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…
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…
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…
LA Central Library to Celebrate 100th Birthday
The Los Angeles Central Library will celebrate its 100th birthday Saturday with a daylong festival featuring performances, exhibits,…
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…