BEING FESTIVE—A THIN LINE by Ava Anttila Los Angeles’ Spring is a time of celebrations and festivals. Here, we have to go to the mountains to watch the snow melt. We have to turn on TV news to see the rivers and lakes flood the lowlands with the Spring run-offs. Our local skies are clear, blue, [...]
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BEING FESTIVE—A THIN LINE
April 30th, 2013 
Ava Anttila 
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April 2nd, 2013 Ava Anttila WOMEN Things to Ponder Category: Why is there a Women’s History Month when there is not a Men’s History Month? Women still seem to be considered a minority even though they populate half of the world. Most men will acknowledge that we women have been running ‘things’ for quite a while, even if in a [...]
Posted in Around Town with Ava, Finnish Americans, Finnish Businesses, From The Editor, Hollywoodland, Uncategorized Tags: Affairs, Analysis, Ava Anttila, Blog, Breaking news, critics, Culture, Current, Daily, david beckham, developing story, Editorial, education, English, entertainment, equality, Europa, Europe, European, Eva antiila, Finland, Finland news, Finlandia University, Finn, Finn Times, Finnisg Blogs, Finnish, Finnish Americans, Finnish Artists, Finnish Businesses, Finnish Celebs, Finnish Expat, Finnish Food, Finnish heritage, Finnish Products, Finnish Summer, Finnish Universities, Finnish Winter, Finns, Finntimes, health, Helsinki, Hollywoodland Affairs, Information, Internet, Issues, Jonny Kahleyn, Journalism, Juhannus, Juhannus Productions, Kalevala, Linda Gray, Local news, los angeles finnish events, los angeles social events, magazine, media, Monde, News articles, News online, Newspaper, nursing degree, Offbeat, online magazine, Opinion, reviews, riku campo, Services, special reports, studies, Suomi, team, Tomi Hinkkanen, top news, travel, Turku, Upper Peninsula, USA Finland, vappu, Web 1 Comment »FINLANDIA FOUNDATION NATIONAL CELEBRATES ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY (PHOTOS)
March 27th, 2013 Jonny Kahleyn Dieb FINLANDIA FOUNDATION NATIONAL CELEBRATES ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY It was a memorable evening. The food and setting were sensational. Can’t forget the beautiful flower centerpieces, classy program books and the delightful entertainers. Outgoing President Anita Smiley begun the celebration with a light yet meaningful introduction, Marvin Suomi emceed the evening with style and grace, and Finland’s [...]
Posted in Events, Finnish Americans, Finnish Businesses, From The Editor, Hollywoodland, International Corner, News Stories Tags: Affairs, Analysis, Ava Anttila, Blog, Breaking news, critics, Culture, Current, Daily, david beckham, developing story, Editorial, education, English, entertainment, equality, Europa, Europe, European, Eva antiila, Finland, Finland news, Finlandia University, Finn, Finn Times, Finnisg Blogs, Finnish, Finnish Americans, Finnish Artists, Finnish Businesses, Finnish Celebs, Finnish Expat, Finnish Food, Finnish heritage, Finnish Products, Finnish Summer, Finnish Universities, Finnish Winter, Finns, Finntimes, health, Helsinki, Hollywoodland Affairs, Information, Internet, Issues, Jonny Kahleyn, Journalism, Juhannus, Juhannus Productions, Kalevala, Linda Gray, Local news, los angeles finnish events, los angeles social events, magazine, media, Monde, News articles, News online, Newspaper, nursing degree, Offbeat, online magazine, Opinion, reviews, riku campo, Services, special reports, studies, Suomi, team, Tomi Hinkkanen, top news, travel, Turku, Upper Peninsula, USA Finland, vappu, Web No Comments »AROUND LA WITH AVA: PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
March 4th, 2013 Ava Anttila PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Have you ever been walking and, out of the blue, looked down to spot a penny on the ground? …On the sidewalk? …In a parking lot? … Insignificant?/Coincidence? …Maybe/maybe not. As a decades-long fan/reader of the advice columns of the twin sisters Ann Landers and` Abigail (Dear Abby)Van Buren [both now departed], [...]
Posted in Around Town with Ava, Finnish Americans, Finnish Businesses, From The Editor, Hollywoodland, News Stories Tags: Affairs, Analysis, Ava Anttila, ava anttilla, Blog, Breaking news, critics, Culture, Current, Daily, david beckham, developing story, Editorial, education, English, entertainment, equality, Europa, Europe, European, Eva antiila, Finland, Finland news, Finlandia University, Finn, Finn Times, Finnisg Blogs, Finnish, Finnish Americans, Finnish Artists, Finnish Businesses, Finnish Celebs, Finnish Expat, Finnish Food, Finnish heritage, Finnish Products, Finnish Summer, Finnish Universities, Finnish Winter, Finns, Finntimes, health, Helsinki, Hollywoodland Affairs, Information, Internet, Issues, Jonny Kahleyn, Journalism, Juhannus, Juhannus Productions, Kalevala, Linda Gray, Local news, los angeles finnish events, los angeles social events, magazine, media, Monde, News articles, News online, Newspaper, nursing degree, Offbeat, online magazine, Opinion, reviews, riku campo, Services, special reports, studies, Suomi, team, Tomi Hinkkanen, top news, travel, Turku, Upper Peninsula, USA Finland, vappu, Web 2 Comments »AROUND LA WITH AVA: LA “SEASONS”
January 30th, 2013 Ava Anttila LA “SEASONS” How does that song go? ‘To every season—turn, turn, turn…’ On occasion we have teased about LA’s 5 day Winters. This year the dial did get stuck on semi-cold for a few extra days, but “cold” simply means it is not in the 70’s! To most Angelenos, “Four Seasons” is a grand hotel [...]
Posted in Around Town with Ava, Events, Finnish Americans, Finnish Businesses, From The Editor, Hollywoodland Tags: Affairs, Analysis, Ava Anttila, Blog, Breaking news, critics, Culture, Current, Daily, david beckham, developing story, Editorial, education, English, entertainment, equality, Europa, Europe, European, Eva antiila, Finland, Finland news, Finlandia University, Finn, Finn Times, Finnisg Blogs, Finnish, Finnish Americans, Finnish Artists, Finnish Businesses, Finnish Celebs, Finnish Expat, Finnish Food, Finnish heritage, Finnish Products, Finnish Summer, Finnish Universities, Finnish Winter, Finns, Finntimes, health, Helsinki, Hollywoodland Affairs, Information, Internet, Issues, Jonny Kahleyn, Journalism, Juhannus, Juhannus Productions, Kalevala, Linda Gray, Local news, los angeles finnish events, los angeles social events, magazine, media, Monde, News articles, News online, Newspaper, nursing degree, Offbeat, online magazine, Opinion, reviews, riku campo, Services, special reports, studies, Suomi, team, Tomi Hinkkanen, top news, travel, Turku, Upper Peninsula, USA Finland, vappu, Web No Comments »AROUND LA WITH AVA: ELVES, IMPS, ANGELS – AND PRUNES
December 26th, 2012 Ava Anttila Elves, Imps, Angels –and Prunes by Ava Anttila What a fun, positive, activity filled December it has been in our City of Angels. [Finns always count on the contribution of Elves and Imps to help us with our chores at this time of year!] For me and mine visiting elves and local Tonttus have been [...]
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