p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> For my final day, I wanted to do something I’d never done before: swim straight out to sea. When I do open water swimming, I swim parallel to …
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Fascinating rare books, collectibles spotted at Rare Books L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonesp]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> This 1882 L.A. phonebook includes just 90 names. (William Liang / For The Times) On April 3, 1882, the city permitted the Los Angeles Telephone Co. to string …
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Cherry Bombe brought its Jubilee to L.A. Here’s what happened
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe strength of women and so many cookies, Halloween cocktails, our critic’s pick of some of L.A.’s greatest Thai restaurants and Mt. Whitney hikers’ Merry Go Round pitstop … I’m …
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I have happy memories of sex. But I’m retiring from the dating scene
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTonight, all by myself, I engaged in a solemn ritual that was probably long overdue. After about 50 years of service, some of it fruitful, most of it futile, I …
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Art exhibitions and fashion releases that should be on your radar in October
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Inebria Me” by San Cha at REDCAT “Inebria Me” by San Cha will show at REDCAT this month. (Jingzi Zhao) Take the melodramatic storyline of a telenovela and tell it …
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How Los Angeles shoppers can build a truly sustainable secondhand wardrobe
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMore online platforms are giving secondhand shopping a digital upgrade, rolling out features like livestream shopping and AI-powered search to make thrifting faster and more exciting. Although choosing secondhand over …
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The normally surf-themed bar at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa has transformed into Pete’s Spookeasy for the month of October with Halloween-themed decor, food and drinks. Order …
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The last five miles were the hardest. It was 6:47 a.m. on a Sunday in Manhattan Beach. A few locals jogged or cycled along the Strand path that lines the …
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10 tips from kids on reconnecting with your childlike sense of wonder
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI thought I’d noticed everything on the four-mile stretch of the Gabrielino Trail from its western trailhead near Pasadena to the Gould Mesa campground in Angeles National Forest. I have …
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This Beverly Hills haven for the rich has a floating garden for the public. Here’s a sneak peek
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEveryone is now invited to come experience the high life in Beverly Hills. New details about a floating public garden, which will be part of a more than $10-billion luxury …