Lindsay William-Ross

While Los Angeles certainly is home to a robust concert scene, innovative gallery showings, and top-notch museums with permanent collections worth devoting days to, we are taking a look at some special events, performances, and engagements coming up this year that can help you up your cultural game and go a little highbrow.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got Justin Bieber being a really big deal, a pot grow busted in Anaheim, what the stars of "The Taste" like to drink, and more news of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is in the hot seat again as victims of childhood sexual abuse demand a public admonishing of officials who covered up molestations by the clergy.

A man employed as a nurse has been arrested on suspicion he committed a sex act on a corpse at a local hospital. The suspect is 61-year-old Alejandro Razo of Reseda, who was initially held by security guards at a Sherman Oaks hospital where he works.

A long-running ordeal may be over for actress Mila Kunis, as a man accused of stalking the actress is being sent off to a live-in rehab program. 27-year-old Stuart Lynn Dunn pleaded no contest today in Los Angeles Superior Court to stalking the star of "That' '70s Show."

Talk about some hot wheels! Television's original Batmobile hit the auction block this weekend, and the undisclosed winner nabbed the special vehicle for a mere $4.2 million.

Did you see the moon this weekend? Specifically, did you see the "moon shot" posted by pop mega star Justin Bieber to his Instagram account? The controversial snap was taken down soon after it went up (kinda like his pants, or what?) but not before it racked up 86,000 likes from his oh-so-adoring fans.

From murals of civic pride to artists' colorful expressions in abundance, here are 7 moments worth taking a second look at in our 7 Reasons to Love L.A. series.

What happens when you've got the tale of a man and a tiger leading the nation to abolish slavery and free the hostages while on the hunt for a terrorist leader in a flood-ravaged state who falls in love despite mental illness and meets a freed slave trying to rescue his wife, and a couple in their 80s all while singing beloved epic songs?

The El Pollo Loco on the 6600 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys doesn't have a drive-thru, but that didn't stop a motorist from driving through the fast food restaurant's front Sunday evening.