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L.A. is not a Christmas town. Matt Rogers blames the weather. “You go to anywhere that’s cold like Chicago — huge Christmas town — Boston, New York … you see …

Editor’s note: The Wild is all about featuring a variety of exciting voices from SoCal’s outdoors scene. For the next several weeks, that voice will belong to Times staff writer …

West Hollywood’s goal of becoming the new Amsterdam moved one step closer to reality last month with the Oct. 26 opening of PleasureMed, the tiny city’s fourth legally licensed (and …

If you’re looking for the best dumplings in Southern California, a broad bean paste the manager at your local Ralph’s has never heard of, or a place that serves a …

What makes a house or an apartment building or an Airstream trailer or a yurt a home for the holidays? Sure, it’s mostly the people (and pets) you share it …

We’ve all been there, politely thanking someone for a gift we neither need nor want as we try not to think about the amount of money wasted on something we’ll …

Like with the Pacific Ocean, you can often smell California native plants long before you spot them in nature. But you no longer have to head outdoors to hiking trails, …

Somehow, astonishingly, it’s November. My Jack-o’-lanterns are shriveling, the holidays are speeding toward us and this month’s edition of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter is jam-packed with garden and plant-related …

Disneyland since 1955 has stood as a beacon of optimism, a Southern California institution and rite of passage that has shifted with and reflected back our myths and pop culture …

Disneyland has built its brand since 1955 as a place to visit with friends and loved ones. I would never dispute the joy of going to Disneyland with family or …