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New to your queerness? Here's how to find a supportive community in your area

It can be intimidating to enter a new queer space, especially if you're starting to explore your gender and sexuality. Organizers share advice on how to find a support network with confidence.

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Heads up! Fine art is on a billboard near you this month in LA

Thirty artists will have their work on billboards across L.A. this May, thanks to The Billboard Creative.

Artist Francisco Palomares looks at the camera. He wears glasses and a large brimmed hat. Behind him is a billboard depicting his oil painting "Fabuloso." The painting depicts a bouquet of orange marigolds in a purple Fabuloso bottle.

A bit of Vegas is coming to Santa Monica after outdoor drinking is approved for Third Street Promenade

The Santa Monica City Council has passed the ordinance allowing for to-go drinks on the pedestrianized shopping destination as early as June.

A group of people wearing shorts sit on a concrete bench on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. There are palm trees lining the promenade behind them. An AMC theater is on the right.

Griffith Observatory celebrates 90th birthday

Join the free celebration of the observatory with the iconic views this Wednesday.

a black and white photograph depicting an observatory on a hill

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.

A left, a building has open brick work around a door and ornamentation on it's walls. the number 655 is prominent above the door. At right, a white man leans on a drafting table in a black and white image.

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.

A flyer for the Sober & Standing (Up!) comedy fundraiser benefiting Phoenix House California. Four headshots are included in the flyer, including Margaret Cho and Dustin Ybarra.

These immigrant seniors are coming together to combat loneliness

Attendees discuss topics like childhood trauma, share a potluck meal and engage in dance.

A group of people stand in front of a vase of flowers looking ahead. Behind them, is a backdrop of paper plate flowers.

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.