Jackie Mendelson, author of the book “Natural Born Guilt: My Tragiccomedy: Happy to Hippie to Hooked” is someone I know personally as a successful businesswoman and former senior executive of charitable organizations and foundations. But, until I read it, I knew very little about her past. Born into a nice Jewish family, Jackie grew up in an affluent suburb of the San … [Read more...]
Flower Child: Santa Monica Restaurant Review
If you're in Los Angeles and want a reminder of our hippie past, stop at the Flower Child restaurant in Santa Monica where you'll be transported back in time. What's ironic is that many of its clientele are too young to remember the 60’s. It's an organic eatery located on 2nd Street, near the ocean, and offers all healthy vegan, vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals to keep … [Read more...]
Hippie Hideaways in Los Angeles Are Alive, Well, and Still Groovy!
The Hippie culture still exists in certain parts of Los Angeles if you know where to look. Yoga pants, peace signs, and free spirits abound in nooks and crannies around the Southland. Some modern-day hippies are Baby Boomers who never gave up the lifestyle and others who are young and artsy. I traveled to several Hippie hideaways in the Los Angeles area to see what I could … [Read more...]
