At Least They’re Not Demanding It Be Torn Down

from NBC Los Angeles Group to Rename Iconic Hollywood Sign — For a Day Conservationist group near deal to buy land, replace sign By JONATHAN LLOYD The Hollywood sign might look different Thursday — as in, completely covered. Trust For Public Lands, a...

Cruising Van Nuys

from The LA Times Cruise night returns to Van Nuys Boulevard After a 28-year break, car lovers meet once a month on Wednesday nights to show off their souped-up muscle cars, restored classics and lowriders in a scene familiar a generation ago. A 1962 Chrysler Newport...

Bodhi Tree Gone

from The LA Weekly Bodhi Tree Bookstore Is Closing: Bad News for Buddhists By Gendy Alimurung Bad news for Buddhists and others seeking enlightenment: the Bodhi Tree Bookstore is closing. Owners Phil Thompson and Stan Madson informed their staff last Wednesday that...

Army Archerd Gone

from Deadline Hollywood R.I.P. Army Archerd By NIKKI FINKE Longtime Variety columnist Army Archerd died this afternoon at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center of a rare form of cancer. He was posting on his online column as recently as July 27th. But he was best known...

Mt. Wilson Observatory

from The LA Times Mt. Wilson’s famous, and besieged, observatory Man once viewed the heavens by flickering firelight; now a raging blaze threatens a site where stargazing history was made. Tim Rutten, September 2, 2009 There has been tragedy and loss aplenty in...