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While Biddy Mason's emancipation from slavery is celebrated, the framework that led to her freedom in LA is less well-known
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Ascot Hills Park could have been a giant sports complex. How a group of volunteers turned it into a 93-acre nature reserve.Listen 4:18
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With KNX's shift last month back to AM radio only, we asked Southern Californians to share their memories of listening to the radio.Listen 20:48
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The ruins, which have become an illicit tourist destination, may reopen soon.Listen 4:19
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The punk scene in Los Angeles exploded in the 1970s and 80s after a community of art-driven, bohemian music fans decided to rebel against mainstream music of the time.Listen 17:15
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The Immaculate Heart Sisters of Mary (IHMs) has a long history of pushing back on Catholic church norms and many of those efforts happened right here in SoCal.Listen 16:48
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There once was a giant cowboy cutout standing above L.A. at the entrance of The Strip.Listen 4:12
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From European restaurants serving pasta to Korean restaurants inscribing menus on gourds, food can provide a lens to see Koreatown’s development over time.Listen 5:45
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A new brewery sign sprung up in its place recently. We dig into why.Listen 4:30
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ISOC, the largest Muslim community center in Southern California, serves more than 10,000 followers throughout the area. This year it turns 50.
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Before we got the iconic art deco building, L.A.’s main library collection practically couch-surfed for decades.
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The motel was up for historic status before it was destroyed.Listen 3:52
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One of SoCal's most infamous roads has reopened, but locals don't want you to know — for good reason'The Snake,' a 2.4-mile stretch of Mulholland Drive, is known for its hairpin turns and the legions of motorists looking to tame it.
