Lisa Boone
@lisaboone19.bsky.social
Los Angeles Times design writer, garden lover, sports fan, mom.
Where to hike, camp and commune with nature in L.A.’s Angeles National Forest. An amazing resource by my colleague Jaclyn Cosgrove.
Where to hike, camp and commune with nature in L.A.'s Angeles National Forest
Looking for the best hikes near Los Angeles? Angeles National Forest, federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, offers hundreds of miles of trails and several first-come, first-served campgroun...
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January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Where to hike, camp and commune with nature in L.A.’s Angeles National Forest. An amazing resource by my colleague Jaclyn Cosgrove.
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“This place has a beating heart. All we have to do is effectively not kill it, right?” John Mayer says, laughing. “Just stay away from the big red button that says, ‘I got an idea.’”
Inside John Mayer's takeover of a Hollywood music mecca
After purchasing Henson Studios for $44 million, John Mayer and the filmmaker McG have renamed the place Chaplin Studios. Their goal, they say, is to preserve the historic complex on La Brea Avenue.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
“This place has a beating heart. All we have to do is effectively not kill it, right?” John Mayer says, laughing. “Just stay away from the big red button that says, ‘I got an idea.’”
Inglewood-based artist Alicia Piller uses recycled materials, found items and gemstones to make one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.
Trash is treasure for this jewelry maker and sculptor
Alicia Piller's sculptures have been featured in museums across L.A., from Craft Contemporary to the California African American Museum. Her jewelry is an extension of her art.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Inglewood-based artist Alicia Piller uses recycled materials, found items and gemstones to make one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.
Plant Bingo I love it.
Is playing with plants the best way to start 2026? Bingo!
Plant Bingo hit Greater L.A. in mid-2025, and with sellout crowds coming to play, it shows no signs of slowing down. Learn more, plus January plant events.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Plant Bingo I love it.
Stars leaving L.A., leadership lessons and fighting Parkinson’s: Our favorite 2025 sports stories
Stars leaving L.A., leadership lessons and fighting Parkinson's: Our favorite 2025 sports stories
The Times' sports reporting staff selects their favorite story from 2025, a showcase of stories that hold a special place with 17 writers.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Stars leaving L.A., leadership lessons and fighting Parkinson’s: Our favorite 2025 sports stories
After fires, L.A. teens just want to feel normal. New all-ages venue is ‘a way to escape’
After fires, L.A. teens just want to feel normal. New all-ages venue is 'a way to escape'
Backyard Party, a new all-ages venue in Pasadena, has a deep connection to Altadena and those who lost their homes in the Eaton fire. In addition to being a music and event space, it's also become a c...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
After fires, L.A. teens just want to feel normal. New all-ages venue is ‘a way to escape’
7 best L.A. architecture projects of 2025
7 best L.A. architecture projects of 2025
The best of Los Angeles architecture in 2025 felt like attractive experiments with an uncanny sense of the future. They include micro-scaled production studios to a high school completed in two months...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
7 best L.A. architecture projects of 2025
Though the world may feel like it’s falling apart, joy is still possible
Though the world may feel like it's falling apart, joy is still possible
Though 2025 has been an especially punishing year, faith leaders in L.A. say that choosing joy can be an act of liberation. Here are some ways to do it.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Though the world may feel like it’s falling apart, joy is still possible
After a rocky start, rebuilding in the Palisades and Altadena is gaining momentum
After a rocky start, rebuilding in the Palisades and Altadena is gaining momentum
The pace of permitting in Pacific Palisades and Altadena has been slower than it was in Santa Rosa after the Tubbs fire, and faster than Paradise after the Camp fire, according to an preliminary analy...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
After a rocky start, rebuilding in the Palisades and Altadena is gaining momentum
How one L.A. immigrant’s quest spawned generations of Christmas tree sellers.
How one L.A. immigrant's quest spawned generations of Christmas tree sellers
For the descendants of Mexican immigrant Francisco Robles, the business of selling pumpkins and, at the moment, Christmas trees is a 76-year-old family tradition.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
How one L.A. immigrant’s quest spawned generations of Christmas tree sellers.
Four child-care providers on 115th Street in South L.A. formed “the learning village,” sharing resources to meet the needs of the 60 children and their families.
These South L.A. women built a child-care haven on their block. It’s a lifeline for families
On a block in South L.A., four child-care providers lean on one another as they navigate the challenges of the industry, including competition with transitional kindergarten and the high cost of care.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Four child-care providers on 115th Street in South L.A. formed “the learning village,” sharing resources to meet the needs of the 60 children and their families.
Buh-bye 2025! 25 ways to banish this no good, very bad year
Buh-bye 2025! 25 ways to banish this no good, very bad year
Scream into the void. Sweat it out at a Korean spa. Smash a car at a rage room. Ending an era with a closing ritual can be therapeutic and help you make room for something new.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Buh-bye 2025! 25 ways to banish this no good, very bad year
Best of L.A. home design: The 14 most memorable rooms of 2025.
Best of L.A. home design: The 14 most memorable rooms of 2025
From a video rental kitchen in Silver Lake to an art-filled office in Beachwood Canyon, we look back at the rooms that inspired us.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Best of L.A. home design: The 14 most memorable rooms of 2025.
This is fun. How to find "awe" at the National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art worked with UC Berkeley psychologists to help people find more awe and wonder in their lives.
