la L.A.'s beloved native plant garden tour canceled: But there's (virtual) hope By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 08:00:52 -0400 The coronavirus claimed another victim Friday, when the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants canceled its popular two-day garden tours of 42 landscapes heavy on native plants and water-wise enhancements. Full Article
la A happy little miracle in dark times: The plant nursery business is booming By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:30:38 -0400 Plant nurseries are now offering curbside service: 'A resurgence of victory gardens' Full Article
la Their design prescription: Laid-back luxury, homeyness and warmth By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:30:17 -0400 This trio turned commercial, residential and fashion design experience into the Transition State firm. Next up: a line of throw pillows. Full Article
la Plants are magical. Right now, they're keeping me sane By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:00:06 -0400 Designer and lifestyle influencer Justina Blakeney doesn't have a therapist and that's OK; she can talk to her tillandsia. Full Article
la Home has always been my happy place. Still, sheltering in place has changed things By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 08:00:07 -0400 TV writer and producer Valerie C. Woods muses on benefits of being at home — and how you can be OK with it during coronavirus era. Full Article
la I'm WFH. All of my coworkers are plants. Things are starting to get weird By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 11:00:06 -0400 Working from home with a bunch of plants is strange. Here's how my days go. Full Article
la In turbulent times, a magical art-filled garden offers solace By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:00:10 -0400 Art, kids and wildlife bring harmony to a Long Beach garden. Plus 10 tips on what to do in the garden while quarantined. Full Article
la How my late wife set me free to find love again By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:00:54 -0400 "Does loving your second child diminish the love you have for your first? Of course not." Full Article
la Erskine: My daughter's wedding is on hold. Blame coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:00:08 -0400 My daughter would've been married this weekend. Like a lot of life events, it was postponed. But when it comes, what a day it will be. Full Article
la DIY: Plant a victory garden now and grow your own groceries By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:51:51 -0400 It's time to stop wringing your hands over COVID-19: Plant some food and create your own victory garden. Here are eight steps to get started. Full Article
la Malaria drugs aren't the only ones on the shelf that might help coronavirus patients By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 14:42:29 -0400 Treating patients with "moderate" COVID-19 is a way to stop the disease from progressing to a severe stage that would require mechanical ventilation. Full Article
la Los médicos extranjeros en la trinchera contra el coronavirus ahora temen ser deportados de EE.UU By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 02:04:43 -0400 Miles de profesionales médicos extranjeros en un limbo inmigratorio Full Article
la Stay out! 10 images of caution tape in places you wouldn't expect to see it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 12:31:34 -0400 It's our visual prompt to stay away, but stay-at-home orders have given new purpose to caution tape. Full Article
la Ventilators for coronavirus patients are in short supply. How scientists might pivot By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 15:39:48 -0400 Several groups of researchers are testing different methods to divert critically ill COVID-19 patients from needing ventilators in the first place. Full Article
la With ventilators in short supply, here are some alternatives By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 16:21:46 -0400 With mechanical ventilators in short supply, doctors are scrambling to find alternatives for patients fighting the coronavirus. Here are some of their options. Full Article
la We can't shelter in place forever: How the coronavirus lockdown might end By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 07:00:48 -0400 The coronavirus changed our lives. Health experts discuss how we might get back to normal. Full Article
la Faulty masks. Flawed tests. China's quality control problem in leading global COVID-19 fight By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:18:18 -0400 Chinese companies producing faulty testing kits and masks are marring Beijing's attempts to assert leadership in the fight against the coronavirus. Full Article
la L.A. County stay-at-home order could last into summer; more social distancing essential, officials say By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:00:58 -0400 L.A. County officials warned Friday that the region needs to increase social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus. Stay-at-home restrictions could remain into summer. Full Article
la Coronavirus infection may cause lasting damage throughout the body, doctors fear By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:03:07 -0400 Some patients who have recovered from coronavirus infection are suffering lasting damage, including liver damage, heart damage and blood clotting problems. Full Article
la No California 'victory lap': Lifting stay-at-home rules too soon would be disastrous, officials say By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:44:51 -0400 It could be sometime in May before California officials begin to seriously contemplate how they might start to gradually ease the stay-at-home order. Full Article
la The coronavirus is particularly unkind to those who are obese By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:14:31 -0400 This may help explain why the coronavirus has hit the U.S. so hard: Obesity appears to be a risk factor for serious cases of COVID-19. Full Article
la Malaria drugs fail to help coronavirus patients in controlled studies By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:08:12 -0400 Hydroxychloroquine, the drug President Trump hailed as a coronavirus killer, had no beneficial effect for COVID-19 patients in two controlled trials. Full Article
la Autopsies reveal first confirmed U.S. coronavirus-related deaths occurred in California in February By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:23:39 -0400 Coronavirus: Autopsies reveal the first confirmed U.S. COVID-19 deaths occurred in Bay Area in February. Full Article
la Rowing Blazers pops up in Santa Monica. Just don't call it 'preppy' fashion By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:26:43 -0500 Rowing Blazers' pop-up is sandwiched between Christian Louboutin and beauty brand Space NK — inside a mini-post office called Substation No. 1 at the Brentwood Country Mart. Full Article
la Hydro Flask started out at farmers markets. Here's how it got so huge By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:00:29 -0500 How Hydro Flask water bottles became a hot fashion accessory is a story mixing environmentalism, self-care and the simple desire to keep drinks cold. Full Article
