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A close of up a large brown female orangutan holding a baby in her arms. The baby is putting its hand on its mouth and has its eyes closed. In the background is the zoo enclosure.

LA Zoo welcomes first baby orangutan in 15 years

The infant boy is bonding with his mother, but visitors can see him now.

Lomita looks to double its parkland with US Navy deal

A wide view of the baseball field from behind the fence, which is yellow on top. In background you can see a building and blue bleachers.

Elysian Park welcomes its first monarch butterfly habitat with over 200 milkweed plants

A volunteer is kneeling to plant a milkweed plant. They wear a bucket style hat adorned with monarch butterflies.

At stadium rally, Dodgers set sights on a third World Series consecutive win

Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese man with a medium light skin tone, speaks into a microphone. He's wearing a backwards baseball cap. In the background is his teammates, while the Word Series trophy is in the foreground.

Why this biologist is leading night walks to hunt for bats along the LA River

A man holds a bat bathed in the glow of a flashlight. It is pitch black night behind them.

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The Mayan in downtown LA announces it's closing after nearly a century

The historic theater says it’s closing in late September and will host dance nights until Sept. 13.
The LA Olympics are 3 years away. Here's a first look at the schedule

Los Angeles is officially three years out from the Olympic Games. Organizers released a first look at the upcoming schedule.
Death, lights and rock & roll: 6 little-known museums to visit in LA

For those who want a little something different than the brand name fares.
What is trail magic? How a small act of kindness on a trail can make someone’s day

You don’t have to hike 12 miles over a High Sierra mountain pass to be a trail angel — but we did, and it was magical.
Who will save Sunshine? The palm tree may be the last survivor of old Bunker Hill

Lovingly named Sunshine, the queen palm has been displaced from its home at the corner of First and Hill streets in downtown L.A. — the site of the new, expanded Colburn School of Music.
Altadena thrift store reopens after Eaton Fire: 'It’s a bit of hope, a bit of normal'

Full Circle Thrift, a nonprofit thrift store in Altadena, reopened this week, six months after the Eaton Fire devastated the neighborhood.
Why PAC-MAN is back in Irvine, with a new adventure and a brand new game

Irvine is the home base for PAC-MAN, and a new exhibit offers an opportunity to brush up on your ghost-gobbling skills in anticipation for the newest game release.
How vertical dramas are reshaping Hollywood’s job market

With the entertainment industry still hurting from the pandemic and strikes, young filmmakers are finding work making bingeable micro dramas designed to be watched on phones.
Joyous memories of biking through SoCal as kids — is that freedom dead and gone?

Summer and childhood bike rides go hand in hand, but most kids today don't get as much freedom as kids used to. LAist listeners share their childhood memories of riding their bikes through L.A.'s neighborhoods.
Meet Inca and Milo, the newest penguins at the Aquarium of the Pacific

The Long Beach aquarium's June Keyes Penguin Habitat now houses 15 penguins.
The Mexican Dream: How some Mexican Americans are flipping the script and moving to Mexico City

A Mexican American creative who moved to Mexico, as well as a Mexico City native, discuss the “Mexican Dream.”
ICE raids have not only inspired activism — but art

L.A.-area artists tap into cartooning, one-color graphic design and painting to give a voice to people protesting detentions.

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