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Holden Names Worby Woman of the Year
As part of the state Assembly’s annual celebration of women’s achievement and leadership, Assemblyman Chris Holden has recognized Rachael Worby as the 41st Assembly...
Chris Erskine: Hooray for L.A. — or Most of It Anyway
Right now, L.A. smells like children — like a birthday bash of toddlers, the collective goo of Skittles and Hawaiian Punch still on their...
Chris Erskine: Chef’s Kiss to Descanso Gardens
Random thoughts about books, baseball and a game-changing new restaurant headed for Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge:
L.A. is America’s kitchen.
Great books are America’s...
Chris Erskine: Palm Springs Family Trip Follows the Tiki Trail
PALM SPRINGS — So we’re doing a tiki crawl in this dusty, grassless prairie two hours from Los Angeles. In summer, it’s like living...
Chris Erskine: Looking for One Last Love Story
A chef has recommended on social media that, if the butter is too cold to spread, you grate it over the roll or piece...
Chris Erskine: Parents Live for Homecomings
Home. Celebrate him home, as Kenny Loggins once sang.When my son gets home for spring break, his sheets will smell like leftover Moo Shu...
Chris Erskine: When Life Hands You Dandelions …
Most poetry doesn’t send me — I’m more into limericks and fight songs. But every once in a while, poetry stirs a bit of...
Chris Erskine: Pasta, Gin and Joni Mitchell
In a recent episode, we established two things: 1) that pasta was essentially bourbon and 2) that Dr. Seuss should have been Surgeon General,...
BUSINESS NEWS
HMRI Appoints Three New Board Members
Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), a leading biomedical research organization in Southern California with a 70-year track record of scientific impact, announced it added...
Local Restaurateurs Launch Taco/Social With ‘Unconventional Tacos’
Taco/Social, a casual dining spot with inventive, “freeform tacos” and a broad selection of tequila-based cocktails and owned by a contingent of Pasadena-area restaurateurs,...