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Get out so you can take a walk (or a hike), learn something about early 20th century immigration or learn something from TV writers.
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Bee Gees member Robin Gibb, 62, passed away today after a long battle with cancer, according a representative for his family.
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Actor Timothy Busfield is in hot water after he took a woman on a date at the Sherman Oaks ArcLight theaters. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that his date is accusing him of sexual battery.
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Get out so you can listen to the Dum Dum Girls, check out a new Lawrence Weiner exhibition, learn about sustainability at the Santa Monica Festival, learn how to yarn-bomb or go shopping with the Broke Girls.
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Yesterday, the battered-but-still-standing Los Angeles Times announced that it's receiving a $1 million grant from the Ford Foundation. The grant is good for two years, and with the money, the Times says that it plans to "expand its coverage of key beats, including immigration and ethnic communities in Southern California." Specifically, they'll be adding five new reporters dedicated to writing about state prisons, Brazil, immigrant communities like the local Vietnamese and Korean populations, and the border area.
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You don't have to be a tourist to get a kick out of Hollywood's most touristy tourist attractions. Although, if you have friends visiting from out of town this weekend, you'll definitely want to take note.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers sent out a call to action today asking German authorities to stop extradition of Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson to Costa Rica.
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Los Angeles is such a vast metropolis with so many under-the-radar neighborhoods that it's difficult to get a taste of what all is out there. Fortunately, L.A. Commons will kick off another summer series of walking tours to help string together the city of cities a little tighter.
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Los Angeles preservationists filed a lawsuit against UCLA last week in a battle to save the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden in Bel Air.
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Gloria Allred has managed to snag not one but two of the clients who are accusing John Travolta of coming onto them while they tried to give him a massage. But she swears she didn't poach the clients from their original attorney.
