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What to plant: Five edible picks from Lauri Kranz
L.A. at HomeLauri Kranz: Garden consultant Lauri Kranz suggests crops for spring and summer, including dragon's tongue beans, Ananas Noire tomatoes and country gentleman corn.... -
Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980
Sometimes we seem to know less about the early years of post-World War II art in Los Angeles than we know about the Pleistocene Age mammals dredged up from the La Brea Tar Pits. In the last 30 years, L.A. pushed to the front ranks of international...Tags: Road Transportation, Culture, Natural Resources, Travel, Armed Conflicts
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Newton: Creating a Latino district
There are two conversations going on inside the L.A. County Hall of Administration about the delicate matter of redrawing maps for the supervisorial districts. Both will come to a head Tuesday, but only one will be publicly acknowledged.
The surface...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, African Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Social Issues, Kamala D. Harris
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Norbert Olberz dies at 86; Sport Chalet founder, CEO for 4 decades
Norbert Olberz, founder of the Southern California-based Sport Chalet chain of outdoor recreational equipment stores, died of natural causes Friday at his home in La Cañada Flintridge, the company announced. He was 86.
As chief executive for four...Tags: Human Interest, Germany, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Vehicles, Companies and Corporations
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Love in Bloom
Couples have been getting married in gardens for ages, but recently they’re doing more than just taking their vows amid lush, verdant settings.
From planting heirloom lettuces and fruits for their wedding dinner to gifting guests with homemade...Tags: Human Interest, Weddings, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marriage, Family
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Book review: 'Celebrations of Curious Characters' by Ricky Jay
Special to the Los Angeles TimesTo say that Ricky Jay does card tricks is, as Mark Singer once noted in the New Yorker, somewhat akin to suggesting that "Sonny Rollins plays tenor saxophone." Jay is one of the greatest sleight-of-hand artists ever to fool and wow an audience. A few...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Cornell University, Human Interest, Book
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Q&A: Ivette Soler and 'The Edible Front Yard'
L.A. at HomeIvette Soler: Author Ivette Soler, who wrote "The Edible Front Yard: The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a Beautiful, Bountiful Garden," discusses stylish ways to blend edible plants with ornamental ones.... -
The Dry Garden: Détente with the gopher
L.A. at HomeGophers: Best way to get rid of gophers? For ecologist Paula Schiffman, professor at Cal State Northridge, that's actually the wrong question. A better thought to pose is: What good do these animals do in our garden (and they do help in some ways), and... -
When to plant what: A gardening calendar for SoCal
Daily DishElinor Nissley owns and operates Krank Press, a letterpress company based out of Silver Lake. Incorporating woodcuts and drawings into her hand-printed works, Nissley's creations include gardening calendars for specific growing regions such as the Bay... -
A holiday jeer: firms are cracking down on shopping at work
TechnologyMore companies are putting the kabash on online shopping at work.... -
Black Friday: Pepper-spray attack adds to holiday-shopping violence
Money & CompanyBlack Friday holiday shopping got off to a violent start as officials said a woman unleashed pepper spray on fellow shoppers late Thursday night at the Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch.... -
The Dry Garden: 'New Park Design in Los Angeles' exhibit dreams of a city turning back the clock
L.A. at HomeWe were warned. In 1930, in “Parks, Playgrounds and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region,” the Olmsted brothers and Harland Bartholomew urged the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce to set aside land and funds to create 70,000 acres of parkland........
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