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LA County’s iconic Will Rogers State Historic Park will finally reopen this weekend

The park has been closed for the last 10 months because of damage from the Palisades Fire.

LA Zoo welcomes first baby orangutan in 15 years

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.

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.

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Conservation experts are helping fire victims save their precious art and heirlooms — for free

The sold-out Conservation Clinic will be held at The Getty Center this Saturday, but another is planned for this fall.
'Would you like a plant with that?' How a Culver City vegan restaurant supports bees and butterflies

Hey, Sunshine Kitchen is offering a free pollinator plant every Monday to improve native habitats.
As Altadena rises from the ashes, a new mural speaks to those longing for home

Robert Vargas, known for his large-scale murals of Shohei Ohtani and Fernando Valenzuela, wanted to celebrate the resilience of the community devastated by the Eaton Fire.
Take a ride to Idyllwild, and maybe bring home a new furry friend

Living Free, near Idyllwild, is one of the oldest no-kill shelters in the nation. The 150-acre ranch in the San Jacinto Mountains is hosting a day of fun, music and adoptions today.
Los Angeles gets a new women's sports bar — Untamed Spirits in Silver Lake

Untamed Spirits in Silver Lake wants to be the go-to sports bar for local regulars and hardcore fans looking for a different vibe. It's the second women's sports bar to open in L.A. County in as many years.
Free film inspiration: Criterion Closet comes to Santa Monica

For three minutes, you and your friends can reminisce and buy from Criterion’s large film collection — all inside a white truck.
Beloved indie theater Gardena Cinema offers free movie tickets this weekend

The free tickets at Gardena Cinema are thanks to a national effort to support mom-and-pop theaters from Pluto TV.
From the tiny town of Peanut to Rough and Ready in California, don't miss these spots off the beaten path

We share some small California spots and why they just might charm you.
How a Los Angeles camp made space to let kids be kids after the wildfires

After the wildfires destroyed homes and disrupted routines, many parents saw behavioral shifts in their kids. Some families found support in a camp designed to help kids affected by natural disaster.
Free pop-up vinyl shop helps January fire survivors find their groove

Lunch Club Projects, a music consultant firm in L.A., wanted to help record collectors who lost their music in the January fires. This weekend, it's launching a free pop-up shop at two locations for people to crate-dig and replenish their collections.
It's that time of the year, when LA glows in purple

Jacarandas are everywhere, including at the L.A. Arboretum, which offers other recommendations for those seeking more than just purple.
The head-spinning, magical moment of becoming an American citizen

LAist senior editor Suzanne Levy, who grew up in the U.K., describes her recent experience taking that significant step.

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