Aidan Corcoran, left, Jordan Meller, Jacob Martinez and Anja Steyn are members of the Academy of Magical Arts' Junior Society at the Magic Castle. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Anja Steyn has ...

I raised my kids smack in the middle of wizarding fever. We devoured Harry Potter books page by page, watched the movies like sacred rituals, and yes, sometimes even queued for a midnight book release ...

Nestled in the Hollywood Hills is a Los Angeles landmark that's tough to get into: The Magic Castle. A blue-grey Victorian style mansion with curved turrets, it looks like a place an animated princess ...

Residents and local officials are working to clean up the destruction caused by rain-triggered mudslides in Wrightwood, California, where homes and cars were buried under several feet of thick mud and ...

The Magic Castle might have a new trick up its sleeve. Owner Randy Pitchford has proposed a wide-reaching reorganization of the business that would take operational control and most revenue streams ...

The conjurers have decided to stay put at Hollywood's Magic Castle. In a membership vote of the Academy of Magical Arts that concluded Monday, members say that about 92% of those voting endorsed a ...

Most days, life in Iowa (or anywhere, really) feels like a relentless conveyor belt. Between endless emails, grocery runs, school drop-offs, and the grind of work, it's easy to feel flattened, frayed, ...

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