Featured

Featured stories from Southern California Life Magazine

Memorial Day BBQ Recipes & Wine Pairings

May 24, 2018

Shrimp Kebabs with Flatbreads and Spicy Yogurt Sauce by Sutter Home Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 teaspoon dried crumbled oregano 1 garlic clove, finely grated or minced Salt and pepper 1 cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon harissa 1 tablespoon lemon juice 4 flatbreads 4 cups arugula Directions: Soak 4 wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes. Preheat a grill or broiler and oil the grates of the grill. Toss the shrimp in a large bowl with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, oregano, garlic and season with salt…

in Destinations & Landmarks, Featured

Muscle Beach Venice : Beach Next to the Santa Monica Pier Put LA’s Beautiful People on the Map

August 4, 2014

Leave a comment

During the Great Depression, in an effort to improve the health and welfare of its citizens, the Works Progress Administration would install numbered playgrounds on many the beaches throughout Los Angeles. The program, which was part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal” aimed to provide the “3 Rs”—relief, recovery and reform—for Angelenos faced with the many hardships of the time. New schools, parks, bridges and playgrounds went up in record numbers around the city, providing paid jobs for scads of unemployed men and women, and in turn, boosting the morale of people who’d lost all hope. Beach Playground #4 was…