gh A self-described recluse finds a connection to neighbors with her sidewalk art gallery By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:24:42 -0400 Highland Park resident Olivia Arthur calls it "art for social distancing — a drive-by gallery for neighbors." The goal: Bring some joy to quarantine. Full Article
gh Coronavirus gives 'heightened urgency' to new Mike Kelley Foundation art grants By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:08:43 -0400 The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups. Full Article
gh Furloughed workers, Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' is talking to you By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:31:28 -0400 'Attention must be paid': A nation of Willy Lomans can find truth in the "Death of a Salesman" character play by Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy. Full Article
gh Laugh with Groundlings alums Will Forte and Cheryl Hines: Your quarantine must-watch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:30:03 -0400 The Groundlings' anniversary show in Hollywood is good for some cheap laughs — just $5 to view. Full Article
gh Been meaning to learn more about Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham? Watch here By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:05 -0400 You can stream for free the Martha Graham Dance Company program "CunningGraham" and join a live chat with the creative team. Full Article
gh L.A. Opera cancels the rest of the season but says it can avoid layoffs and furloughs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:20:46 -0400 L.A. Opera officially cancels its last production of the 2019-20 season, but the effect on employees won't be as catastrophic as you might think. Full Article
gh Three off-duty firefighters save man’s life using vital first aid skills learnt at work By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:24:55 +0100 Three off-duty firefighters save man’s life using vital first aid skills learnt at work Full Article
gh Londoners' unwanted clothes will support firefighters By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:35:16 +0100 Londoners are now able to recycle their clothes at fire stations across the city while supporting a good cause Full Article
gh Firefighters remind Londoners to have working carbon monoxide alarms By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:40:23 Z Firefighters are warning Londoners to make sure they have a life-saving carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week Full Article
gh Firefighters open up their stations to spread Christmas cheer By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:54:18 Z Crews across London have been getting into the Christmas spirit by holding festive lunches and parties for elderly and vulnerable people who live nearby. Full Article
gh Hotel fined for putting staff and guests at risk through fire safety failings By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:21:26 Z A Stratford hotel and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of £45,000 for “serious and systemic” fire safety failures which “put staff and guests at risk” Full Article
gh Firefighters prevent disruption at Victoria as Storm Ciara hits the capital By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:18:33 Z Fire crews attended around 160 weather related incidents in a 12 hour period. Full Article
gh New firefighter's birthday kitten rescue By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:19:37 Z Firefighter Jessica New celebrated her 21st birthday by rescuing a kitten from a house fire in Wembley. Full Article
gh Firefighters warn people to “vape safe” after man badly burnt by exploding e-cig By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:03:08 Z A man was badly burnt and left with scars on his leg after a vape exploded in his pocket when it came into contact with his keys. Full Article
gh New children’s book is #firefightingsexism by challenging gender roles By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:23:55 Z London Fire Brigade has worked with Butterfly Books to produce a new children’s picture book that aims to tackle misconceptions about women’s roles in the emergency services Full Article
gh Six female firefighters to cross the Antarctic By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 12:40:43 Z Three London firefighters, and three from South Wales, will be strapping on skis for an arduous 1900km trek across the Antarctic. Full Article
gh Generation Xers at higher risk of dying or injury in smoking related fires By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:38:54 Z Generation Xers accounted for half of all the people that died in smoking related fires and a third of injuries, according to new data from London Fire Brigade. Full Article
gh London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade announce blue light partnership to tackle Covid-19 By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:06:41 +0100 London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade have announced a new partnership to boost the Covid-19 emergency response which will see firefighters helping with a number of roles across the ambulance service Full Article
gh Firefighters delivering medicine and food to London’s most vulnerable people By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:00:36 +0100 Firefighters are continuing to step up to prevent the spread of coronavirus, this time by delivering medicines, care packages and food to vulnerable Londoners Full Article
gh After coronavirus: Your next flight may look like this By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:00:25 -0400 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. Full Article
gh Column: L.A. animal rights advocate peddled pandemic snake oil, FTC says By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:00:36 -0400 Marc Ching, a prominent Southern California animal rights advocate, has agreed to stop pitching an herbal supplement as a remedy for COVID-19. Full Article
gh Column: What do you do if a business furloughs everyone you need to speak with? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 08:00:03 -0400 A SoCal woman found an "adverse report" on her credit file. Then she discovered the entire department that can help fix the problem is furloughed. Full Article
gh Elliott: Olympian Mirai Nagasu finds hope in fight to keep parents' restaurant from closing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:05:19 -0400 Olympic figure skater Mirai Nagasu, who grew up in her parents' restaurant in Arcadia, is determined not to let the coronavirus close the family business. Full Article
gh L.A. street vendors fought 10 years for the right to sell. Then COVID-19 came along By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:00:31 -0400 L.A.'s street vendors are grounded and facing a new Goliath: COVID-19. Full Article
gh Does cooking food kill coronavirus? An expert weighs in By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:41:20 -0400 To address the coronavirus food safety question of whether cooking kills the virus on food, an infectious disease medical expert answers common concerns. Full Article
