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If you hate Walmart and love punk rock, it looks like your dream event is coming to town. On June 29, the labor rights non-profit Unionosity is hosting a benefit concert and gathering to protest the retail giant’s plans to bring a Walmart "Neighborhood Grocer" to L.A.'s Chinatown.

There's no better way to celebrate the beginning of summer in L.A. than with some local activities. Downtown Culver City celebrates the summer solstice with freebies and discounts, the Aero Theatre will screen a modern Belgian film, Amoeba Hollywood will host a free DJ set, and LACMA welcomes summer in style with a discussion panel about Hollywood costumes.

What more can you ask for than days followed by nights at the pool, late night movies, and a continuous flow of refreshments? Los Angeles is determined to bring this to its favorite people (that's you!) throughout the entire summer.

Got any plans for the summer solstice tomorrow? An organization called Make Music Los Angeles is trying to liven up the longest day of the year with an 11-hour countywide music and art festival.

Calling all indie music mavens, hipsters and aspiring hipsters: Dust off your festival duds and bust out that sunscreen you've had since Coachella. Now in its ninth year, FYF Fest will grace Los Angeles for a Labor Day weekend of alternative-minded music.

If you’re a mountain biker looking for a great way to give back to the community, here’s your big chance. Heal the Bay and the Mountains Restoration Trust are in search of 20 volunteer bikers willing to get down and dirty this Saturday, June 23, from 8:45am until noon.

More than two weeks have passed since a photographer filed a criminal claim against pop singer Justin Bieber. Today the Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department finally completed their investigation and handed documents over to the District Attorney’s office. The DA will now decide whether or not Bieber will be prosecuted for the alleged attack.

The family of Abdul Arian, the 19-year old Winnetka man who was fatally shot by police after a car chase, are filing a $120 million federal lawsuit against the city and the Los Angeles Police Department.

Get out so you can eat chili, catch a movie or go on a bike tour.

Claiming that he just wanted "to make history," a suspected drunk driver led police on a high-speed chase last night beginning in Burbank and, four freeways later, ending in a collision under a Hollywood overpass. Driving a black Mercedes-Benz, the suspect 29-year-old Vardan Aslanyan hit a total of three cars and injured five people including a 3-year-old boy.