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Where to catch holiday light displays in Southern California

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without twinkling light displays.

A home is decorated with white and red lights for the holidays. Two trees in front of the homes are also decorated with lights as are the bushes on the sidewalk.

When Motown moved to Hollywood

In 1972, the music empire relocated to Los Angeles to pursue ambitions of film and TV.

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17 adorable gifts for pets — and the people who love them

Spoil a pet, or the person who loves them, with gifts that are off the leash.

A cat bowl and bad with dog bone are at the center of a blue and green background with stars and presents

The Doo Dah Parade gives Old Town Pasadena its yearly dose of camp and zaniness

This year's Doo Dah Parade brought together lovers of gaudiness, camp, mirthfulness, and all types of self-expression into the streets of Old Town Pasadena.

A group of women in orange curly wigs and colorful print dresses, in the style of the character Helen Roper from "Three's Company," walk down the street in a parade.

Live from Echo Park Lake, the Peso Pluma lookalike contest

I said I was going to go. And here I am.

a group of some 100 people gathered to take a pic.

Wax On Hi-Fi is spinning southern roots with Japanese vinyl culture. What does this small business mean for DTLA?

A new restaurant serving more than food, but a heartbeat for a neighborhood in revival

A person wearing glasses, a white shirt, flannel, and a knit hat stands in front of a restaurant counter and bar

USC student team launches rocket roughly 90 miles into the air, breaking amateur record

The rocket, Aftershock II, reached a height of over 470,000 feet, which is nearly the legal limit for amateur rocket launches.

A conical rocket pictured far above the Earth's atmosphere. The spherical outline of the earth, far above the surface and clouds, is visible in the background.

The celebrity lookalike industrial complex comes for LA this weekend. Why I'm heading to the Peso Pluma one

At least four lookalike contests are happening this weekend. Here's why you should meet me at the Peso Pluma edition at Echo Park Lake.

A light skinned young man with shades wearing an all black outfit throws up peace signs with both hands and makes a kissy face.

14 gifts for the LA food lover on your holiday shopping list

Everything on this list is a winner, so consider picking up something for yourself, too. You deserve it.

An orange, cinnamon stick and star anise are on a colorful background of orange with stars and presents

Gifts for gardeners (and those who like plants more than most people!)

For friends and loved ones who savor seasonal blooms, delight in every shade of green and tend to gardens big and small.

A succulent hangs from a macrame holder on a backround of pale taupe and white with stars and presents

San Clemente surf shop is collecting boards for Native Mexican youth

The Hobie Surf Shop is collecting like-new surfboards in a drive for the young people living along the Baja Coast.

Youth in the ocean water gathered around a surfboard

From Charlie Chaplin to 'We Are The World,' this Hollywood studio has seen it all

The storied Henson Studio lot on La Brea is under contract with singer John Mayer and director McG.

A brick building with a sign, "The Jim Henson Company" out front. And a frog on top of it.

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