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As Savant Young carefully wipes down his charcoal gray 1973 Mazda RX-3 inside the Vintage Japanese Motor Union clubhouse, he...

On the tip of Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood, beyond the vape-scented sidewalks and partygoers waiting for their ride-shares, there’s a...

Caitlin Villarreal felt giddy the first time she stepped inside the Whitley Heights rental, a storied 1926 Mediterranean-style penthouse with...

In L.A., there are two types of locals: those who have a Google Maps list filled with recommendations ready to...

I didn’t come to Southern California to find love. I came because I was tired.Tired of working too many hours...

Bob Gurr has often joked that if it’s at Disneyland and it moves, he likely had a hand in its...

Taylor Tomlinson, the comedian and writer who has hosted the CBS talk and variety show “After Midnight” for two seasons,...

Three years ago, on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy, I wrote a story describing the humble Jesuit-born Jorge...

Angelenos are understandably worried about the toxins deposited by smoke and ash from the Eaton and Palisades urban wildfires in...

• The Los Feliz Albertsons’ unofficial Instagram page has thousands of followers, including celebrities like Kristen Schaal and Karina Longworth.•...

In early April, 31-year-old social producer Kimberleigh Anderson joined a group of about 60 in the mirror-lined studio at the...

The 24th summer of movies under the stars at Hollywood Forever Cemetery will begin Memorial Day weekend when Cinespia screens...

Charlie Sampson competes in the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in December 1982. (Denver Post / Getty Images) Bull...

It’s 8 a.m. on a Saturday and cars are starting to roll into the parking lot next to Unincorporated Coffee...

Sebastien Lagree would like to make one thing clear: “This. Is. Not. Pilates.” Signage at the West Hollywood location of...

Los Angeles has a reputation for being exercise-obsessed for a reason. Our city is home to studios and gyms fit...

On a Saturday night in Beverly Hills, nearly 150 stylish people filter into a grandiose ballroom for an exclusive event....

Making a comedy-music album based on secrets shared by internet strangers might not seem like an obvious step for Jordan...

With the wind whipping my hair in every direction, I blasted out of Los Angeles International Airport. On my way...

After four of the 30 designers lost their homes and Showcase furnishings in the Eaton Fire, the committee supporting the...

The Disneyland Resort is turning 70 in July, and it has never missed an opportunity to throw a party —...

“Star Trek” is a franchise that’s always seemed ripe for exploration in a theme park. Space travel, aliens, magic-like technology...

Esty wears ASHISH set and King of Sneakers rollerskates. It’s a Thursday night and West Coast rap anthems are thumping...

The spacious kitchen of a rented house just off Melrose Avenue in Beverly Grove is in full 420 mode. The...

A funny thing happened almost a decade ago when I told my girlfriends that I was embarking on a two-week...

Susan Ware spends each morning, from around 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., crafting jokes.“I’ve got notebooks. I’ve got sides of the...

Want to learn more about California native plants? Take a deep dive with experts from the Theodore Payne Foundation and...

The stalactites and stalagmites of Sequoia National Park’s Crystal Cave, a sprawling subterranean wonder that’s been closed for four years,...

The first thrift store I remember going to as a child was called Amvets. It was a warehouse-like space that...

We met on Facebook Marketplace. After a brief FaceTime call, we were locked in. The night she moved in was...

Growing up in Westchester, Amanda Gorman’s Sundays were dedicated to one thing: church.“I went to a historically Black church and...

After telling me to close my eyes, the voice instructs me to notice the sounds around me. I hear the...

On a recent Saturday afternoon in the Arts District, a group of seven friends — plus a tiny dog —...

Orlando, Fla. — There is no theme park land quite like Dark Universe. Tucked inside Universal Studios’ showstopping new Florida park Epic...

Some people see trash and weeds and walk on by. Others rail against the slobs of the world, or agencies...

Here’s the dilemma: Fruits and vegetables are among the neediest of flora because they require lots of nutrients and water...

Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the...

