Ex-Dodger Jack Flaherty still grateful to win World Series in L.A.
He held the World Series championship trophy aloft at a Lakers game, flanked by Mookie Betts on one side and Freddie Freeman on the other.…
Why are L.A. jails running out of buses to get inmates to court?
Zhoie Perez slouched against the holding cell wall in Men’s Central Jail and closed her eyes, hoping a guard would jolt her awake with the…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kat Dennings
To television viewers, Kat Dennings is probably best known for playing down-on-her-luck characters — first in a six-season run as Max Black on the CBS…
Bob Baker Day to bring healing (and SpongeBob) to L.A.’s puppet lovers
The all-things-puppetry extravaganza that is the yearly Bob Baker Day at Chinatown’s Los Angeles State Historic Park has landed on its themes and parade-leading grand…
Padel is the new racquet sport bouncing onto the courts of L.A.
The ball pops up in the air and soars into an arc, drifting against the blue sky, then comes down with a plunk on the…
New coffee shops and cafes in Los Angeles to try
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Los Angeles is a coffee city. In fact, it might just be the best coffee city.There…
L.A. Mayor Bass’ text messages provide window into early fire response
Inside the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Mayor Karen Bass was attending a reception with local and foreign dignitaries as her phone began to ping. The…
Rose Bowl to host 2028 Olympics soccer finals, other sports moved
The city of Pasadena announced the Rose Bowl is hosting men’s and women’s semifinal and final soccer matches as the 2028 Olympic venues list continues…
Ice Cube’s BIG3 includes LA Riot, other city teams for first time
A tectonic shift in the format of the BIG3 will bring the three-on-three basketball circuit founded by Ice Cube to Los Angeles this summer. For…
L.A. cafes where you can enjoy coffee and buy plants
The newly opened coffee shop-cum-arboretum Creature’s was created to provide a place where one could “be a creature amongst other creatures.” To that effect, the…
Arcangelo Corelli and Atomic Café: L.A. arts events this weekend
Another reason to visit the Beverly Hills Public Library: As of this month, the Rexford Drive destination is the new home of the Paley Archive,…
Odyssey Theatre founder Ron Sossi dies at 85
Ron Sossi, the founder of L.A.’s experimental and boundary-pushing Odyssey Theatre, has died. He was 85.Sossi died of congestive heart failure March 19 at Cedars-Sinai…
Food icons Alice Waters and Jeremiah Tower make peace
Champagne helps mend old wounds between food icons, L.A.’s own Willy Wonka, Andrea Crawford’s Fillmore bakery, the essential restaurant workers you rarely notice, a redo…
The rough path to recalling Mayor Karen Bass
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, giving you the latest on city and county…
L.A. approves first permits for rebuilding homes after Palisades Fire
The city of Los Angeles has cleared the way for three Pacific Palisades homeowners to begin rebuilding on their properties.The approval of the projects, one…
Freddy Escobar leads the LAFD union in a turbulent time
With piercing brown eyes, a biker mustache, a gravelly voice and the build of an NFL defensive end, Freddy Escobar has long cut an imposing…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Mark Duplass
Mark Duplass offers a warning before he starts talking about his ideal Sunday.“Be prepared,” he says. “There’s not gonna be a lot of leaving the…
L.A.’s Willy Wonka? The ‘father’ of the Xbox has turned to chocolate
There are technological and biological wonders inside the sleek San Gabriel offices of Seamus Blackley, which are evasively named — intentionally so — Pacific Light…
Casey Wasserman assures IOC visa issues won’t plague 2028 L.A. Olympics
In an address to the International Olympic Committee in Pylos, Greece, Casey Wasserman addressed concerns over visas and entry requirements to the U.S. for athletes…
L.A. Sheriff Luna sues oversight commission over misconduct subpoenas
Sheriff Robert Luna sued the county’s Civilian Oversight Commission this week, asking a court to decide whether the department should comply with the commission’s subpoenas…