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Want to experience some happiness right now? Check out this restorative beach disco
As the sun begins to set on an unusually hot and crowded Labor Day weekend at Junipero Beach, bemused onlookers…
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Latino families don’t discuss mental health. Here’s how
Norma Fabian Newton had heard of other new mothers experiencing the “baby blues,” short-term sadness and anxiety. But when she…
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Afraid to ride your bike by yourself? Find 9 clubs to party with while you explore Los Angeles.
With year-round sunshine and scenic terrain, L.A. can be a bike-riding playground, but navigating the city solo can be daunting…
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Despite living in a city designed on automobiles, many Angelenos are rediscovering the pleasures of bicycling.
With 7.6 million registered cars, 650 miles of freeway and nearly 6 million parking spots, Los Angeles isn’t the…
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Rounded edges are necessary. Apologizing for the Rectangular Couch
(Setu Choudhary / For The Times) There were bullnose dressers, plastic swivel organizers, brass étagères, tessellated marble coffee tables, rough-hewn…
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In L.A., relationship troubles caused us stress. He lived in Nashville.
Chad’s profile picture on Tinder was a black-and-white photo of him singing into a mic with a fedora on…
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By treatment, I mean Target. Retail therapy?
On days she feels particularly stressed, Shamita Jayakumar knows the quickest way to ease her mind. “I’ll just go to…
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Is Los Angeles a bicycle city? This resident of South Los Angeles demonstrates that it can be
When Michelle Moro rides her glittery blue bike around Los Angeles, she often gets quizzical stares in real life. Meanwhile,…
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According to a man from Vermont, these are the signs of fall in Los Angeles.
When I arrived in Southern California from Vermont more than a quarter of a century ago, I made the rookie…
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Ecstasy for your feet is similar to a therapeutic pedicure.
(elana marie / For The Times) Pedicures can be unpredictable. Not really knowing how well your feet will be exfoliated…
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