Michael Murphy

Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro celebrates its 150th birthday this year. Its storied history includes two sets of female lighthouse keepers.

In the aftermath, LA Conservancy and others are navigating how to preserve history when the historical landmarks themselves are gone.

After the January firestorms tore through Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, what does rebuilding look like when some people want density while others want safety?

For more than 80 years, the Philosophical Research Society in Los Feliz has been a home for those seeking answers to the big questions of life.

Rebecca Lemov, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, explores the origins of brainwashing and delves into the concept of how our minds can be influenced through…

Kiso has opened at the site of the oldest gay bar in the urban core. It’s part of a renaissance of queer spaces in Downtown and across the city.

Anaheim officials tore down and replaced its “Willkommen” signs that paid homage to the city’s German immigrant founders.

Irish rock band U2 held an impromptu performance on a rooftop in Downtown Los Angeles 38 years ago.

A house that modernist architect Richard Neutra built in the Hollywood Hills for a German art dealer 90 years ago will soon fulfill the original owner’s vision.