Every downtown theater has reopened after 2020 — except Spreckels
The Spreckles Theatre marquee in November of 2025. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) For nearly six…
Shooters shoot: How the Lakers are handling their early three-point slump
Welcome back to the Lakers newsletter, where we got plenty of rest while the team played pickleball. A…
Challenge yourself to try one of our new favorite L.A. pizzas
Last year, I was fortunate enough to travel to Naples, Italy for the first time. One of the…
They named a street junction for an L.A. leader ‘on fire for justice’
The city of Los Angeles renamed the renowned intersection of Sunset and Santa Monica boulevards in Silver Lake…
Labor groups push a $30 minimum wage
“$30 by 30!” isn’t yet a familiar political rallying cry. But it might become one. That’s because liberals,…
110 Freeway camps and their residents slowly moving on
There are probably more prominent homeless encampments in California, but the collection of tents, lean-tos and makeshift shacks…
A $600-million Hard Rock Casino comes to Southern California
For Southern Californians who love Hard Rock casinos, there’s no need to drive seven hours north to Yuba…
Downey’s Space Center breaks ground on museum expansion
When I broke into journalism years ago as a fledgling Whittier-based high school sports reporter, one of my…
Pet owners are refusing to vaccinate their dogs and cats. Their logic is mind-boggling.
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Goodwill donations are at all-time high in SoCal. What’s driving the surge?
Maybe you know the feeling — that little burst of virtue that curdles into frustration. You’ve just cleaned…