Ray Kappe’s iconic modernist residence in Pacific Palisades hits the market for the first time at $11.5 million.

Artist Ben Tuna, aka the Glass Cowboy, turned burned Porsches from the L.A. fires into symbols of hope.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Lines stretched down Union Street as residents sought guidance on responding to ICE encounters in their nighborhoods at All Saints in Pasadena.

I had fun chatting with @bryanfuller.bsky.social about his perfect day in L.A., much of which is in DTLA

For these thrifters, their rental is 99% secondhand goods and that’s ‘part of the fun’

Grocery store by day, dance party by night. Seafood City’s viral event has everyone talking.

Behind this wealthy SoCal neighborhood, you can soak in a rustic hot spring oasis

At 70, she embraced her Chumash roots and helped revive a dying skill.

Behind this wealthy SoCal neighborhood, you can soak in a rustic hot spring oasis.

First story for the WSJ by Harriet Ryan is, unsurprisingly, a barn burner. www.wsj.com/us-news/foot...

Where to hike, camp and commune with nature in L.A.’s Angeles National Forest. An amazing resource by my colleague Jaclyn Cosgrove.

“This place has a beating heart. All we have to do is effectively not kill it, right?” John Mayer says, laughing. “Just stay away from the big red button that says, ‘I got an idea.’”

Inglewood-based artist Alicia Piller uses recycled materials, found items and gemstones to make one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.

Plant Bingo I love it.

Stars leaving L.A., leadership lessons and fighting Parkinson’s: Our favorite 2025 sports stories

After fires, L.A. teens just want to feel normal. New all-ages venue is ‘a way to escape’

7 best L.A. architecture projects of 2025

Though the world may feel like it’s falling apart, joy is still possible

After a rocky start, rebuilding in the Palisades and Altadena is gaining momentum

How one L.A. immigrant’s quest spawned generations of Christmas tree sellers.

Four child-care providers on 115th Street in South L.A. formed “the learning village,” sharing resources to meet the needs of the 60 children and their families.

Buh-bye 2025! 25 ways to banish this no good, very bad year

Best of L.A. home design: The 14 most memorable rooms of 2025.

This is fun. How to find "awe" at the National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art worked with UC Berkeley psychologists to help people find more awe and wonder in their lives.

Retired, they downsized from a six-bedroom house in New Orleans to a tiny ADU in their son's backyard in L.A.

“All right, folks,” said a man on the PA system. “We’ve come to a stop in what appears to be the middle of nowhere.” My colleague Chris Reynolds travels 43 hours from L.A. to Chicago in an Amtrak roomette.

Disney Hall is great. Some of his small projects are perhaps even greater.

Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Christopher Knight retires from the L.A. Times. I always felt lucky to get to talk to him about art in person.

After losing his dojo and home to the Palisades fire, karate instructor Gerry Blanck has resumed teaching students — many of whom lost homes

"But with all the smiles, the music and a crowd old-timers said was the biggest they’d ever seen, tears were always near the surface."

11 fascinating Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles.

Lovely appreciation of Frank Gehry by Mark Swed.

RIP Frank Gehry. One of my fave things of working at LAT when it was downtown was looking up Bunker Hill and seeing the sun hit the stainless steel sails of Disney Hall. Obit by Chris Hawthorne with additions by me. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

L.A. artist Evan Curtis Charles Hall salvaged chimneys from six homes destroyed in the fire that swept through Pacific Palisades and Malibu for a future public artwork commemorating the deadly disaster.

Wow. The Stahl House, one of L.A.'s most iconic homes, is for sale for the first time: www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stah...

How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life. How a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft, and, in the process, found his soul. Wonderful writing by the great Kurt Streeter.

Not a "best of" list says our esteemed art critic. :-) Still, how wonderful to wander through the Huntington along with Christopher Knight.

Eve Babitz was L.A.’s ‘It’ girl. Here are 10 spots to flirt, eat and misbehave.

Such a heartwarming story of community in Altadena: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Architect Linda Brettler restored a 1964 Raphael Soriano home, determined to preserve its Modernist legacy despite decades of neglect. You can tour it on Friday.

The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena has undergone a $15-million renovation designed to finally match its exterior, clad in Edith Heath ceramic tiles, to its world-class art collection.

The self-playing pianos from early cinema are disappearing. But not on Joe’s watch.

This stylish L.A. rental is designed so they never have to worry about pet hair again.

This is as fun way to shop for the holidays:

It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff! If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!

At 65 and a caretaker, she got her first tattoo. Now she has 17 and feels ‘seen again.’

Who wants to go skydiving over Yosemite? The 11 best experiences in L.A. and beyond that make for extremely memorable gifts.

Where you can volunteer in L.A. to help those affected by disruptions to SNAP benefits.

Our annual made in L.A. gift guide is our way of trying to suppor small businesses in Los Angeles this holiday season.