Nearly 30 years ago, the legendary USC football coach John McKay left Los Angeles for Tampa Bay to become head coach of the Buccaneers. McKay took over the worst team in football, one which set a record for consecutive losses. When asked about his team's execution, McKay famously quipped "I'm in favor of it." Yet McKay eventually turned the Bucs around, as they reached the NFC Championship game under his leadership. A generation later,......

We're still in our public beta here at LAist, and we're making a few changes to our staff makeup. The excellent Marleigh Riggins is being promoted to co-editor: she'll continue to cover local events while sharing responsibility with me for everything else. (The site should reflect this change by sometime tomorrow.) Phil Wallace will continue to cover sports. We're also still in the process of selecting another contributor or two, and we welcome more submissions!......

My name's Tom Berman and I'm the editor of LAist. Thanks for the visit. The purpose of this website is to present an interactive daily news source for the city of L.A. As we see it, our town has always had a funny relationship with the media. The rest of the world knows a refracted vision of Los Angeles - it's been bent and twisted by the exhaustive (and often ridiculous) degree of attention that......

After 75 years of business, the old Hollywood institution Hollywood Piano Rental Co. is shutting its doors after 75 years. The store's original location was bought out by the developers of Hollywood & Highland. "They needed our place to park the limos that drop off the stars at the Kodak Theatre," said Jerry Tishkoff, who has been running the business with his brother, Eddie. "Limousines won't fit in the underground parking they have at the......

Monday is usually a bad day to even contemplate leaving the house, but today is a good day to make an exception. If nothing else, doing something will help keep your mind occupied as you creep closer to Friday. Your cinema and music picks, after the jump. Posted by Marleigh Riggins......