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Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion Will Make Your Heart Flutter

Spend time with hundreds of local and tropical butterfly species at the Natural History Museum’s annual exhibit.

An adolescent boy looks over his right shoulder where an orange butterfly with black lines sits on the back of his shirt. A girl of the same age is smiling as she peers over at the butterfly

At Dodgers Home Opener, Loyal Fans Give Ohtani Benefit Of The Doubt

Some questioned, though, how Ohtani's interpreter allegedly stole $4.5 million to settle gambling debts without detection.

Months after Shohei Ohtani signed a huge deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason, the team fired his interpreter over gambling and theft allegations.

Dodgers Take On Home Opener In The Shadow Of A Big Shohei Ohtani Distraction

Ever since the Dodgers signed Ohtani, fans have been counting down to the start of the season like nervous NASA engineers at Cape Canaveral.

A tall Asian man in grey pants, a blue jersey with the words "Dodgers" in white waves his baseball hat to the crowd while a pitcher watches in the background.

Women's Sports Bars Are Opening Up Across The Country, And Long Beach Is On Deck

The owners of Watch Me say if you don't think a women's sports bar can be successful, just watch them.

Two women with shoulder-length pose for the camera in a black and white photo.

Five Reasons Why LA Marathon Is Like No Other. Take It From Someone Who's Run 160 Of Them

The L.A. Marathon is Sunday. Many of the things that make LA different are also what make this long-distance race different.

A woman smiling at the camera taken in front of an ornate movie theater.

World Famous Artists Designed This Carnival In 1987. Nearly 40 Years Later, It's Back

Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and others adorned the park's rides. Those attractions have been in shipping containers ever since — until now.

An aerial view of Luna Luna in Moorweide park in Hamburg, Germany in 1987.

Koreatown Abuzz Over Historic Dodgers ‘Seoul Series’ In South Korea

The games will be broadcast live starting at 3 a.m. on March 20 and 21 — not a deterrent for diehard baseball fans in Ktown.

Why Venice Deserves Its Own Museum? Let Its Founders Count The Ways

Venice's very own museum is for the people of Venice to tell their own stories of living in the 3-square mile neighborhood.

A man dressed in all black flying a huge kite on a beach next to a boardwalk.

Minecraft Players Are Replicating Earth. See Their LA Creations, Including Griffith Observatory

It's part of a project to replicate the entire world.

A pixelated white building with black half dome tops.

LeBron James Becomes First NBA Player To Score 40,000 Points

Basketball star LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James looks toward fans after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Los Angeles.

After The Rain Come The Wildflowers! Here’s Where We Stand On This Year’s Blooms

After the recent atmospheric rivers, it's time to check in on two popular wildflower spots to get the skinny on this year's post-storm bloom.

Bright orange poppy flowers bloom in the foreground as people walk in the background against a blue sky and power lines.

The Ability To Check Out A Free State Park Pass At Your Local Library Could Soon End

Nearly 10,000 people have checked out the pass from the Los Angeles County Library system alone.

Tall trees and dense foliage on both sides of a trail

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