It's time to break open the piggy bank or shake out your pants pockets and take your pennies to Downtown L.A. Saturday for 1¢ rides on Angels Flight in honor of the funicular's 110th anniversary. more ›

It's almost Christmas, and that means presents, trees, (Chinese food for us Jews), and marathon viewings of "It's a Wonderful Life," the 1946 classic starring James Stewart as as building and loan operator George Bailey. To celebrate the 65th anniversary of this yuletide favorite, City News Service reports that a ceremony will be held on the Walk of Fame at 10:30 a.m. more ›

Bar 1886's Vintage Caprice is a cocktail worth the drive to Pasadena, and worth the four months' wait as its key ingredient ages in the barrel. The result is nothing short of sublime. more ›

Happy one month anniversary, Occupy L.A.! As your gift, the City of L.A.'s Department of General Services barricaded both a fountain and a memorial sculpture to guard both figures from your grubby paws. Construction of a towering 20-foot wooden structure began today around 4am and wrapped in about six hours, shielding the Frank Putnam Flint Fountain and a firefighters' memorial from the masses. more ›

Do you love sex? Do you also love bikes? If so, have we got an event for you! In celebration of their 40th anniversary, adult store The Pleasure Chest is hosting an event called the Sex Scandal Bike Ride. Taking place on September 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m, the event will be a slow ride through the streets of Los Angeles more ›

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, which means tearjerker interviews on TV, terrifying images on loops, and "where were you when" conversations. And in L.A., it also means ramped up security -- but not because of any specific threat against the city. more ›

Invitations can be SO pricey. Instead, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt told TMZ that for a for a mere $68,000 he purchased a 44-foot billboard to rule over Hollywood for one month in anticipation of his 25th anniversary to actress Zsa Zsa Gabor on August 14. more ›

These days, a $3 meal of Mexican food is either a couple of tacos from your favorite old school truck or a bag of mystery meat from Taco Bell. For one day next week, though, Valley classic Casa Vega is celebrating their 55th anniversary by rolling back the price on their House Combo to $2.15, which is what it was on June 28, 1956 when the beloved hangout opened its doors for the first time. more ›

For tonight's burger history lesson, prepare to be covered in orange grease and chili-induced shame. A Los Angeles mainstay, the Original Tommy’s at 2575 Beverly Boulevard and Rampart is celebrating over six decades of Tommy Koulax's original burger stand with a 65-cent chili cheeseburger and Coke special until 10:00 p.m. on Sunday night. more ›

Here we come…again! The made-for-television Pop group The Monkees, who the media once dubbed as the “Pre-Fab Four,” will be going on tour…this time to commemorate their 45th anniversary in show business! Unfortunately, Michael Nesmith will not be taking part in the tour. However, it is rumored that he may perform with the group... more ›

If you are as devoted to Foursquare as your daily cup of coffee from Starbucks, you might want to get in on a promo the two companies have teamed up for in honor of the coffee spot's 40th anniversary. Starbucks will be awarding $40 gift cards at random to customers who follow the brand on Foursquare, and check into a location today. more ›

These days we grab our cellphones and digital cameras out of our pockets, purses, or bags and take a quick video of babies, art, meals, friends, or quirky moments. We post it to our Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, or sites like YouTube where these personal videos have a welcome home. 20 years ago, though, making a quick video was a little more laborious and the equipment more unwieldy. Imagine testing out your new camera on a subject that would go down in history: LAPD officers beating a black, male motorist. more ›

In 2011, it might cost more than a quarter to hitch a ride on Angels Flight up--or down--Bunker Hill. But tomorrow, you can save 24 cents a ride thanks to a fun fare on the funicular to celebrate its 109th anniversary. more ›

Pasadena's beautiful, historic, and oft-immortalized on film City Hall has a birthday today! Designed by San Francisco's Bakewell and Brown, the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style building began its life in 1923, and was completed on December 27th, 1927, which means today marks the building's 83rd birthday. On the National Register of Historic Places (listing # 80000813) since 1980, people all over the world have gotten glimpses of the civic center structure in films from The Great Dictator to A Walk in the Clouds--not to mention a ton of TV shows (Wikipedia). Of course, people love to photograph Pasadena City Hall, so we had to look no further than our own LAist Featured Photos pool for some impressive shots. more ›

