Renovation

After deadly Oklahoma tornado, officials vow to rebuild Moore

2013-05-21 12:53:00

MOORE, Okla. – State and local officials vowed to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. At an afternoon news conference,...

Oklahoma tornado: Search, cleanup continue; rebuilding ahead

2013-05-21 17:10:00

MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum returns to form, with light and life

2013-05-05 05:30:00

AMSTERDAM — A scrum of international TV reporters, photographers and other media packed the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum on a recent spring morning, while producers negotiated with publicists for time to shoot spots in front of Rembrandt's...

Cubs owner threatens to move from Wrigley Field

2013-05-01 16:44:00

The owner of the Chicago Cubs for the first time publicly threatened to move the team out of Wrigley Field if his plans for a big video screen are blocked, saying Wednesday he needs new advertising revenue to help bankroll a $500-million renovation of the...

Restored or ruined? Malibu Lagoon project stirs strong opinions

2013-04-29 21:09:00

Before the bulldozers arrived last June, Malibu Lagoon was a fully grown habitat for egrets, voles and tidewater gobies, studded with sycamore trees and clusters of tule reeds. Today, the lagoon's islands appear almost barren, covered by a sea of tiny red...

Southwest Museum's prospects for festive 100th birthday are dim

2013-04-28 11:34:00

Los Angeles’ oldest museum site, the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, is celebrating its centennial this year with the debut of a new entrance halland outdoor nature center, capping a full makeover that’s already yielded new halls...

HGTV to introduce nine new series by July 31

2013-04-24 12:11:00

It's going to be a busy summer for HGTV. The home-focused cable channel announced at its Upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday that it would debut nine new series by July 31. The highest profile new series is "Brother Vs. Brother,"...

Planned complex aims to help Pacoima neighborhood, entrepreneurs

2013-04-17 16:40:00

At a busy but nondescript intersection in Pacoima, a real estate developer is trying to help revive the San Fernando Valley neighborhood with an open-air market and retail complex aimed at small entrepreneurs. The complex on Van Nuys Boulevard at San...

City TV channel to move into historic theater near Olvera Street

2013-04-15 10:08:00

One of the oldest buildings in Los Angeles, the long-vacant Merced Theater near Olvera Street, will become the new home of broadcaster Cityview Channel 35. The plan approved by the City Council will lead to renovations of the old building in El Pueblo...

Review: Restoration comedy 'The Beaux' Strategem' defies categories

2013-04-10 05:00:00

How often do you get to see a classic bawdy Restoration comedy by George Farquhar, a long-lost Thornton Wilder meditation on marriage and other human foibles, and a brand-new Ken Ludwig farce — all for the price of a single ticket? Granted, they...

Noir City: Hollywood festival is a walk on the dark side of film

2013-04-03 16:58:00

There is something mesmerizing — almost addictive — about the classic film noirs of the 1940s and '50s, with their darkened, rain-drenched streets and narrow alleys inhabited by anti-heroes sporting well-worn raincoats and crushed fedoras....

Bringing back a piece of L.A.'s Olympic glory

2013-03-01 17:54:00

The midweek traffic along the 101 Freeway is sluggish this afternoon, but that's nothing compared to two cars along this route that have been stalled for years. The vehicles, bright pink and yellow, are part of artist Frank Romero's mural, "Going to...

A Court of Appeals ruling in October upended Maryland�s long-standing compromise between landlords and child safety advocates and opened the door to large liability judgments in lead paint cases, even for property owners who comply with state lead abatement standards.

2012-04-06 12:15:00

Tygone Poteat, part of the lead paint removal crew for the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, removes windows covered in lead paint in the livingroom of a home in southern Baltimore before installing new ones.

2012-03-07 00:00:00

Tygone Poteat, part of the lead paint removal crew for the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning , removes windows covered in lead paint in the livingroom of a home on Maisel near Westport St. before installing new ones. One of the bills presented to lawmakers in Annapolis would mandate window

2012-03-01 00:00:00