NEWS
July 10, 2011
On her first trip to Bali in April, Clodagh Smith visited a Hindu temple in the village of Tampaksiring. Inside, she came across a group of boys and men bathing in a sacred pool. Intrigued by this glimpse of everyday life, Smith took this photo. "What made this special for me was the opportunity to witness a ritual that was not designed for tourists but was an authentic expression of village religious life in contemporary Bali," the Sacramento resident said. View past photos we've featured . To upload your own, visit our reader travel photo gallery . When you upload your photo, tell us where it was taken and when.
HOME & GARDEN
July 1, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Soap star Ingo Rademacher has sold a Malibu home for $2,088,200. The remodeled 1973 Mediterranean was designed for indoor-outdoor entertaining. Walls of glass and doors open onto covered and open patio space with a spa, built-in barbecue and a dining area. The 2,700-square-foot house has four bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms. Rademacher, 40, has played Jasper "Jax" Jacks on "General Hospital" since 1996. He bought the property in 2008 for $2,365,000, according to public records.
HOME & GARDEN
May 25, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Pro hockey player Brad Stuart and his wife, Melissa, have sold their Manhattan Beach home for $2.1 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The Mediterranean-style house, built in 2006, has a sweeping staircase, a coffered dining room ceiling and a patio with a fireplace. The 4,547-square-foot home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms. Stuart, 31, played for the Los Angeles Kings before he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in time to help them win the 2008 Stanley Cup. He bought the property in 2007 for $2,564,500.
HOME & GARDEN
May 24, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Film and television producer Brian Grazer has listed his Malibu Colony beach house for $19.5 million. Designed for entertaining, the Mediterranean-style house has a deck off the living room and breakfast room. The three-story house, with more than 6,000 square feet of living space, includes an office, five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. There is an indoor swimming pool with spa adjacent to the two-car attached garage. A gym sits by the beach deck. Grazer, 59, co-founded Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard.
HOME & GARDEN
May 19, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli and his wife, actress Lori Loughlin, have sold their Bel-Air estate for $16.6 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The Georgian-style house, built in 1942, sits on more than 11/2 nearly flat acres with a guesthouse, sweeping lawns, a north-south tennis court, a swimming pool and a pool pavilion with a fireplace, bar and two-story-high ceiling. Interiors include a two-story living room, a gym, five bedrooms and five bathrooms. Giannulli, 47, founded the clothing company Mossimo in the '80s.
ENTERTAINMENT
May 12, 2011 | By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times
Vintage motorcycles may rattle. They may shimmy, shake or stall, but decades-old machines are unparalleled in their character and artistry — and, for one day this weekend, they are also on display for the public. Almost 200 vintage bikes will dot the green during Saturday's Quail Motorcycle Gathering at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel. Topping the list of must-sees are the Bathing Suit Bike, which Rollie Free rocketed to 150 miles per hour (and a motorcycle speed record) in 1948, wearing a helmet, bathing suit and borrowed shoes.
HOME & GARDEN
April 29, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
The family home of teen actor Colin Ford is listed in Encino at $1.95 million. The contemporary Mediterranean, built in 2003, sits behind gates with a circular driveway in the front and a pool in back. Features include marble floors, skylights, a two-story-tall dining room, a bar and a sweeping staircase to the second floor. Including the master suite with balcony and fireplace, the 5,000-square-foot house has five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. Ford, 14, starred in the movies "Push" (2009)
HOME & GARDEN
April 16, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
"Survivor" host Jeff Probst has purchased the Gene Autry estate in Studio City for $5 million. Built in 1949 by the cowboy singer-actor, the forested 3.68-acre property had been donated by Autry's widow, Jacqueline Autry, to the Autry National Center of the American West. The two-story Monterey-style house of about 8,000 square feet has pegged hardwood floors, a family room with a wet bar, a library/media room with vintage walnut paneling, a breakfast room, five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
HOME & GARDEN
April 14, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Update: TV host Phil McGraw and his wife, Robin, have sold their Mediterranean villa in Beverly Hills for $12 million. The gated property of nearly three-quarters of an acre has a main house, a detached guesthouse, an outdoor dining room and a swimming pool. Features include a two-story entry, a theater, a gym, a billiard room, temperature-controlled wine storage, eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms. McGraw, 60, started his daily "Dr. Phil" show in 2002. He has a doctorate in clinical psychology and is a bestselling author.
HOME & GARDEN
April 12, 2011 | By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
Ed O'Neill of "Modern Family" has bought a Brentwood home from cinematographer Robert Richardson for $3.05 million. The ranch-style house was designed by Cliff May in 1953 as his personal residence. It was an experiment in open plan living, with walls enclosing only the bathrooms and long drapes and rolling cabinets defining other rooms. During Richardson's ownership, the home was restored and refined by L.A.-based Marmol Radziner. Walls of glass open to park-like grounds, and a 288-square-foot skylight brings natural light into the house.