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Submissions: Take a Photo of Your Favorite Vintage Sign in L.A.
We received almost 250 submissions for our latest Los Angeles project. Here are the top 15. Vote for your favorite by Friday at noon.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: The Rise of White People Food
Does a constant focus by food writers on restaurants serving local, organic food mean we're missing out on a lot of delicious meals?
Culture
Which Writer, Dead or Living, Best Defines Los Angeles?
Design
Local Artists Meet Legendary Architecture In One of L.A.'s Oldest Neighborhoods
This weekend's tour through one of L.A.'s oldest neighborhoods reveals artist studios tucked inside some of the city's most beautiful houses.
Culture
The "Stop Driving So Much" GOOD Challenge Update
We're trying to drive less this month, and, boy, are we ever bad at that.
News
Transparency: The Most Dangerous Cities for Walking
Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your...
Cities
How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
In an age where online communities often get more attention than our real-life ones, what's the role of the neighborhood?
News
Public Transit's Quickest Fix: Revolutionize the Bus
Yglesias recently linked to a great New York magazine article, "Subway on the Street," positing that focusing on across-the-board improvements to...
Education
The Last Free Speech: Street Art at Manual Arts High School
World renowned artists are heading to South Los Angeles to collaborate with students and visually give voice to social and political issues.
Culture
Banksy Takes Los Angeles: Documenting The Street Artist's Tour of Tinseltown
Take a tour of Banksy's latest artistic contributions to the Los Angeles street-scape.
Culture
People Are Awesome: Random Acts of Kindness in Los Angeles
What happens when one man attempts to find five strangers and offer each one a random act of kindness?
Cities
Ban Cars In L.A.'s Downtown? An Idea That Just Might Work
A new film made by three architecture students wants to make L.A.'s downtown a car-free zone. It just might be crazy enough to work.
Education
New Report Puts the Black Male Achievement Crisis in the Spotlight
The latest study on urban black male academic achievement is out, and the data is pretty grim.
Education
The Most Literate American Cities Are College Towns
Amazon's ranked its top 20 most well-read cities according to book sales, and college towns are winning.
Lifestyle
Hollywood Restaurant Tender Greens Is Going Whole Hog This Sunday
An L.A. restaurant hosts a series of "whole animal" roasts so attendees can learn about their unique partnership with farmers and ranchers.
News
The Rise of the Bus-Riding Celebrity?
Mad Men actor Vincent Kartheiser rides public transit in Los Angeles and does not own a car. Why don't more eco-minded celebrities take the bus?
Cities
A Tale of Two Cities: Is L.A. Glorified Sprawl or a Great American City?
Contradictions abound. Is Los Angeles on the verge of becoming one of our great American cities or is it just another sprawling mess?
News
We're Next: Why America's Riots May Not Be Far Behind London's
Almost 20 years after the Rodney King riots, America has yet to address the serious issues that led to them.
