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L.A. Central Library Marks 100 Years With Time Capsule Unveiling

The recovered 1925 box, which also held an 1881 cache from the site’s former State Normal School, now anchors a year of exhibits.

Peninsula Open Space Trust Buys Most of Sargent Ranch, Ending Proposed Quarry

Sale of L.A. County’s Last Slaughterhouse Site Delayed After Bankruptcy Filing

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Announces Death of Her Father, Richard Whitmer, 85

Kaiser Center for the Arts Reopens in Oakland After $100 Million Revamp

Virginia ‘Ginny’ Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady,’ Dies at 105

Ruthie’s Diner, a Route 30 Landmark, Destroyed by Overnight Fire

Tucson Pride to Dissolve, Cancels Feb. 21 Festival

Frank P. Olivieri Sr., Longtime Pat’s King of Steaks Owner, Dies at 87

Dittrich Furs to Close After 132 Years as 70% Off Liquidation Draws Crowds

St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy to Close at School Year’s End After 151 Years

DNA Identifies 2006 Washington 'John Doe' as Former Oregon Mayor Ed Asher

Motor City Brewing Works to Pause Taproom Feb. 8 After 31 Years

Dittrich Furs to Close After 132 Years as Retirement Sale Draws Crowds

Orange County School Board Approves Conditional Sale of Hungerford Site to Dr. Phillips Charities

Lafayette’s Mission-Style Taco Bell Closes After Nearly 60 Years, Serving Final Orders Tuesday

San Francisco Begins Demolition of Alioto’s at Fisherman’s Wharf for New Public Plaza

Lake House Inn Closes Indefinitely After Devastating Fire in Edgerton

Baxter Avenue Theatres Closes After 29 Years as Final Shows Sell Out

Wind-Driven Seiche Whips Lake Erie, Floods Buffalo as Western Shoreline Empties