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A portion of the Shoestring Trail | Photo courtesy of OC Parks

New Trail to Open Near Orange County's 'Mini Grand Canyon'

On Saturday morning county officials will unveil the new Shoestring Trail.

An L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) officer places a ticket on a pick-up truck in Highland Park

Amid Controversy, LADOT Says City Still Needs Parking Ticket Services that 'Gold Card' Offered

A little-known city service that provided extra attention to parking ticket complaints was shut down Friday, but officials want the services back in some form or another.

Amuse

At around this month sixty years ago, the horror movie actor Vincent Price took a drive to the eastside - maybe cruising down Whittier Blvd with the radio blaring - to give a graduation speech at East L.A. College.

When is Green Development Not Green?

You'd think that any plan to build a more pedestrian-centered, compact neighborhood in the Coachella Valley would be a sensible and ecologically wholesome move. You'd be wrong.

Getting Ready For the 7th Street Bike Lane

7th Street is the first major road targeted for bicycle lane construction under L.A.'s new bike plan. The success of the route could be a bellwether for how the rest of the plan goes forward.

To the Pointe

Ballerinas seem delicate and fragile, but they are extraordinary athletes. Here is one of Giselle's most challenging passages.

Trees in Six Rivers National Forest were killed to allow sunlight to bath marijuana plants growing below the canopy | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service

How to Identify a Marijuana Cultivation Site, and What to Do

Wandering deep into wilderness may not always result in peaceful surroundings. That's the message the Forest Service this week issued nationally, urging hikers and outdoor travelers to keep an eye out for marijuana cultivation sites.

Breaking the Grip

Just as they say that the pen is mightier than the gun, I know that a woman's voice can break a man's grip.

Media Arts Preview: Mods & Hackers, The Machine Project and More

One of the highlights this week in LA media art is the screening of Beginners, a touching and inventive new feature film by LA-based artist, filmmaker and designer Mike Mills.

Kids Explore Urban Parks at 'Sustainable Sunday'

The work of engaging young people with the outdoors is more important than ever.

New Mexico to Southern California: The Old Spanish Trail, Explained

In 1829, an intrepid merchant opened a long-desired trade route--known today as the Old Spanish Trail--between the Mexican provinces of Alta California and New Mexico, linking Los Angeles with Santa Fe. From June 2-5, historians, archivists, and repres...

Hiking up Strawberry Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains

Happy Trails -- Celebrate National Trails Day on June 4

A program of the American Hiking Society, the day was established in 1993 to build public interest in and support for the more than 200,000 miles of trails that crisscross the United States.

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