25 things to do in L.A. to feel like you’ve walked into a holiday movie
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Stu Cowan: Canadiens’ Josh Anderson a Hockey Fights Cancer Night star
Hab’s quick decision to pick up young cancer patient and carry him to blue line for national anthems was a beautiful, heart-tugging moment. Canadiens’ Josh Anderson was quick to drop his stick and help Easten, 6, get safely to the blue line during the Hockey Fights Cancer opening ceremony at the Bell Centre Saturday night.Photo … Read more
Editorial: How L.A. got so many oddly shaped streets — and why it’s finally doing something about them
Apartments under construction in West L.A. The city has required developers to dedicate property for street widening in front of many projects, adding to their costs and leading to roads with irregular widths. (Daniel Gaines/Los Angeles Times) Drive through enough neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and you might notice an odd phenomenon: In front of some … Read more
A radical reshaping of L.A. County’s homeless services system is proposed
Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian, from right, and L.A. County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger join other volunteers to count the homeless in North Hollywood on Jan. 23. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) A proposal to radically reshape how the county spends billions of dollars on homelessness will be before the … Read more
Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how it fuels climate change
Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how it fuels climate change Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City’s Central de Abasto, one of the world’s largest wholesale food markets. Most of the produce finds its way … Read more
Opinion: An ancient, Indigenous, legendary bean to give thanks for
Tepary beans come in a wide range of colors, but white and brown are among the most common. (Romulo Yanes/ Condé Nast via Getty Images) Thanksgiving, our national harvest celebration, is a good day to remember our collective food history, and an even better one to taste it. Teparies are native to the Sonoran Desert … Read more
Allison Hanes: French commissioner sets up a new attack on English universities
Benoît Dubreuil comes across as sensitive to the concerns of the English-speaking community, but his innocuous words put forth a radical proposal. French language commissioner Benoît Dubreuil has proposed a global target of 85 per cent French instruction in Quebec universities.Photo by Jacques Boissinot /The Canadian Press files If you thought the dust had settled … Read more
Teddi Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave will not spend Thanksgiving together amid affair scandal: report
8Teddi Mellencamp will not be celebrating Thanksgiving with her estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave, after announcing their split. Instagram/edwinarroyaveofficial Teddi Mellencamp will not be celebrating Thanksgiving with her estranged husband, Edwin Arroyave, after announcing their split. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum, 43, announced she would be filing for divorce from her estranged husband, 47, via Instagram on November … Read more
Robert Kraft gets a super nice car from super rich friends for his 80th birthday
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft turned 80 on Saturday. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press) Here’s a question probably on the mind of every sports fan everywhere at this exact moment: What does one multibillionaire professional sports team owner do to commemorate a milestone birthday of his BFF, who also happens to be a multibillionaire … Read more
USC struggled early, but the Trojans’ defense helped fuel a win over San Jose State
San Jose State linebacker Alii Matau pushes USC quarterback Kedon Slovis out of bounds Saturday in Los Angeles. (John McCoy / Associated Press)