Sony, Alamo Drafthouse reportedly in talks to take over Cinerama Dome
The ongoing saga of the Cinerama Dome, among the most iconic movie theaters in Los Angeles, took another…
Facing a ‘climate apocalypse,’ Californians are meh on plan to phase out gas cars
In September 2020, California was burning. Deadly wildfires scorched a record-breaking swath of the state. Californians suffered from…
El Niño is back: What ‘very strong’ pattern looks like for California
It’s been a little over a month since El Niño arrived, and California may be in for a…
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…
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…
Orange County demands $4 million from GKN Aerospace after crisis
Orange County is demanding that GKN Aerospace, the company whose Garden Grove facility sparked a chemical crisis that…
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…
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…
After a wet, hot winter, summer fruit trees in SoCal are suffering
Welcome to mid-summer! I hope you’ve been enjoying the fruit of the season. I know some of you…
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…
Here’s how an oil tanker captain learned he was hauling cocaine for cartels
The week before the captain of the Aquatravesia oil tanker arrived in Southern California must have been stressful.…
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…