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I went the other day to the Autry National Center in Griffith Park with a group of about 18 college students from Japan. They went to the Autry to look for the West.
This week L.A. Letters spotlights Steven Reigns, West Hollywood and his plans for promoting poetry in the city he loves so much.
These photos reveals the widely varied landscape found along the approximately mile-long street in South El Monte, and situates Chico Avenue as a kind of microcosm of the city's complex character and history.
Organizers of the Frogtown Artwalk attempted to address transportation issues that could arise as the L.A. River's revitalization continues to attract more and more Angelenos to the riverfront neighborhoods.
Before the Hollyhock House, there were olive trees -- a veritable army of them, each spaced 20 feet apart, marching up the hillside in an orderly grid formation.
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Florencia Molina comes to community activism through personal experience: she is a Mexican national who became a victim of human trafficking in the Los Angeles garment industry.
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At the heart of the Highland Park area of Northeast Los Angeles stands Avenue 50 Studio. And at the heart of Avenue 50 is Kathy Gallegos.
The now defunct theme park was home to hundreds of animals, including a somersaulting bear, a roller skating macaw, and poker playing koi fish. Unfortunately, many of them did not go out with a happy ending.
Lead artist and award-winning photographer Sara Terry put together a select of photographs from the participants, drawing attention to the commonalities of our seemingly disparate approaches to dreaming.
Known to some as the "Father of Leimert Park," Ben Caldwell has worked as a filmmaker, entrepreneur, ethnographer, documentarian, educator, and community activist.
Frustration towards the lack of diversity in the technology sector prompted Gregorio Rojas to start a developer training program that seeks to increase the number of women and minorities in the field.