What's Happening This Week : October 7, 2019


LA Greater Area

LA’s best new restaurants, by month

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Blink and you’ll miss it: another new eatery opening its doors. How do you keep track, let alone know which ones are worth a visit? Fortunately, a pro editorial team has done all the tryouts and rated the best.

Ten astonishing LA Art Deco gems

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You might know a few Downtown Art Deco icons. But have you seen the Clock Tower in Santa Monica? The Warner Grand in San Pedro? The jewel-like black and gold Selig Building in Hollywood? Come explore.

How LA neighborhoods got their names

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Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Alhambra. To us, they’re just places. But once, they were simply tracts in search of names. Here’s how Manhattan Beach won out over Shore Acres … Humaliwo became Malibu … and more.

An Instagram-worthy visit to the La Brea Tar Pits