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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.

Lomita looks to double its parkland with US Navy deal

The city is in the process of taking over about 6 acres of land where the local little league plays.

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.

The rock band of classical music is performing at a cozy LA spot near you

A group of seven individuals posed indoors in an elegant, richly decorated room.
The group are musicians, as several are holding instruments: a cello, a flute, a violin, and another string instrument

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Still need a Halloween costume? Heal the Bay has a free and sustainable way to dress up

The goal is to help families dress up without spending money and reduce landfill waste.
What happened to Dairy Valley? How LA's top cow city became Cerritos

Farmers once banded together to save the area, which had more cows than people.
Meet the guy photographing California’s abandoned places before they’re gone forever

Kevin Lacy has an obsession with documenting California’s forgotten and decaying places.
LA's newest food hall will transport you to an international night market

Restaurants share resources in the food hall in West Adams as Los Angeles reckons with increasing restaurant closures.
The usually illegal thing you can do in San Clemente this weekend — for $1,000

This is the one time you can do this legally!
LA’s Animation Is Film Festival argues animation isn’t ‘less than’

Despite massive box office success, animated films haven’t fully shaken off the perception that they’re just for kids or not ‘real’ cinema. Animation Is Film is on a mission to change that.
Billy Idol on defining punk, the rush of performing, YUNGBLUD and riding his Triumph through LA

The rock legend joins LAist for a lookback on his career — and the next chapter of his music.
Craving community? Head over to your local game store

The days of discretely engaging in nerdy hobbies for fear of ridicule are long gone — thanks to the ultra popularity of games like Dungeons & Dragons, and the LGS that give people a place to play.
Providing shade in schoolyards and valuable skills to young job seekers

The founder of this South East L.A. company grew up going to schools with few green spaces and living in neighborhoods with limited job prospects.
This urban planner is leading tours behind Chicano-shaped spaces in East LA

James Rojas’s walking tours of L.A.’s Eastside feature the landmarks of Chicano and Latino culture.
What does death smell like? This LA perfume exhibition takes your nose into unusual territories

A new exhibition at the Institute for Art and Olfaction focuses on the connection between scent, cultural memory and mythology.
Long Beach says its ‘Fixit’ repair clinics have diverted about 3,000 pounds of waste from landfills

The next Long Beach Fixit clinic takes place Saturday. People are encouraged to bring small appliances, toys, electronics and bicycles that need repair.

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