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Perched on her Triumph Daytona 675, Queena Quý leans into the curve of California Highway 2 from Wrightwood into the Angeles National Forest. She’s focused but relaxed, soothed by the …

In the middle of an unrelenting Los Angeles heat wave, potter Daniel Dooreck greeted his neighbors as they said hello from the sidewalk in front of his single-car-garage pottery studio …

In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration for where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy …

In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy …

Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that …

This is one of my favorite times of year to hike in Los Angeles. Now hear me out: I promise there are completely logical reasons to hike in the heat …

Last summer, I drove through the South of France during “la canicule,” or the extreme heatwave that blanketed Europe for weeks. My partner and I started in Cassis and made …

When my college roommate Mark came to visit me in L.A. for the first time, almost 25 years ago, he had something very specific on his must-visit list. “I want …

Hummingbirds hum. Chickens cluck. Domesticated wild cats attempt to find their way into the chicken coops. And squirrels crawl up the bird feeders to have a good old time — …

The first day I visited Mexico City, my host picked me up at the airport with a paper sign and took me directly to the enormous wholesale market Central de …