There are technological and biological wonders inside the sleek San Gabriel offices of Seamus Blackley, which are evasively named — intentionally so — Pacific Light & Hologram. Best known as …
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I’m finally saying goodbye to an old friend: my husband’s Dodge truck
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“I’m just an American guy in a pickup truck,” said Stephen Beech at the end of one of our early dates. It was Valentine’s Day 1993, and he was dropping …
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Landlights, L.A.’s no-auditions choir, is helping Angelenos sing
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe emails arrive in people’s inboxes a few times each year with subject lines like: “Want more positivity in your life?” “We all need this right now!” or “Do something …
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Fired park workers at L.A. national parks are getting their jobs back
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPark rangers fired from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Channel Islands National Park heard Thursday that their jobs will soon be reinstated. The nonpartisan National Parks Conservation …
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Last week, I stared out the window at the mountains like a little kid, watching the rain come down. I knew at higher elevations the storm was dumping buckets of …
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Best things to do in Shoshone and Tecopa near Death Valley
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter hours of driving through the remote and redundant high-desert landscape, Angelenos eager to reach the boundaries of Death Valley often zip straight past two gems on the route to …
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Four weeks after the Eaton fire claimed his home, bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky was back at work in his East Los Angeles studio. His first project? A hand-forged pizza cutter to …
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The funniest, weirdest and most niche bumper stickers seen around L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHere in auto-saturated Los Angeles, the bumper sticker has always been a healthy form of self-expression. But in recent years, they’ve become far weirder than your average tourist-trap souvenir or …
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Best things to do in Carmel Valley: Western vibes and gorgeous scenery
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesYou may be familiar with Carmel-by-the-Sea, a tiny, old world village near the Pacific Ocean where you can sample chocolates or hunt for Jane Austen novels in cottages plucked straight …
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Adults-only hotels are all over California. Are they legal?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCan hotels legally ban children? With spring breaks starting momentarily and summer vacations not far away, the question is puzzling a wide scope of California travelers — parents booking their …