L.A. restaurants providing food, shelter to fire evacuees and first responders
L.A. County is consumed in smoke as multiple wildfires across the Palisades, Pasadena, Altadena and Sylmar remain mostly uncontained, with thousands of acres burned and…
2025 BAFTA Tea, Oscar race stop, canceled amid L.A. wildfires
The annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Tea Party, a mainstay of the awards circuit, has been canceled for 2025 due to the…
Lakers coach JJ Redick’s family evacuated due to L.A. fires
Lakers coach JJ Redick said his family was evacuated from their home in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and offered his thoughts and prayers for everyone…
L.A. backs $1-billion TVC project, amid fears about Hollywood jobs
For the past two and a half years, the battle for the future of L.A.’s Fairfax Avenue corridor has been raging between economic powerhouses.Hackman Capital…
Learn what kawaii means, and explore the 12 cutest places in L.A.
If you like your kawaii served with dinner, a live show and a hearty dose of immersive world-building, Asayoru Maid Cafe is the ideal destination.…
Jean Milant, founder of Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions, dies at 81
Jean Milant, the master printmaker who helped expand the creative reach of young L.A. conceptual artists such as Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari with the…
You’re the only guest at ‘Undersigned,’ a thrilling show in L.A.
Last summer I had a chance to strike a deal with the devil. I sat, contemplating my choice — what I could live without to…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Joel McHale
Although actor and comedian Joel McHale has lived in Los Angeles for nearly a quarter-century, he’s quick to point out that Sunday downtime here is…
Nathan Hochman swept L.A.’s Westside and Valley in the Nov. 5 election
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with a big lift from Koko Nakajima and…
Creativity and $400 menus amid record restaurant closures
L.A. is fully in the era of the $400 tasting menu. Plus, a golden era for Champagne, a good bowl of pho, Feast of the…
10 L.A. panaderias that sell rosca de reyes for Dia de los Reyes
Covered in dried fruits, candy stripes and sugared crust, the aromatic taste of rosca de reyes comes around only once a year.In celebration of the…
The best Vietnamese restaurants to try pho in Los Angeles
Few meals are as restorative as a steaming-hot bowl of pho — the Vietnamese noodle soup that many claim is their go-to remedy for nursing…
L.A. County HQ should stand, Janice Hahn says. And not because of her dad
I drove around downtown Los Angeles on a recent Friday morning looking for one of the Civic Center’s ugly ducklings. The Kenneth Hahn Hall of…
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”…