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Two-story 1910 Craftsman in Arlington Heights seeks $1.15M

Wonderful wainscoting, divine built-ins, and an imposing stone fireplace.

Here are the street closures for this weekend’s Hollywood Christmas Parade

The parade takes to the streets on Sunday, but there are parking restrictions and street closures before then.

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Cute Spanish-style flips back to the market in Highland Park for $729K

The two-bedroom sold in April for $500,005.

How one man pioneered a homeless shelter on Skid Row

"Free soap, free soup and free salivation."

What $1,900 rents you in LA right now

This week, we find a contemporary spot in Playa del Rey, a vintage apartment in Pico-Robertson, and more!

A quick guide to LAX

Navigating LAX can be painless—if you know how to do it right.

Gifting Local: 12 California artisans you should support

From contemporary vases and animalic prints to cork maps and record dividers, we’ve got you covered.

Here’s what $950K buys around LA

Let’s take a look at homes in Woodland Hills, Highland Park, Mt. Washington, Sherman Oaks, and Hollywood

Kathy Griffin finally sells her ‘I made it’ Hollywood Hills mansion for $4.5M

The gated residence measures 8,000 square feet and comes with a four-car garage and six fireplaces.

101 books about where—and how—we live

Urban classics and new favorites to read and give.

Santa Monica Pier board moves to reduce popular summer Twilight Concert Series to a one-day event

The size of the crowds has swelled in the past few years, prompting safety concerns.

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12 places to find fall colors around Los Angeles

Looking for some fall foliage? Don't book a flight to the East Coast just yet. There are plenty of places in Southern California to find those picturesque autumnal landscapes.

See the city’s vision for Century Boulevard as a pedestrian-friendly hub around LAX

Can the car funnel that is Century Boulevard become a ‘lively and active urban environment’?

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Meet the 'scrappy Angelenos' helping build a more equitable city

Architecture firm LA-Más works at the intersection of policy and design practice.

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8 Los Angeles hikes with spectacular endings

Hit the trails to find waterfalls and hidden ruins.

Six-story hotel proposed for Westlake site at Olympic, Alvarado

The project would bring a 150-room hotel and restaurant to the neighborhood.

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The 20 most iconic buildings in Los Angeles, mapped

From the Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Watts Towers, these are the buildings that give you that "back-home" feeling when you return from vacation.

How will booming Inglewood handle development around its new train stations?

It’s embracing dense, mixed-use housing and is calling for an arts hub around one of the Crenshaw Line stops.

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Mapping LA’s Green book locations

These were the only safe places for black travelers in Jim Crow-era Los Angeles.

1980s office building in Beverly Hills could get a showy update

The classy and glassy update would add two stories onto the building.

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One Beverly Hills—still not off the ground—might change ownership again

Plans for the Richard Meier-designed hotel and condo project were approved nine years ago for the site of a former May Company building near Wilshire and Santa Monica.

A complete guide to LA’s Grand Central Market

We’ll help you navigate the historic and ever-popular food hall with insider knowhow and fascinating tidbits.

Redondo Beach officials announce plan to redevelop huge power plant as a park

A public-private partnership could also bring a "coastal resort" to the 50-acre property.

Elvis Presley’s Palm Springs honeymoon house is looking for a buyer

After their 1967 wedding, Elvis and Priscilla returned to this modernist residence, once dubbed the "House of Tomorrow."

What it’s like to buy a house in LA

A Los Angeles native solicits expert advice and details what it’s like to find a home on a budget of $480,000.

See the 29-story glass tower planned for Westlake

Developed by a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer, it would bring more than 300 new apartments to the area.

Hollywood’s 1950s musicians union building could become an LA landmark

The "foremost entertainers and studio musicians of the era" were members of the union, including a group that was a go-to for The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis.

This Thanksgiving could be the hottest ever in LA

Temperatures in some areas are expected to hit the low 90s, tying or even breaking records set in 1903 and 1933.

The ‘bargain’ brothels of Victorian era Los Angeles

Near Union Station, in a part of town once known as Hell’s Half Acre, women worked in squalor while pimps and landlords grew rich.

Live in a chic loft in a former Masonic Temple for $640K

The corner unit measures 1,700 square feet and comes with a private patio.

Grand storybook-style house with period details asks $1.6M in Hancock Park

Stained glass, vintage bathroom tile, and an elegant fireplace.

Property Brother Drew Scott buys in Windsor Square

Scott and his fiancé, Linda Phan, are already renovating the home for an upcoming season of the HGTV series.

New 11-story Arts District office building will cantilever over A+D Museum

The project at Fourth and Hewitt cantilever over the A+D museum, plus bring a public plaza to the site.

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Jury sides with Katy Perry and LA Archdiocese in battle over Los Feliz convent

After a long and expensive court battle, they’ll be awarded a combined $5 million in legal fees.

New seven-story affordable housing complex could rise on Skid Row

Affordable developers in the area are on a building spree lately, with a number of major projects in the works.

Quaint 1915 cottage on a Silver Lake walk street asking $639K

Featuring a "fully functional clawfoot tub" in the garden.

Inglewood activists pushing to get rent control on ballot in 2018

As housing costs escalate and real estate developers show no signs of slowing down, activists in Inglewood are preparing to ask voters to enact rent control in their city.