gh Bake like a pro: Measure ingredients by weight with this conversion chart By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:00:50 -0400 The best baking tip is measuring ingredients by weight, as professional bakers do, to ensure the most accurate and consistent results. Full Article
gh Restaurant vendors are now selling to the public. Here's why it might hurt them instead of help. By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:06:45 -0400 Home cooks can get sushi-grade fish and dry-aged steaks for cheap, but at what cost? Full Article
gh Sqirl's Sourdough Scones By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:30:34 -0400 Sqirl's Sourdough Scones Full Article
gh New project High Road Kitchens helps restaurants provide food on a sliding scale By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 14:08:54 -0400 High Road Kitchens funds restaurants to provide low-cost food and re-employ staff. Full Article
gh 'The fight is always somewhere in us': Asian American history and a Little Tokyo combo meal By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 09:00:54 -0400 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. Full Article
gh You've named and fed it. Now what to do with all that extra sourdough starter? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:00:16 -0400 Now that sourdough baking has become a shutdown trend, here are some suggestions for what to do with extra starter. Full Article
gh Eight great places for takeout banh mi By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:05:50 -0400 Bill Addison names his favorite places for Vietnamese sandwiches. Full Article
gh Column: 'Blue Highways' author William Least Heat-Moon on the art of traveling in place By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:17 -0400 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. Full Article
gh Miss travel? Explore the country in quarantine through these books By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 17:09:58 -0400 In the second installment of the United We Read project, a homebound writer travels a quarantined country through books. Full Article
gh What Susan Straight is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:00:18 -0400 Quarantined in Riverside, novelist Susan Straight watches "Gunsmoke" and "Gentefied" and gives away Judy Blume and National Geographic. Full Article
gh Review: How L.A.'s '60s movements fought for justice — and sometimes even achieved it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:00:44 -0400 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. Full Article
gh 16 meaty book series to get you through coronavirus stay-at-home orders By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:00:13 -0400 The best series of books in four categories — including highbrow ('Wolf Hall'), L.A. favorites (Easy Rollins) and epic histories (Taylor Branch). Full Article
gh Alex Trebek set to publish a memoir while fighting pancreatic cancer By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:35:53 -0400 On Tuesday, Simon & Schuster announced it will publish Alex Trebek's memoir, "The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life," on July 21. Full Article
gh How a rough Apartheid-era school spawned an award-winning YA novel By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:25:14 -0400 Malla Nunn's "When The Ground is Hard," winner of the 2019 Times Book Prize for young-adult literature, revisits South Africa's toughest years. Full Article
gh Lawrence Wright's worst-case pandemic scenario is fictional — for now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:00:25 -0400 The journalist ("The Looming Tower") and playwright ("My Trip to Al Qaeda") discusses his frightening and eerily prescient novel, "The End of October." Full Article
gh A new 'Twilight' book is coming. What we know about 'Midnight Sun' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 14:54:01 -0400 "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer announced that she is expanding the fantasy franchise with "Midnight Sun," told from vampire heartthrob Edward's perspective. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: How can Trump's critics possibly get through to his supporters? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 06:00:39 -0400 People are making valid points about Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis, but the president's supporters aren't listening. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: Restart the economy? We can't even stock enough toilet paper right now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:00:48 -0400 It's insane to think life can return to normal soon when we haven't even figured out how to get enough milk and toilet paper into stores. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: Churches don't have a 1st Amendment right to ruin public health By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:35 -0400 Some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks have been linked to religious services, and the public's health trumps every other right. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: A Yosemite with no people and only animals is a sight to behold By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:54 -0400 Bears, deer and other animals are roaming freely in areas once packed by Yosemite tourists. It appears the coronavirus is teaching us something about humans. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: You can order TP on Amazon, but you might not actually receive it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:00:10 -0400 A reader says it's nice to know she wasn't the only one who was apparently duped after she bought packages of toilet paper on the Amazon Marketplace. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: Why the Stanford blood antibody study might not be very useful By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:00:48 -0400 Participants in the Stanford study self-selected, among other flaws. Its results do not reveal anything meaningful about the coronavirus. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: Stubborn enough to go see the poppy bloom? At least stay on the trails By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:00:43 -0400 Publishing photos of maskless tourists romping in poppy fields does not help the cause of social distancing. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: A high school student's plea — always remember the clean air of April 2020 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:00:55 -0400 A high school student who grew up knowing the threat posed by climate change asks for everyone to remember how the environment seemed to heal in April 2020. Full Article
gh Letters to the Editor: Your N95 mask might be worthless without a proper fit test By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 06:00:07 -0400 Healthcare providers undergo a complicated process to make sure their N95 masks are doing their job. Members of the public may have a false sense of security. Full Article