Bill Melendez, animator and cartoonist best known for his work on character voices such as Snoopy and
Woodstock on “Peanuts,” died at the age of 91 at
St. John’sHealthCenter on September 2, 2008.
WOODLAND HILLS—On the Ventura 101 freeway west of Topanga Canyon, a driver died in a fiery crash, according to Officer Leland Tang of the West Valley CHP.
A 52-year-old man named Gene Bush fired three shots on a street near UCLA and was arrested. UCLA police found approximately 10,000 rounds of ammunition in his van, in which he was living in.
Ask Sisyphus how it's going and, more likely than not, he'll reply, "Same old, same old." This week's Miller Time depicts this mythical figure's larcenous sojourn in
West Hollywood.
Edwin O. Guthman, a former journalist, LA Times editor and Pulitzer-Prize winner, died on August 31 at his home in Pacific Palisades at the age of 89. The renowned journalist suffered from amyloidosis.
Beverly Hills will introduce programs designed to aid students with their school work.The program will provide a center equipped with 11 computers with the necessary software and Internet capability.
On September 9, 2008 the Chabad Jewish Community Center will be hosting a Survivor’s Honorary Evening. The event will be held at the Riviera Country Club at
1250 Capri Drive in Pacific Palisades.
Mackenzie Phillips was considered one of the brightest young stars in Hollywood during her run in the hit television series "One Day at a Time." Her famous dad John Phillips was no great example for the young.
After an intense 24 hour search for convicted stalker and psychiatric patient Nicholas Marino, Marino turned himself in and was rearrested on September 2 by the Beverly Hills Police Department.
How would you like to be the nation's only dentist; the one single person in the entire country who fixes teeth? That’s how it is for dentists on many tropical islands around the world.
Savile Row and
Jermyn Street in
London have long been known for elegant custom attire. Although the clothing is costly, it’s worthwhile to browse the shops there. You can learn a lot.
You know that Summer is sadly waning, when you watch the annual “Jerry Lewis Telethon.” This year we had Jerry himself, Ed McMahon, Tom Bergeron and Nancy O’Dell. It doesn’t feel like Labor Day, unless you tune in to watch Jerry and his kids.
For the last few months, activists have been fighting to save a group of ficus trees in
Santa Monica on
Fourth Street, and on Wednesday, September 3, seven more of the trees were cut down.
Santa Monica police officers will conduct a sobriety and driver license checkpoint on Friday, September 12, 2008. The checkpoint will occur near the 300 block of
Pico Blvd in
Santa Monica.
Primetime shows “Entourage,” “Raising the Bar,” “Prison Break” and “Gossip Girl” are all premiering their fall shows. But overall, the A-lister telethon “Stand Up To Cancer” has beaten them all.
Soaps have sizzled mostly this summer. But just because temperatures are going down, don't assume your soap's mercury will lower. For "Y&R," "ATWT" and "General Hospital," it'll only get steamier.
UCLA Professor Tim Groseclose has resigned as an admission committee member after making allegations against other UCLA committee members, accusing them of illegally admitting more black students.
Ross Schwartz is a man who keeps his word. He vowed that one day his scripts would be made into feature films. He is the writer of the original screen play for the new film “Bottle Shock.”
The
U.S. used to be leader of the world in so many ways, but now we're just ranked number one in military spending and our per capita prison population. That these are the only ways we seem able to excel…
Former private investigator, Anthony Pellicano, and Terry Christensen, were found guilty of federal conspiracy and wiretapping on August 29 after a six-week long trial in
Los Angeles.
My 17-year-old step-daughter is a mess but my husband still wants a relationship with her...My husband’s old affair is tearing me apart...My sister feeds her children too many sweets and junk food…
Thieves broke into an AT&T store in
Beverly Hills early Friday morning on August 29, 2008. The thieves stole countless Apple Iphones from the store as well as other merchandise, totally more than $6,000.
Green is in... in Beverly Hills, that is. In accordance with a new city ordinance, the Green Building Ordinance, all buildings planned to be built after the beginning of September must comply.
That dreadful anniversary is here again: 9-11. It is time to remember the fallen. As for the 343 firefighters who died, I am honored to breathe the same air that they did and live on the same planet…
Contact the
Los Angeles Fire Department. Ask them to make a few runs up and down your road, sirens wailing, so that the coyotes really start howling. Invite your guests when it is a full moon…
Do you remember the three pups that you saw here last week? I'm sure you do! Well, I'm their mother, "Bettie." I know, you're probably saying, "What? They don't look anything like you!"
I thought of “Sweetness” last week. He was the Drum Major of the Yale Band, back when ice covered the Earth and I was in college. You don’t see absolute perfection very often in this life...
There's something to be said about being a good samaritan... often. However, the two surfers who fought with photographers on behalf of actor Matthew McConaughey are now in trouble.