la Fashion's missing player joins Prada as label's co-creative director By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 21:33:05 -0500 Belgian designer Raf Simons will share the design spotlight with Miuccia Prada at Italian luxury brand Prada. Full Article
la Tyra Banks' modeling theme park, ModelLand, is finally opening in Santa Monica By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:58:23 -0500 A decade in the making, Tyra Banks' modeling utopia, ModelLand, 'will emulate a fantasy version of the modeling world.' The park opens in Santa Monica in May. Full Article
la Review: Saint Laurent's Anthony Vaccarello made an unexpected move. He put color in the spotlight By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:46:16 -0500 Paris Fashion Week: For fall and winter 2020, Anthony Vaccarello also explored the fabrics — and the "bourgeois elegance" of 1990s-era YSL. Full Article
la The best places to get your brows done in L.A. By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:54:22 -0500 The best places to get your brows done in the Greater Los Angeles market. Full Article
la Kobe Bryant's Lakers jerseys, sneakers to be put up for auction By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:27:57 -0500 Taking place April 30 with more than 300 items, Julien's Auctions' "Sports Legends" auction will be held live in Beverly Hills and also online. Full Article
la Coronavirus forces Met Gala postponement, L.A. Fashion Week cancellations By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:50:56 -0400 Vegan Fashion Week will livestream its runway behind closed doors. "The public event might be canceled, but the message cannot be," says founder. Full Article
la Culver City's Platform offering curbside pickup for your feel-good treats, WFH cravings By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:00:22 -0400 Amid coronavirus, Platform begins curbside pickup for wine, CBD. Full Article
la Rodeo Drive hotel planned by French luxury retailer LVMH By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 17:28:59 -0400 The Cheval Blanc Beverly Hills is intended to be a notch above the already high-end market. Full Article
la ¿Se siente desesperada con este encierro? Pruebe estos trucos caseros para cubrir las canas By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 08:32:37 -0400 Los profesionales de la coloración del cabello y los estilistas de L.A. ofrecen consejos y trucos sobre cómo atender el cabello durante la cuarentena. Full Article
la Go natural, try a new style or panic? How black women in the coronavirus era deal with their hair By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:00:57 -0400 Some women are giving their hair a break, while others are learning the basics. Full Article
la Our fashion critic reviews 'Making the Cut's' winning looks: 'Coachella-worthy' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:06:19 -0400 Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn offers his thoughts on Episodes 7 and 8 of Amazon's fashion competition 'Making the Cut.' Full Article
la Want way less plastic packaging in your deliveries? Order from these brands By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:00:33 -0400 If you're feeling guilty about the plastic in all those deliveries you're getting, there are worthy alternatives. Full Article
la Put some Chateau Marmont swag in your bag and help its laid-off staff By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:00:31 -0400 Profits from the sale of the hotel's bathrobes, keychains and designer-collaboration cashmere sweaters will go to a fund for fired workers. Full Article
la Letters to the Editor: There's no way LAUSD schools could be cleaned enough to stop coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:25:57 -0400 A former LAUSD teacher says that realities of sanitation in the district made closing schools absolutely necessary. Full Article
la California schools may not reopen this school year; LAUSD begins food distribution By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:41:51 -0400 California public schools are likely to be closed for the remainder of the school year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday to anxious parents and educators. Full Article
la LAUSD packs 400,000 meals, prepares for months of 'grab-and-go.' Recipients express relief By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:10:51 -0400 One man wore plastic gloves and a face mask as he pulled up in a pickup to receive school-packed meals for his children. Full Article
la UCLA seniors 'devastated' as campus cancels traditional graduation ceremonies By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:37:42 -0400 UCLA will cancel traditional graduation ceremonies and hold them remotely to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Chancellor Gene Block announced Wednesday. Full Article
la CSU chancellor and 2 campus presidents delay retirement amid coronavirus disruptions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:23:36 -0400 CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White and the presidents of the Northridge and East Bay campuses say they will stay on through fall 2020. Full Article
la Disability laws finally gave them an education. School-from-home threatens to make that impossible By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:50:41 -0400 Schools have been told they must provide equal learning opportunities to students with disabilities, but the schools and parents say that's not happening during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
la Letters to the Editor: LAUSD teachers are adapting heroically. They deserve our support By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 06:00:42 -0400 It isn't for lack of trying by teachers that some students aren't able to fully access the LAUSD's online learning curriculum. Full Article
la UC and Cal State relax admissions criteria due to coronavirus: What you need to know By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 10:00:09 -0400 Acknowledging disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UC and Cal State systems will ease admissions requirements for applicants. Full Article
la How Peg + Cat can be a math class during coronovirus school closures By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 16:15:18 -0400 During coronavirus school closures PBS offers distance learning on TV and online for students. Full Article
la Letters to the Editor: Technology can't replace teachers, and coronavirus closures prove it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 06:00:38 -0400 Coronavirus closures are giving school districts an opportunity to evaluate their online learning efforts and how important teachers are to those programs. Full Article
la The new reality of school at home: Overwhelmed. Isolated. Unfocused. Very Stressed By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 09:00:20 -0400 School from home is the new coronavirus reality. How are students and teachers doing? Full Article
la Launching online learning at L.A. schools during coronavirus is 'akin to landing on the moon' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 14:28:27 -0400 L.A. school chief says district is moving fast to set everything up and racing to find unconnected students. The number drops substantially in a week. Full Article