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How LA Got The Borders It Has Today (And Other Headlines)

See the history of how resources, control and ingenuity led us to L.A.'s current design.

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There’s A Fireproof House In LA? (And Other Headlines)

We take a deep dive into a house that’s taken a deep dive into a hillside for fire protection.

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The Best Smashburger In LA (And Other Headlines)

Dustin Bartz has figured out a way to sell a $6 smashburger and still make a tidy profit.

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For the Love Of Cempasúchil (AKA Marigolds)

The significance of the fragrant, brightly colored flower on Día De Los Muertos

A person with light-tone skin holds a bookmark reading: 988 Suicide and Crisis LIFELINE there is hope

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Local Mental Health Crisis Calls Are Routed Outside LA (And Other Headlines)

L.A. County supervisors are supporting federal legislation to ensure Angelenos with out-of-county area codes aren’t routed to far away call centers.

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Centuries-Old Indigenous History Inspires Career Change (And Other Headlines)

College students saw their own culture differently after studying the 2,400-page encyclopedia of the Aztec world.

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From The Queen Mary To The Pasadena Playhouse, LA County Has Some Ghostly History

LAist listeners tell us about some 100-year-old haunts around L.A.

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Spooky LA Story At The Biltmore Hotel (And Other Headlines)

A spooky story at a Los Angeles landmark, using storytelling to get more information about mental health resources and all the Halloween events happening today and this week!

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Destigmatizing Mental Health Through YouTube

A web series that’s a love letter to queer and undocumented communities, with a message about mental health.

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Coming To Forest’s Rescue (And Other Headlines)

Volunteers work to restore trails across the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.