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Sale of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza may bring offices, not housing, to the mall

The sprawling shopping center has lost its anchor tenants, Walmart and Sears. A remake will add offices but not the housing that had previously been approved.




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After coronavirus: Your next flight may look like this

Your next flight probably won't be much like your last one. It may cost more, it may be emptier, it may include a 'sky janitor.' And forget snacks.




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3 million coronavirus masks arrive in California as part of quiet deal with Chinese company

In all, the state received some 3 million surgical masks made by BYD, a company known for building electric vehicles with an assembly plant in Los Angeles County.




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After 'Trolls' spat, NBCUniversal chief says digital film releases are inevitable

Jeff Shell, whose 'Trolls World Tour' comments upset theater owners, reaffirms that digital releases will be part of Universal Pictures' new reality.




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Inside this scrappy Silver Lake mask emporium

Laura Howe repurposed fabric from her Matrushka Construction boutique to make masks for the coronavirus outbreak. She's sold 8,000.




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The U.S. is pushing Mexico to reopen factories even as workers die of COVID-19

Mexican officials have begun to cave, despite warnings from health authorities




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Travel during the pandemic: 7 things you need to know

Travel has changed since the global pandemic began its trip around the world. Here are things that can help you navigate these difficult times and plan for the future.




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Kern County city gets hit with triple whammy: Lockdowns, oil slump and prison closing

A small oil town in Southern California is pummeled by the economy during the coronavirus outbreak and economic downturn




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The coronavirus hit to L.A. tourism: 22 million visitors and $13 billion in spending

Tourism officials estimate 75% of Los Angeles travel-related workers have been furloughed.




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This L.A. banker thinks the New Deal can point the way to recovery

City National Bank Chairman Russell Goldsmith says the country could benefit from public spending on jobs training, telecommunications and infrastructure that recalls programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps.




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Column: Sick of religious limits on care, a hospital seeks to end partnership with Catholic system

The prestigious Hoag Hospital wants to exit its partnership with a Catholic healthcare system.




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Brown butter works magic on this easy mac and cheese

Brown butter, which is simply butter cooked until toasty in smell and taste, enriches this easy mac and cheese recipe with a crunchy top.




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'Mexican food always wins': José R. Ralat on his new book 'American Tacos'

José R. Ralat's new book, 'American Tacos,' goes deep on north-of-the-border taco culture.




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Whole Roasted Cauliflower With Charred Lemon and Spicy Tahini Sauce

For the best flavor, lightly char the outside of a whole cauliflower, then drench it in a bright lemon-tahini sauce.




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Food YouTube is the best YouTube: 6 channels to watch while you're cooped up

When you're down and troubled and need a helping hand, these food YouTubers are here to guide the way.




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This perfect pound cake goes back to basics

This easy pound cake recipe relies on the classic formula of equal weight ratios of butter, sugar, eggs and flour for a fine-crumbed cake that keeps and packs well.




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Bake like a pro: Measure ingredients by weight with this conversion chart

The best baking tip is measuring ingredients by weight, as professional bakers do, to ensure the most accurate and consistent results.




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Surviving the Shutdown: Alta Adams reopens, with fried chicken to order and a sliding payment scale

The West Adams restaurant Alta Adams reopens with a sliding price scale so people in need can dine for free.




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John Krasinski had a surreal guest list for his 'Some Good News' virtual potluck

As part of his hit YouTube series, John Krasinski hosted a virtual potluck with Stanley Tucci, Martha Stewart, Guy Fieri and David Chang. Yes, really.




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Jonathan Gold's Barefoot Fried Chicken

When Jonathan Gold was gathering people at his house in Pasadena for a night off from eating out, fried chicken was usually what he made.




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This chopped salad with lemony dressing is what we want on hot spring days

Coronavirus quarantine comfort foods can include fresh, light meals like this chopped salad recipe with a bright lemon soy sauce dressing.




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It's a Zoom cooking lesson with the Food team: Beer-braised chicken

Cooking editor Genevieve Ko teaches deputy Food editor Andrea Chang and columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson her beer-braised chicken recipes on a Zoom call.




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Do try this at home: easy three-ingredient chocolate soufflés

This coronavirus quarantine dessert recipe is surprisingly simple. The easiest chocolate souffle recipe has only three ingredients and is ready in less than 30 minutes.




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California to provide more food benefits for schoolchildren during the coronavirus crisis

Newsom says low-income families will receive $365 per child to buy food to make up for the loss of free and reduced-priced lunches provided by schools.




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New project High Road Kitchens helps restaurants provide food on a sliding scale

High Road Kitchens funds restaurants to provide low-cost food and re-employ staff.




