Stumped for holiday present ideas? Food gifts have universal appeal: These are fun and practical at once. And even more meaningful because they’re from local small businesses including L.A. restaurants, …
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L.A.’s best sushi spot has a new fresh space and a star bartender
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Elysian is a mod apartment building originally designed in the 1960s by architect William Pereira. The original LACMA campus also numbered among Pereira’s projects, as did my favorite skyscraper …
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Meta opens West Hollywood store to showcase smart glasses, VR headsets
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMeta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, opened a new flagship store in Los Angeles where people can try out their smart glasses and virtual reality headsets while learning …
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Time’s running out to visit the famed Gottleib Native Garden
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWelcome, incredibly, to November, the start of holiday feasting, eggnog abominations and prime planting season in Southern California, especially for sweet peas, greens and native wildflowers. This is the best …
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Los Angeles food drives and turkey giveaways for November and Thanksgiving
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOver 5 million California residents — including 2 million children — rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits that cover essential food such as fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Niecy Nash-Betts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNiecy Nash-Betts has only ever lived in Los Angeles — and she’s proud of that. “I’m an OG Angeleno,” says the Emmy winning actress who’s lived all over the county, …
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Where to volunteer in L.A. to help those affected by SNAP benefit disruptions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhat you’ll do: People can volunteer as individuals or in groups to sort and pack food and produce boxes at the warehouse. Other jobs include cleaning and tidying the warehouse …
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Gold’s Gym, a decades-old fitness brand with a cult following and roots in Venice Beach, is allowing almost all of its Southern California outlets to be taken over by Eōs …
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We had a burning desire for each other. Then came the flames
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJoyce and I met the old-fashioned way: online. For the vast majority of people who use this now conventional dating method, romantic life can be an endless series of swipe-lefts, …
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A unique housing solution in tough L.A. market: Make her gym her home
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe 6-foot-tall young woman who opened the door to the unmarked training studio on a bustling street in Highland Park had the graceful, lithe physique more readily associated with a …