As light-hearted and idyllic as they may appear in meticulously filtered Instagram posts, picnics have their (admittedly mild) perils. As founder of the Portland Picnic Society and co-author of The ...

Gloria Malaihollo straightened and smoothed out a white rug under a long and low wooden table topped with plates, utensils and candles set up on the sand near the Redondo Beach pier. Pillows were ...