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Eagle Rock groups push to revive Sylvan Amphitheater

The Sylvan Amphitheater, located at 1840 Yosemite Drive, is an outdoor theater built in 1931, according to The Eagle Rock Historical Society. According to...

Yaro Roastroom will invite patrons to stay awhile

Yaro Roastroom will open in Glassell Park at 2857 W. Ave. 35, in November or December 2026, according to co-owner Melanie Moradi. Moradi owns...

ART on Fig. brings drama and dance to Eagle Rock

Arroyo Repertory Theatre (ART), a community theater organization, and Lumina Academy of Dance, a dance studio in Pasadena, moved to 7330 N. Figueroa St....

LA Más fights to keep working-class families in Northeast LA

LA Más was established in 2012 as an urban design nonprofit supporting communities across Northeast LA (NELA). Miguel Ramos, director of community economies at LA...

Geek culture thrives at LA WonderCon

Flurries of cosplayers meandered through the Los Angeles Convention Center with teased hair, multicolored wigs, homemade props and costumes of cartoon and comic book...

What in the World 7

Tajikistan. President Emomali Rahmon has proposed three new national holidays that would individually honor wrestling, horse riding and flower planting. These holidays would honor...

BioBlitz to catalog biodiversity

Occidental's first ever BioBlitz, an all-day event Saturday, will give community members the opportunity to record and identify various living species on campus. Their...

Local Muralist Celebrates Community Heritage

From Wild Style graffiti to mosaic masterpieces, the Highland Park area boasts a diverse body of street art. Vivid murals cover the exteriors of...

Alumna brings history to life at the Petterson Museum

Rachel Wilson's peers would be unsurprised to learn that less than a year after graduating from Occidental in 2015, the charismatic, nearly six-foot tall...

LA's finest museums are cheap and within reach

On a tight college budget, it seems impossible to spend time off campus without breaking the bank. While restaurants, retail stores and movie theaters...

'Duchamp to Pop' at Norton Simon offers artistic survey

The Norton Simon Museum, located in Pasadena, recently unveiled their latest exhibition, “Duchamp to Pop.” The show features the creations of the innovative modern...

Delightful Delia's: A heart as full as her burritos

The sun peeks through your cheap blinds and you pull apart your crusty eyelids, feeling around your bed for your phone. You find it,...