Freelance videojournalist Abraham Riesman was sent in 2012 to do a story for Punch on Paul Mazursky's morning gathering of old Hollywood hands (and a few younger ones) at Farmers Market. The table ...
The passing of Ray Manzarek, the legendary keyboard player for The Doors, has brought up personal memories of the band all over social media. The Doors performed live a lot, and of course their music ...
Sandstone Retreat was a clothing-optional refuge in Topanga Canyon that began in the late 1960s and survived efforts by the county to shut it down. John Williamson opened the retreat with his wife, ...
Filthy McNasty owned two well-remembered music clubs in the Los Angeles area. His Filthy McNasty's on Sunset Strip occupied the spot where the Viper Room is now. After leaving the Strip, McNasty ran ...
Former Los Angeles TV news executive Bob Long died Monday at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. His television news career included stints as assignment editor and executive producer ...
Throughout the history of American newspapers are examples of editors and headlines affixing catchy names to notorious crimes and criminals. This is one of the few things that newspapers do that can ...
Susan Atkins was the Charles Manson follower who used the knife on actress Sharon Tate on Cielo Drive in 1969. After she died this past September, Orange Coast Magazine writer Shawn Hubler began ...
Out in Agua Dulce, the horse community of scattered homes and winding roads close by the landmark Vasquez Rocks, a camel being walked by its owner last evening was struck and killed by a driver who ...
At tonight's Los Angeles Press Club awards dinner, the L.A. Times and KPCC came away with seven winners each and the LA Weekly had six — three of them named Christine Pelisek, who also was a runner up ...
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas on Monday announced the death of Betty Willis, the designer of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign that has welcomed visitors driving into the city on the ...
U.S. Attorney André Birotte, Jr.'s last day in the office was today. President Obama signed the order Friday installing Birotte as a federal judge here on the U.S. District Court. He was confirmed by ...
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