Style Magazine - May 2022
Starting the month off with a mighty bang is Cinco de Mayo that commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the French Empire (and is NOT their Independence Day which is celebrated September 16). We love a good party and never pass up the chance to have one. So, with that as inspiration, we bring you this month’s “30+ Local Latin American Restaurants To Try!” feature (page 85) that’s full of intoxicating eats that will guarantee a fiesta (definitely followed by a siesta!). While researching this article, we came across many other South American restaurants that warranted mention, thus expanding the feature to include Salvadoran, Brazilian, and other cuisines that will knock your socks off. Another holiday we can’t wait to celebrate this month is Mother’s Day (May 8). We all have our own ways of showing affection and appreciation towards our moms (or mother figures) on Mother’s Day, but as a magazine, we’ve come to love our “Get to Know” article each May that profiles some of the most magnificent mothers to grace our neighborhoods. Not a single one of them fails to inspire and warm our hearts, and this year’s “Mighty Moms” piece (page 16) is no less. If it weren’t already apparent, we’ve got so much good content on the following pages. So, grab a margarita (or any of the coffees in our “Hot List” department on page 102—if that’s more your thing), grab the family (including mom!), and make the most of May. Cheers and happy everything! —Tara Mendanha tara@stylemg.com
Starting the month off with a mighty bang is Cinco de Mayo that commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the French Empire (and is NOT their Independence Day which is celebrated September 16). We love a good party and never pass up the chance to have one. So, with that as inspiration, we bring you this month’s “30+ Local Latin American Restaurants To Try!” feature (page 85) that’s full of intoxicating eats that will guarantee a fiesta (definitely followed by a siesta!). While researching this article, we came across many other South American restaurants that warranted mention, thus expanding the feature to include Salvadoran, Brazilian, and other cuisines that will knock your socks off.
Another holiday we can’t wait to celebrate this month is Mother’s Day (May 8). We all have our own ways of showing affection and appreciation towards our moms (or mother figures) on Mother’s Day, but as a magazine, we’ve come to love our “Get to Know” article each May that profiles some of the most magnificent mothers to grace our neighborhoods. Not a single one of them fails to inspire and warm our hearts, and this year’s “Mighty Moms” piece (page 16) is no less.
If it weren’t already apparent, we’ve got so much good content on the following pages. So, grab a margarita (or any of the coffees in our “Hot List” department on page 102—if that’s more your thing), grab the family (including mom!), and make the most of May. Cheers and happy everything!
—Tara Mendanha
tara@stylemg.com
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GIVING BACK<br />
F is for Family<br />
Noteworthy Foster Care and<br />
Adoption Agencies by NELLY KISLYANKA<br />
What is<br />
foster<br />
care<br />
and why<br />
should<br />
we care<br />
about it?<br />
According to Child Welfare Information<br />
Gateway, foster care (also known as<br />
out-of-home care) is a temporary service<br />
provided by the state for children who<br />
cannot live with their families. Children<br />
in foster care may live with relatives or<br />
unrelated foster parents. Foster care can<br />
also refer to placement settings such as<br />
group homes, residential care facilities,<br />
emergency shelters, and supervised<br />
independent living.<br />
Children’s Law of California which is the<br />
largest legal services organization in the<br />
country—advocating for over 33,000<br />
children and youth in Los Angeles,<br />
Sacramento, and Placer County foster<br />
care systems—states that on any given<br />
day, there are nearly 437,000 children in<br />
foster care in the U.S., with over 60,000<br />
children being admitted in the foster care<br />
system just in California. That’s 60,000<br />
children—a lot of them from our own<br />
neighborhoods—who were deprived of<br />
a stable, safe home, and the right to a<br />
worry- and abuse-free childhood.<br />
<strong>May</strong> is “National Foster Care Awareness<br />
Month” and we’d like to shine the spotlight<br />
on some fantastic local organizations<br />
that are making fostering and adoption<br />
a reality for families in our community.<br />
Read on to learn more about them and<br />
find out how you can join the cause.<br />
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