Helene Seifer · June 29, 2023
Tamales, little packages of corn masa stuffed with savory fillings and steamed in dried corn husks, are a common menu option in Mexican restaurants throughout the southland. Far less common […]
Helene Seifer · June 1, 2023
In a little corner of Griffith Park, known as the Bette Davis picnic area, a bushy green micro-forest teems with life. This 1,000-square-foot circular forest has grown from tiny seedlings […]
Helene Seifer · April 27, 2023
Once upon a time in the windy city of Chicago, two brothers owned a flooring store, Artistic Linoleum. As sometimes happens in families, the brothers Ed and William (Bill) Stifter […]
Helene Seifer · March 30, 2023
Increased speeds led to new lane striping In February, without warning, residents of Rossmore Avenue found their street painted with new traffic mitigation lines, including dashed stripes indicating spaces for […]
Helene Seifer · March 30, 2023
The Australians call them jaffles. In Brazil, they’re bauru. In Italy, panini. The British name is toasties. Käsetost is its moniker in Germany. And we Americans call them grilled cheese […]
Helene Seifer · March 2, 2023
I would hazard a guess that not many dining establishments come with a senior axe supervisor. I also believe that anyone contemplating a fun night out throwing axes […]
