Don’t let summer pass by without trying one of these amazing hot dogs
There’s just something very American about hot dogs. Is there another dish that consumers routinely devour despite scientific…
Jennifer Finch, bassist for influential L.A. rock band L7, dead at 59
Jennifer Finch, bassist for the influential Los Angeles rock band L7, has died. She was 59. Finch died…
One lobbying firm’s many roles around the Boyle Heights fire
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Noah Goldberg, with…
Permanent daylight saving time may be coming to California
The scourge of changing our clocks twice a year, including the ones in our cars and microwaves, could…
Alta restaurant reopens in West Adams after revamp with a new menu
One of the city’s most celebrated California soul food restaurants just reopened with an even more creative global…
LAUSD faces county takeover unless it makes steep budget cuts
In less than three weeks the Los Angeles school officials must show, under state law, how they will…
A sculpture of a giant naked woman goes on sale in San Francisco. Bring a crane
For sale in San Francisco: A 45-foot-tall metal sculpture of a naked woman. Her name is R-Evolution. Her…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen moved to California to work with Jack Nicholson. It was 1977, and Steenburgen — an Arkansas…
Cheap, exciting and surprising pools in Los Angeles
I once found relief from a brutal L.A. heatwave by sneaking into a chic hotel pool. I bought…
Free parking at Fryman Canyon is over and hikers are stomping mad
Usually, on warm Sunday afternoons, I would circle the jam-packed parking lot at the base of Fryman Canyon…
Giant skeletons are staying up long past Halloween in Los Angeles
The undead are invading L.A. They wear Santa hats and sunglasses, American flags and pool floaties. Some stand…
They invented the ‘perfect car’ for L.A. drivers. Here’s why we never got it
Los Angeles was buzzing 50 years ago over what backers insisted was the perfect vehicle for our car-dependent…