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Tricks of the Trade

The do's and don'ts of the Downtown Los Angeles Flower Market

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Nov 12, 2024
For florists and other small businesses shopping a wholesale flower market, building relationships among vendors is key.
Poppy Askew's flower market faux pas: When you pull flowers out of a bucket for inspection, don't let them drip on all the others.
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Urban condo owners are "counting pennies" as home insurance soars

by Caleigh Wells
Aug 16, 2024
Insurance rates nationwide have jumped more than 11% in 2023 and climbed nearly 20% since 2022, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Diann Dumas is cutting whatever expenses she can to afford increased HOA fees since her condo complex saw a 475% insurance spike.
Caleigh Wells/Marketplace
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My Analog Life

A former motorcycle messenger rides down memory lane

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 12, 2024
“I used up eight of my nine lives in that job,” said Ray Charlton, who drove paperwork around Los Angeles in the 1980s.
A motorcyclist splits lanes as drivers sit in traffic in Southern California in 2024. In the 1980s, motorcycle messengers zoomed around Los Angeles delivering papers.
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Shohei Ohtani's star power lures Japanese tourists to Los Angeles

by Josie Huang
Jun 20, 2024
Fans of the Dodgers phenom are coming by the thousands, despite the weak yen.
Ohtani has drawn Japanese visitors to LA's Little Tokyo neighborhood, largely because it's not far from Dodger Stadium.
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In the wake of strikes and peak TV, Hollywood’s workforce is shifting away from LA and New York

by Henry Epp
Apr 18, 2024
States are making tax-break offers that producers can't refuse.
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Breaking Ground

The New Deal history in LA's freeways

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Jan 19, 2024
The backbone of Los Angeles' extensive highway system was built with the aid of FDR's historic public works program.
The first potion of the Arroyo Seco Parkway opened in 1940, connecting Pasadena and downtown Los Angeles.
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My Economy

Typewriter salesman says creative types in L.A. help grow his business

by Richard Cunningham
Oct 2, 2023
Aaron Therol says he's saving a piece of history while he's saving people from distractions.
Aaron Therol sells typewriters — machines you don't see very often nowadays. He says Los Angeles' creative community keeps his business afloat.
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With volunteerism in decline, this nonprofit turned to seniors

by Gloria Hillard
Sep 21, 2023
When COVID hit, the volunteers on that many nonprofits depended upon disappeared.
As the pandemic has waned, the nonprofit School on Wheels — which serves children who live on Skid Row — has turned to recruiting seniors.
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"City of Gold"

Restaurants on wheels

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 18, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #166
Roy Choi's Korean fusion truck Kogi helped kick off the food truck trend.
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Municipal composting helps food scraps find a second life

by Caleigh Wells
Jun 29, 2023
More and more cities are implementing food scrap collection to reduce landfill methane emissions and help meet climate targets.
At the Recology facility, workers have to manually remove non-perishable items that people mistakenly throw into green bins — including garden hoses, plastic bags and milk cartons.
Caleigh Wells
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