In our Between a Rock series, we share thrilling tales from local adventurers about close encounters in California nature, whether...

New Zealand-born actor Antony Starr, best known to American audiences as arch-villain Homelander from the Prime Video superhero parody “The...

There were no vacancies beneath the old neon Farm House Motel sign last Saturday — no guest rooms at all,...

After a few years of navigating widowhood, the women in my grief group encouraged me to get back “out there.”...

A sense of fun permeates the rooms of Cecilia and Abraham Beltran’s colorful one-bedroom apartment in Long Beach.The adventurous couple...

Tucked away on a quiet part of La Cienega Avenue in the Culver City Arts District, Black Image Center feels...

In the hours, weeks and months since the Eaton fire, pictures of Altadena’s destruction have been almost unavoidable. Tens of...

It was clear while ascending to the Pacific Design Center that Design.Space — the inaugural retail experience blending rare design,...

It was May of 2020, in the thick of the pandemic. There was nobody around, literally no one anywhere on...

Monday was momentous for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing although it still looked like a bridge to nowhere from the...

The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Growing up, Huang Wen-chun remembers listening to friends and family complain about life in Taiwan. So when she saw...

To television viewers, Kat Dennings is probably best known for playing down-on-her-luck characters — first in a six-season run as...

In the early 1990s, Kelvin Anderson Sr. built a makeshift recording studio in the back of his Long Beach record...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a quote widely attributed to Tennessee Williams: “We live in a perpetually burning...

The ball pops up in the air and soars into an arc, drifting against the blue sky, then comes down...

The all-things-puppetry extravaganza that is the yearly Bob Baker Day at Chinatown’s Los Angeles State Historic Park has landed on...

Here’s a primer for newbies who complain that Southern California has no seasons: You know it’s spring when our orange...

In a sea of people, you might catch a glimpse of one. A tiny head barely peeking out of the...

• A new pink rose was discovered in the Malibu garden of singer-actor-director Barbra Streisand. • Streisand and her gardener,...

Tamsen Fadal had been a news anchor at WPIX for over a decade when one night in 2019, she was...

This story is part of Image’s March Devotion issue, exploring various forms of reverence, love and worship. For the issue,...

Can hotels legally ban children?With spring breaks starting momentarily and summer vacations not far away, the question is puzzling a...

Mark Duplass offers a warning before he starts talking about his ideal Sunday.“Be prepared,” he says. “There’s not gonna be...

My mother, Donna, died unexpectedly earlier this month. On a recent Tuesday morning, she got up as normal, and even...

“I’m just an American guy in a pickup truck,” said Stephen Beech at the end of one of our early...

Park rangers fired from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Channel Islands National Park heard Thursday that their...

The emails arrive in people’s inboxes a few times each year with subject lines like: “Want more positivity in your...

Four weeks after the Eaton fire claimed his home, bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky was back at work in his East Los...

Here in auto-saturated Los Angeles, the bumper sticker has always been a healthy form of self-expression. But in recent years,...

Before the January fires came, Brian Gardner had 300 Polaroids on the wall of his basement saloon, the Hye West...

The team of masons, covered in dust and sweat, had been working in the ruins of the Altadena house for...

At Soho Warehouse, two lovers wear their hearts on their sleeves.

How do you express your devotion? This spring, craft meaning with new styles from Tory Burch to Prada.

New imaging from NASA provides a better understanding of the slow, mysterious Palos Verdes landslide. It shows the direction of...

Long before Leslie David Baker took on the role of Stanley Hudson — the grumpy pretzel- and crossword-loving salesman on...

Louis Vuitton x Murakami Side Trunk MM, Superflat Monogram Set of Chouchous, Monogram Multicolor Chouchous. In January, I was in...

It was a beautiful February day in Los Angeles after the fires. The sun burned hot overhead. I pulled my...

On any given weekend, Degnan Boulevard, bookmarked by West 43rd Street, vibrates with activity. As you walk down the street,...

