March 27th, 2015 at 7:30 am
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It’s that time of year again! Bring out the bunting, shine up the seats, and fire up the grills, because it’s time for Opening Day 2015–the day of the year when children of all ages drift on down to their local ballparks to celebrate the start of baseball season.
This season, the Los Angeles Dodgers begin their season at home on April 6 against divisional rival San Diego Padres, who have spent the off-season collecting talent in an effort to compete for the National League West title. They’ll need all the help they can get, as they’ll face 2014 National League MVP and Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Clayton Kershaw under the sun in Chavez Ravine. The ace lefty returns with his blistering four-seam fastball and hyper-focused precision to hopefully once again dominate hitters throughout the league.
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March 26th, 2015 at 11:00 am
If you followed our March gardening tips, your garden should be almost ready for the upcoming spring planting season. If not, start with our March to-dos before moving on to our April list.
Follow the tips below on what to plant and how to maintain your garden for stunning results this spring.
Assess your garden. Is it ready for planting? Before you put any new plants in the ground, be sure you’ve fully removed all weeds from your garden. If you haven’t, weeds can grow out of control and take over the entire area. Weeds also compete with your new plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight. If you don’t weed your garden, you risk losing many of your plants.
After weeding, place an inch or two of mulch around your annuals or any other plants you intend to keep over the summer. The mulch will help hold in moisture.
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March 26th, 2015 at 9:00 am
Moving a house to a new location is formidable enough. But moving an entire city of more than 23,000 people to a new site two miles away? That’s a job paved with logistics of the highest order. But it’s what the residents of Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city, are gearing up for.
The move is necessitated by ongoing extraction at the world’s largest iron mine nearby. Future digging will be go even deeper, which would unsettle the ground under 3,000 homes, city hall, the train station, and a 100-year-old church. So city. officials decided to bite the bullet and work with the state-controlled mine operator to move the whole town–lox, stocks, barrels, homes and buildings–to safer ground east.
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March 25th, 2015 at 11:00 am
Local artists will feature paintings of the Santa Monica Mountains and seashore in a stunning setting. Eighteen artists will be in attendance, food will be available, and you’ll have the opportunity to tour the grounds and wildlife displays. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to environmental and conservation efforts.
Where:
Santa Monica Mountains Interagency Visitor Center
King Gillette Ranch
26876 Mulholland Highway
Calabasas, CA 91302
When:
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March 25th, 2015 at 9:00 am
Handpainted billboards promoting rock stars lined Sunset Boulevard from the late ’60s to the early ’80s, cementing the Strip as a mecca for musicians and music lovers. Photographer Robert Landau captured the rise and demise of the billboards, which he revisits during this survey of his work.
Where:
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
When:
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