Rising steeply above a ravine in the Hollywood Hills, Nina and Andreas Grueter’s concrete home conjures a villain’s lair in a James Bond thriller — John Lautner’s Brutalist Elrod House …
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8 free holiday phone and computer backgrounds made by L.A. muralists
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMuralists living and working in Los Angeles often bring color and culture to the city’s concrete façades. Their work is a tribute to the life and times of the city. …
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Best Armenian bakeries in L.A. for traditional pastries and bread
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn fall 2022, an ancient bakery estimated to be roughly 3,000 years old was unearthed in Metsamor, Armenia. The remains of 3.5 tons of wheat flour and several furnaces were …
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Sunday Funday in Los Angeles with ‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKelsey Grammer has played Frasier Crane for nearly a quarter century — most recently on a “Frasier” follow-up series that just last month wrapped its second season streaming on Paramount+. …
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Looking for the L.A. Times crosssword? Try our News Quiz first
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenior features writer Adam Tschorn is a former small-town newspaper editor, game-show question-and-answer man and fashion scribe who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007. He currently covers a wide …
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A guide to Long Beach, California: The best things to do, see and eat
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLet’s get it out of the way: Long Beach is huge. In terms of land mass, it spans 77 square miles, stretching inland to the north, touching Compton, and then …
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Pro skaters and their videographers on making skate videos and photography
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn a Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, a group of longtime friends recorded a conversation on the side of the road at Grand Avenue and 3rd Street after a long …
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How to spot gray whales migrating along California’s coast
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe water off the coast of Point Vicente quivered in the distance with little leaping bits of life. At least, that’s what they looked like to the naked eye. “They’re …
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Before me stands a glistening silver box — sleek, elegant and with boldly defined protruding vertical lines, giving it an ever-so-slight vintage Art Deco look. A golden vent rests at …
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How to hike among redwoods at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones• Big Basin Redwoods State Park, near Santa Cruz, is recovering after fire scorched almost the entire park in 2020.• Of 115 miles of trails and fire roads in the …