Last week, I attended Rising Tide Summit 2019 at The Plaza at Cabrillo Marina in San Pedro. I was invited as a guest of Lonely Whale, an organization that collaborates with partners working to save our ocean.* Prior to meeting folks from Lonely Whale, I didn't really know a lot about ocean issues other than …
As a Coloradoan who grew up with 300+ days of sunshine, I don't do cloudy days. So after our weeks of rain, cloud, and gloom, I was extremely thankful that the sun was out in full force this past weekend. It was glorious! Glorious, I say! *happy dance* One of my absolute favorite things to …
Before Tiger, there was Charlie Sifford. Charlie Sifford was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour. I was fortunate enough to meet him in 2011 at his SCGA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Back then, the only golf I played was putt putt. Charlie fought to remove the "Caucasian-only" clause on the …
My friend Viv invited me to an event a few months ago. I can't remember exactly how she said it but this is how it sounded in my head: Viv: Hey Pilar, you like ice cream. There's an event for this organization at Coolhaus, blah blah blah blah blah. I'm sure she said great things …
My friends! I present to you... a cheat sheet of my favorite L.A. City Rec & Parks spots and activities! When you think of L.A. parks, Griffith likely comes to mind and, to the Valley folks, Balboa. But did you know that The Greek is an L.A. City Rec & Parks venue? And that the …
One of my 2018 resolutions this year is to hike all 53 miles of Griffith Park's official trails.
I recently had the chance to take crashed a private tour of the Watts Towers Cultural Center with a friend. My friend was kind enough to invite me when he was invited to visit the historic site. Prior to the visit, I had only really looked at the Watts Towers structure and admired the bright …
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When my friend/psychologist/financial advisor, Diane, invited me to the 2017 Women's Leadership Conference at Mount Saint Mary's, I was super excited. I'm usually hesitant of attending 'women' events; more often than not, they don't address issues and topics that I care about as a woman of color or one who has worked with women in …
Staycation in Little Tokyo. Matcha, dancing, bowling, and pens. Oh my!
BRIGHT colors, solids, and structured look is how I roll. But last Saturday, a friend invited me to the east side of town to check out The Container Yard. Since I was going to be in that part of town for work anyway, I agreed. So, I donned jeans that were slightly ripped and rolled 'em up …
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