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Halloween Weekend on the Eastside 💀

Here's the latest from TheEastsiderLA.com. Just in time for Halloween: On this day in 1982, El Mio, also known as the Smith Estate, at 5905 El Mio Drive in Highland Park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The 1887 Victorian mansion has starred in several horror movies, including "Spider Baby," "Silent Scream" and "Insidious: Chapter 2."

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Things To Do This Halloween Weekend in Los Angeles [10-30-2026 to 11-1-2026]

Tricks and treats and Dia de Los Muertos and… maybe… a spot of rain. Let’s see what this weekend is all about. From October 30 to November 1 in Los Angeles, you’ll find LA Opera’s Hercules vs. Vampires, the seventh annual Boonion Station, the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, Haunted Little Tokyo Block Party, the Downey Día de Los Muertos Art Festival, the 4th Annual Great Pumpkin Bash, and more.

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LOCAL NEWS PASADENA

Thirty years in the making: Garden of Dreams blooms in San Gabriel

The West Coast Academy of Art and Design (WCAAD) opened its annual Senior Art Show,...

San Gabriel, CA · 13d

hoodline.com

Greystone Mansion Blooms Into HBO's Gilded Age With 15 Floral Mannequins

Greystone Mansion & Gardens has traded its usual quiet elegance for thousands of fresh blooms arranged into life-size Gilded Age gowns, as the Beverly Hills estate hosts a floral exhibition inspired by HBO's hit period drama from Wednesday, Oct. 28 through Nov. 4. More than 15 elaborate floral installations fill the grounds, each one built by local designers out of fresh flowers shaped into mannequins meant to evoke the show's late-19th-century world of old money clashing with new money.

Beverly Hills, CA · 13d

myburbank.com

From Bank Deposits and Mills to Radio Crowds: Burbank’s Early Years

In 1908, Burbank had a population of about 300, but its new bank received $30,000 in deposits on opening day. A few years later, motorcycle police were catching speeders on San Fernando Road, and by 1926, a crowd had gathered outside a local radio shop to follow the World Series. Newspaper accounts and historical photographs capture these and other details of Burbank’s early development.

Burbank, CA · 12d

westcentralsbest.com

Sir Patrick Stewart, stage and screen legend of 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86

SHREVEPORT, La. — Legendary British stage and screen actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at age 86. Stewart passed away Wednesday at his Los Angeles home following a brief battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, according to a statement from his spokesperson posted to social media. He...

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'Kate & Allie' Star Susan Saint James Dies At 80

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Susan Saint James, who co-starred with Rock Hudson in the 1970s TV crime series “McMillan & Wife” and later co-starred with Jane Curtin in the sitcom “Kate & Allie” in the 1980s, has died. She was 80. People magazine, citing a...

Los Angeles, CA · 14d

LOCAL NEWS PASADENA

SMK Music and their journey back to normal

Singer, songwriter, and music teacher, Susan Mohini Kane (aka SMK Music) had to put her...

Altadena, CA · 13d

theflintridgepress.com

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Pasadena Art Night At the Armory

Pasadena’s ArtNight took place on October 9th, partnering with the city’s most prominent museums and cultural organizations, including the Armory Center for Arts, ArtCenter College of Design galleries, Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena Museum of History, The Gamble House, the USC Pacific Asia Museum, and more, inviting the community to experience a night full of creativity, connection, and innovation.

Pasadena, CA · 14d

MovieMaker Magazine

Stories of Gay Jesus and Mexican Wrestling Among Highlights of NFMLA's LGBTQ+ Cinema Program

Stories of Jesus if he were gay, passion between masked Mexican wrestling, and intensely competitive rowing were among the highlights of NewFilmmakers Los Angeles' InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema program. The Pride celebration consisted of two InFocus: LGBTQ+ shorts programs and the Los Angeles premiere of writer-director Honey Lauren’s debut feature narrative Mistake , about a family struggling with the birth of their intersex baby in 1941, and how their decision shapes many lives. “In telling Larry Benson’s story, I’m not only exploring his struggle to exist within a world that doesn’t see him — I’m also honoring the part of myself that’s still learning how to exist within mine,” says Lauren, an NFMLA alumni and award-winning writer, director, and actress, of her debut feature. June also marked FIFA World Cup 26 in Los Angeles with an exciting June Shorts program that spotlighted FIFA participant countries. The festival was also additionally supported by Hollywood icon, Technicolor . You can discover more about the legacy of Technicolor here . NFMLA showcases films by filmmakers of all backgrounds throughout the year, across both our general and InFocus programming. All filmmakers are welcome and encouraged to submit their projects for consideration for upcoming NFMLA Festivals,

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Sports Illustrated

Michelle Wie West Is Back, and This Time She's Taking on WTGL

The former child prodigy and U.S. Women's Open champion is returning to competition November 8 as part of Los Angeles Golf Club.

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Los Angeles Times

Tony Berlant, artist known for large-scale found-metal collages and comic Kate Berlant's dad, dies at 85

Tony Berlant, a seminal influence in the West Coast Pop Art movement of the 1960s who was known as a 'painterly collage artist' with a penchant for working with tin, has died. He was 85.

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LAist

An Alhambra artist is helping Angelenos build ofrendas. Come look at their collective altar

The community altar is part of a 10-day cultural exhibition at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown L.A.

Alhambra, CA · 13d

FOX 5 Atlanta

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Actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86

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Silver Lake Trades Gay Landmark for Apartments

Last week, a developer filed paperwork with the city of Los Angeles to demolish the Tenants of the Trees bar at 2810 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake and replace it with a couple dozen apartments. Urbanize reports that H for Hyperion, LLC plans to build a five-story structure filled with one-bedroom units on top of 2,200 square feet of retail on the ground floor.

Los Angeles, CA · 14d

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Dolores Huerta, powerful-yet-flawed labor leader, dies at 96

Labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta died today at 96. Alongside Cesar Chavez and Gilbert Padilla at the United Farm Workers, she led strikes, boycotts, negotiated contracts and fought for farmworkers’ right to organize, get health benefits and pensions. Journalist and historian Miriam Pawel examines Huerta’s achievements and her struggles for recognition in a male-dominated movement. She also looks at Huerta's recent decision to reveal the rape and sexual assault she suffered at the hands of César Chávez.