Gendy Alimurung

Lisa Litt

Southern California's First Plus-Size Bridal Store

Gendy Alimurung
Oh, the horror of being a big bride in a skinny-bride world. Bridal salon owner Lisa Litt and her boyfriend, Burt Warner, are standing in Litt's newly opened store, Della Curva, on the second floor of a Tarzana mini-mall, contemplating wedding-dress injustice. "This is how they're forced to try on......
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One Weekend with Alien Enthusiasts Might Make You a Believer

Gendy Alimurung
They are waiting for an alien named Bijoux from the Andromeda galaxy. They are coaxing him down from the sky with laser pointers and chants, signaling their location with electronic tones. But will he come? They believe. Seven hundred people — hippies, New Agers, kooks, nutcases, wackos, psychos; call them......
Matthew Richardson of Cake Credit: Photo by Nanette Gonzales

My Big Fat Gay Wedding Expo

Gendy Alimurung
With same-sex marriage now legal in California at both the state and federal level, gay couples are turning their attention to the real challenge: choosing a caterer. And a florist, photographer, videographer, limo service, tuxedo rental, invitation designer, hairstylist, makeup artist and the 1,001 other elements that comprise a 21st-century......
Sophia Frentz; Credit: Photo by Nanette Gonzales

A Haiku Meet-Up, Where Poets Try to Explain The World in Three Lines

Gendy Alimurung
The Haiku North America Conference is where enthusiasts from across the globe meet for long discussions about the world's shortest poems. For instance, Sophia Frentz, a rosy-cheeked, wry and articulate 21-year-old genetics student, and her mother, journalist Sandra Simpson, flew in from New Zealand. They are standing in one of......
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The Pride of Mar Vista: Sustainable Gardens

Gendy Alimurung
At this year's Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, there were gardens that hadn't been watered in months. You might think this would make for a pretty ugly tour, but it didn't. The Green Garden Showcase is a sustainable garden tour — the largest in Southern California, in fact — and......