Father's Day

Meet the 'Broquet,' the new go-to gift of manly merchandise

2013-05-23 13:29:00

Just in time for Father's Day, flower deliveries and edible arrangements have met their manly match in Broquet (pronounced bro-kay) a new company that will deliver a curated bucket of grilling tools, a cigar box of shaving products or a first-aid kit full...

Addiction Bistro serves gluten-free fried chicken, cupcakes and more

2013-05-16 12:00:00

This year I think we’ll break our Father's Day habit of staying close to home and take my husband to the Addiction Bistro, a little caf� on La Cienega Boulevard that serves burgers and sausages, chili and ice cream. I found the Addiction Bistro...

Mother's Day brings a chance for a special visit

2013-05-12 21:57:00

WHEATON, Ill. — I'm standing in a cemetery, which is probably better than lying in one. I came to Chicago to write about the Angels, and while I seem to be focused on the dead, this has more to do with Mother's Day. My mom is here. This isn'...

T-Mobile offering trade-in deal: $0 down for iPhone 5

2013-04-10 08:27:00

T-Mobile is hoping to lure more customers to its network by offering a trade-in deal in which users with an old iPhone can get a new iPhone 5 without a down payment. The wireless carrier Wednesday announced that it will sell users who trade in their...

Chris Paul has Clippers thinking big, despite thumping by Spurs

2013-02-21 23:17:00

I'm thinking the best place for Dwight Howard's statue outside Staples is right beside Oscar De La Hoya's 7-foot likeness. That way they can keep the guys together who have been beaten up the most in the building. De La Hoya was 0-1 in Staples and so...

Roaming the open spaces of Santa Barbara

2013-01-06 00:00:00

ARROYO HONDO PRESERVE, Calif. — A creeks cuts out of the Santa Ynez Mountains about 25 miles west of Santa Barbara. It follows a tight canyon from grass-covered foothills to the sea, passing an old adobe underneath a giant eucalyptus and...

Ellen DeGeneres commercial for J. C. Penney angers Christian group

2012-12-07 12:25:00

A J. C. Penney Christmas commercial featuring openly gay talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has angered a Christian group called One Million Moms, which called for a boycott of the retailer. "JCP has made their choice to offend a huge majority of their...

Hector Tobar's recommendations

2012-12-02 00:00:00

When my father was 13 his mother kidnapped him from a small town in Guatemala. This bold act liberated my father from a cruel and abusive stepmother — but it also brought an end to his education. My grandmother took her son to Guatemala City,...

Fitting allies: Timeline on fashion industry's support for gay rights

2012-11-18 00:00:00

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita's Tie the Knot bow ties are not the first product to emerge from the intersection of fashion and the marriage movement. Here's a brief timeline of other recent occasions when the fashion industry showed its support...

Thanksgiving with the Hatfields

2012-11-10 08:00:00

Even professional chefs get the Thanksgiving Day jitters. Just ask Quinn and Karen Hatfield, the couple who own Hatfield's restaurant (he's the chef, she's the pastry chef) and the recently opened Sycamore Kitchen. "I feel like I forget how to cook a...

Dads worth less than moms (at home, at least): Father's Day Index

2012-06-11 11:36:00

For all the soccer coaching, burger grilling and spider killing that Dad does around the house, the value of his work is worth only about one-third as much as Mom’s, according to the annual Father’s Day Index from Insure.com. Fatherly...

Father's Day photography gift ideas

2012-06-14 23:08:00

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Nery Gabriel Lemus, "Happy Fathers Day, Mom!" 2013, cotton tapestry, 15 1/4" x 17 1/2".

2013-02-28 11:54:00

Christian DaSilva and Emma Goodman on Father's Day 2012, when they found out they were having a baby.

2013-02-27 17:18:00

The one I will probably remember the most is the 1996 championship and Jordan helping lead the Bulls to a Game 6 win over Seattle on June 16, which was Father's Day.

2013-02-14 13:04:00