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Pictures of Marion Davies were everywhere at the lavish beach retreat built by her longtime love William Randolph Hearst.
I went to Chicago the other day. It had been a hard winter on the western shore of Lake Michigan, my hosts told me.
N.W.A's 'Straight Outta Compton' record from 1988.
NWA's "Straight Outta Compton" made gangsta rap an enduring genre, but the social critiques it once featured didn't fare as well.
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Transportation -- the way we walk, bike, ride and move between neighborhoods and whether we're able to do it conveniently, affordably and safely -- can have profound impacts on health.
A pod of dolphins near Arch Rock off Anacapa Island in Channel Islands National Park. | Photo: Courtesy Munch Photography/Latitudes Gallery
The whales move with lethal power. Slipping beneath the surface they make a sound like a whisper, no more.
Every map is a fiction, but some maps are more fictional than others.
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Clyde Browne was a Highland Park character who combined architecture and fine printing to express his deep regard for the principles of the Arts & Crafts movement.
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One thing not as easily seen in South East L.A. cities like Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood, and South Gate is that they are brimming with artists.
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In between politics and policy, some outstanding murals were created and rededicated -- a reminder of how murals are a document of region. Here's a look at this month's mural and street art news in Los Angeles, and a bit beyond.
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This week L.A. Letters celebrates National Poetry Month with a litany of locations for live poetry.
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The Emerald Necklace, inspired by the 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan, would unite communities of L.A. County through a network of river-adjacent greenways that link the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains with the Pacific Ocean.
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Rancho Rio Verde Riding Club, a hub for horse lovers, is located in the shadow of the 710 Freeway, whose expansion may displace business located within its corridor.
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