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A theatre professor is staging 'listening' sessions for Angelenos to de-stress

"Listening Hour" sessions are where people can find collective healing by sharing their stories.

A drawing of a computer screen as a Zoom call is happening. Someone is walking their dog outside of the house.

Go inside LA’s old General Hospital before it turns from a spooky Art Deco time capsule into new housing

Built in 1933, the colossal building known as “The Great Stone Mother” is poised to be the anchor of a city within a city.

The interior of an operating room at LA County's old General Hospital. The walls are painted pale green. A lighting device is overhead.

LA needs more and better parks, report finds. The city wants your input on a new plan

The 2025 Park Needs Assessment found where L.A. could use new parks and repairs to current ones. The draft plan is open for public comment through mid-October.

A wide view of a playground on top of sand with a sign closest to the camera. The playground is blocked off by yellow caution tape.

Is a sitcom set in post-Eaton Fire Altadena in poor taste? Many say yes

Reactions from Black Altadena residents vary over the development of CBS sitcom from Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and comedian Mike Epps.

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Over a darkened image of a burned home, large, bold white and yellow text reads: "ALTADENA COMMUNITY SAYS NO TO COMEDY SITCOM." The subheading is "Our stories deserve dignity. Stand With Altadena Voices."

A new art show at Scripps College shows this Mexican artist’s legacy is more than 'apolitical' landscapes

Alfredo Ramos Martínez’s work has long been seen as apolitical. But this exhibition shows that he was deeply attuned to injustices around him.

Inside a brown wooden frame, an image of a woman with medium skin tone meets the viewer's gaze. She dons a ceremonial black wool headdress, worn by Zapotec women in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Behind her, tree branches intertwine.

Why these two friends are leading the charge to keep physical media alive

A growing community of collectors are sharing their obscure horror flicks and other physical media.

A man in a black t shirt holds up a stack of VHS tapes over his head. He stand next to a woman wearing a black dress who is smiling.

This summer's buzziest book is about to be your new streaming obsession, and it all takes place in Fullerton

We hear from ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ author Rufi Thorpe on the inspiration behind the bestselling book that’s going to be a series starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Michelle Pfeiffer