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The most refreshing cocktail? A classic gin and tonic with an extra twist

This gin and tonic recipe follows the classic formula but uses an extra-long lemon twist for more citrus freshness.




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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread With Peanut Crumble

Neither too dense nor fluffy, this deeply flavorful loaf has a just-right tenderness. Dark chocolate baked into the bread and crunchy peanuts on top make it extra tasty.




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Valerie Confections shares the best chocolate chip banana bread recipe

The best banana bread recipe is a vegan banana bread with chocolate chips and a peanut crumble. This comes from Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections in Echo Park.




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'The fight is always somewhere in us': Asian American history and a Little Tokyo combo meal

The revival of Tokyo Gardens' classic chashu shumai has been a much-needed bright spot during the pandemic — and a reminder of the resiliency of L.A.'s Asian American community.




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This couple turned their taqueria into a food bank

Revolutionario North African Tacos has become a food bank feeding Asian American and African American seniors and L.A.'s skid row.




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Indie bookstore Powell's Books rehires more than 100 employees as online orders soar

Portland's beloved indie bookstore Powell's Books rehired more than 100 employees after seeing a surge in online orders.




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Column: 'Blue Highways' author William Least Heat-Moon on the art of traveling in place

A after visiting every U.S. county in the lower 48, William Least Heat-Moon is the master of the topographical journey. Now 80, he takes another trip through his new novel — into the imperfect history of American democracy.




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Recovered from the coronavirus, Colton Underwood tackles a new foe: 'The Bachelor' franchise

In his new book, Colton Underwood — who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus — talks about being manipulated by producers on "The Bachelor."




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Tomie dePaola, beloved children's author and illustrator of 'Strega Nona,' dies at 85

DePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 children's books, sold nearly 25 million copies and had his books translated into more than 20 languages.




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10 crime writers to read while under house arrest

Authors Steph Cha and Joe Ide swapped crimes stories and favorite books during the L.A. Times Book Club's first virtual event.




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What Rigoberto González is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine

In quarantine, mystery poet Rigoberto González




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Union calls Powell's Books announcement of staff rehires 'misleading'

A union statement is "disappointed" with how Powell's Books has been informing the public about staffing after laying off most of its employees.




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Schizophrenia devastated a family: Robert Kolker did their story justice

How Robert Kolker came to write "Hidden Valley Road," about the Galvin family and the disease that tore through them, with such empathy.




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What Susan Straight is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine

Quarantined in Riverside, novelist Susan Straight watches "Gunsmoke" and "Gentefied" and gives away Judy Blume and National Geographic.




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Ross Thomas, the criminally neglected spy-caper author behind "Briarpatch"

Ross Thomas delivered 25 novels populated by colorful, chameleonic characters. Among them: "Briarpatch," now a USA Network series.




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What authors are reading, hearing and watching in quarantine

Authors like Lionel Shriver, Alexander McCall Smith, Laura Lippman and Steph Cha are under coronavirus quarantine too. Here's what they're reading.




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Q&A: Author Cynthia Ozick will spend her 92nd birthday 'contemplating mayhem'

Cynthia Ozick, essayist and acclaimed novelist, shelters from coronavirus and discusses anti-Semitism, the Spanish flu and longevity.




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The L.A. Times Book Prizes ceremony will be virtual, and free, this year

Winners of the L.A. Times Book Prizes will be announced in a special, virtual Twitter ceremony this year because of the global health crisis.




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Roast chicken recipe perfect for scaled-down virtual feast

Recipe: Writer turns to Fanny Singer's "Always Home" for comfort chicken during family's Seder.




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Tiger Woods makes golf history at the 2019 Masters: A look back

Sunday is when Tiger Woods made golf history, but Saturday is when he won the 2019 Masters and reestablished himself as golf's king.




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Review: How L.A.'s '60s movements fought for justice — and sometimes even achieved it

In "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," Mike Davis and Jon Wiener track the uprisings, outrages and elections that shaped the city.




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Alex Trebek set to publish a memoir while fighting pancreatic cancer

On Tuesday, Simon & Schuster announced it will publish Alex Trebek's memoir, "The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life," on July 21.




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Just in time for global distress, astrology hits the bookshelves

We tend to look to the stars in troubled times. "Astro Poets," "You Were Born for This" and "Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars" teach us how.




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Review: A dark corner of California's migrant history, illuminated in a debut novel

Rishi Reddi's "Passage West" plumbs an important story of Indian immigrant farmers, but isn't quite up to the task as fiction




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Colson Whitehead wins second fiction Pulitzer, Ben Moser's 'Sontag' wins for biography

Colson Whitehead, Ben Moser, Jericho Brown, Anne Boyer and Greg Grandin are the 2020 recipients of Pulitzer Prizes for books.