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Mar Yvette’s personal essays, reviews, interviews, and latest articles.

Marilyn Monroe Film Festival

Marilyn Monroe Film Festival

Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features the Marilyn Monroe Film Festival at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and Marilyn inspired drinks and food at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Fox 11 News and Good Day LA (05/30/2012).
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Memorial Day Weekend 2012

Memorial Day Weekend 2012

Lifestyle reporter Mar Yvette features Memorial Day with the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army National Reserve, Alegria Cocina Latina, Tamarind of London, Mercado Restaurant, and the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort on Fox 11 News and the Good Day LA show (05/25/2012).
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

A Night Out For A Great Cause

It's a hard subject to think about, but the truth is that leukemia takes the lives of children and young adults more than any other cancer. (In fact, my 15-year-old cousin died from it years ago.) The good news is that the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has invested more than $184 million to help patients and their families and now you have a chance to help--and have a good time doing it. The LLS Gala is going on Saturday, April 28 and it promises to be a night of celebration and hope with lots of entertainment, dinner, drinks and dancing.
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Ciclovia in Bogota, Columbia

CicLAvia: Easy Riders & Street Walkers

We all know the traffic in LA sucks. But what if you could actually get to where you're going without all the car fumes and road rage? What if you could ride like the wind or walk the streets without nary a worry about some completely unnecessary Range Rover cutting you off? Well, your moment has arrived. For one glorious afternoon on Saturday, April 15, the streets of Downtown LA and its surrounding areas will be free of cars and alive with the sound of ... no traffic!
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