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Photo Essay: 4 Hours in Los Angeles

From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., we lived Los Angeles on a bright Spring Sunday. Here is what we found...
The East West Players performed a set of plays from 365 Days/365 Plays:

Down the street was the Cherry Blossom Festival:


Then up to Thai Town for the Thai New Year's Festival:


Everyone likes two girls kick boxing in Thai Town:

Off on a sidestreet, an apartment with a retro title:

Walking around the neighborhood, we enjoyed these purple lantanas:

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Michael John Mammone, 58, was riding his bicycle Wednesday along Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when he was assaulted.
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Please don't hurt yourself.
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Anthony Lowe was shot and killed by Huntington Park police on Jan. 26. 'Thank goodness that we’re in the era of videos,' said the family attorney as they file a federal civil rights lawsuit
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The mountain lion's death comes about a month after the beloved P-22 was euthanized.
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With two hikers still missing — one the well-known actor Julian Sands — expert mountaineers say the usual scarcity of snow in the L.A.-area makes it especially hard to get enough experience to safely venture out in harsh conditions.
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But Yeoh is the first to publicly identify as Asian. We take a look at Oberon's complicated path in Hollywood.