As a child, Clara Spars, who grew up in Charles M. Schulz’s adoptive hometown of Santa Rosa, assumed that every city had life-size “Peanuts” statues dotting its streets. After all, …
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Most affordable restaurants from 2025 101 Best Restaurants guide
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe line at Holbox during the midweek lunch hour has become a cultural sensation, a queue of locals and visitors trailing past the automatic doors and around the parking lot …
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Thieves are hacking agave plants throughout SoCal. But why?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe unidentified white van slowly and stealthily pulled up outside the million-dollar-plus homes under the cover of darkness, grainy surveillance footage showed. The thief or thieves parked on the street …
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Toys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesStuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ball. Your next toy purchase might be powered by …
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Seven books to help you work through the climate anxiety you developed in 2025
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith the holiday travel season ramping up, a good book is a must-have for airport delays or to give as the perfect gift. Journalists from Bloomberg Green picked seven climate …
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Where to eat dinner on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day brunch
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesChef Zachary Pollack is ringing in the New Year right with a variety of dinner options at his new Santa Monica spot, Cosetta. Choose from three seatings, including an early, …
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On night near Mt. Whitney, 5 hikers meet during a lightning storm
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt. Whitney, a mountain both inviting and unforgiving in its margin for errors. That …
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Driving through Southern California can feel like entering a different world. There are rules, yes, and you must learn them. The city, county, state and feds pass and enforce laws …
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L.A.’s latest viral party spot is … Seafood City. Yes, you read that right
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUnder the glow of fluorescent lights at Seafood City market in North Hills, packages of pre-made adobo, salted shrimp fry and and dried anchovies glisten in meat coolers. A DJ, …
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We were just newlyweds when an emergency room visit tested our vows
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“I’m his wife,” I said to the on-call doctor, asserting my place in the cramped exam room. It was a label I’d only recently acquired. A year ago, it had …