WHOLESOME FUN
A grand vision for restoring the region’s coral has a fun, and educational, way for you to take part.
Janna A. Zinzi (jaz) is a traveling storyteller documenting cultural changemakers in arts, spirituality and social justice. She is the co-founder of WanderWomxn, a travel guide centering the stories and experiences women of color and LGBTQIA travelers. jaz is also an international burlesque teacher, performer and mixed media artist who calls New Orleans, New York and Costa Rica home.
SHARE, NOT COMPETE
All too often, the money spent by visitors to Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast wouldn’t make its way into the hands of local guides and workers. This group was created to fix that.
REMEMBER
Portions of Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach were once safe spaces for Black families in the early 20th century—although you probably had no idea.
TEASE ME
From the titillating burlesque you imagine when you first think of the genre to one that fuses with lucha libre, Los Angeles has it all.
MUNCHIES
America’s first cannabis cafe, a place where you can get high and eat at the same time, has opened in L.A. Here’s everything you need to know.
UNCOMMON GROUND
The Oklahoma city has a tragic racial past that still festers in local memory. Now it hopes The Gathering Place, a huge city park, can bring residents together.