Home to artists like Henry Rollins and Local Natives, Silver Lake has been a haven for indie culture since the 1960s when writers like Ginsberg held legendary readings and the Black Cat Tavern protests erupted, kicking off the gay rights movement two years before Stonewall.

If you're looking to burn off some calories acquired at all the great restaurants and bars, you'll be glad to know that the Valley provides ample hiking trails, parks, and other outdoor experiences.

Now that we've cleared the first two hurdles in holiday season mayhem (that would be Thursday's food coma and Friday's shopping frenzy), we're settling in to a month full of rum cocktails, sparkling trees and dark, cozy bars

Between the mini-Carmageddon reprise and the 100-degree heat, this weekend had our blood boiling. Here's how we'll be spending our time as temperatures plummet (to all of 85 degrees)...

We just got back from a (work-related) trip to London, and after a week spent feeling like a pauper in a city that makes NYC seem cheap, we're happy to have returned to sunny LA. Suddenly, we feel flush!

FRIDAY "The Art of Cooking" What: Art shows are fun because of the free booze, but they're more fun when there's booze plus food plus art about food...

FRIDAY Transmission LA What: This art exhibition is curated by none other than Mike D of the Beastie Boys. 17 different artists have churned out exh...

FRIDAY The Dark Crystal/The Labyrinth What: Muppets fans: step back in time and marvel puppetry's groundbreaking films. American Cinematheque presen...

FRIDAY Dinosaurs, Languages & Hip Hop What: The Natural History Museum opens its doors for another "First Fridays" evening of discussions, performan...

FRIDAY The "Other" Hollywood What: The 2nd LA Film & Music Weekend presents a plethora of film and music that you won't get anywhere else. A couple ...

FRIDAY Downward Dining What: "Because you needn't dog, nor dine, alone." This one-hour yoga classed will be followed by a vegetarian meal by Clean P...

FRIDAY ArtNight Pasadena What: Most people don't realize just how many museums and art centers call Pasadena their home. It's more than you can fit ...

FRIDAY Fashion On Wheels What: Get fashionable this Friday with Kate Spade and Brooklyn indie band Vivian Girls's traveling bus tour. The bus is dec...

FRIDAY Global Food Porn Day What: Snack attack! At 9am PST Friday, food lovers will unite for a communal bite. Art House Co-op is organizing the pro...

Frank Lloyd Wright put it this way: "Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles." We think LA's capacity to harbor a...

While LA's downtown lacks the kind of in-your-face skyscraping architectural monuments you'll find in towns like Chicago or NYC, a bit of urban spelun...