Lisa Brenner

"Cosmos" is expanding. A panel of otherworldly experts and entertainment executives met this week in Griffith Park to talk about the legacy of Carl Sagan and the reboot of his seminal science series.

Replace the ink cartridge and chill the cheese plate, it's time for the 86th Annual Academy Awards! Here are all the party printables you need.

The timeless story of a movie legend and her mirrors, a hotel and its vintage building, and a 1,600-seat theater resuscitated by the sound of UK space rock.

How to throw a memorable last-minute party on Super Bowl Sunday — the easy, SoCal way.

The new statewide ban carries a mixed bag of possible public health concerns.

National Pastrami Day brings the piled-high crowd to the city's pastrami outpost, Langer's. But there's deli to discover beyond MacArthur Park.

You only need six ingredients but don't let that fool you. These are the hand shredded, no food processor version for people who like doing things the hard way. It's tradition.

A black bear that wandered into a Granada Hills neighborhood managed to elude wardens trying to capture him earlier Tuesday, but was eventually caught.

Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Monday a measure that defines the space required between bicycles and vehicles on public streets as three feet. Previous legislation stated that drivers could pass cyclists at a safe, but undefined, distance.

With this post KPCC begins a look at the best, most popular or most awesome beaches in Southern California.