LAPD South Traffic Division detectives are searching for a driver who struck and killed a 62-year-old pedestrian on Monday morning then fled from the scene. Larry Dean Hughes, a Los Angeles resident, was walking southbound on a crosswalk on Normandie Avenue at Exposition Boulevard around 5am when a driver traveling northbound on Normandie turned right on Exposition and hit Hughes with his car. The driver did not stop and continued eastbound on Exposition. more ›

Law enforcement officials aren't kidding around when it comes to laser pointers aimed at their aircraft: If you point 'em, they will find you, and, like in the case of the two men busted overnight, they will arrest you. Green lasers were trained on a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter flying over Exposition Park at around 2 this morning, according to ABC7. more ›

The space shuttle Endeavor made a safe touch-down last night at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and now the countdown has begun for its arrival in Los Angeles as part of a permanent exhibit at the California Science Center. more ›

A Metro bus driver was injured on the job last night when someone shot at her bus with a pellet or BB gun, according to ABC7. The incident happened at around 10:30 Wednesday night as the bus was at Vernon Avenue at Figueroa Street in Exposition Park. The suspect shot at the bus from the outside. The driver was struck in her finger, and treated on-scene for her injuries. Two of the bus windows were shattered, however no passengers were injured. more ›

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and several surrounding parking lots aren't going to be swiftly sold off to the University of Southern California, as the school's interest in buying the property got a yellow light of sorts from The Board of Directors for Exposition Park and the California Science Center, who yesterday opted to "continue studying" the offer, according to the Daily News. more ›

LAPD this summer is aggressively trying to rid the roads of drunk drivers by holding a mixture of announced and unannounced checkpoints every weekend. Tonight, they tip their hats to one of them going going on between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. near USC's campus and Exposition Park at Figueroa Street and 41st Street. "Our message is simple: if we catch you driving drunk, you will be arrested," says the LAPD. more ›

Natural History Museum officials yesterday revealed plans to expand the facility's programming area by 50 percent with the addition of a 3.5-acre urban wilderness area called North Campus (but that's just a working title). Located mainly between the museum building and Exposition Boulevard, where a Metro Expo Line station will be located, the $30 million plan will bring interactive outdoor exhibits, a new main entrance to the Museum, and a new car park (this is how they explain it: "a nature-filled structure that will feature a canopy of flowering vines and hummingbird and butterfly habitats creating a 'park' like setting instead of a stark concrete parking garage.) more ›

During his speech last night at a fundraiser event for the Democratic National Committee and Senator Barbara Boxer's re-election campaign, President Barack Obama was interrupted several times by shouts from the audience calling for a repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell policy," according to the Daily News. more ›

Last week, the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park continued its monthly First Fridays program with a sold-out show of music by The Phatal DJ and Chico Sonido in the African Mammal Hall and performances by the New Zealand-based The Ruby Suns and Australians Wolfmother in the North American Hall. more ›

There are lots of ways you can personally combat global warming and starting today, 60 of those ideas, each on one of 60 "Cool Globes", make their debut at Exposition Park. Each globe, decorated by an artist, conveys a message about what you can do, whether that be wearing a sweater instead of turning on the heat during cold months, keeping your car tires at the correct amount or voting. The temporary public art exhibit runs through July 23rd. more ›

If you felt your neighborhood should deserve one of those new scramble crosswalks, which allows for diagonal crossing at intersections (see a video example here), there's more than just the one in Westwood Village announced the other day (and the older one near USC). Here's the list of ten scramble crosswalks planned across the city, thanks to Steve Hymon at the Bottleneck Blog: more ›

Two weeks ago, local bands Castledoor (MySpace) and The Watson Twins (MySpace) performed for First Fridays (MySpace) at The Natural History Museum in Exposition Park. more ›

Early this morning, Exposition Park saw two murders when two men, reported to be in their 20s, were shot dead on an apartment building sidewalk on South Figueroa near West 43rd St. Police have not determined a motive for the 1:50 a.m. shooting, but are looking into the possibility of it being gang or drug related. more ›

Earlier this month, A-Trak (MySpace) and Kid Sister (MySpace) performed as the co-headliners of First Fridays (MySpace) at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park. more ›

Two weeks ago, locals Sea Wolf (MySpace), whose album was number six on Nic Harcourt's Top Ten Albums of 2007, performed as the headliner of First Fridays (MySpace) at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park. more ›

After putting together an insane line up of bands, and secruing the incredible Exposition Park in Downtown Los Angeles for the venue, The Neighborhood Festival hooked up with LAist's favorite locally-based photo sharing community, Buzznet in a ticket giveaway bonanza. more ›

Some mornings, you wake up in a wandering mood: after a strong cup of coffee and a survey of the weather, we decided to peek beyond the veil of the early morning haze and venture southeast. We forsook the freeways for the more scenic route of Sunset Boulevard, through Hollywood east to Western, then south, south, south beyond the 10, through K-town and past endless strip-mall Iglesias de Dios and pupuserias. Wonderful! As we... more ›

- Courtney Love was a good girl, judge removes her from probation, she cries. "Thank you for not taking me into custody... You've been a good, fair judge. Sorry for crying." E! News - SUV chased by LAPD crashes into a house near Exposition Park - Mercury News - LA Opera gets $4 million to help recover music suppressed by the Nazis - Playbill - Teen Soccer sensation Freddi Adu gets traded to SLC's... more ›

natural/national - The Daily News reports on another Exposition Park tenant speaking out against an NFL team (possibly) moving in next door at the Coliseum. The funny thing: they say the protestor is the National History Museum. But they mean the museum with all the taxidermied animals and dinosaur skeletons. Oops. Natural History. more ›

LAist thinks the Rose Bowl renovation plan is a good one for the city of Pasadena. It's important to remember Pasadena is not debating building a football stadium. The Rose Bowl is there and not going anywhere. The question is how to ensure the economic viability of a facility that loses $2 million a year. more ›

Ably processing Los Angeles’s extraordinary built environment requires thinkers who can look it through a dynamic lens that takes into consideration way more than what’s typically thought of as “good” architecture. Understanding LA means peeking into the cracks of the city and embracing what some might dismiss as sheer vulgarity. Moreover, creatively adding to the physical fabric of our city and meeting its needs beyond the strip mall paradigm necessitates a deeply complex appreciation for Los Angeles and its environs, a keen historical perspective, and design know-how. more ›

The Los Angeles General Services Department's efforts to unload a couple libraries at auction further proves that nothing is sacred in this hot real estate market. The former Durant Branch on Gardner in Hollywood and the erstwhile location of the Westchester Branch on Sepulveda Eastway are going on the block next month. Minimum bidding on each starts at $1,000,000. more ›

Get your holiday shopping done early at the annual African Marketplace & Cultural Faire this week. more ›