There are a lot of places you can go to feel "LA." For most people, it’s a surface thing--to see the glitz and the glamour, maybe eat alongside some celebrities. You can go to Mozza, Katsuya, Geisha House and see the stars and eat great (well, except at Geisha House), but for some of us, Hollywood is a past as well as a present. And for us, Musso & Frank’s perseveres. As the diners......

Apparently, no one told Scott Michaels not to play with dead things. Especially celebrities. For the past decade Scott has made a most unusual career out of the stories, death locations, and objects of celebrities who have sauntered off to that great Swifty Lazar after party in the sky. He started with a small business selling celebrity curious (he owns a brick from the Manson Murders a piece of the Hindenburg and a John......

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We don't pretend to know everything there is to know about Los Angeles. In fact, we'd venture to bet that there are some of you reading right now that think we don't know squat about squat. You'd claim we just got off the greyhound bus from Tupelo and should just shut up already. First, you're so rude. Second, don't harsh our vibe. We think we know a little bit. Or at least know where......

After years of enjoying art and parties at The Brewery complex, LAist finally learned the history of The Brewery. From 1897 to 1948 it was the Los Angeles Brewery, making beer and other beverages (including an ill-fated pineapple juice). Brands included Eastside Bock and Brown Derby Beer, but the all-time best-seller was Eastside beer (pictured). During prohibition, the Los Angeles Brewery continued production, making a legal 2% beer and selling off the concentrated alcohol......

If the Los Angeles Unified School District has its way, the historic Ambassador Hotel will soon be reduced to little more than a reconstructed facade after being demolished to make way for a badly needed school (badly needed due to the LAUSD's bungling attempt to build the Belmont Learning Center on a toxic waste site). Historic preservationists are understandably upset as, once again, Los Angeles prepares to raze its cultural heritage in the name......