Lindsay William-Ross

Warm up your turntables, Eastsiders! There is a new vinyl shop headed to Highland Park this summer. Mount Analog will open in July, and we're told they will not only sell new and used vinyl records, but also "books, films, literature, clothing and other assorted curated goods."

This is quite possibly one of the strangest restaurant promotions we've ever had grace our inbox (and we get plenty). One local restaurant boasts a really tall chef, and in order to...well, we're not sure what...besides fill his place with his peers, if you are taller than him, your meal is free.

Today the thin blue line is going in circles. And circles. And circles. A Los Angeles Police Department detective is on board the Ferris Wheel at Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier, and he's going to stay on (hopefully) long enough to break the Guinness Wold Record for the longest ride.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got a bizarre BBQ concoction, media's "vagina moment," and more fault lines in Lake Tahoe, along with 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).

Tomorrow marks the debut of the new Altadena Farmers' Market, and we've got the lowdown on which farmers and prepared food vendors you'll find there.

Allegations levied by a paparazzo against teen star Justin Bieber remain under investigation, say authorities, and it could mean the Biebs facing criminal charges.

James Lee Crummel, 68, on death row at San Quentin State Prison for nearly eight years, was found hanging in his prison cell Sunday afternoon. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced the condemned man's death Tuesday.

Justin Bieber, the young man who thinks going out in public is a pain in the ass, was named Sunday afternoon in a criminal report filed on scene following what a photographer claims was an incident of misdemeanor battery.

Local high school students involved in LAUSD culinary programs recently took part in the annual Careers Through Culinary Arts Program (C- CAP) event, and a few managed to chop the competition and receive scholarships to culinary schools and colleges.

Saturday evening was a tense one near the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, where a horse had become stuck in muddy water and needed some help getting out.

The family of missing Fox executive Gavin Smith are still asking for the public's help in locating the man who has been missing since May 1. Now there's been report that he was spotted in Central California and may be headed north with a companion.

What was first reported as a "suspicious package" discovered in the attic of a valley building turned out to be a World War I-era howitzer shell, but the bomb squad had to go ahead and blow it up anyhow, just to be safe.