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Sarah Auerswald

Sarah Auerswald is the CEO and Co-Founder of MomsLA. She writes about life in LA while raising her 2 sons and is the founder of MarVistaMom.com. She was an English Major at Brown University, and yet nowadays feels free to ignore grammar rules anytime she wants. Like Now. She's married, uses a Mac, and grew up in Hawaii.

The worlds of art and technology often intersect, but it’s rare to see it happen on the hood of a car. But when the 2024 Frieze exhibition opened here in Los Angeles, lead sponsor BMW premiered their ground-breaking i5 Flow Nostokana.

This BMW Art Car is a tribute to world-renowned South African artist Esther Mahlangu, and makes use of their proprietary color-change technology to reinterpret the artist’s distinctive style.

This technology showcases what BMW sees as the future potential for customized vehicles.

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My husband’s old recipe for Meatballs called for breadcrumbs, and he used to make his own, using a slightly stale loaf of bread that he would dry out and pulverize. When he wanted to make this new version, without any gluten in it, he first tried using gluten-free bread as a substitute, but he wasn’t happy with the results. The secret? Read on to find out!

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Find out why Amplify is voted one of the best sleep away camps for girls in the country year after year !!!  Experience the best in sleep away and day camps with Amplify – an award-winning and American Camp Association Accredited music and arts program! Nestled in the breathtaking Topa Topa Mountains of Ojai, CA, …

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Choosing an after school activity with your child can feel a bit daunting. You might feel obligated to sign them up for the same activities as their peers (perhaps a little motivated by FOMO?). You may want to encourage them to excel at a sport or art form that you excelled at (or wish you did) when you were younger.

You wonder how much to push or encourage them to participate in something they may or may not want to do or when to pull back and admit defeat. It’s a tricky line parents have to walk and one of our biggest challenges.

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Another year around the sun in a blink of an eye and it’s suddenly time to throw another birthday party. With endless possibilities and trends evolving constantly, planning the perfect birthday bash can feel intimidating. Whether you’re aiming for an intimate gathering or a grand extravaganza we have some super fun and out of the box ideas to help you plan an unforgettable experience for your little one.

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Some kids do better in a single-sex school environment, and in Los Angeles, there are many private schools that offer single-gender options. Most of these are high schools, but a few offer same-sex school options in elementary and middle school as well. Whether you choose a coed, all-girls, or all-boys private school, we have an …

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