Los Angeles, Ca
Did you know Apple hosts a free camp for kids?
Looking for something to do with the kids this summer?
For over twenty years, Apple Stores have hosted Apple Camp, where kids and their parents can attend free sessions that involve being creative on Apple’s latest devices.
This year’s theme is exploring new worlds and telling stories inspired by kindness.
I recently visited a session at the Apple Store Third Street Promenade.
This year’s theme focuses on using your imagination to create stories inspired by kindness.
The free, 90-minute sessions are designed for kids 6 to 10 years old and are held throughout the summer at Apple Stores across the country.
“Apple Camp is so near and dear to my heart. Every single year, I always look forward to this experience. And seeing kids come alive, especially if they’re a little shy or nervous in the beginning. But by the end, they’re so confident,” said instructor and Apple Creative Pro Grace Kinsella.
During the sessions, kids learn to use the iPad to create an interactive storybook.
They create animations, add AR shapes and 3D shapes, and take AR photos where they place the 3D shapes in the world around them.
Kids not only learn new skills on familiar devices, but sometimes, parents do too!
Beyond the technical skills, there are bigger lessons to be learned.
“There’s always room for more kindness, and to get these kids thinking about it in a thoughtful, creative way early on is wonderful,” said Mom Mili Patel of Los Angeles.
Apple Camp is part of a larger initiative called Today at Apple, which offers free, hands-on sessions that teach valuable skills and hidden tricks.
Sign-up is open now, and sessions run through the end of July. As a bonus, all campers get a free T-shirt.
The corporation that owns the Langham Huntington Pasadena has settled a civil lawsuit claiming the luxury hotel hiked room rates while more than 200,000 residents evacuated their homes during the pair of deadly and destructive wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area in January of 2025. The lawsuit, filed by the Los Angeles County District […]
Southern California is bracing for a hot and muggy week ahead, with heat watches in place and a chance of thunderstorms across the mountains and desert regions.
Temperatures are expected to increase each day into midweek, prompting officials to extend a heat advisory until 10 a.m. Tuesday, when it will transition to an extreme heat watch for even warmer conditions through Thursday evening.
Temperatures are expected to peak on Wednesday, with many locations topping 100 degrees and some reaching 110, according to the National Weather Service.
“Monsoonal moisture moving over the area will add to the discomfort, also bringing the potential for showers and thunderstorms each day,” the Weather Service said.
Those thunderstorms are most likely to occur over the mountain and desert areas as subtropical moisture is drawn into the region by a strong ridge of high pressure.
Temperatures along the coast may even reach the 90s by midweek, with very warm temperatures continuing through the night.
“Given the extreme heat and humidity, it’s highly recommended to complete outdoor activities as early as possible,” the Weather Service said.
The high pressure is expected to slowly weaken Thursday, bringing afternoon highs to within a few degrees of normal in most areas by Friday.
Two rare corpse flowers have begun to bloom simultaneously at the Huntington Library in San Marino, the nonprofit organization announced Sunday evening.
Odorysseus, the taller of the two flowers, bloomed first. A second, smaller corpse flower named Odora appears to be following close behind.
The Huntington Library is inviting visitors to take in the flowers’ unique aroma, which is often compared to rotting flesh.
“And so it begins,” the Huntington Library wrote on social media.
Odora is shaped a bit differently than Odorysseus because its spadix is inverted due to a developmental irregularity. This is not expected to affect the blooming of the flower.
“Plot twist!” the Huntington Library wrote on Instagram. “Odora wants to steal the spotlight. Odora’s spathe has started opening, too. Tiny but mighty, we’re in for quite the show with a double bloom.”
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File: The Corpse Flower, as seen in 2024 at The Huntington in San Marino, California. (Photo by Linnea Stephan)
The Huntington is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday, and is closed on Tuesdays. Reservations are required Friday through Sunday, on holidays, and during peak seasons. “Twilight stroll” hours are available on the Huntington’s website.
The public can also watch a live stream of the bloom on the organization’s YouTube channel.
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