Trees

Fallen Fruit Launches Free Public Orchard in Hawthorne

The L.A.-based artist collective Fallen Fruit, the same group behind Los Angeles' community fruit tree maps, recently revealed their lastest endeavor: a twenty-seven tree orchard located just south of LAX at Hawthorne's Del Aire park.

Endeavour's Tree-Killing Debut

Steve Soboroff falsely said the chopped trees were dying, sick

Marvin Hamlisch's Last Performance at the Pasadena Pops

Marvin Hamlisch, the film and stage composer best known for his work on Chorus Line, passed away on August 6 after a brief struggle with illness at the age of 68. During his career, Hamlisch won nearly every award possible, including the Pulitzer Prize for drama, a Tony Award, three Academy Awards, ... More >>

'Ever Green' at Monte Vista Projects: Holiday/Christmas Trees For Rent, Norse Seals and a Disco Ball

Trees for rent​A free tree for the holidays... wha-what!?!? And it's art? One of those bad boys would normally set you back at least $50, for a small one. And then they die (well, really they're already dying the moment they're cut down for your yuletide pleasure -- it's kind of sick when you ... More >>

Silver Lake Residents Protest Sycamores Marked for Takedown; DWP Says It Should Have Been More Discrete

The sycamores are perched on the southwest edge of the picturesque Silver Lake Reservoir.​Is it really any wonder the L.A. Department of Water and Power is the 13th most-hated company in America? On top of greedy, unnecessary rate hikes and surprise thousand-dollar bills out of nowhere, DWP o ... More >>

Arcadia Highlands' Oak Protesters Face Trial

As DA Cooley prosecutes four activists, a war to save SoCal old growth gets nasty

Seed to Skillet: Learn Home Gardening Secrets at the Arboretum

Amy Scattergood​ We have heard many times that you should never get high on your own supply, but what if that high comes from fresh jalapeños in your burrito, or a caprese salad with just-plucked tomatoes and basil? Jimmy Williams & Susan Heeger, authors of the home-gardening manual and cookb ... More >>

Arcadia Oak Tree Carnage: Before & After (Pics), Or Environment Protection Fail

Photos by Camron StoneThis was a sycamore.​ Remember those ancient oak trees in Arcadia? Chopped down by the Department of Public Works and the Board of Supervisors to make room for a sediment dump? Here's what the trees looked like before the bulldozers...and after. Environmental activist an ... More >>

Weird Soda Review: Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Tonic

This is the soda we imagine ourselves drinking at our Borscht Belt summer lodge, while we chuckle at Jackie Mason jokes and our gawky teenage daughter dances inappropriately with her sexy but ultimately honorable dance instructor. In case that subtext was too subtle, we're trying to point out that ... More >>

100 WAYS TO RECOVER FROM THE HOLIDAYS

A Recipe From the Chef: Craig Thornton's "Wolves in the Snow"

Caleb ChenWolves in the Snow​ If you've been reading our Q&A with Wolvesden chef Craig Thornton (in two parts), you've probably noticed that he's not the sort of person to give us a recipe for, say, eggs Benedict -- that is, unless as some Pollock-esque re-imagining. So it shouldn't surprise y ... More >>

Food, Wine and Bocce Ball: The Pasadena Wine Festival

Pasadena Wine Festival​Despite its name, the second annual Pasadena Wine Festival isn't just about vino. The outdoor food fête at the 127-acre Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens promises visitors a banquet for the senses with a caravan of food trucks, live entertainment, and law ... More >>

Best Marmalade: E. Waldo Ward, When You Run Out Of That Homemade Summer Supply

www.waldoward.com​Edwin Waldo Ward, Sr. was on a marmalade mission when he opened his namesake Sierra Madre canning and preserving company in 1917. The former New York-based luxury food salesman planted local Navel orange trees on his 30-acre property when he moved to California; he later impo ... More >>

Freddie Roach: Maker of Champions

Living Like Ed

Splendor in the Grass

. . . and on the sand and in the canyons. The lost art of picnicking