It’s 10 a.m. on a Friday at SURFCORE Fitness, a boutique gym in Mid-City, and a 52-year-old woman is following...

In case you didn’t get the memo, March is Tomatozania-mania-party time in Southern California, when specialty growers offer pop-up sales...

“I am technically a princess,” says Paz de la Huerta over lunch at the Chateau Marmont — her castle, if...

We were a small but mighty group for our third Los Angeles Times subscriber hike on Saturday. The third L.A....

The Hollywood Premiere Motel hasn’t won any prizes lately. It has a 1.5 star rating on Trip Advisor, which ranks...

Adam Devine (“Workaholics,” “Pitch Perfect”), who reprises his role as youth pastor Kelvin Gemstone on the HBO televangelist comedy “The...

Hello again! Maybe you remember my L.A. Affairs essay from 2022 that described my relationship with Ruben. We married in...

Is this the moment for a spring break in Mexico or Canada?The idea might seem iffy as the Trump administration...

Walking barefoot across the cool tile floor, her silver face gems twinkling in the sunlight, sound bath practitioner and energy...

“The single best thing” Mel Robbins has ever done began with a stressful moment on her son’s prom night.The bestselling...

It was October of 1996, and my boyfriend Gary and I were on a backpacking weekend date. We planned to...

As an avid collector of vintage decor, Catie Brown feels lucky she doesn’t have to cope with one of Los...

Weekend Max Mara X Sebago A penny loafer with subtle studs and detachable tassels? Weekend Max Mara and Sebago have...

Catalina Island, which has plenty of horses in its history but stopped offering rides to visitors in 2008, is bringing...

On the golf course just outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, thousands of people stride across the grass, phones in...

Melissa Fumero’s sons, at 5 and 8 years old, are almost at the age that they can prep breakfast for...

I had just slipped back into bed after our infant daughter’s 4 a.m. feeding when my partner, Sean, turned over...

First came the “wows,” followed by waves of emotion. “I thought we were done with the tears,” said Seth Fonti,...

To set foot inside the Gallery, a new restaurant and bar in downtown, is to be whisked into a world...

When Dylan Anderson was eight years old, he discovered an old telescope of his grandfather’s. The pirate-esque rig was dusty...

There’s a big bloom coming to the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch, along with many tiny flutters.On March 1, the...

Hi — I’m Deborah Vankin, a wellness writer for the L.A. Times. I’m not sure about you, but 2025 has...

Shaadee Ighanian didn’t lose her home in the Eaton fire, but when her close friends with a baby did, the...

With a toddler, a Shih Tzu and several chickens, actor Poppy Liu has a full house.“I’m raising so many beings,”...

When Mark told me on our first date that he co-owned a mortgage bank with his father, Wes, who had...

At the southern edge of the Mojave Desert on an unusually warm Saturday in February, dozens of people mill throughout...

At any given moment, you’re likely to find Snoop Dog wherever eyeballs (bloodshot or otherwise) wander, from T-Mobile ads and...

The coffin, a life-size wood-and-iron box, sits in the middle of Kate Mueller’s living room as if in preparation for...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched...

Hit the road in L.A., and you’re likely to spot a cheeky bumper sticker … or 17. As Times contributor...

Jeanne Vaccaro, a scholar and curator from Kansas, always wanted to become a bumper sticker person. For years, she collected...

Los Angeles is a city built on optimism. “I guess I could be a TikTok influencer/actor/future senator if I really...

At a Los Angeles comedy club recently, Jenny Yang was working through some new material, including calling out some surprising...

A debilitating divorce that netted me half a condo and little self-esteem had landed me here: standing in line waiting...

Seated at a folding table in a large sun-filled room, Melody Sherwood adjusted the portable microphone stand and started to...

On a recent weekday evening, I found myself in a romantic position for which I have had zero training: a...

Last July, San Diego resident Trisha Malone applied for a disability exemption at a booth just outside the Disneyland and...

Once upon a time, Southern California was full of homes with yards full of gardens. Growing food was a given...

