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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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Griffith Observatory celebrates 90th birthday

Join the free celebration of the observatory with the iconic views this Wednesday.
Why the SoCal studio where iconic murals were created remains carefully preserved today

In its past life, the office of Claremont Eye Associates was the Millard Sheets studio, where giant, breathtaking mosaic murals were made for more than a hundred buildings that dot the region.
Addiction is no joke. Margaret Cho wants to show that people in recovery should laugh anyway

The comedian who has been open about her addiction and recovery is headlining a fundraiser for Phoenix House, which offers treatment and prevention services.
These immigrant seniors are coming together to combat loneliness

Attendees discuss topics like childhood trauma, share a potluck meal and engage in dance.
It's a protest! It's a Star Wars hang! On May 4, it's both

May 4 is known to the fandom as "Star Wars Day." This Sunday, a protest in Irvine is asking participants to cosplay the classic sci-fi franchise, while exercising their 1st Amendment right.
Two farmhouse stars are skipping the LA County Fair this year

Neither cows nor chickens are allowed at fairs this year because of bird flu concerns.
How the harmonica queens from K-town took over the NHL

Does that star-spangled banner yet wave? You bet it does, when a group of K-town retirees perform the national anthem before a Kings game.
Love succulents? Join one of Southern California’s many clubs

Succulents are popular, and clubs devoted to the plant are thriving. We look at one club in L.A.
Safe, affordable hangout spots are rare. In East LA, gamers turn to BYO Games

For many gamers, this Eastside space is more than a place to play— it’s where connection, competition and community come together.
Elysian Park to host a geocaching block party celebrating 25 years of hide-and-seek

Geocaching is a worldwide hobby where people hide containers for others to find outdoors. Southern California's passionate community is gathering on May 3.
These yellow flowers cover the 110 Freeway walls. How they got there

This sunny vine thrives in an unforgiving urban environment — could that become a problem?
Cricket is returning to the Olympics after a century. But the sport never left SoCal

The Los Angeles legacy of the lesser-known bat-and-ball sport includes the likes of Boris Karloff and fields at Griffith Park.

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