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Vintage-inspired mini golf in San Clemente. Mai tais on a sunken ship in Anaheim. Sprawling red rocks in Trabuco Canyon. It’s time to go deeper into great, big, always juicy O.C.

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EMELINE performs at POETS ARE THE NEW POP STARS.

16 readings and book events happening this fall in L.A.’s flourishing literary scene

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8 spots to cuddle with cats while sipping matcha, reading or just chilling in greater L.A.

Los Angeles, CA - July 3: An apartment building coined "El Zapato" at 522 Garden St. by architect Jeff Shelton is pictured on Friday, July 3, 2026, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Shelton's work reminds passerby's that cities can surprise us, buildings can invite us to slow down and make looking around an awakening experience. (Dania Maxwell/ For The Times}

In traditional Santa Barbara, his whimsical, storybook buildings beg you to stop and stare

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