Entertainment & Arts
I write to correct several facts in the article on the restoration of the neon signs around MacArthur Park written by Steve Harvey (Metro, Aug. 1).
Aug. 16, 1988
Sports
Will the Magic regret firing Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith?
May 22, 2012
California
I walked through Westlake Park the other morning with Al Nodal, who was carrying a can of cleaning spray and a felt cloth to wipe out graffiti.
May 20, 1986
It is one of the many ironies of this metropolis that the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, in which so many young designers dream of a more elegant future, stands directly across from a corner of MacArthur Park, core of one of the city’s most deteriorated neighborhoods.
April 24, 1990
Mark Niblock-Smith, a Los Angeles artist known for his AIDS-related public artworks as well as his more intimate studio work, died at his Los Angeles home Saturday of complications from AIDS.
Feb. 24, 1993
MacArthur Park is once again aglow in the dark, with 90 rewired and refurbished lamps along park walkways and a neon hotel sign that were switched on Friday evening to kick off a celebration of the park’s 100th birthday.
June 22, 1986
Niblock-Smith Memorial: A memorial service for Los Angeles artist Mark Niblock-Smith, who died Feb. 20 of complications from AIDS, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena.
March 5, 1993
Archives
Hal Smith, who played the chunky, cheerful, affable inebriate Otis Campbell in Andy Griffith’s mythical hometown of Mayberry, N.C., has died, apparently of a heart attack.
Feb. 12, 1994
The major phase of the MacArthur Park Public Art Program got under way Thursday and Friday when artists’ proposals were unveiled at the Park Plaza Hotel.
Jan. 26, 1985
World & Nation
Safety: Analysis shows that at least nine children -- including four in the last four years -- have died. But simple and inexpensive modifications are available.
Sept. 15, 2002