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Grounded by the pandemic, I returned to the air and fell in love, if briefly, with basic economy, a different parking lot and wailing children.

Did one of Southern California’s most isolated places become even more isolated during the pandemic? You bet. The funky allure of Slab City, which my colleague Priscella Vega calls “the Shangri-La of desert weirdness,” was no match for COVID-19. “The people that come visit me — Iceland, Russia, Japan — stopped coming,” said Rodney “Spyder” Wild, owner of an RV compound he rents on Airbnb. The squatter’s paradise, which vaguely feels like a free, year-round Burning Man, is in Imperial County on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea about 50 miles north of the border with Mex...

Fashion goes bananas — and apples and grapes and oranges too Adam Tschorn © Provided by The LA Times Fruit-bowl fashion looks more stylish than ever thanks to textiles made from apples, bananas, mushrooms and more. (Ross May / Los Angeles Times) You probably know that putting lots of fruits and vegetables in your body is good for you, but what you might not know is that putting more fruit and veg on your body in the form of leather-alternative fabrics could be good for the planet. Boston-based technology research firm Lux Research forecasts annual sales of low-complexi...

Fast forward to summer with these beachy adventures Hikers can savor commanding views of sea, sky and sand at Point Dume. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) April 1, 2021 7 AM PT Design and illustrations by Jade Cuevas Good morning! With highs in the 80s this week, it feels as if summer has come early to Southern California. To celebrate the warm weather, in this edition of Escapes you’ll find hikes along the Pacific and a low-effort beach camping experience — all within 120 miles of Los Angeles. You’ll also find a reader recommendation as well as a must-have tool for...

Three months after Jeff Talbert conducted a virtual listening tour to hear from residents, the Canton City Schools superintendent was back on tour answering their questions about the district’s sweeping restructuring proposal. Talbert spent more than five hours during five virtual community meetings over the past two weeks fielding questions about the Design for Excellence plan, which restructures each of the district’s 22 school buildings in an effort to reduce the number of buildings and amount of staff to match declining enrollment while giving students more educational opportunities. ...