On August 12th, 2023, The Strand in Hermosa Beach was aglow with bikers, roller bladers and giggling neon face painted friends decked out with glowing accessories in support of Claire’s Place Foundation’s Glow Ride for Cystic Fibrosis. Glowing brightly was Brookelyn Hardy, a 14 year… Read More
Summer should mean vacation, bbqs and pool parties, but for many families, summer means the stress of trying to feed their kids. Sadly, for some children the only meal they receive is at school. In California, 2 million children live in low-income households affected by… Read More
Brent Green, true to his name, has always been fascinated by greenery. This has led him on a mission to transform the bare, hard concrete sidewalks of Los Angeles into vibrant, shady, tree-lined streets – one young tree at a time. Growing Up Brent Green… Read More
This year NorthStar Moving is celebrating 25 years of amazing teamwork. In our first 25 years in business, we did over 132,000 moves, one moving truck became a fleet of bio-diesel moving trucks, and just moving boxes became Moving Happiness Home.™ Here are some of… Read More
Most of us know where our love of reading began. Whether it was all those bedtime stories, thrilling comic books or the imposed book reports, along the way those characters and words helped form us into who we are today. Can you imagine growing up… Read More
What happens when you combine your jog with the collection of a little litter? You get “plogging” – the latest trend in fitness and environmental consciousness. Plogging is a straightforward concept; it is the integration of jogging and plocka upp (Swedish for “pick up”) –… Read More
On the fringes of Los Angeles, our backyards are teeming with wildlife. From rattlesnakes to mountain lions, many people experience a few run ins with nature. However, as Angelenos we spend most of our time in a concrete jungle, exposing us to different kinds of… Read More