With 23 TVs blasting the game indoors and on the patio, and in the heart of Little Tokyo just beneath the Shohei Ohtani mural, Far Bar is one of the …
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Best Los Angeles restaurants and bars near Dodger Stadium
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt’s Dodgers mania. Los Doyers clinched their spot in the World Series for the second year in a row. Game 1 kicks off Friday. The first two games facing the …
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I was thinking three-way, but found a happy ending in the friend zone
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn a Saturday night during April of last year, I found myself at La Cita, a bar in downtown L.A., with my best friend Sam. We had just come from …
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Wedding costs place unexpected financial strain on guests nationwide
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWeddings are meant to be celebrations of love. They may also require invited guests to make a financial commitment that brings them stress. Whether it’s paying for hotels and flights …
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Where to explore the lush, sandy segments of the L.A. River
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI felt like a child again as I wandered down to the riverbank to look at crawdads. “Oh, the L.A. River folks posted on Instagram about this, but I didn’t …
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Nature Friends rises from the ashes with Oktoberfest after Eaton fire
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Eaton fire erased a century-old Sierra Madre lodge in January, but not the resolve of its members who held their signature Oktoberfest on Saturday. The rubble cleared and a …
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Editor’s note for the October issue of Los Angeles Times Image
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThis story is part of Image’s October Abundance issue, reveling in indulgence, maximalism and the deliciously impractical. As a teenager I thoroughly decorated my bedrooms. There was the crescent moon …
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The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is getting plants this month
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt’s been three years since the crew for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Native Plant Nursery set up shop in Calabasas, with dozens of difficult-to-assemble metal tables, a spartan trailer …
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The 5 best family-friendly cruises out of L.A. and Long Beach
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonesp]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The sports court on Carnival Radiance. (Carnival Cruise Line) Sails to: Ensenada, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas and Catalina Island via three- to five-day wintertime …
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Aspiring actor Dr. Halloween earned his fame ‘styling for the stars’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt’s Monday afternoon in Madison Heights, a stately Pasadena neighborhood where the seasonal decor is as tasteful and predictable as a Hallmark movie. Suddenly, like a strange wind, a U-Haul …