What LA is into right now
Openings, obsessions, and the stories moving through the city.
The Enchanted Rose from Beauty and the Beast Is on View at the Academy Museum
The object sits inside "Barbie to Anna Karenina," a retrospective on production designers Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer.
Hollywood Burbank Airport's $1.3 Billion Replacement Terminal Opens October 13
Elevate BUR is 53 percent larger than the 1930 terminal it replaces, and legally capped at the same 14 gates.
The Spirited Away Stage Show Comes to the Ahmanson in 2027
John Caird's adaptation plays a strictly limited eight-week run downtown, performed in Japanese with English surtitles.
Tiffany & Co.'s Redesigned California Flagship Draws on Pacific Coast Geology
Peter Marino's roughly 15,000-square-foot South Coast Plaza redesign reopened June 30 with archival California gemstones and Oyoram coastline installations.
Mercedes-Benz Opens Its First US Studio in Beverly Hills
A limited-run installation on North Beverly Drive brings MANUFAKTUR Made to Measure to the United States for the first time.
A 1920 Movie Palace Is Still Standing Inside a Downtown Jewelry Mart
The Warner Bros. Downtown Theatre never got demolished. The vendor cases just moved into the auditorium.
Inside the North Hollywood Warehouse Where Hollywood Rents Its Vintage Props
History For Hire holds 33,000 square feet of hand props, and the collection started with a single Oliver Stone movie.
Inside Eataly L.A., the Italian Mega-Market in Century City
Three restaurants, nine counters, two cafés and a cooking school under one roof in Westfield Century City.
Plums Cafe in Costa Mesa Serves a Giant Cinnamon Roll
A standing menu item at a 34-year-old Orange County cafe, and creators clock it around two pounds.
LAX's People Mover Slips to Late 2026
Testing started in April. The opening date has moved twice since, and the shuttle buses stay for now.
Universal's Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift Coaster Soft Opens at 72 MPH
The fastest coaster in Universal's global portfolio began technical rehearsals July 27, with ride vehicles that rotate a full 360 degrees.
Stranger Things 5 Gets a Full Maze at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights
The final season becomes a walkthrough of the Wheeler house, Hawkins Lab, the Upside Down and The Abyss.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Opens to the Public for Free This October
Explore JPL returns October 10 and 11 for the lab's 90th anniversary. Free tickets drop August 29 and disappear in minutes.
A DJ Competition Coming to Catch One Requires No Experience at All
Your Shot's Los Angeles selection day picks complete beginners, trains them for five weeks and puts winners on festival stages.
Habit Burger & Grill's Echo Park Location Is Now a Full Dodgers Hangout
Dodgers x Habit Home Base sits directly on the Sunset approach to the stadium, with watch parties running through September.
The Cinerama Dome Is Coming Back, Revived by Sony's Alamo Drafthouse
Hollywood's iconic dome and the former ArcLight complex return, with restoration starting in August and doors reopening in early 2028.
Palisades Village Returns as a Symbol of the Neighborhood's Recovery
The open-air center returns after a major restoration, with the Bay Theatre reopening as a Netflix-run cinema.
Glendale Approves a $31 Million "Garden Bridge" Linking Its Riverwalk to the Griffith Park Side
A 320-foot landscaped pedestrian and bike crossing of the LA River by design firm OLIN, funded and heading into final design, expected around 2030.
A Free, Government-Backed K-Beauty Showcase Takes Over The Grove
43 Korean beauty and lifestyle brands across two floors, free to the public, in a government-backed showcase.
The Academy Museum’s “The Horror Show” Turns a Gallery Floor Into Six Immersive Worlds
A 10-month immersive exhibition, September 2026 through July 2027, built around horror’s biggest films.
America's First One Piece Store Is Coming to Westfield Century City
Toei Animation's Mugiwara Store, the first U.S. location, opens in LA this fall.
Pawn Shop Brings a 53-Screen Sports Club to Melrose
A restored 1930s building turned high-design sports bar, with a James Beard chef and a star-studded investor list.
Mariachi Bakery Brings Third-Generation Pan Dulce to Reseda
A family Mexican bakery with 1950s Jalisco roots opens its first San Fernando Valley location.
The World's Oldest Operating McDonald's Is Hiding in Downey
A 1953 Googie landmark with the original Speedee sign, a free mini-museum, and burgers still on the grill.
The World’s Largest Pop-Up Book Is on Free Display at LA Central Library
Luceros y Penumbras opens to roughly 31 feet and weighs over 1,800 pounds, free through November for the library’s centennial.
The Malibu Chili Cook-Off Returns for Its 43rd Year Over Labor Day Weekend
Carnival, chili competition, live music and a skate contest by the ocean, September 4 to 7. Note: it's now a paid, advance-ticket event.
