Schindler gems shine in Studio City
Architect Rudolph Schindler’s designs are so classic, so quintessentially Southern California that 102 years after he opened his practice in Los Angeles, they still seem…
Sunkist Building Sherman Oaks CA, a “Symphony in Concrete”
With its distinct late-modern design, the Sunkist Building in Sherman Oaks CA is one of the crown jewels of San Fernando Valley architecture. Brooding alongside…
Book Review: Sugar Skull
By Denise Hamilton; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman Los Angeles Times reporter Eve Diamond is sitting at the Metro desk working on a weekend crime round-up…
Book Review: They All Fall Down
By Rachel Howzell Hall; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman The ultimate challenge in mystery writing is the locked room mystery, where the victim is found dead…
Book Review: Eve’s Hollywood
By Eve Babitz; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman Way back when in the long ago, before there were Kardashians shaking their bootie on social media —…
Book Review: My Detective
By Jeffrey Fleishman; reviewed by Jeannette Hartman Set in downtown L.A., MY DETECTIVE is unusual in many ways. First, the murderer targets architects, the celebrity…