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The percentage of Americans who frequently interact with their neighbors is declining. But we discovered those rare heroes on the block, the ones who make the city feel more like home.

It can feel as if you can't walk on a Los Angeles sidewalk or trail without running into a dog. But we want to hear from the intrepid folks walking their cats around the city.

If you arrive with a healthy dose of patience at the new waterfront amphitheater, seeing a show can be a real treat.

Marc Papas is challenging the idea that Los Angeles belongs only to cars. He's taking on a multi-year, 7,500-mile biking trek across every single block in Los Angeles.

When this Del Rey couple married, they asked for plants. They ended up trading concrete and a conventional lawn for Chateau Chaparral, a native garden anchored by drought-tolerant plants.

The CDC warns that electric fans can actually raise your body temperature in extreme heat. Learn the safe temperature limits and expert-backed ways to beat the heat.

Try goat yoga in Grand Park, a relaxing sound bath or candlelit yoga sessions across L.A. this August -- all for free.

Another one of my rules for dating was: "If you can't lift me, you can't date me." I deserved to be hoisted in the air in a true "Dirty Dancing" moment.

Shopping at Del Amo mall, bike riding along the Strand and a family night swim are on the agenda for the YouTube-turned-Netflix stars.

A curated monthly social calendar, featuring new Guizio, Agolde and Lang stores in L.A.