I’ve always been a nervous flier. The second I take my assigned seat in a plane, I pull my headphones...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched...

For years, Los Angeles has been building up its accessory dwelling unit (or ADU) housing stock, and now these small...

• Yoga adds flexibility and strengthens lower body joints, which makes it a great addition to your hiking routine. •...

Artist David Hockney was a driver: after visiting and then moving to Los Angeles in 1964, he zipped around the...

We met at the car wash. Seated in the shade, we struck up a conversation about our Thanksgivings. He asked...

About five years ago, when Meredith Hagner (whose characters range from clueless to maniacal in “Search Party,” “Vacation Friends” and...

When Debbie Henry evacuated her Altadena home in early January, she packed about enough clothing for a weekend getaway.It’s what...

Of our five senses, smell might be the most ignored. And yet the role it plays in our lives is...

Eleanor Norman, 11, and her father Nick attend “Somebody I Love Lives in L.A.” (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)...

Summer online reservations for Yosemite National Park have been postponed indefinitely.After the park announced several months ago that a new...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched...

While it’s true that who you know can matter just as much as talent, for Topher Grace, the connection that...

Much of Angeles National Forest reopened Thursday after a weeks-long closure because of wildfires and red flag warnings, but some...

We shared our first kiss while studying poetry in the foothills of the Rockies. “I’ll move anywhere with you,” I...

Medical marijuana patients and other 21-and-older weed consumers who left behind their pipes, bongs, rolling trays and other pot paraphernalia...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from continual pain to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part...

The world inside a downtown L.A. warehouse seemed to come to a halt, and all I saw was a blur...

It’s now been a year since the luxury streetwear brand 424 opened its cave-like home and store on Melrose Place,...

Angie Martin was the first client to arrive on Sunday morning at Pasadena City College, where a group of hairstylists...

• Unlike ash from vegetation fires, ash from burning buildings usually contains many toxins from melted plastics, electronics and other...

The first home Bozoma Saint John bought in L.A. was a condo in Marina del Rey.“It was the first time...

My first news of the Palisades fire came from a message in my neighborhood WhatsApp group. I learned from my...

We used to drive up the coast on a motorcycle. Me, with my arms tightly wrapped around him and my...

Togetherness can be a mixed blessing.As the Palisades fire raged, every member of the Cullen family — deeply rooted in...

In Fiona Simpson’s Sherman Oaks bedroom, a warm and art-filled space teeming with baskets of yarn and colorful weavings, a...

• Eight water districts have issued water advisories in L.A. County because of the Palisades and Eaton fires. There are...

As historic fires continue to burn across Southern California, a number of Los Angeles brands have started selling limited edition...

An accounting of the damage of the Eaton fire is still ongoing. Since starting in early January, it has burned...

Sitting for long periods can cause pain and injuries. Try these stretches to alleviate problem areas like your neck, lower...

Los Angeles is a place that feels physically and emotionally fractured these days. For tens of thousands who are displaced,...

With containment of the Palisades and Eaton fires improving, some residents are now returning to their neighborhoods to sift through...

Tales of the miraculous have always encircled the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine.The story of its 1950 founding goes that the...

When Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion reopens Saturday in its classic, non-holiday form it will essentially mark the completion of a nearly...

A week after the devastating Eaton fire tore through Altadena, killing 17, with 24 people missing as of this writing,...

On July 1, 2020, my life changed forever. What should have been a regular Wednesday, hunkering down with my family...

Since the fires started last week, a Zuma Beach parking lot has been a Los Angeles Fire Department Incident Command...

For years rumors swirled about a cult living on the secluded property at the end of Fair Oaks Avenue in...

• Altadena’s 104-year holiday lighting tradition known as Christmas Tree Lane escaped damage from the fire despite a torrent of...

After 90 years of breeding and selling rare camellias and azaleas to customers all over the world, Nuccio’s Nurseries in...

When our city went up in flames last week, everyone I know in Los Angeles was in emergency mode. Now,...

