Contemporary Southern California couldn’t be much further in time and space from the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and Etruria. However, at the Getty Villa…
The long pool and statue in front of the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades
Festival-goers feasted on an estimated 1.5 million strawberries during the 2024 California Strawberry Festival last weekend. It was the event’s 38th anniversary. The 2024 California…
collage of four photos from the 2024 California Strawberry Festival in Ventura
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OPINION by Rachel Melikian President Calvin Coolidge and the World’s Biggest Hand-Woven Carpet We leave history behind as time passes. Motion pictures move us while…
The Armenian Orphan Rug, a woven crimson and gold traditional rug presented to President Calvin Coolidge
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has a mission to preserve and celebrate over 13,000 years of human interaction with the ocean. It’s quite the scope,…
Dwight Brooks ship models and more displays inside the main exhibit hall of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Every holiday season, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley presents a special exhibit of Christmas trees decorated to fit the year’s theme. In…
A closeup of ornaments on the California Christmas tree at the Reagan Library's An American Christmas Story exhibit in 2022
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was born in Wisconsin, rose to fame among early modernist art circles in New York City, and traveled widely across the globe…
A display of skull paintings over a cabinet with animal skulls at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Today, the governor and first partner announced the 15th class of Californians to be inducted to the California Hall of Fame. The 11 names represent…
Graphic collage of headshots of 11 inductees to the California Hall of Fame for 2022
There are many popular museums in Los Angeles, but the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County stands out among them with its comprehensive and…
The exterior of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum with banners
On July 21, 1968, a Los Angeles County Supervisor appointed Louise Huebner as LA’s Official Witch. She was presented with a signed and sealed scroll…
black and white repeated head album art from Louise Huebner, official witch of Los Angeles
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Libraries need better PR. In addition to being bastions of books for learning and pleasure, libraries are comfortable, safe and resource-rich spaces that are welcoming…
Rows of books on shelves in a library
Outside of studying anatomy or working in the medical field, there are few opportunities to see the real inner workings of the human body. We…
Close up view of the head and torso of a human body on display at Bodies at Bally's in Las Vegas