Sam Brodey

Excited for this year's Sunset Strip Music Festival? Get out your schedule and start planning, because the set times and venues for the August 18 street festival have been released.

Los Angeles in late summer boasts a couple of big-time music festivals. But bargain-seeking music fans should get excited: the Mad Decent Block Party is coming to town again, and it's still 100% free.

The nationwide backlash from Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy's controversial comments regarding homosexuality and same-sex marriage has been particularly strong in Los Angeles and especially in the entertainment industry. Celebrities (like The Office's Ed Helms) have denounced the Georgia-based fast food chain's comments and the Jim Henson Company publicly severed all ties with Chick-fil-A. Now, the company is feeling the heat from the actual neighborhood of Hollywood as well as the industry.

Late summer is shaping up to be a busy time for Los Angeles music fans. The latest addition to the seasonal festival lineup is the H20 Music Festival, slated to go down in Los Angeles State Historic Park near Chinatown on August 25.

Big things are happening for In-N-Out Burger. Amid rumors of expansion, the SoCal-based chain is setting up pop-up shops in far-flung lands. The latest? The Southeast Asian nation of Singapore.

Los Angeles medical marijuana patients: you might want to take advantage of using your local marijuana dispensary while you still can. The days of unfettered expansion and operation of dispensaries within the boundaries of the City of Los Angeles may quickly be coming to a close. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously yesterday to place a ban on marijuana shops in the city.

Get out so you can see the Jacksons live, check out the Los Feliz street fair or LACMA's new exhibit.

It's been a good couple of months for Southern California bike enthusiasts. First, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced in April that the City of Los Angeles would initiate bike sharing around the city. Yesterday, Anaheim became the first West Coast city to start such a program. And now, Santa Monica has decided to press fast-forward on its plans to bring bike sharing to the city.

Angelenos have been flummoxed for months regarding a string of vandalism incidents in Beverly Hills and Encino. Windows in dozens of homes and businesses have been shattered in what authorities suspected to be the work of some local hooligans. As of this week, though, it looks like there's no need to fear for you and your windows' safety anymore: the Los Angeles Police Department has finally tracked down a suspect. And he's an unlikely one.