From the Editor
Twelve years ago, when I first began working at this magazine, the view of Wilshire Boulevard from our offices revealed a trickle of foot traffic and a Los Angeles County Museum of Art that was more glass-brick fortress than cultural nexus. Today those same windows look out on dozens of patrons buzzing around food trucks like hummingbirds do flowering sage, and on a thriving museum plaza that is becoming L.A.’s first real piazza... Read
Features:
How to Afford L.A.
Edited by Nancy Miller
You don’t need to spend big to live large in L.A. From leasing a car to buying a chocolate bar, a practical guide to getting maximum pleasure at minimal cost
WEB EXTRA: Five Additional Deals That Get You More Bang For Your Buck
Face the Music
By Jillian Lauren
Yoga just not doing the trick? The Argentine tango will cure what ails you. A primer on the best dance parties as well as the shops that’ll dress you for them
WEB EXTRA: 10 Adult Classes for Adult Beginners
WEB EXTRA: Slide Show: Tango Fashion
Murder in Black and White
By Steven Mikulan
In 1959, philandering physician Bernard Finch killed his wife with the help of his girlfriend, Carole Tregoff, triggering one of L.A.’s most sensational cases
WEB EXTRA: A Q&A With Writer Steven Mikulan About the Tabloid-Drenched Trial of Dr. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff
Art of the City
By Doug Harvey
L.A.’s contemporary art scene is world renowned, but it can also be tough to navigate. Let us lead the way with this gathering of galleries, artists, and more
PLUS: It's Time to Canvas the City: Can't-Miss Art Events
(Columns)
Open City
By Anne Taylor Fleming
Certain choices made early in life can prove to be unforeseen gems
Speak Easy
By Gabriel Kahn
L.A.’s wealthiest resident, Patrick Soon-Shiong, on making the city a better place
Well-Being
By Andrea Richards
Being able to exercise outdoors is a perk of living here, but are some personal trainers going too far?
Film
By Steve Erickson
Paternal woes in The Company You Keep and The Place Beyond the Pines