It’s awards season and our restaurant scene deserves recognition. Weeks of catastrophic wildfires were particularly devastating to local restaurants and food businesses, with many damaged or destroyed and contending with …
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Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Desert train heists and Harry Potter at the Pantages
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKate Hudson croons, coyotes roam, thieves target pricey train cargo and the Yankees switch up a longstanding policy in this week’s News Quiz.
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Melissa Fumero
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMelissa Fumero’s sons, at 5 and 8 years old, are almost at the age that they can prep breakfast for themselves. When the time comes, it will be a help …
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David Lynch’s personal style and fashion, as seen at the Oscars
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDavid Lynch died in January having never won an Academy Award. Don’t ask me to explain or rationalize it, because I can’t. The legendary director, writer and artist was nominated …
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Living in L.A., I found comfort in nature and hiking Altadena trails
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI had just slipped back into bed after our infant daughter’s 4 a.m. feeding when my partner, Sean, turned over and said, “We should go now. I smell smoke.” Our …
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Artists offer fire victims portraits of Palisades, Altadena homes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFirst came the “wows,” followed by waves of emotion. “I thought we were done with the tears,” said Seth Fonti, a 44-year-old father of two, his eyes glassy. “Apparently not.” …
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10 best Black-owned dessert spots and bakeries in Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“I just need a little something sweet.” It was a predictable post-dinner refrain growing up, stated matter-of-factly by my mother, Southern grandmother or aunts, as though they were prescribing themselves …
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I felt conflicted as my friend Taran and I pulled into Death Valley National Park this past Friday evening. I was over the moon to attend the park’s annual Dark …
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The Gallery, L.A.’s new immersive restaurant, feels like a theme park
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTo set foot inside the Gallery, a new restaurant and bar in downtown, is to be whisked into a world fit for a theme park. Walk in via its bar, …
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After nearly a century in business, Hawthorne Nursery will close
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor the better part of a century, generations of the Nakai family have kept the shelves at Hawthorne Nursery stocked with seeds and fertilizers, the lot outside full of fruit …