To live in Los Angeles right now is to know someone who is suffering. If you’re lucky, your home is...

Thousands of structures have been damaged in the fires that have besieged Los Angeles. Which means you likely know someone...

January is usually an easy month to book a Southern California hotel room. Not this year.Driven by the fires that...

It was my senior year at Van Nuys High. I had noticed her, especially because two of my buddies were...

After five days of an unrelenting firestorm in Los Angeles County, medical experts are warning that the area’s smoke levels...

Everyone knows California is disaster-prone, but there’s a familiar logic to the calamitous geography in this high-maintenance beauty of a...

Multiple wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of structures and forcing more than 130,000 residents to evacuate,...

Among the losses in the devastating Eaton fire was the Bunny Museum, husband-and-wife Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski’s grand ode...

“I’m gay so I can’t do the guitar solo,” quips Sam Buck. A grin plays across his face as the...

Leaders of the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, which has served the Pasadena area for more than 100 years, has...

I’ve never felt weird about paying strangers to touch me. Massages, facials, martial arts — it’s all just bodywork to...

Bestselling author Martha Beck has tried many things over her 62 years of life to quell the anxiety that’s been...

It’s Monday morning, the start of your work week. You’ve put the finishing touches on that big report, prepared for...

Last summer I had a chance to strike a deal with the devil. I sat, contemplating my choice — what...

As a student, like many of us, I liked to read Henry David Thoreau. Many of his ringing one-liners thrilled...

I was three years post-divorce, with a 12-year-old son and a newly adopted puppy, living in Park La Brea, where...

Although actor and comedian Joel McHale has lived in Los Angeles for nearly a quarter-century, he’s quick to point out...

Clearly, there’s no shortage of flowers in Southern California. As I write this near the end of 2024, roses, iris...

Jaclyn Cosgrove covers the (great!) outdoors at the Los Angeles Times. They started at The Times in 2017 and have...

Has it occurred to you that civilization might be overrated?Me too. So I’ve been thinking about the natural world —...

This stands to be an interesting year — if not a potentially stressful one — as we transition leadership in...

The ads on podcasts and social media were tantalizing: over-the-counter probiotic supplements that could ward off the worst effects of...

Advertisement Advertisement The author is an artist based in Altadena. She has a degree in illustration from ArtCenter College of...

For years, Justine Lupe bopped back and forth between Los Angeles and New York.It wasn’t until the pandemic that she...

I covered my empty wine glass as the Italian waitress made her rounds, a bottle of Chianti in hand. “I’m...

In late October, a beloved L.A. duo, Valerie Akiko Campbell and Justin Romero of Freak City, met with another beloved...

Los Angeles County is vast — and with a magnitude of yoga studios.We scoured the county, stretching to explore as...

When David Brown moved from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer, one of the first things he did was download...

This summer an old high school friend of mine decided to quit drinking entirely. She didn’t want to, but she...

My earliest memories of food are of family barbecues. My late father grew up on a cattle ranch in Uruguay,...

We all buy into a suspension of disbelief in certain areas of our lives. We play the lottery (someone’s gonna...

John-Jonne Smith enjoyed a flourishing head of hair for much of his life. The young millennial rocked different hairstyles and...

The idyllic holiday scene — piles of presents, smiles all around — rarely matches reality. Who among us hasn’t faced...

Now that he has a baby, Kyle Mooney doesn’t leave a certain L.A. radius much if he doesn’t have to....

We met at a boba shop on Santa Monica Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue perfectly situated between our apartments in the...

In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their mouth, was shooting pool on...

Snow has been slow to arrive in Big Bear this year, but the long-term forecast calls for big changes.Bear Mountain...

Mark Olson at the gym. (Mark Olsen) “Throughout my life I’ve been a skier, weightlifter, hiker and runner, including many...

Like most working moms, Los Angeles ceramist Emily Haynes has mastered the art of multitasking.“Please excuse the boxes of popcorn,”...

What gifts might our Gift Guide pickers pick if they were guided to pick gifts from the lists of the...

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to...