How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Andrew Bird
For Andrew Bird, Sundays hold special meaning. Those were the days when jazz would be etched into his subconscious before sunrise — as a 20-something...
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I wasn’t lucky with love. Would a hot musician change my tune?
My beach romances have been disasters. On the Silver Strand in Coronado, a date tried to teach me to surf. I nearly drowned. I called...
SoCal-based Skechers sees rising revenue as other brands struggle
In a crowded sneaker market roiled by the stumbles of its longtime king, Manhattan Beach-based Skechers has been climbing its way up the ranks. While...
A renewed bid to protect burrowing owls is advancing. What changed?
Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy — and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it’s too late....
China swimming doping controversy heats up at Paris Olympics
PARIS — The swimming competition at the 2024 Summer Games will conclude with four medal races Sunday, but that won’t quash a geopolitical tug-of-war that has...
Opinion: Lego was my son’s world. It took me decades to see why
Six decades after the age when most people do, I’ve become obsessed with Lego. My gateway drug was a set reminiscent of an ice cream...
California newspapers are disappearing. This city is living what comes next
RICHMOND, Calif.  — For years Richmond City Councilmember Cesar Zepeda has been on an unsuccessful crusade to persuade the grocery store chains of America —...
Urban homesteading tips from a 40-year-old urban homestead
In 1984, a determined back-to-earther named Jules Dervaes Jr. brought his wife and children from a 10-acre farm in rural Florida to study theology in...
Angel City’s Christen Press makes triumphant return in win
Angel City star forward Christen Press returned to the pitch for the first time in two years during a penalty kick shootout win over San...
Looking for good vibes in L.A.? Readers share their ‘happy place’
“Just before visiting Los Angeles in summer 2008, I read a story in the Los Angeles Times about the opening of the first public park...