Gil Friesen was the longtime president of A&M Records, the legendary Los Angeles record company started by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Born in Pasadena, he started in the mailroom at Capitol ...

Filthy McNasty owned two well-remembered music clubs in the Los Angeles area. His Filthy McNasty's on Sunset Strip occupied the spot where the Viper Room is now. After leaving the Strip, McNasty ran ...

During the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, on July 28, 1984, a dramatic moment came when 84 grand pianos appeared in the peristyle of the Coliseum and began to play "Rhapsody in ...

All, In the next couple of weeks our sister paper, the California Real Estate Journal, will cease publication. This news is a reflection of the times we live in; as you all know too well, the economic ...

Ken Gallacher, a 20-year KFI guy who does the news during the morning show with Bill Handel, is retiring from the station at the end of the month, says LARadio.com. (* Alex Sullivan too: The KNX 1070 ...

He made L.A. a legitimate NBA town and helped turn pro basketball into a multi-billion dollar industry. Along the way, he brought the city 10 league championships. You can also argue that the arrival ...

The Los Angeles Conservancy is out with its preservation award winners for the 27th year. Of the residential restoration of the Eastern Columbia building downtown, they say: "Magnificent yet long ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has revamped her media office with a trio of former journalists. The highlights are that Jane Robison gets a new title — Senior Public Information ...

Susan Atkins was the Charles Manson follower who used the knife on actress Sharon Tate on Cielo Drive in 1969. After she died this past September, Orange Coast Magazine writer Shawn Hubler began ...

Ron Rogers, a longtime presence in the Los Angeles public relations business and civic affairs, died on Friday. The cause was respiratory complications related to cancer, the LA Times reports. Rogers ...

Longtime Los Angeles Kings broadcaster Bob Miller got his turn with the Stanley Cup last night at Staples Center. More celebration photos from Rich Hammond at LA Kings Insider. Update: Miller and ...

A federal jury acquitted former LAPD sergeant and Fox News reporter Roderick Bernsen of inappropriate sexual contact in a cruise ship sauna. End of the case, though Bernsen said: "My life will never ...