Envy Apartment

At the ribbon cutting this month for the Wesley Village affordable housing complex in Garden Grove, Laura Archuleta couldn ’t resist referencing Joni Mitchell ’s 1970 environmental protest “Big Yellow Taxi.” Built on underused land that’s part of the Garden Grove United Methodist Church campus on Main Street, Wesley Village offered Archuleta , president of the nonprofit community organization Jamboree Housing Corp ., a chance to riff on one of Mitchell’s most famous lyrics. Where Mitchell sang “They paved paradise/And put up a parking lot,” Archuleta told about 300 people packed into the steamy church sanctuary on a hot afternoon that “Today we are going to learn how a group of dedicated organizations and individuals re-purposed a parking lot and put up a paradise.” Then she and others who spoke, including a single mom with six children who now reside at Wesley Village , told how the project became reality through a unique collaboration that involved the church, Jamboree and other...

Illustration by Luke Shuman Ben Rothenberg | Racquet and Longreads | August 2017 | 9 minutes (2,122 words) Our latest Exclusive is a new story by tennis writer Ben Rothenberg and produced in partnership with Racquet magazine . To hear Alexander Zverev Sr . tell it, the tale of how his younger, golden- haired son began to play tennis has the simplicity of a fairy tale involving the Three Bears. “It was all natural for Sascha,” he said. “Mama played, Papa played, brother played . And so, he started to play.” While the Williams sisters have made family reunions in the finals of Grand Slams feel normal , multiple branches of a family tree breaking through to the top of the sport remains a rare phenomenon. This is particularly so in the men’s game, where brothers have rarely shared space in the top 200 together over the past decade. But in a sport that demands individualism, the Zverevs have managed to become the archetypal tennis family , a story line that’s become increasingly prom...

In order to decorate your dorm room and make it look Pinterest-worthy, you must first pick a theme. The theme of your room should, of course, be focused on something you love, or some stand-out aspect of your personality. Maybe you love going to the beach, and you want to go for nautical inspired decor . Maybe you’re obsessed with Lily Pulitzer, and you want a colorful, preppy room. Maybe you’re a creative artist, and you want to use lots of fun prints and photographs to show off your style. Or maybe you have a ~gypsy soul~ and you want your dorm room to reflect that with boho accents. A boho dorm room is so aesthetically pleasing that even if it isn’t exactly your vibe, you’ll be tempted to copy it anyway. Boho inspired dorm rooms are usually comfortable, cozy, relaxed, and colorful , making your living space serene and full of unique, fun pieces. It’s also an easy style to go after because you have so much to play around with. At this point, you’ve probably already started thin...

When Adrian Heath played in the top flight of English soccer in the 1980s, the star midfielder didn ’t hop in an ice bath after a game to immediately start regenerating his legs after running miles upon miles. Heath, now Minnesota United ’s coach, said that therapy wasn’t around back in his playing days — much less the influx of new-age remedies available to the Loons players. There was one thing involving cold liquid he did do during his 18-year career: “After the game, a few pints with your mates,” he shared in his British accent. About 20 years later across the Atlantic Ocean in Major League Soccer , rookie midfielder Sam Cronin would dip in warm and cold baths in Toronto in 2009. But that, plus some stretching and spinning on the exercise bike, were the extent of techniques he recalled to help propel players into the next game. Now, up-and- coming forward Christian Ramirez ’s postgame ice bath is only the first step in a multifaceted approach to try to gain a competitive adva...