Sunset Marquis Unveils Stunning Property Remodel

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Centrally located between Beverly Hills, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles and the beaches, and mere steps from the world famous Sunset Strip, Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, CA offers 152 luxurious suites and villas intertwined within a 3.5-acre oasis of gardens and private retreats.

Since opening its doors in 1963, the hotel has served as a home-away-from-home to rock legends, filmmakers, writers, actors and discerning guests from around the world. The hotel features indoor and al fresco dining in its world-class restaurant, Cavatina, two outdoor heated pools, the iconic BAR 1200, and a full-service spa that’s open to locals as well as hotel guests.

Additional guest amenities include Nightbird Recording Studios, home to numerous Grammy winning artists, and Morrison Hotel Gallery, featuring a collection of some of the most renowned celebrity photography, of which more than $1 million worth lines the walls and corridors of Sunset Marquis.

The legendary Sunset Marquis Hotel is proud to announce the completion of its 100 remodeled suites. These junior and one-bedroom suites offer oversized bathrooms, in-room dining/work area and custom furniture in vibrant and inviting colors. With an average of 529 Sq. Ft. in the suites, most rooms have balconies or roomy patios. Interior designer Oliva Villaluz has been involved in the renovations of the Sunset Marquis for 10 years, working alongside Sunset Marquis’ Owner Mark Rosenthal, to develop a new look for this celebrated property.

Ukkil at Sutla: The Traditional Decorative Arts and Textiles of Islamic Mindanao

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The Magbassa Kita Foundation and UP Vargas Museum mark the end of Ramadan, and the celebration of the Eid’l Fit’r with an exhibition showcasing the traditional decorative arts and textiles of the Islamic Peoples of Mindanao.

Ukkil at Sutla features fine examples of two aspects of the traditional arts of Islamic Mindanao. Ukkil, the foliate designs that are found in a variety of household items, architectural details and royal paraphernalia, and interpreted in a range of materials ,from wood to silver, from carabao horn and gilt brass.

Sutla, on the other hand, is the silk weaving tradition once common among the Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausug and Yakan peoples. Now no longer practiced, the silk tradition is exemplified by important vintage examples of the Maranao Malong landap and andon, the Tausug pisyabit headscarves and kandit sashes, the restrained plaid malong of the Maguindanao and the tapestry-woven seputangan of the Yakan.

Complementing the objects and providing a continuum are artworks as well as archival materials on Mindanao from the Vargas Collection, which show how non-Islamic artists saw the peoples of Mindanao. Three large-scale works by National Artist Abdulmari Imao will also be presented alongside the objects to show how the Ukkil tradition has been re-interpreted by a contemporary artist.

Ukkil at Sutla opens on Tuesday, August 5 at 4pm at the Vargas Museum.

Contact: 928-1927
vargasmuseum@gmail.com

Orgreenics Greenhouse: An Inauguration of a Promising Organic Farm

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Located at Sto. Nino Plaridel, Bulacan, the newly-launched Orgreenics Greenhouse (Mia's Garden owned and operated by Luntiang Agri-Business Pilipinas, Inc.) is a promising venture by its proud owners who are actually not new in running successful businesses.

They proudly introduced their totally remarkable greenhouse at an inauguration held last July 26, 2014 - a very rainy night but I look at it as if nature is participating in blessing the new establishment. We welcome the creation of a very noble endeavor to produce more earth-friendly farm products like strawberries and grapes grown in a controlled environment.

Though we were caught in a traffic jam because of the rain, we made it just in time when ECOLEADERS Mark Valencia was about to introduce the Atmospheric Water Generators (AWG) Technology manufactured by ECOLOBLUE which plays a major part in the Orgreenics Greenhouse project.

The famed "water from air" technology is highly employed in the operation of the organic farm, and we luckily got to try drinking water from it again during the inauguration. The owner boasts of its alkaline content which is a lot healthier than the normal drinking water that we usually drink, which means the plants grown at the organic farm are actually enjoying healthier water.