Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words

Articles written by Sandra Coopersmith


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  • AllTogether LA: a Nonprofit Serving Seniors, Saving Lives, Building Community

    Sandra Coopersmith, Special to the Observer|May 27, 2020

    The good doctor could have describing Lorena Camarena, President and Executive Director of AllTogether LA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping seniors stay home and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic by facilitating grocery and medication deliveries. "Seniors can call our hotline, (323) 310-0411, leave a message, and we will connect them to background-checked neighbors whom we match by zip code within 24 hours," she said. The website is www.AllTogether.LA. The nonprofit started in Santa Monica in...

  • IN GOOD TASTE: LA Spice Cafe

    Sandra Coopersmith, Features Writer|Apr 21, 2014

    Remember that restaurant scene in "When Harry Met Sally"? While sampling some of the offerings at LA Spice Café I came close to emulating Sally, except my reactions were to the food and totally and deliciously genuine. For that I must thank Executive Chef Chris DeVillier, truly a magician in the kitchen, who recently joined LA Spice and brings his 25 years of culinary experience to this Culver City café. As the former lead culinary consultant and associate producer for Master Chef USA, he e...