MELBOURNE, Australia — Winning matches at the Australian Open does not give Novak Djokovic all that much trouble. He has a 27-match unbeaten run, the longest at the place in the 55-year Open era. And now Djokovic needs just one more victory, against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final, to collect what would be a record-extending…
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Joe Alexander has retold and relived his story of Holocaust survival many, many times over the decades with the hope, he said, that continuing the education of young people removed by the passing years from the nightmare others did not survive will prevent such genocide from being repeated. “People need to understand what happened,” said…
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At least three people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in Beverly Crest early Saturday morning. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of Ellison Drive near Benedict Canyon. The multimillion-dollar home where a gathering took place was a “short term” rental, police said. Of the seven…
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1. You can plant Swiss chard throughout the year. Its seeds, like those of closely related beets (they are varieties of the same species, Beta vulgaris), are formed in clusters, up to four seeds per cluster. Soak clusters for 15 minutes in warm water prior to planting in a full to partial-sun location. Swiss chard…
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Every now and then, I am reminded that the quirky things I take for granted when I am alone might seem strange to others. “I don’t think the omelet needs any more cheese,“ my friend, an excellent cook, offered as she observed the slice of Munster I was holding. “This is the last slice. I…
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Chocolate is one of my four basic food groups, so I had high expectations when I sat down to taste the menu at the new Willy Wonka-like Toothsome chocolate factory at Universal CityWalk. The new Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen debuted on Friday, Jan. 27 in the outdoor shopping mall next door to…
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It’s been a week since a day of celebration turned to a nightmare, when a gunman entered a festive and popular Monterey Park dance studio and opened fire, killing 11 and wounding nine others. Since that moment, 10:20 p.m., Jan. 21, a community — already close-knit, quiet and resilient — has absorbed the eyes of…
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The recent deluge of rain is a stark reminder that mudslides are an ever-present danger on the slopes that surround us, not only in the greater Los Angeles area but throughout communities in Southern California at large. This reality naturally brings to mind strategies for keeping slopes in place. Terracing is the most ancient and…
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Homebuying in Los Angeles and Orange counties tumbled 46% over 12 months to the slowest December on record. Sales totaled 5,772 in the two counties — down 4,833 from December 2021, according to data from CoreLogic. Just how slow is the market? It was the No. 1 slowest-selling December in records dating to 1988. It…
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Aryna Sabalenka poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning defeating Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open women’s singles final on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus plays a forehand to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women’s singles final during the women’s singles final at the…
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