Arts & Culture
A Repertory Theater Bets on New Playwrights
Reporting from Westlake and the Port of Los Angeles on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Hana Sato · September 10, 2026 · 3 min read
The Los Angeles Mirror · culture desk
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Stages, studios, galleries and the working artists of Los Angeles.
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Murals Restored, and the Question of Who Decides
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Gabriel Duarte · September 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
The Orchestra's Season Leans on Living Composers
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Ruth Feldman · August 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Independent Bookstores Multiply Against Expectation
Reporting from Koreatown and City Hall on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Omar Haddad · August 17, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
A Museum Reinstalls Its Collection, and Its Argument
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Claire Devereux · August 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Poetry Nights Fill Rooms the Clubs Left Behind
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Wesley Kim · August 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Film Preservationists Rescue a Lost Local Feature
Reporting from Venice and the Unified School District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Marisol Vega · July 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Dance Companies Share Studios to Survive
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Daniel Okafor · July 16, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Public Art Funding Reaches Smaller Neighborhoods
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Priya Raman · July 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
A Photographer's Forty Years on One Boulevard
Reporting from Leimert Park and the Community College District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Thomas Ballard · June 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Community Choirs Report Record Membership
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Ines Cardoso · June 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Street Photography and the Ethics of the Frame
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Andre Whitfield · June 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Design Week Turns to Housing as Its Subject
Reporting from Westlake and the County Board of Supervisors on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Hana Sato · June 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
The Record Shop as Neighborhood Archive
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Gabriel Duarte · May 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Arts & Culture
Artists Confront Studio Rents
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Ruth Feldman · May 21, 2026 · 3 min read