If you lived in Los Angeles in the 1960s and were inclined toward rock and roll, you might have seen Ray Manzarek and The Doors play at Sunset Strip clubs, at Ports O'Call in San Pedro — or at your high school. Memories are flowing on social media.
Nice headline from this morning's traffic... jam... attributed to the Los Angeles Times' Joseph Serna.
After the tornado passed today in Moore, Oklahoma, one family opened its shelter and looked onto a vanished neighborhood. Whoever is holding the camera seems stunned into silence, at first.
Ray Manzarek, the Doors keyboardist, died at a clinic in Germany. Manzarek had cancer of the bile ducts. Sunset Strip clubs dimmed the lights Monday night in his honor. Video and photos inside.
In "Leaving Las Vegas," Hollywood screenwriter Ben leaves LA ... and then he dies, which was sort of what he wanted. Who better than a Hollywood screenwriter to figure out that the easiest way to kill yourself is to leave LA?
Villaraigosa was in Dubai, but quietly. Jackie Goldberg makes no endorsement in her old council district. Yahoo-Tumblr CEOs make their case. AP boss says phone record seizures unconstitutional. News-Press employees drop union. What's behind those Village Voice layoffs. Under the radar LA rental 'hoods and more.
Several out-of-town budinskis have called the campaign an embarrassment, which was certainly not the case. Let's just say that the race, like so many others these days, was a missed opportunity 
After two full weekend days of campaigning, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel were back at it before sunrise this morning. Here's a snapshot of the day, the weekend and the final hours of Campaign 2013.
The Board of Airport Commissioners is expected on Tuesday to name the Antonio R. Villaraigosa Pavilion after the mayor who appointed them. I guess it's worth a chuckle that the pavilion is late and over budget. 
Now do you believe us? Meg Sullivan's century plants have grown into monsters in just six weeks. And they are still growing. Check it out.
Piñatas for sale on Olympic Boulevard at Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Judy Graeme. See bigger.
If his message isn't clear, if his manner isn't inviting, if he is nothing more than a whack job, at least give him props for perseverance. An encounter at the Santa Monica courthouse. Ellen Alperstein
Bill Hader is leaving for LA
We're in the final week
West Hills to UCLA on video
WeHo penthouse for $45 million
Remarkable turnaround, Mark Lacter observes
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When the Kings and Ducks play next year at Dodger Stadium, it won't be the first outdoor hockey game in LA. Story
Emily Green took pictures at the defunct Rock-a-Hoola Waterpark in the eastern Mojave Desert. More
Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in front of a studio audience doing "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1963. Jerry Paris can be seen directing. Photograph by Earl Thiesen for Look magazine. Bigger | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive
Night photo along the Los Angeles River by Kevin McCollister. Bigger at East of West LA.
Twin Argentine girls ride in a 1972 Ford Fairlane "limousine" while celebrating their 15th birthdays. Photo by Myriam Meloni. Sony World Photography Awards.
The Ballona Creek bike path was wide open during the April 21 Ciclavia, as a few savvy riders discovered. Photo: Joel Sappell.
Federal budget concerns, meaning the sequestration cuts, are blamed for cancellation of the popular spring public event. Story
Last look at Van Nuys location
WNET and the influence of David Koch
Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears every Thursday at LA Observed. 
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Eastern Sierra ski area to reopen next season.
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