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If you’re reading this, you might be a little … stressed. I know that you absolutely did not forget that Mother’s Day is this Sunday. You totally meant to pre-order a spectacular bouquet of carnations, maybe some lilies or even roses to let the mothers in your life know you’ve …

We had an expiration date: Jan. 28. We’d met back in September, on Hinge. The app indicated that she lived about 10 miles away, in Central L.A. In reality, she was 1,000 miles away, visiting her parents in Idaho. She said she’d be back in Los Angeles in a month, …

Sure, everyone started baking during quarantine. But Lara Adekoya, a former sales associate at Nordstrom at the Grove, started baking. She launched a cookie company, Fleurs et Sel, last April after being furloughed in March from her job selling designer shoes. A year later, Adekoya’s cookies are some of the …

Kukim Vazquez, a 17-year-old high school senior from Compton, started baking when she was in fifth grade and has spent the last few years watching YouTube tutorials and making more cookies and cupcakes than her friends and family are able to consume. After a cousin encouraged her to get on …

Shopping for houseplants now can be like playing the lottery: There’s no guarantee you will be rewarded with the jackpot. As houseplant sales have skyrocketed and more plant stores have opened, the demand for plants has become increasingly competitive for small businesses. “I love that there are so many people …

In early December, just as COVID-19 cases were spiraling in Los Angeles, Jennifer Grosso posted a request on her Buy Nothing Facebook group that struck a chord with her Atwater neighbors: “If anyone has any old windows or doors they’d like taken off their hands, I’d be happy to come …

After the year we’ve all had, here’s your chance to let loose and really howl at the moon during a full moon forest bathing session at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku and “has been scientifically proven to …

So long to the sweatpants and hoodies and adios to the athleisure looks! Attendees turning out to the 93rd Academy Awards at L.A.’s Union Station on Sunday — and their teams of stylists — made an all-out effort to bring old-school glamour back for the final red carpet of the …

After an awards season that started off with luxe loungewear seen from stars’ homes and hotel rooms around the world, we’re ending the journey with the Oscars on Sunday — and, in what might seem like a return to normalcy this pandemic year, there’s a red carpet. This time, the …

During my first marriage, I kept forgetting my anniversary. The second time around, I got married the day before my birthday so I wouldn’t forget. You see, I learn from my mistakes. I was divorced twice by the time I was 26. That was before I learned how to pick …