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May 2, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, santa monica surfing coupon, surfing coupon

Family Finds: Half-Off One Day of Surf Camp at Perfect Day Surf Camp

Family Finds: Half-Off One Day of Surf Camp at Perfect Day Surf Camp

$50 for One Day of Surf Camp at Perfect Day Surf Camp  ($100 Value) Learn to surf with the pros for just

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April 26, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, menchie's, menchie's coupon

Family Finds: $1 for $5 of Frozen Yogurt at Menchie’s

Family Finds: $1 for $5 of Frozen Yogurt at Menchie’s

80% Off Frozen Yogurt at Menchie’s Treat yourself (or your kid!) to a delectable dessert at Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt in Santa Monica

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April 15, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, Rio, rio coupon

Family Finds: $3 for 1 Movie Ticket to See "Rio"

Family Finds: $3 for 1 Movie Ticket to See "Rio"

Up to 82% Off 1 Movie Ticket to See “Rio” – Opens April 15 “Rio” is one of the cutest kid flicks

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April 14, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, movie coupon, saturday morning cartoons

Family Finds: 47% Off 2 Tickets to "Saturday Morning Cartoons"

Family Finds: 47% Off 2 Tickets to "Saturday Morning Cartoons"

$8 for 1 Child and 1 Adult Ticket to “Saturday Morning Cartoons”   We’re always looking for fun, family-friendly entertainment on the

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April 13, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, Underwood Farms coupon

Family Finds: 50% Off Annual Pass to Underwood Family Farms

Family Finds: 50% Off Annual Pass to Underwood Family Farms

50% Off Annual Pass to Underwood Family Farms Underwood Family Farms has it all — petting zoo, train rides, pony rides, tractor-drawn

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April 12, 2011 Uncategorized boat rental coupon, Family Finds

Family Finds: 54% Off at Pirates Life Boat Rentals

Family Finds: 54% Off at Pirates Life Boat Rentals

$69 for a 2-Hour Excursion from Pirates Life Boat Rentals ($150 Value) $69 for a 2-Hour Excursion from Pirates Life Boat Rentals

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April 5, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, Peterson Automotive Museum coupon

Family Finds: Half-Off Family Membership to The Petersen Automotive Museum

Family Finds: Half-Off Family Membership to The Petersen Automotive Museum

$35 for a Family Membership to The Petersen Automotive Museum ($70 Value) The Petersen Automotive Museum is one of LA’s treasures, and

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March 31, 2011 Uncategorized Dodger coupon, dodger deal, Family Finds, LA Dodgers coupon

Family Finds: 25-35% Off Dodgers Tickets for April 14-21 Games

Family Finds: 25-35% Off Dodgers Tickets for April 14-21 Games

Good for games April 14-18 and April 20-21 … and tickets start at just $9! Going to a Dodgers game is such

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March 28, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, Mani Pedi coupon

Family Finds: 56% Off Mani/Pedi at Polish Nail Salon

Family Finds: 56% Off Mani/Pedi at Polish Nail Salon

$20 for a mani/pedi at Polish Nail Salon in Beverly Hills ($45 Value) Let’s face it — nothing makes you feel better

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March 24, 2011 Uncategorized Family Finds, family finds movie, movie tickets coupon

Family Finds: $9 for 2 Family-Friendly Movie Tickets from Fandango

Family Finds: $9 for 2 Family-Friendly Movie Tickets from Fandango

$9 for 2 Movie Tickets from Fandango to One of Three Family Flicks! There are so many great children’s movies hitting theaters

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March 18, 2011 Uncategorized Dan zanes, Family Finds, Family finds coupon, Pilates coupon

Family Finds: Half-Off Cards and Paper Goods at StaceyMDesigns.com

Family Finds: Half-Off Cards and Paper Goods at StaceyMDesigns.com

$15 for $30 to Spend at StaceyMDesign.com Families come in a huge range of colors, but the mainstream greeting card industry hasn’t

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I know worse things are happening in Los Angeles, I know worse things are happening in Los Angeles, but kids and young people are going without birthday cakes. I’m an occasional volunteer for the nonprofit For Goodness Cakes, where volunteers bake homemade birthday cakes for kids in foster care and children and young adults overcoming adversity. Since the ICE raids started, one of the participating organizations I’ve baked for has stopped requesting cakes because it’s not safe for their community to pick them up. So kids who are already going through a scary time won’t get the simple pleasure of having birthday cake on their very special day. It’s not the worst thing, but it really sucks.
I wrote about L.A. Taco this week for the Washingt I wrote about L.A. Taco this week for the Washington Post.
I wanted to share what I saw in Downtown Los Angel I wanted to share what I saw in Downtown Los Angeles yesterday. I went with a friend and our two adult kids. We got to LA City Hall after 2 pm and the first thing we said to each other was that there weren’t that many people there. Nothing like the women’s march or BLM protests. 

Demonstrators peacefully marched to the detention center. Police came in riot gear and after a little while they shot flash bangs. Later, we went over to the freeway overpass and saw protesters on the freeway get pushed back toward the onramp and arrested. Police shot flash bangs and used what I think was tear gas. 

We saw a guy spray painting, a few people throwing things at police, and we saw two Waymos on fire. Most people were peaceful and it definitely wasn’t a riot or heading that way. People were passing out water and masks. 

The only time I felt like it could get unsafe* for us was late in the day when people started walking quickly toward us. Police on horseback and some walking were pushing protesters back to clear a street. One officer was shooting what I think were rubber bullets at people walking away. A guy walk/running by stopped when he saw me standing there and said, “protect yourself.” My son and I were thinking about staying but that’s when I said we needed to go home with our friends. 

A couple of blocks away there was no evidence anything was happening in the city. We got on the freeway easily and were home within 25 minutes.  Again, there was no rioting, police weren’t overrun as far as I could see. 

*not that I didn’t flinch every time a flash bang went off. It was the loudest, most nervewracking noise I’ve ever heard.
This ran in the Huffington Post personals today! L This ran in the Huffington Post personals today! Link in bio.
Quick bargain roadtrip to Vegas last weekend inclu Quick bargain roadtrip to Vegas last weekend included the Eagles at the Sphere, Red Rock Canyon hiking, and Bruno Mars’ Pinky Club! Did you know that the Pinky Club in the Bellagio has tables that go for as much as $5k?! But you can also just walk in with no reservation and dance to a DJ and live band playing 80s and 90s hip hop all night long?! They don’t allow pictures in the club so none here. Another great deal we discovered was buying tickets to The Sphere minutes before the show started. We also stayed at Virgin Hotel off the strip and were upgraded to a suite. #visitlasvegas #redrockcanyon #thesphere
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