Join the East L.A. Mexican Independence Day Festival, party at Nocturnal Wonderland, check out a historic building tour with the L.A. Conservancy, bring the family to Dino Fest and more.

Black Restaurant Week Los Angeles: The 8th anniversary in Los Angeles to discover Black-owned bakeries, desserts, restaurants and food trucks, today through Aug. 31. blackrestaurantweeks.com.

Book Soup: Emma Sloley discusses and signs “The Island of Last Things,” 7 p.m. Aug. 14. Upcoming: Victor Suthammanont discusses and signs “Hollow Spaces,” 7 p.m. Aug. 15. Michael Chessler discusses ...

Midsummer Scream: The pumpkins can't flicker and the ghouls can't yowl before this enormous expo, a huge Halloween and horror convention, officially haunts the Long Beach Convention Center. Yard ...

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Things About Los Angeles You Need to Know. Crime, homelessness, and High Real estate prices are always an issue that you need to know about. If you are one of the people thinking about moving to Los ...