When a big chain like Circuit City goes belly up, leaving behind several locations bearing design quirks belonging to the defunct business, what becomes of those buildings is often the subject of much speculation in communities. Such has surely been the case with the empty Circuit City (and its big red entry exterior wall) in East Hollywood. more ›

A gunman opened fire this afternoon at an office building in Irwindale which houses offices of Southern California Edison. According to reports from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the gunman wounded a man and a woman, and there may be more victims. more ›

Shopping "experiences" like those Rick Caruso has developed in Los Angeles certainly give locals a lot to grouse about, but aside from the perils of modern living (see: Muffin tops, American Girl, and Uggs), these outdoor hyper-designed environments aren't anything new. Of course we can go back hundreds and hundreds of years and note that shopping outdoors in a village-esque atmosphere was a way of life--mainly because you lived in that village--but we can also go back to the 1930s to look at was once a glorious architectural and entrepreneurial vision that was much celebrated right here in LA. more ›