Sometimes we have to meddle with time in order to expose how beautiful our city truly is. Time-lapse photography, which employs a technique that makes time appear to be moving much faster than it really is, accomplishes this without any need for actors, directors, and elaborate sets. From the Hollywood sign to a coastal drive … Read more

There’s no shortage of things to do and places to go this April for Angelenos. Below are a few of our picks to make the most of your April.… Read more

Los Angeles has formally expressed interest in hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024. Considering how we are one of only a handful of metropolitan cities that house some of the biggest franchises in sports—along with popular yearly events like this past weekend’s LA Marathon—we think Los Angeles stands a good chance of also carrying the … Read more

An exhibition opening this summer at the Los Angeles’s Architecture and Design Museum will feature spectacular architectural projects—like the “Causeway,” a water-based freeway stretching from Santa Monica to Malibu, or Frank Lloyd Wright’s domes and high-spired sports club in the hills of Runyon Canyon—that were dreamed up but never built due to municipal roadblocks or community … Read more

On the heels of one of the biggest nights in Hollywood comes much anticipated news from the James Beard Foundation. The 2013 first-round nominations for the Beard Awards, the highest honor bestowed upon the culinary industry, have just been announced and Los Angeles has plenty reasons to toast. Competing in the National category we have … Read more

Billy Rose, President and co-founder of The Agency, recently took time to answer a few questions for AIA|LA‘s magazine LArchitecture, in a story that examines whether classic beauty or innovative trends are driving the Los Angeles design culture, with the possibility that teasing apart the difference may be more complex than we think. Alongside leading architects, … Read more

National Pizza Week kicks off January 6 – 12, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate right here in Los Angeles. Not only has our city experienced a pizza culinary explosion as of late, with many still taking a well-deserved victory lap — 800 Degrees, Milo & Olive — we also harbor family-owned businesses … Read more

The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller national index, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, reported today that homes prices in 20 major U.S. cities rose 4.3 percent in October, up from a 3% year-to-year gain in September. This marks the biggest 12-month gain since May 2010. California cities were among those seeing the biggest price gains. Los Angeles saw … Read more

Is Los Angeles chef Craig Thornton’s once secret and frequent pop-up supper club in Downtown L.A., Wolvesmouth, taking over a more permanent–dare we say, actual–restaurant? It sure looks that way. According to The New Yorker, Thornton could be hosting his widely popular dinner parties (which have been repeatedly shut down by local authorities) as soon as … Read more