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Exploring Cheap Fast Eats In Chinatown (And Other Headlines)

We visit Chinatown for Food Friday; plus, an LAist reader asks how to cool a home, and we break down some weekend plans.

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The Nightclub Turned ‘Safe Haven’ For Angeleno Youth (And Other Headlines)

In the early days of hip-hop, a popular, trendsetting nightclub in L.A. turned into an after-school center for young artists and dancers; plus, how you can help with Maui fire relief efforts, and cool food for hot weather.

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How A Hip-Hop Nightclub Became A ‘Safe Haven’ For Angeleno Youth

In the early days of hip-hop, a popular, trendsetting nightclub in L.A. turned into an after-school center for young artists and dancers.

A group of protestors stand in a Santa Monica sidewalk. A woman with blue hair and a black shirt holds a sign saying "Stop the evictions. Ellis equals homelessness."

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Mass Evictions At Barrington Plaza Resume (And Other Headlines)

A judge’s decision allows evictions to proceed against hundreds of tenants living at a West L.A. high-rise apartment complex; plus, the role of intimacy coordinators in Hollywood and Robin Williams’ historic casting in Aladdin.

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How To Watchdog Your Local Government (And Other Headlines)

Frustrated with local politicians? Here’s how you hold officials accountable.

A large and diverse group of protesters carry signs of support for both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA as they march during the day.

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What You Need To Know About The AMPTP (And Other Headlines)

We take a deeper look into the powerful trade group on the other end of the dual strikes in Hollywood.

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Understanding The West Coast Hip-Hop Movement With Its 'Godfather'

Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams recounts how it all started with sounds of funk.

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The West Coast Hip-Hop Story (And Other Headlines)

For the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, LAist revisits the origins of the music genre in Los Angeles.

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How Are Southern California Kids Doing, Really? (And Other Headlines)

Parents, teachers and researchers reflect on student well-being three years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended K-12 education.

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The Home Of LA LGBTQ+ Leader Gets Rare Historical Protection (And More Headlines)

Today in How To LA: An L.A. home gets rare historical protection, tenants in a Chinatown apartment building could soon be facing evictions; plus a talk about conchas and donuts.