News in Los Angeles
Preserving Neon Landmarks: Inside LA’s Sign Restoration Craft
Drive through downtown Los Angeles after sunset, and you’ll pass signs that have been glowing since before World War II. That they still work at all is something of a small miracle, the product of a specialized, often unglamorous trade that keeps the city’s neon heritage alive…

A composer’s tribute to firefighters, nearly 20 years in the making
Los Angeles-based composer Charles-Henri Avelange wrote a score to honor firefighters almost 20 years ago. After last year's wildfires in Los Angeles, he’s made headway in finally recording it.

From western Mass. to Los Angeles: The saga of sold Norman Rockwell paintings
Two Norman Rockwell paintings once owned by the Berkshire Museum have returned to the public eye with this week's opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.

Can a Mattress Store Double as a Spiritual Awakening Haven?
Certified sound bath facilitator Alice Moon leads attendees through both sober and 420-friendly “restorative experiences.”

“ProMomme: A Sex Worker’s Guide to Parenting” Is the Rawest Magazine We’ve Ever Seen
Stories include “Every Time I Whoop a White Man’s Ass, I Call It Reparations” and "Love, Mom," a trans woman's reflection on her past as a sperm donor.

Meet the future of the LA Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony
As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco.
'If I Go Will They Miss Me' is an intense but tender coming-of-age story set in L.A.
A 12-year-old idolizes his father who is just home from prison in this intense but tender drama from writer-director Walter Thompson-Hernandez.

Seven L.A. Tattoo Artists Supporting Palestine Through Ink and Flash Sheets
While not everyone can donate funds, these tattoo artists prove that you can donate time, skills, and hope.

Robbie Conal, L.A’s Most Infamous Street Art Firebrand, Is Still Flaming Our Power-Mad Leaders at 81
From Ronald Regan to Donald Trump, Conal has skewered them all in his prints of their twisted visages. He tells us he just made "the angriest poster" of his career.

SOTD 8/19/26: Hostile Street by Cheekface
The WMNF Song of the Day for August 19, 2026 is “Hostile Street” by Cheekface. Get ready to clear out the emotional clutter, because Los Angeles’ premier talk-singing indie rock trio is back at it again! Established in 2017 when indie-rock lifers Greg Katz and Amanda Tannen…

SOTD 7/24/26 Count the Roses by Zzzahara
The WMNF Song of the Day for July 24, is 2026 is “Count the Roses” by Zzzahara. There is something completely bewitching about the way Zzzahara turns hard, hidden feelings into sweet daydreams. Born and raised in Los Angeles, this singer-songwriter and guitarist (Zahara Jaime)…
Lena Dunham on the ‘frustration’ between her and Adam Driver on ‘Girls’
Get your tickets for Wild Card live in Los Angeles with special guest Tracee Ellis Ross on May 7! Lena Dunham tells Rachel that for much of her 20s and 30s, she took a vacation from who she was as a child. These days, though, she says she’s much more in touch with that part of…