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How Wattstax Kickstarted This R&B and Funk Photographer's Long Career
Bruce Talamon has trained his lenses on some of the music industry’s brightest stars, but it all began at Wattstax. → Read More
Tell Us Your Pan Dulce Story
Pan dulce occupies a special place in many an Angeleno's heart. How have conchas, orejas and their many baked siblings been part of your lives? → Read More
50 Years of L.A. Pride, The World’s First Permitted Gay Pride Parade, in Posters
The L.A. Pride Parade and Festival in West Hollywood is a fixture of Los Angeles life, but 50 years ago, it was at the center of a heated battle between... → Read More
He built his 20-foot-wide house over a secret brook in the middle of L.A.
In Mid-Wilshire's enchanting eight-street enclave of Brookside, the tree-lined community is set apart by the flowing water feature that is believed to run from the Hollywood Hills through the neighborhood and out to Ballona Creek. Most of the classical homes in this neighborhood celebrate the creek… → Read More
Seven Historical Objects from the Huntington Collections That Still Resonate Today
History may have happened yesterday, but a look at these objects from the past shows that it still holds power even today. → Read More
Downed L.A. trees are reborn as design items in homes and restaurants
The trees used to go to landfills. Now a lumber yard takes downed trees from across L.A. and mills them. The lumber then goes to artisans and designers for use as benches, planters, shelving and more. → Read More
10 Things We Learned About L.A. That Made Us Love It More
Ask a hundred passers-by on the street what their Los Angeles is to them and you'll likely get as many answers. Here are a few more reasons we've found to... → Read More
My Favorite Room: Courteney Cox’s Malibu retreat is an oasis for friends
Actress, producer and director Courteney Cox, 54, grew up surrounded by family and friends during weekly gatherings. She keeps this tradition alive at her 8,000-square-foot Malibu property, high above the beach. → Read More
My Favorite Room: Courteney Cox’s Malibu retreat is an oasis for friends
Actress, producer and director Courteney Cox, 54, grew up surrounded by family and friends during weekly gatherings. She keeps this tradition alive at her 8,000-square-foot Malibu property, high above the beach. → Read More
Getting through that condo remodel means taking extra steps
Sure you own your condo, but renovating it can mean all kinds of complications. → Read More
How Lincoln Heights' Church of the Epiphany Energized the Chicano Movement
Nothing signals “Revolution HQ” about the Church of the Epiphany in Lincoln Heights, but if its walls could speak, perhaps they would rally and roar... → Read More
Help Build Up the La Raza Archive
In the 1960s and 70s, a group of intrepid young activists took over 25,000 images for the community newspaper-turned-magazine La Raza. These photos now... → Read More
Before and After: Grandmotherly Westwood cottage gets a modern makeover that is age-appropriate
With its flowery furniture and pink-tiled fireplace, the quaint two-bedroom, one-bathroom Westwood cottage struck real estate investor George Gonzalez as grandmotherly when he spotted it on Redfin. → Read More
Top Artbound Stories of 2017
This year has been a tumultuous one and it has left this country examining its values and what it cherishes most. This year's top stories have revolved around inclusivity and a willingness to explore beyond the usual borders. → Read More
Food Spots That Made Our Mouths Water in 2017
In Los Angeles, we're lucky to have a diversity of food within a few miles' drive. In a few minutes, we can chow down on delicious tacos al pastor or savor on Romanian cuisine. Here are some food spots that made it to our must-go list this year. → Read More
34 Vietnamese Dishes To Try Apart from Phở and Bánh Mì
We asked Chef Diep Tran of Good Girl Dinette to give us a rundown of Vietnamese dishes we should try aside from the usual pho and banh mi. → Read More
A Day in the Life of Petit Trois Chef de Cuisine, Will Marquardt
We asked Marquardt to give us an insider’s look into the demands of a chef de cuisine at one of the country’s best restaurants. Here’s a day in his life. → Read More
The Fellowship that Fuels L.A.’s Avant-Garde Art Scene
Amid the tumultuous years of the culture wars in the 80s and 90s, L.A. showed its support for its creative residents, by setting up a fellowship designed to boost the city's cultural capital. Its legacy continues today. → Read More
5 Things to Know About MacArthur 'Genius' Yuval Sharon
Opera is often perceived as a staid and static art form, but director Yuval Sharon has made it his life’s work to push its boundaries. Here's a quick rundown of him and his work. → Read More
Harry Gamboa Jr.’s Portrait Series Expands the Meaning of ‘Chicano’
In his long-running photo series, “Chicano Male Unbonded," photographer Harry Gamboa Jr. meant to counteract all the negative stereotypes that stem from the word "Chicano." Meet a few of his past subjects. → Read More