Tips for finding awe from the National of Gallery of Art
Prompts paired with paintings are designed to spur a sense of wonder.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This is fun. How to find "awe" at the National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art worked with UC Berkeley psychologists to help people find more awe and wonder in their lives.
Retired, they downsized from a six-bedroom house in New Orleans to a tiny ADU in their son's backyard in L.A.
Retired, they moved from 6 bedrooms to a tiny L.A. ADU built in 3.5 months
Al and Nenette Alcazar lived in their New Orleans home for 54 years. Now, they’ve downsized to a one-bedroom ADU in their son’s backyard in Los Angeles. “We love it,” says Nenette.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Retired, they downsized from a six-bedroom house in New Orleans to a tiny ADU in their son's backyard in L.A.
“All right, folks,” said a man on the PA system. “We’ve come to a stop in what appears to be the middle of nowhere.” My colleague Chris Reynolds travels 43 hours from L.A. to Chicago in an Amtrak roomette.
It's 43 hours from L.A. to Chicago. These train people like it that way
Passengers say the journey on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level scenery spanning deserts and mountains, and hours of unrushed conversation with fellow travelers.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“All right, folks,” said a man on the PA system. “We’ve come to a stop in what appears to be the middle of nowhere.” My colleague Chris Reynolds travels 43 hours from L.A. to Chicago in an Amtrak roomette.
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Disney Hall is great. Some of his small projects are perhaps even greater.
If you really want to understand Frank Gehry's genius, look past the titanium showpieces, @cmonstah.bsky.social writes. She explores the remodeling projects through which Gehry made the mundane into the extraordinary:
Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest
If you really want to understand the late architect’s transformative genius, look past the titanium showpieces that made him a household name.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Disney Hall is great. Some of his small projects are perhaps even greater.
Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Christopher Knight retires from the L.A. Times. I always felt lucky to get to talk to him about art in person.
Column: L.A. exploded into a world art capital. I was lucky to be here to witness it
Los Angeles' ascension coincided with the 46-year career of art critic Christopher Knight. In his final column for The Times, he cites three important factors in that rise.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Christopher Knight retires from the L.A. Times. I always felt lucky to get to talk to him about art in person.
After losing his dojo and home to the Palisades fire, karate instructor Gerry Blanck has resumed teaching students — many of whom lost homes
The Palisades fire was a body blow to this karate teacher. His new dojo helps kids heal
Sensei Gerry Blanck has resumed karate lessons after his home and his dojo in Pacific Palisades burned. Students and parents see it as a refuge.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
After losing his dojo and home to the Palisades fire, karate instructor Gerry Blanck has resumed teaching students — many of whom lost homes
"But with all the smiles, the music and a crowd old-timers said was the biggest they’d ever seen, tears were always near the surface."
After Eaton fire, Altadena's Christmas Tree Lane provides an emotional return to normalcy
Tears were always near the surface at the 105th anniversary of the beloved tree lighting festival, a symbol of community resilience.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"But with all the smiles, the music and a crowd old-timers said was the biggest they’d ever seen, tears were always near the surface."
11 fascinating Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles.
11 fascinating Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles
Beyond the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry also designed his own home, Loyola Law School and the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. What he built here would help him craft a visual language that trans...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
11 fascinating Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles.
Lovely appreciation of Frank Gehry by Mark Swed.
Appreciation: Frank Gehry was the architect who changed music
Frank Gehry, through making concert halls that inspired new ideas, wound up doing more to advance music than anyone else in the 21st century.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Lovely appreciation of Frank Gehry by Mark Swed.
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RIP Frank Gehry.
One of my fave things of working at LAT when it was downtown was looking up Bunker Hill and seeing the sun hit the stainless steel sails of Disney Hall.
Obit by Chris Hawthorne with additions by me.
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One of my fave things of working at LAT when it was downtown was looking up Bunker Hill and seeing the sun hit the stainless steel sails of Disney Hall.
Obit by Chris Hawthorne with additions by me.
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Frank O. Gehry, the architect who changed the civic landscape of his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, has died
Frank Gehry, known for ebullient cultural buildings like Disney Hall who helped invigorate the field of architecture at a moribund time, has died.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
RIP Frank Gehry.
One of my fave things of working at LAT when it was downtown was looking up Bunker Hill and seeing the sun hit the stainless steel sails of Disney Hall.
Obit by Chris Hawthorne with additions by me.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
One of my fave things of working at LAT when it was downtown was looking up Bunker Hill and seeing the sun hit the stainless steel sails of Disney Hall.
Obit by Chris Hawthorne with additions by me.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
L.A. artist Evan Curtis Charles Hall salvaged chimneys from six homes destroyed in the fire that swept through Pacific Palisades and Malibu for a future public artwork commemorating the deadly disaster.
Salvaged chimneys from the Palisades fire are a tangible memorial to L.A.'s unspeakable loss
To help the public process the January wildfires, artist Evan Hall created a memorial made of salvaged chimneys from destroyed homes.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
L.A. artist Evan Curtis Charles Hall salvaged chimneys from six homes destroyed in the fire that swept through Pacific Palisades and Malibu for a future public artwork commemorating the deadly disaster.
Wow. The Stahl House, one of L.A.'s most iconic homes, is for sale for the first time:
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November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Wow. The Stahl House, one of L.A.'s most iconic homes, is for sale for the first time:
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