and food carts. 2. The law went into effect on March 8, 2011. 3. Smoking within 10 feet of outdoor...

Most people don’t know this, but Los Angeles gets 25% of it’s power from Arizona.  In an effort to counteract Los Angeles’ boycott of Arizona, threats have emerged to cut power to L.A.  Los Angeles isn’t a stranger to power outages and rolling blackouts.  It almost seems normal...

The list of California cities to boycott Arizona over their most recent adoption of a law that targets hispanics (see Boycott Arizona May Day March for more information) continues to grow. The cities set to cut contracts and ties with Arizona are as follows: San Francisco Oakland West Hollywood San Diego Los...

Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, The Burlesque Bakery in L.A. has whipped up a batch of Margarita Cupcakes.  YUM.  I have tasted their cupcakes and they are scrumptious!  These cupcakes are infused with Jose Cuervo…yes tequila!  Email your order to sweets@theBurlesqueBakery.com by noon on May...

The number of cities in California that will boycott Arizona for their newest legislation aimed at the hispanic population in the Southwest continues to grow.  San Francisco, Los Angeles and West Hollywood have joined together to boycott Arizona.  In addition to these cities, the Governor of California...