Palm trees, after all, are a fixture of the Los Angeles skyline. But that unassuming palm may be the city’s oldest, a survivor of three replantings and a witness to more than 150 years of Los ...

In January 2022, when a severe wind storm wound its way through Southern California, devastating 83mph winds blew over 300 trees in sculptor Vince Skelly’s hometown of Claremont. A small university ...