Best new restaurants and bars to try in Los Angeles this January
Kick off the new year with an elaborate Spanish tasting menu at Somni — if you can score a reservation. The restaurant’s previous iteration within…
12 amazing L.A. hikes, one for every month of the year
In Los Angeles, every season is hiking season. This helpful guide lays out where to go this year to get away from the hustle and…
From Freddie Freeman to Decoy, Dodgers owned top 2024 L.A. moments
The similarities between Freeman’s 10th-inning grand slam and Kirk Gibson’s ninth-inning home run in 1988 were striking. Both were slugged by injured hitters essentially playing…
Maps of support for L.A. County Dist. Atty. Hochman and Proposition 36 show shifts in opinion on criminal justice
California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime.The stiffer penalties on some drug and theft crimes that voters recently approved with Proposition 36…
L.A. County’s annual holiday celebration and a Velázquez masterpiece
Dear Essential Arts Readers,This has been a tough year for many of us. I don’t need to list the challenges we have faced as a…
Have some down time? Check out the revamped L.A. Times games
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start…
The favorite stories written by the Food team in 2024
Plenty of nicknames knock around the Internet to describe the blurry stretch of time between Christmas (Chrismukkah this year!) and New Year’s Day. “Feral Week”…
Column: An Oscar-winning L.A. council member? Gov. Danny Trejo? Gustavo’s 2025 predictions
The good news: None of the predictions I made in last year’s annual Gustradamus columna came true. If any did, it would have been a…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Justine Lupe
For years, Justine Lupe bopped back and forth between Los Angeles and New York.It wasn’t until the pandemic that she decided it was time to…
Richard Parsons, who steadied Time Warner and L.A. Clippers, dies at 76
Richard Parsons, the executive dubbed “Captain Emergency” for his record of stabilizing ailing companies such as AOL Time Warner, Citigroup Inc. and Dime Savings Bank…
Home will feel like home again for Rams when Cardinals visit L.A.
It’s a short week of preparation for the Rams.But coach Sean McVay, quarterback Matthew Stafford and the rest of the offense can take comfort knowing…
6 L.A. craft studios to make a DIY gift that’s actually good
I already know my cats are spoiled, but spending three hours painstakingly handcrafting a stained glass portrait of them really takes the cake.The popular class,…
Judge holds off on ordering shutdown of L.A. County’s juvenile hall
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall will remain open until at least early January after a judge held off on ordering the troubled hall shut down.Los Angeles…
L.A. city officials use disappearing Google Chats. The city attorney is investigating
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is conducting an internal review of city employees’ use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24…
A taste of 1789 Japan
A meal out of history, babka love, Christmas Caesar, Kismet’s cheesy pickle-and-greens dip, ranking the best and worst chicken tenders, a Somni sneak peek, why…
Ho-ho-ho with ‘Die Hard,’ plus the week’s best films in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.I attended Tuesday’s premiere screening of…
Reagan to Make Appeal to Soviets in L.A. Speech
President Reagan will make another plea for U.S.-Soviet cooperation in a speech here today and suggest new steps that the Soviets could take to signal…
Meet the queer Gen Z women giving billiards a rebrand in L.A.
In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their mouth, was shooting pool on the patio of 4100 Bar…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kyle Mooney
Now that he has a baby, Kyle Mooney doesn’t leave a certain L.A. radius much if he doesn’t have to. And he’s content with that.…
Darvin Ham says what he did with Lakers warranted extension, not firing
It’s been seven months since the Lakers fired Darvin Ham, and he’s still surprised he’s no longer coaching the team.Ham, who was 90-74 in two…