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House Museum director Evan Curtis Charles Hall stands amongst three of the relocated chimneys .House Museum director Evan Curtis Charles Hall stands amongst three of the relocated chimneys .
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Chimney "tombstones" rise in memoriam on a Palisades bluff

A historic preservation group is relocating chimneys from houses that burned down to commemorate the people and places lost to the Palisades Fire.

Steve Chiotakis
Steve Chiotakis
NewsLos AngelesLA Firestorm: One Year Later
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Picking a new home off the shelf to speed up fire rebuild

In the Palisades and Altadena, architects are pre-designing houses to save homeowners time and money. These programs carry on the legacy of one of LA's most famous architectural experiments.
Brandon R. Reynolds
Brandon R. Reynolds
NewsLos AngelesLA Firestorm: One Year Later
A bunch of mushrooms from the Altadena Community Garden.
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Meet the mushrooms saving the Altadena Community Garden

After the Eaton Fire, the garden's soil quality was soiled ... but bioremediation has allowed the garden to grow another day.
Janek Schaller
Janek Schaller
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Palisades pizzerias pivot to peripatetic pop-ups

Starting a food truck is often a step towards owning a brick-and-mortar restaurant. But what if it goes the other direction?
Zeke Reed
Zeke Reed
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Making art after the fire: exhaustion, chaos, and creativity

A pair of artists and their family lost their home and studio in the Eaton Fire. Over the past year they've managed - just barely - to stay creative.
Susan Valot
Susan Valot
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