Ava LaLonde
Weekend Edition Intern
(She/her)
Ava is a comparative literature major at Occidental College with minors in critical theory & social justice, and Spanish. She works as a writer and news editor for The Occidental weekly newspaper and as a DJ for the KOXY radio station. Born and raised in L.A. County, LaLonde enjoys hiking, learning guitar, and buying new books without reading the ones she has.
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Nonprofit TreePeople distributes free fruit trees throughout the year to Angelenos experiencing food insecurity. -
A co-op in Glassell Park combats food waste and encourages community. -
With high temperatures over the last month, hiking rescues in LA County have risen some 20%. -
Wolf 907 in Yellowstone National Park is well into her golden years. That hasn’t stopped her from giving birth to another litter of pups, her tenth in fact. -
The City Council is expected to decide in July whether the bond measure will be placed on the November ballot. -
The L.A. County Parks and Recreation department is hosting an overnight family camping series on Friday nights at five different regional parks this summer. -
A new UCLA study helped show that L.A. has a long way to go before it reaches its goal of zero net loss of native biodiversity by 2050. But there are ways Angelenos can help. -
Data journalist and Westside resident Matt Stiles created an interactive map for Angelenos to discover clusters of our beloved jacaranda trees.
Stories by Ava LaLonde
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