When David Lynch died last week, it was almost hard to know whom exactly to mourn. He was a Renaissance man: musician, painter, meditation instructor, YouTube personality. Most, of course, mourn him as a filmmaker, the medium in which he left his most indelible mark. But I mourn him as a neighbor.

Lynch’s weather reports attracted a dedicated following in themselves, becoming such a part of the fabric of Los Angeles — his adopted home for many years, and a lifelong fascination of his he often transmuted on film — that his forecasts were later broadcast on NPR affiliate KCRW.

Clever readers (or at least those familiar with “Twin Peaks,” which is often the same thing) can tell by the offerings that this is a tribute to filmmaker/painter/general renaissance man David Lynch,

The Oscar-winning actor reflects on a lifetime of work with the filmmaker, with whom she collaborated on 'Blue Velvet,' 'Wild at Heart' and 'Inland Empire.'

The Bob's Big Boy in Burbank has become a place to pay tribute to the enigmatic filmmaker, it's not the only "Lynchian" locale in L.A.

Lynch was drawn to the natural light of Los Angeles and, in turn, drew fans to him with his light shown from within.

An L.A. native, John Lopez has written for Strange Angel, Seven Seconds, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Terminal List. He was also an associate producer on The Two Faces of January and spent years assisting Tom Sternberg, producer of Lost Highway.

Los Angeles is not only filled with all sorts of legendary ... And if you're going to talk about Bob's Big Boy, well, it's a beautiful thing: You'll soon be discussing director David Lynch. Goodies that the director loved appeared on the pop-up memorial.

If I moved out to Los Angeles to pursue my own acting dreams, would I end up like Diane Selwyn—Betty’s alter ego in Act II—bitter and broken? Was the filmmaker sending me a dark-blue key but warning me not to use it to open that Pandora’s box?

David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.”

The loss of singular talent and visionary filmmaker David Lynch is not only felt in the world of cinema, but music, where he had inextricable influence on multiple generations of artists.

Though surreal and sometimes impenetrable, Lynch's films lead us down dark roads to curious, new possibilities