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“We need to increase intercultural understanding and communication,” says designer Justina Blakeney. “Art and design can be a bridge. I wanted to lay out that bridge and share it in my book.”
Architect professor Alexis Navarro designed and built an accessory dwelling unit that is affordable and attractive. The result is inspiring.
We’ve started a new year and the normal we once knew is still a far dot on the horizon. But there is a way to rekindle some hope: Get your hands into the soil.
Six buildings that tell the design story of Paul R. Williams, the first Black architect in the AIA. His work is little studied, but his archive, acquired by the Getty and USC, is about to change that.
A listing for a fiddle-leaf fig on Instagram causes houseplant fans to wonder, “What’s your secret?”
The California Native Plant Society is hosting it’s first-ever state-wide wreath-making contest, with celebrity judges and prizes. The only catch is that at least 51% of the wreaths must be made from California native plants. The goal is to build awareness about native plants while stoking some badly needed holiday cheer.
For its Colors of the Year, Pantone picks a union exuding “positivity and fortitude — Ultimate Gray and Illuminating.
Graphic designer Nemuel DePaula’s flower truck, Lenita by Grita, has become his lifeline during COVID-19. His motto: ‘Stop and smell the flores.’
One more victim of this pandemic: the Pasadena Showcase Home. Typically, 35,000 visitors traipse through the home to see the latest in on-trend design. This year? The fundraiser is all online.
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Here are things plant lovers can do this month and next, from holiday shopping to classes in fall planting, in and around L.A.
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From Greene & Greene to Richard Neutra, this year’s reimagined Craftsman Weekend allows architecture lovers to revisit familiar sites in new ways.
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The 2020 holiday season is going to be a bigger challenge than usual. Here’s how to celebrate on the cheap and make new memories while staying safe.
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The No. 1 reason people kill their orchids is they overwater them. An expert offers tips on how to keep them alive.
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Maybe your first-ever victory garden wasn’t a smash success this summer, but don’t give up now. Fall is prime planting time for edibles in Southern California, a more forgiving time with fewer demands for water or worries about scorching your plants. Now is the time to plant berries for spring harvest as well as a lush palette of greens, root crops, peas and brassicas for harvest throughout the winter.
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Many Latinx lifestyle brands in Los Angeles are inspired by cultural identity. They are also largely female. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know.
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Jamie Renee Williams turned a tiny strip of dirt outside her apartment into an edible garden. You can tour it online during the LA Design Festival.
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Want to turn your living room into a jungle? These hanging plants are a good place to start.
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Keep your houseplants healthy during record heat with these tips.
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Arden Myrin’s ‘cheap and cheerful’ tiny bungalow will cure your COVID-19 blues.
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In Orlando Soria’s new HGTV series, interior design helps homeowners overcome difficult life transitions.
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Farmer Rishi Kumar grows top-tier fruits and offers gardening tips on Instagram: “Gardening is such an important way of connecting with the earth, connecting with ourselves and eating well.”
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After 46 blind dates that were mostly disastrous, my expectations were not too high. I had survived so many evenings of challenging conversation, no attraction and boredom that I figured what was one more to add to the list. It would at least give me another funny story to share with my friends and family.
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A researcher at UC Riverside has found a naturally occurring protein molecule that appears to “cure” huanglongbing (HLB), otherwise known as citrus greening disease, which has devastated Florida’s citrus industry and threatens California’s.
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California Botanic Garden is the new name for the state’s largest garden of native plants. Virtual events show how to incorporate these plants into our daily lives.
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With testing a requirement as schools reopen for in-person classes, 72 staff members and 105 students were found to have the virus.
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The county’s latest allocation, approximately 362,000 doses, is up nearly 39,000 from last week, according to the Department of Public Health.
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Public health officials worry that their budgets will be slashed when the pandemic recedes and they’ll once again be unprepared for a health crisis.
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Coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic and health news.
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Singer Demi Lovato slammed L.A. fro-yo shop the Bigg Chill for what she called promoting toxic diet culture. The store, and its many fans, hit back.
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The email lands at a sensitive time for the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which has come under pressure for not having any Black members as well as allegations of ethical and financial lapses raised in a Times investigation.
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In Scottsdale, Ariz., actor Steven Seagal is seeking $3.4 million for his desert retreat lined with bulletproof glass.
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Accepted students are in the power position this month as competitive colleges try to impress them to say yes in a year of record applications to the University of California and other elite schools.
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Officials have said they don’t plan to issue COVID-19 vaccine “passports.” That didn’t stop them from giving businesses an incentive to require them.
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For children in kindergarten and transitional kindergarten, school itself is terra incognita. April is the first time many have been in a classroom.
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