Who shot Jeffrey Tidus? It's the Rolling Hills Estates' contemporary whoodunit akin to TV's "Who shot JR?" plotline. One year after lawyer Jeffrey Tidus was shot and killed in his own driveway, the case continues to confound detectives, according to the Daily Breeze. Tidus was shot in the head the morning of December 7th, 2009, as he retrieved his laptop from his car. He was ambushed by an assailant hiding in the early morning darkness. " Nobody, from family members to investigators, knows why." more ›

Neon signage can dazzle, inform, distract, or illuminate, and Los Angeles is an important city in neon's history. This week, the neon sign marked its 100th birthday, the Museum of Neon Art shared via email. more ›

You say it's your birthday. It's my birthday too. Well, not really. But LA's ultra caffeinated landmark, Kings Road Cafe is giving us all a gift anyway. In honor of the grind's big 2-0 anniversary, both locations -- West Hollywood and Studio City -- are offering $.20 lattes today. That's twenty cents for a late afternoon latte kick in the pants. Bless you, KRC. more ›

When Bitches Brew came out in 1970, the critics were split and many fans were turned off to hear Miles Davis turn toward a definitively more electric sound. But it became Davis' first gold record -- probably because so many people just had to hear it for themselves. more ›

Why is the Google homepage "doodle" or logo breaking up into a bunch of bouncing balls that seem to follow your mouse movement? more ›

20 years ago today, Metro's Blue Line opened, marking the return of public transit by rail to the city, and signaling the start of decades of change ahead to grow and develop the system's network of lines and trains. more ›

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson, and fans are expected to flock to locations associated with the late music icon. more ›

This past Friday marked the 75th Anniversary of the majestic Griffith Observatory, a structure, vista, and scientific facility that has been an undeniable treasure to locals and visitors to Los Angeles alike. The Observatory marked the occasion with several celebrations, and they give a brief overview of the history of the building on their website:

On May 14, 1935, Los Angeles civic, scientific, and cultural leaders gathered on the side of Mt. Hollywood to celebrate the opening of Griffith Observatory. Only the third planetarium in the U.S. - and the first along the Pacific Rim - the Observatory was the vision of Colonel Griffith J. Griffith, who believed in the transforming power of astronomical observation and cosmic inspiration. more ›

You've probably been riding roller coasters since you were a kid, and one such thrill ride that was a first of its kind is celebrating a birthday today... more ›

One of the oldest neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley, Northridge, is getting its due respect beginning tonight. Once the "horse capitol of the West," the neighborhood later transformed, becoming the quintessential example of America's suburb with its California ranch style homes and as home to one of the state's premiere Cal State colleges. more ›

Yesterday the Getty Museum's Twitter feed reminded followers that the Getty Villa was marking its 36th anniversary of being open to the public. "In 1974, Getty opened the Getty Villa as his second museum in a re-creation of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, incorporating additional details from several other ancient sites," explains Wikipedia. They closed in 1997 for extensive renovations, and re-opened in January 2006. more ›

The Sayre Fire broke out late in the night on November 14th, 2008, and burned for several days in the Northeast San Fernando Valley and into Santa Clarita, ravaging across thousands of acres and destroying nearly 500 homes in the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar alone. This community became emblematic of the Sayre Fire; officials like Mayor Villaraigosa and Governor Schwarzenegger addressed the scared residents while speaking to the media, authorities worked diligently to account for all the residents, and many wondered if poor water pressure could have contributed to the high number of homes lost. more ›

Sean MacPherson, the man behind some of L.A.'s most popular bars, announced today that his Hollywood-Los Feliz-Silver Lake neighborhood hang, the Good Luck Bar, will celebrate its 15th birthday later this month. On Thursday, November 19, DJ Travis Keller and Chinese burlesque dancers will entertain patrons as they guzzle down $5.00 Stolichnaya, Sailor Jerry, Cazadores, or Jack Daniel's cocktails and selected beers for $2.00 beers (plus: Kogi BBQ will be outside). In 1994, MacPherson took over the space, formerly a Mexican transvestite bar, and based it on his favorite Chinatown bar, Yee Mee Loo, which closed its doors after 40 years. Nearby: 'Ironic Hipster Bar' Stinkers to Celebrate 1 Year on Sunday. more ›

It's been a busy couple of weeks for Pasadena's Armory Center for the Arts, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary year with the exhibition Installations Inside/Out. It began with skywriting art last week, followed up by eight public art installations around the city, an hour-and-a-half theatre show performed in a busy intersection during 15-second crosswalk-intervals and a large gallery show featuring and supporting Southern California artists. more ›