Life & Arts

Saint Felix is a restaurant, bar and lounge wrapped into one building. Or two, since there are now two locations in Los Angeles. With a location in Hollywood and another in West Hollywood, Saint Felix is in the hub of LA life. Although the locations require a bit of a drive into the city, visitors won’t be disappointed. The food is flavorful and the style of Saint Felix helps … [Read more...] about Splurge at Saint Felix, be ensconced in trendiness

My dorm got bed bugs this week. Before you write me off as the most unhygienic slob ever, I should say that the bed bug incident occurred in a different suite. Nevertheless, my suitemates and I reaped the benefits of everything a bed bug sighting brought with it. This of course means we all received emails from Pepperdine with a subject line reading, “EVACUATE!!!!!” I was a … [Read more...] about Rogue Wave: bed bugs attack

I never used to consider myself much of an outdoorsy kind of girl, and I would hardly use the adjective “athletic” to describe my fitness routines. Staying in shape and working out were important to me, but I always felt that keeping active was some kind of chore. I would banish myself to the gym a few days a week and spend the majority of my workouts dreaming of the moment I … [Read more...] about Striding forward: from the gym to the pavement

This year’s art exhibit put on by the Weisman Museum found a compelling niche local residents would be interested in viewing: their own culture. The Weisman’s California Art exhibit showcases Southern California artists and their artwork from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s as an eclectic collection personifying the sunshine culture, as well as our inclination for counterintuitive … [Read more...] about Weisman showcases California art

Artists and supporters gathered from around the nation Saturday to honor the completed restoration of one of the world’s longest murals.      The half-mile long monument to American interracial harmony was launched in 1976, but it received its last restorative brushstroke the night before the gathering. California Chicana muralist Judy Baca brought together more than 400 youth … [Read more...] about The Great Wall of Los Angeles