Greater LA

Now that prom isn’t virtual anymore, volunteer stylists helped hundreds of LA teens who can’t afford to buy finery glam up for the big dance. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley put a hold on LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to U.S. ambassador to India, saying he has proof that Garcetti lied to a congressional panel. LA Plaza Cocina is the U.S.’ first museum dedicated to the richness and diversity of Mexican cuisine. Its first exhibit focuses on corn. 

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says he’s looking to expand the school year, increase the frequency and quality of summer school, create a parent academy, and more. 

Needle exchanges are an important part of heroin addiction treatment interventions in the majority of California counties. But Orange County just shut down their last one.

Eight oil platforms off California are set to be decommissioned in the next decade, but the fate of the structures themselves has yet to be determined. Before Hrishikesh Hirway started hosting the podcast “Song Exploder,” he was a musician himself. Now he has a new EP coming out: “Rooms I Used to Call My Own.” Tory DiPietro’s new neon art installation is lighting up the 3rd Street tunnel in downtown LA with rainbow colors and her love for Los Angeles.

Glendale wants to turn emissions from its landfill into electricity. Residents living nearby say the plant is a hazard in their backyard. The crypto social club, Friends With Benefits, offers members investment opportunities and a social network. How exclusive is it? In La Puente, the restaurant Campo é Carbón is set up in the home backyard of Adriana Alvarez and chef Ulysses Gálvez. 

It’s been nearly two years since the pandemic began. While the worst seems to have subsided, some COVID patients continue to suffer from mysterious symptoms. With COVID appearing increasingly less in the news media, will polarizing issues like mask wearing or vaccine mandates fade?

Two Angelenos — one Ukrainian and one Russian — discuss what their families are living through in their respective native countries. Gov. Newsom’s new proposal, CARE Court, could place some unhoused people with severe mental illness or substance use disorders under court-ordered care. OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer faces calls for his resignation after displaying what some have described as a racist attitude when discussing a murder case involving a Black defendant.

Millennials and Gen Zers have a lot of drinking options: hard seltzers, hard tea, cocktails, beer in a can. Can those who make wine and non-alcoholic beverages keep up? Tomatomania is popping up at plant nurseries across SoCal, where you can learn about different tomato varieties and get your hands on hard-to-find seedlings.

A new HBO miniseries, “Winning Time,” chronicles the glitz, glamour, and serious game behind the 1980s LA Lakers. California and LA County have lifted mask mandates for nearly all indoor settings for vaccinated people. This Friday, unvaccinated Angelenos get to join them. “WOMANHOUSE” focuses on feminism through paintings, photos, and more. Meanwhile, “Diedrick Brackens: heaven is a muddy riverbed” highlights the artist’s weavings with poetry.

The new corporate owner of a Huntington Beach mobile home park is increasing rents in March, part of a national and local trend. As Russian forces wage a grim battle across Ukraine, many Ukrainian expats in LA want their neighbors to understand what’s going on. 

A second attempt to recall LA District Attorney George Gascón has more money and more support than the last one. A new bill in the State Senate seeks to increase the amount of money granted to people leaving prison from $200 to closer to $2600. Many LA restaurants, including Taco Maria and Woodspoon, are among semi-finalists for the James Beard Awards, which are back after a two-year hiatus.