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A pianist off-roads a Steinway into Griffith Park for an outdoor concert

Hunter Noack takes in the view at Summer Lake, Oregon, ahead of an In a Landscape performance.(Stelth Ulvang)A grand piano, hauled in on a Ford F-350, will make its way next weekend to Griffith...

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She lived the ‘90s LA party crew scene. Now she’s making sure it’s remembered

Guadalupe Rosales, center, was part of the L.A. party crew scene in the mid-1990s.(Guadalupe Rosales collection / Courtesy Penguin Random House)In the '90s, Guadalupe Rosales was a teenager in Los...

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Mariachi meets The Smiths at The Ford. It started with a lucha libre...

From left: Ivan Cruz, Tony Zuniga, Maira Solis, Luis Morales and Ivan Peña of Mariachi Tierra MiaTwo loves of Mexican American culture in L.A. are coming together in a show called “Mariachi Meets The...

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Fall Friday Nights brings free food, music and family activities to MacArthur...

Central City Neighborhood Partners staff pose with the organization's mobile food pantry during Fall Friday Nights at MacArthur Park.(Courtesy of Central City Neighborhood Partners)This story first...

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The countdown to the 2028 Olympics is on. Here’s why you should care

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg perform at the LA28 Olympic Games Handover Celebration.(Emma McIntyre / Getty Images North America)In less than two years, the Olympics and Paralympics will take over Los Angeles...

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This Glendale singer made the finals of 'México Canta' — Mexico's answer to...

Glendale, Calif., resident Tiffany Galaviz is one of seven finalists for the binational “México Canta” contest. The finals take place Sept. 13 in Mexico CityA Spanish-language TV singing competition...

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An oral history project captures stories in and around K-Town. Now anyone can...

Abigail Eun gave an interview during the COVID-19 pandemic that is included the new K-Town Archive. (Courtesy of The K-Town Archive)Lauren Kim works alongside her father, Hanjik, at his traditional...

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Camels in LA? Inside the military’s wild experiment

A camel at the Drum Barracks in Wilmington circa 1865.(Courtesy University of Southern California Libraries/California Historical Society Collection)Los Angeles County has exotic wild animals roaming...

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Gallery featuring neurodivergent artists opens on Venice's Abbott Kinney

Some of the featured art at "Limitless"(Courtesy Help Group )A new space celebrating the art of autistic and neurodiverse youths has opened on Abbott Kinney Boulevard in Venice, amid the trendy coffee...

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How does a farm in Irvine end up hosting the first-ever Tanaka Day?

Tanaka Farms in Irvine.Tanaka Day, an epic meet-and-greet of people with the Japanese surname, is happening the weekend of Sept. 19 and 20 at — wait for it — Tanaka Farms in Irvine."I'm the idea guy...

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A list of events in LA and OC counties to remember 9/11

Flowers are left at the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum in 2024, which is located on the land where the Twin Towers once stood before they were destroyed.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)Alhambra9/11...

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Inside the Burbank vintage store with a built-in bee museum

The Bee Museum is inside the vintage store, Hive & Hanger, in Burbank.(James Bartlett / LAist)A sign on the front door says “Beekeeper owned,” and inside the Hive & Hanger store in Burbank, the...

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By day, he’s a radiologist. For kicks, he’s That Peking Duck Guy

Hong Pham, aka That Peking Duck Guy, takes a roasted Pipa duck out of his outdoor oven.(Fiona Ng / LAist)Got a taste for ducks cooked the Chinese way? Your quest may take you to a quiet suburban...

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How SoCal became a testing ground for fast-growing Asian retailers

A MINISO logo is displayed on a sign outside of a store in San Diego.(Kevin Carter / Getty Images)Southern Californians who’ve long shopped at Daiso, Miniso, Uniqlo or 99 Ranch Market may not be...

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From Boba Fett to Banksy: We take you inside Exposition Park's new Lucas Museum

Naboo Starfighter at the entrance to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art(Lou Caltabiano / Lucas Museum of Narrative Art)Exposition Park’s new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public on Sept. 22...

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From opposed bingo hall to blockbuster casino: 40 years of Yaamava’ tribal...

Slot machines at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino.(Cato Hernández / LAist)Before the 1980s, tribal leaders of the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation were struggling to care for their people. That’s when,...

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45 years of X through one photographer's lens

X performing at American Bandstand in the 1980s.(Michael Hyatt / Michael Hyatt)Michael Hyatt was photographing the new L.A. punk scene tearing up Hollywood when he got an offer few would refuse.It came...

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Meet the LA club lovingly recording the sounds of the city

The LA Field Recording Club crew on an outing. (Courtesy George Jensen )The sounds of Los Angeles are bringing together people from all walks of life to record and archive them, from the buzzing of a...

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LA's Linda Lindas find their next chapter on major label debut

The Linda Lindas just dropped their third album, and major label debut, "Gotta Get Out."(Jaxon Whittington)Over the Linda Lindas’ career, talk about the band has often centered around how young they...

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New YA novel sends California teens to rural Mexico for a digital detox

YA author Aida Salazar has written 10 books for people 14 and under. Her most recent, Stream, was published in 2026.Writer Aida Salazar did not spend endless hours on devices as a teen. She grew up in...

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