Los Angeles

Fried chicken is the perfect to-go meal, especially when people really need comfort, says Eater LA’s Mona Holmes.

from Greater LA

California fully reopens next week, so you may be thinking about hitting the roads this summer.

from KCRW Features

On June 15, the Golden State is saying goodbye to many of the regulations that have shaped daily life for the last pandemic year.

What to expect when California fully reopens on June 15. Spoiler: Most pandemic rules are going away

On June 15, the Golden State is saying goodbye to many of the regulations that have shaped daily life for the last pandemic year.

from KCRW Features

The City of LA and CicLAvia are helping restaurants expand their sidewalk seating and spill into nearby parking lots and car lanes.

CicLAvia partners with LA restaurants so you can eat outdoors in style this summer

The City of LA and CicLAvia are helping restaurants expand their sidewalk seating and spill into nearby parking lots and car lanes.

from Greater LA

The longtime family-friendly venue reopened at half capacity this month after a COVID-19 closure spanning a year and a half.

Claremont dinner theater reopens with vaccination requirements and 2 sets of COVID guidelines

The longtime family-friendly venue reopened at half capacity this month after a COVID-19 closure spanning a year and a half.

from Greater LA

Root beer dates back to colonial times, where roots of plants made a low-alcohol beverage.

Using spices to make root beer at home

Root beer dates back to colonial times, where roots of plants made a low-alcohol beverage.

from Good Food

Over 40 chefs, restaurants, and bakers across the city are participating in Pies for Justice , which benefits Black Lives Matter LA and SÜPRMARKT.

Baking to raise funds for Pies for Justice

Over 40 chefs, restaurants, and bakers across the city are participating in Pies for Justice , which benefits Black Lives Matter LA and SÜPRMARKT.

from Good Food

Tiffany Coty has provided dinner and a show for nearly 16 years at Lawry’s on Restaurant Row.

‘In the Weeds’: Longtime Lawry’s server describes altering signature service during COVID

Tiffany Coty has provided dinner and a show for nearly 16 years at Lawry’s on Restaurant Row.

from Good Food

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 11, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 11, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 11, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

With the pandemic waning, Bavel in LA’s Arts District has once again become one of the toughest restaurant reservations to get.

How the Arts District restaurant Bavel managed to survive COVID and produce a new cookbook

With the pandemic waning, Bavel in LA’s Arts District has once again become one of the toughest restaurant reservations to get.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

"Have not parking lots provided great utility, even life-saving service, during the COVID plague?

Parking lots get a bad rap, but pandemic shows value of wide-open urban spaces, says Joe Mathews

"Have not parking lots provided great utility, even life-saving service, during the COVID plague?

from Zócalo's Connecting California

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 10, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 10, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 10, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Amazon has announced it will no longer test most job applicants for marijuana use, save for employees who fall under regulations of the Department of Transportation like delivery…

This Week in Weed: Could Amazon start selling cannabis?

Amazon has announced it will no longer test most job applicants for marijuana use, save for employees who fall under regulations of the Department of Transportation like delivery…

from KCRW Features

A lifeguard tower honoring LGBTQ-plus pride was unveiled in Long Beach this afternoon.

‘We’re proud of our gay community’: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia on new LGBTQ lifeguard tower

A lifeguard tower honoring LGBTQ-plus pride was unveiled in Long Beach this afternoon.

from KCRW Features

A native Angeleno, Lynne Thompson says the city informs the way she writes.

LA poet laureate Lynne Thompson on the ‘kernels of poems’ inside all of us

A native Angeleno, Lynne Thompson says the city informs the way she writes.

from Greater LA

Texas beekeeper Erika Thompson posted a video of her removing a swarm of bees from an umbrella and moving them into a box — all with her bare hands. No protective gear whatsoever.

LA urban beekeepers are up in arms about protective gear after online beef

Texas beekeeper Erika Thompson posted a video of her removing a swarm of bees from an umbrella and moving them into a box — all with her bare hands. No protective gear whatsoever.

from Greater LA

High school seniors say their in-person graduation ceremonies this year are surreal and sentimental.

High school seniors call 2021 graduation surreal, overwhelming, sentimental

High school seniors say their in-person graduation ceremonies this year are surreal and sentimental.

from Greater LA

How California is revolutionizing homeless housing — and why it might not last.

Faster, cheaper: How California is revolutionizing homeless housing — and why it might not last

How California is revolutionizing homeless housing — and why it might not last.

from News Stories

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 9, 2021.

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 9, 2021

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for June 9, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

From booker to label manager, promoter to superfan, Ric Fazekas was a true champion of LA rock en Español. He died last month after a battle with liver cancer.

Remembering Ric Fazekas, an unlikely champion of Latin alternative music in LA

From booker to label manager, promoter to superfan, Ric Fazekas was a true champion of LA rock en Español. He died last month after a battle with liver cancer.

from Greater LA