Long Beach chef Carlos Jurado was a teenager when he first returned to his birthplace in Colombia. And nearly 20 years later, the sights, the smells and the tastes he experienced stuck with him as he aims to amplify his native cuisine with his new restaurant Selva. “I got to really experience the culture by…
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A glass bridge walkway leads to the front door. (Photo by Luxury Level) The living room has an ocean-inspired mahogany ceiling. (Photo by Luxury Level) Disappearing glass doors bring the indoors out. (Photo by Luxury Level) The primary suite’s dual vanity bathroom features a custom wooden tub. (Photo by Luxury Level) A view of the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now BOYS TENNIS PREVIEW Season starts: Feb. 14 Overview: The return of the All-American team invitational in March and The Ojai tournament in April will spotlight top returning players and talented newcomers. Both events haven’t been played the past two seasons because of the…
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Last Sunday became a monster day in the surfing history book. Mark it, Feb. 6, 2022. Kelly Slater, just five days shy of his 50th birthday, won the Billabong Pipeline Pro for the eighth time. He did it in convincing fashion, too, scoring two near-perfect rides with a heat total of 18.77 out of 20.…
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Let’s begin this review with a question, not an opinion: Is “Wicked” the most popular musical created this century? Consider: This weekend the New York staging sees its 7,000th performance. Its Broadway run alone has defied financial gravity, collecting more than $1.3 billion at that box office. In 18+ years, around the country and the…
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As if losing to your crosstown rival doesn’t sting enough, UCLA’s last two losses to USC have come by way of buzzer-beaters. The two drama-filled finishes are the latter half of USC’s four-game winning streak over the Bruins. No. 12 UCLA will take on No. 21 USC at the Galen Center at 7 p.m. Saturday…
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to present the Chicago Bears with a “compelling financial case” for the team to stay in the city and her administration will “explore” the possibility of placing a roof on Soldier Field, she said in a pair of interviews Friday. “We’re going to continue to do everything we can to keep…
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Festival Pass is a newsletter that lands in your inbox weekly. But during prime festival season you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now. The Super Bowl is nearly here. That means in addition to the football, there are A LOT of events with notable musicians happening all around the area. The biggest is the Bud Light Super…
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By David Bauder | Associated Press NEW YORK — Several conservative media figures in the U.S. have taken up the cause of Canadian truckers who have occupied parts of Ottawa and blocked border crossings to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity cheered the truckers on while showing four live reports…
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By MAE ANDERSON | AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency — and also to harken back to the nostalgic past of ’90s movies like “Austin Powers” and “The Cable…
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