Some L.A. farmers markets thrive, while others struggle. Here are two at risk of shutting down On a Friday afternoon in late October at the Echo Park Farmers Market, activity among multiple vendors in the sparsely populated parking lot just off of Sunset Boulevard is feeling a bit slow. Fall is usually slow, several vendors … Read more
Months after a boy was attacked while swimming in the lake on Île Notre-Dame by what experts believe was a muskie, many questions remain. George Mandl and his eight-year-old son, Max, were visiting Montreal from California on June 26 when they decided to visit Jean-Doré Beach. They were playing hide-and-seek on an inflatable structure anchored … Read more
The once and future president’s love of “The Deal” might outweigh his antipathy toward electric vehicles President-elect Donald Trump dances off stage at the conclusion of a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena on November 4, 2024 in Raleigh, North CarolinaPhoto by Chip Somodevilla /Getty I just watched Darkest Hour, the Winston Churchill biopic, … Read more
A recruitment consultant publicly shamed a businessman who branded her ‘doable’ on LinkedIn (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) A woman who was branded ‘doable’ by a businessman on LinkedIn has publicly shamed him for his vulgar comments. Recruitment consultant Sarah Jay, who works in the healthcare industry, shared a photograph from a black-tie work event … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, was a star speaker at a cryptocurrency conference just weeks before FTX went bankrupt. (Bloomberg / Getty Images) Once the highest-flying of cryptocurrency highfliers, the FTX crypto exchange is now in bankruptcy. Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is in prison, along with a couple of his cronies. Its customers will receive … Read more
Performing “The Trans Diaries” in West Hollywood are, from left, Seth Gomez, Jen Winslow, B Alexander, Lee Faelnar Te and Josh Gershick. ( Joshua Barash / City of West Hollywood) The performers gathered in the West Hollywood City Council Chamber for two presentations of “The Trans Diaries” — monologues that serve as vehicles for trans … Read more
Author James Chappel (Gary Chappel) Book Review Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age By James ChappelBasic Books: 368 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In his groundbreaking 1980 account of the baby boomers, “Great Expectations,” Landon … Read more
“Shoegaze is great for how emotional the music can get,” said Natalie Lu of Wisp, who is performing at Camp Flog Gnaw this weekend. (Nick Espinal) Within seconds of opening her computer, Natalie Lu was under attack. Just when the 20-year-old singer/guitarist, founder of the San Francisco shoegaze outfit Wisp, cracked open Zoom for an … Read more
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens Nov. 15 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. (Christian Thompson / Disneyland Resort) As people wind through the queue of the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride, they’re greeted by a chalkboard message left by the princess. “Don’t forget! Celebration at my house tonight! Everybody’s welcome!” That message shows up again, both in … Read more
Hoping for a slap on the wrist, Mike Tyson instead was hit with a devastating legal blow Friday in Maryland, one that knocked him back into jail and out of boxing for the foreseeable future. The former two-time heavyweight champion, 32, was sentenced to a year in jail by a Montgomery County District judge for … Read more
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