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Aug. 10, 2025 3 AM PT Ham and Cheese By Steph Cha Author Steph Cha in the kitchen at Louisaβs Trattoria in Larchmont Village. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Marlowe Lee was off the clock, 12 more hours in the can, but Call-Me-Jessie had changed the closing procedure, and now, for the second week…
The BIG3 basketball atmosphere is one of a West Coast summer-style block party β quite literally β bursting with frenetic hip-hop energy brought straight to the hardwood. At the center is legendary rapper and Hollywood A-lister Ice Cube, who, between games, stands before a BIG3-branded backdrop in the bowels of the Intuit Dome, greeting families…
βEverybodyβs very happy, βcause the sun is shining all the time.Looks like another perfect day. I love L.A.β β Randy Newman Ever since its founding in 1781, Los Angeles has been labeled as the City of Angels. But the future president of the United States has a far less heavenly opinion, predicting in a fiery…
The Timesβ preseason top 25 high school football rankings: 1. MATER DEI: Itβs very possible the Monarchs can go unbeaten again with their exceptional receiver group, strong lines and top two-way player Tomuhini Topui, a USC commit. 2. ST. JOHN BOSCO: Experience on defense and improving sophomore QB Koa Malauβulu will be key for the…
βMiracle Mileβ takes place in a city in the throes of chaos as Angelenos flee the threat of a nuclear strike. The film was released in 1988, but it has resurfaced in the last few years, attracting sold-out crowds at the American Cinematheque and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Written and directed…
The Los Angeles we know has long been an irresistible subject for novelists and moviemakers β so much so that theyβve often tortured reality to make it conform to their imagination. Robert Towne mined the history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in his screenplay for βChinatownβ but moved the story ahead up by some two…
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford watched his teamβs 31-21 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday after completing his first extensive passing workout earlier at the Ramsβ Woodland Hills training facility. Stafford, who had not practiced because of a back issue, threw more than 60 passes during the workout, coach Sean McVay said. βIt was awesome,β…
It took until August, but the starting rotation the Dodgers envisioned in spring training is intact and delivering. Vowing not to revisit the predicament they found themselves in last postseason, when only two true starters and a stacked bullpen somehow patched together enough innings to win a World Series, the Dodgers added two-time Cy Young…
Foreign criminals will be deported from the UK immediately after they are sentenced, the justice secretary has said. The law change proposed by Shabana Mahmood could save taxpayers an average of Β£54,000 a year per prison place. The changes would apply to prisoners serving fixed-term “determinate” sentences. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Rams running back Blake Corum carries the ball in the first half against the Cowboys on Saturday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) With Kyren Williams carrying the ball 316 times last season, Corum got only limited opportunity as a rookie. The former Michigan star could help shoulder more of the load…
