Lindsay William-Ross

Andre Young Jr, the 20-year-old son of rap icon Dr. Dre, was found dead in the family's Woodland Hills home this past August. He'd been out with friends the night before, but was unresponsive when his mother, Jenita Porter, tried to rouse him that morning, and was pronounced dead by paramedics. According to People, The Los Angeles County Coroner announced yesterday after months of waiting for the toxicology report that the cause of Young's...

Photo: TheTruthAbout.../Flickr Los Angeles nursing home resident Gertrude Baines has inherited the title of the Oldest Person in the World at the tender age of 114. Her predecessor, a 115-year-old Portuguese woman died recently, leaving "officials" to locate and proclaim the next in line. Born in 1894 in Georgia, Baines reportedly has spent most of her life in Ohio, but now lives at the Western Convalescent Home. Although she uses a wheelchair and suffers...

Photo: lavocado@sbcglobal.net/Flickr Thursday marked the end of a 63-year-long road for Studio City's Sportsmen's Lodge. There was a much tears as beer flowing this New Year's Eve, as the Valley's longtime gathering place ushered in a gloomy 2009. The event drew more than 1,000 people, and, according to the Daily News "a 12-piece orchestra serenaded the crowd, which included former employees and restaurant regulars." How did the Sportsmen's Lodge--once a big draw for celebrities--come...

It's hands off for five massage parlors in Arcadia until they can improve their working conditions. According to the Daily News, the businesses were "fined by state inspectors" and ordered to shut down "until withholding taxes, workers' compensation insurance and hourly wage standards were met." So if you were looking to get a rub down at the Ocean Health Center, C H Health Center, New Life Acupuncture, Arcadia Spa, or Best Health Center, you're...

Photo by Nuno_Oliveira via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr To the south of us, outside San Diego, a 42-year-old parolee has been arrested for the rape of an unconscious woman and violating his parole. The city of Anaheim has chosen US Men's Volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon to ride on their Rose Parade float this year. The team moved to Anaheim in '06 and McCutcheon led them to Olympic gold in Beijing this...

There are 90 entries in the 120th Tournament of Roses Parade, for which the theme this year is "Hats Off to Entertainment." The floats, as usual, promise to blend hokey with interesting, all bedecked in all manner and sort of flora. The Pasadena Star-News has a full listing and description of every float and act; they seem to generally stick with the theme of entertainment, although many drift into the community and family themes....

Photo by rjseg1 via Chicagoist Chicagoist started the week with bitter cold, explored a video game based on its transit system, celebrated a fantastic year of local music and food & drink, and finished the week with warmth and flooding.Torontoist was supposed to shut down in the new year, huh? Yeah, not so much now. They prepared to ring in the new year by looking back at their cities' Heroes and Villains of 2008....

Japanese import convenience store Famima!! seems to have Downtown locked down. They currently have 5 locations in the area, and are prepping to open a sixth come February, but in an urban-center-Starbucks-esque move, they are opening it on the same block as another one. According to angelenic, "Downtown's newest Famima!! will be on the corner of 7th and Flower in the Roosevelt Lofts." Talk about convenient: "You won't even have to cross a street...

The Covina Police will hold a special community meeting at 7:00 tonight to discuss the Christmas Eve "Santa Massacre" that took place there on Knollcrest Drive. The unprecedented violence of the crime has left many neighbors and friends of the deceased in shock, and has also surprised those who knew the gunman, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo. Various reports reveal that Pardo was a kind man who did not hint at marital troubles or the desire...