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How To Start 2024 On A Good Note

Here’s some traditions and tips for starting off 2024 on the right foot.

What's On Our Social Calendars: 'Dating The City'

Marty Preciado, an arts and culture executive, shares gems about her LA events.

A fair skinned woman poses with her hands crossed in front of a wall that says "Perspectivas cambiantes".

For The Rose Parade Floats To Draw A Crowd, They First Draw In Volunteers

They are a mix of first-timers and seasoned pros. Some of them have been coming for decades.

A girl with dark brown and medium-light skin tone holds a petal of a giant white flower.

The Enduring Appeal Of 'The Nutcracker' And Where You Can Watch The Christmas Perennial This Holiday Season

Check off your holiday season bucket lists by watching some of the local productions of the classic ballet.

Seven ballet dancers dancing in front of an elaborately staged set.

These Mules At The Rose Parade Have Century-Long Ties To The Birth Of National Forests In California

The mules are part of a legacy that harkens back to the time when the state's wilderness was first being reimagined as recreational space.

A line of mules behind a gate at a ranch

Dodgers’ Ohtani-Yamamoto Double Play Seen As A Win Overseas

Travel agents predict increased tourism from Japan to L.A.

A 20-something Japanese man in a pinstriped baseball uniform that reads "Japan" holds up his right index finger, and a baseball mitt in his left hand.

To Dodgers Fans Everywhere, It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas With Reports Of Yamamoto Signing

Widespread reports that the Dodgers have sealed the deal with Yoshinobu Yamamoto have many fans very, very hopeful. He'd join former Japan teammate Shohei Ohtani and newly signed Glasnow

An Asian man in a pinstriped Japan uniform winds up for a pitch.

There's A Lego Version Of The World's Biggest Wild Animal Crossing That's Being Built In LA. You Can Help Take It To The Next Level

The Lego version is designed by the same landscape architecture firm behind the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing — currently under construction across the 101. It needs your vote to become a reality.

A toy set of a bridge made up of different Lego tiles in earth tone colors

Meet The LA Memorial Coliseum's Rat-Catching Crew Of More Than 25 Feral Cats

The L.A. Memorial Coliseum is home to a crew of feral cats, which lucky visitors can sometimes catch a glimpse of after USC games. They help keep rats and other pests away.