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…
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…
Beachgoers, beware: Your giant shade canopy might be illegal
Nothing soothes the soul quite like the sun and sand — and, for some people, a giant shade…
The Vikings of Solvang fundraise to aid those burdened by medical debt
Around noon Saturday, 100 Vikings sat in formation in Solvang, Calif., a Danish-immigrant hamlet founded in 1911 about…
Disneyland turns to cheaper evening passes, prompting speculation
If you visit Disneyland with any frequency, a discount from the usual price of more than $100 a…
IAMLA’s new exhibit ‘Mangia!’ tells the tale of Italian American cuisine
Names like DiGiorno, Delmonico, Ghirardelli, Gallo and other Italian American food brands are so ubiquitous that most people…
This is one of the few suburbs growing in Los Angeles County. Here’s why
There has been a lot of hand-wringing about the declining population of Los Angeles County, which lost 54,000…
The iconic Point Vicente Lighthouse just turned 100. It’s showing its age
In April 1926, the Point Vicente Lighthouse, the clifftop beacon of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, was illuminated for…
California is bringing back EV rebates
With California gas prices above the national average and electric vehicle rebates making a comeback, the state’s EV…
How preservationists saved the bicentennial mural on Prado Dam
As thousands of Southern Californians drove to Fourth of July parties, they passed a patriotic display enjoying its…
The beer queen of Northern California is selling her brewery for her 80th
It was 1983. Barbara Groom was in her late 30s, working as a successful pharmacist and bored out…