Life Style

Mammoth Mountain will open for skiing on Saturday, six days sooner than it had planned to begin its winter season. The move was prompted by six inches of new snow …

This is part of the L.A. Times 2022 Gift Guide. See the full guide here. If you make a purchase using some of our links, the L.A. Times may be …

Something’s happened in the four years since the California Native Plant Society — CNPS — had its last statewide conference. The state’s premier environmental group “dedicated to the preservation and …

Ever wondered what it’s like to live in a 400-square-foot converted garage a stone’s throw from another single-family home on the same property? You’ll have a chance to find out …

Caviar Kaspia opens Caviar Kaspia opens its L.A. maison, marking the company’s first outpost beyond its native Paris. The luxury restaurant takes over the old Bastide location on Melrose Place, …

We’re gonna travel back in time to when I was 12. I went to school in Compton — I’m an L.A. girl through and through and currently live in South …

Earlier and earlier comes the darkness as we hurtle through fall toward year’s end. There’s no stopping this, so you might as well enjoy the light while you can. This …

If surfing is your new workout passion — or even if you just want to try it — Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City U.S.A., is a great place …

Enter what looks like a tiny smoke shop in an Exposition Park mini-mall, step up to the counter and whisper the phrase “Billie sent me,” and you’ll be transported (we …

It’s a question that comes up again and again despite being almost always summarily dismissed as not a good idea: Is it OK to charge your friends for dinner at …