O.J. Simpson tossed the pregame coin and Michael Jackson performed the halftime show the most recent time the Super Bowl visited the Los Angeles area in 1993. The region had two NFL teams at the time, though both left within two years for St. Louis and Oakland and the league was something locals only watched…
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The true shame within Anaheim’s baseball stadium giveaway happened a year before what’s now the centerpiece of a legal war — a murky deal to sell the city-owned arena and surrounding land to a group headed by the team’s owner. The city and team owner Arte Moreno are battling state officials and local homeless activists…
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Los Angeles’ notorious traffic — deemed some of the worst in America — will get a whole lot worse this weekend, thanks to the Super Bowl. SoFi Stadium seats a minimum 70,000 people, but that capacity is expandable up to 100,000 for big events like the Super Bowl LVI, set for Sunday, Feb. 13. No…
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The Chicago Bears signed a purchase agreement for Arlington International Racecourse in September 2021, a move that takes the team a step closer toward securing property for a new stadium and leaving their longtime home at Soldier Field. The Bears on June 17 submitted one of multiple bids to purchase the Arlington Heights property, which…
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When it comes to reproduction, citrus species have no limits. All of them are interfertile, meaning they can cross-pollinate freely and produce offspring that are a combination of the two parent species or hybrid species involved. A grapefruit can pollinate a lime. An orange can pollinate a lemon. A pomello can pollinate a tangerine. This…
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My fascination with love letters began when I first read the exchange between poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. Would that I might love someone enough to express it in the poetry of “Sonnets from the Portuguese,” Elizabeth’s love letters to her husband. Later, I would discover that the tree of love letters has…
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The Book Pages is a newsletter that lands in your inbox weekly. Subscribe now. I’m not a rare book collector, but last weekend I checked out the Rare Books LA event in Pasadena, which featured the wares of nearly 90 booksellers, printers, artists and dealers. Looking at the wide range of material for sale – from…
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You’re reading this on Super Bowl Sunday. A celebration of a very long National Football League season that climaxes with the clash of the remaining titans — in this case, our hometown Rams and rival Bengals. Enjoy the guac! Two weeks ago, I discussed the circumstances under which a piece of commercial real estate housing…
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The high school boys and girls lacrosse season begins Saturday, Feb. 12. Here is a quick look at key dates and other information about the season. Season starts: Saturday, Feb. 12 Last regular-season contest: April 30 CIF-SS finals: May 13-14 Girls overview: The Foothill girls are the defending CIF-SS Division 1 champions after going 18-0…
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If the Chicago Bears dare to dream big about a new stadium in Arlington Heights, they can find inspiration in SoFi Stadium, the new star attraction of the NFL. The league’s largest and most expensive arena and the site of Sunday’s Super Bowl, SoFi, just outside Los Angeles, is overwhelming fans with its sweeping curves…
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