Mel Melcon started out with the Los Angeles Times in 1984 as a summer intern and has been here ever since. He worked on a freelance basis from 1985 to 1997, then was hired full time. Melcon likes to capture the offbeat and funny side of life in his images.
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Santa is getting creative this socially distant Christmas during the coronavirus pandemic
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A look at people around the Southland doing their thing, all masked up.
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Laura Howe repurposed fabric from her Matrushka Construction boutique to make masks for the coronavirus outbreak. She’s sold 8,000.
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Fifteen wolves recently removed from a facility in the Midwest accused of killing animals for their pelts in violation of the federal Endangered Species act are now living in the Angeles National Forest.
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How many chandeliers does it take to light a Grammys red carpet?
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Jesus Hernandez raised a pet goose for two years at his home in West Los Angeles. After neighbors complained about the noise, he found Chacho a new home at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights.
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There’s a plethora of reading material at the newsstand on Cahuenga Blvd, run by a feisty character named Diz.
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Jesus Hernandez raised a pet goose for two years at his home in West Los Angeles. After neighbors complained about the noise, he found Chacho a new home at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights.
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There’s a plethora of reading material at the newsstand on Cahuenga Blvd, run by a feisty character named Diz.