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 …
Continue reading Watts Up! Community Is Rich with Food For the Soul and the Tummy
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 …
REI told the world (or at least Americans) that they would be closing their stores the day after Thanksgiving and that people should #optoutside instead of shopping. According to my Facebook feed, we needed this reminder and we listened. Perhaps the 405, the 101, the 5, et cetera deter us from going anywhere past our …
Continue reading Exploring L.A.: 818 and 310/Pilar’s Thanksgiving Weekend
San Andreas Fault tour with the Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society.
