The weekend is always independent.
Mod button-downs, pants, shorts and more are on double-sale—discounted goods in the British emporium are an extra 20% off. (The website has its own bargains.) Consider it atonement for those early years of overzealous Puritanism.
Celebrate your independence from the work week (and self-discipline) by ordering an entirely housemade all-beef dog and all the fixings—including sauerkraut, beer-battered onion rings and, of course, beer mustard.
You may have heard there's a very important occasion being celebrated Friday—yes, the Dodgers' 50th anniversary. Lasorda and company will be at the Hollywood Bowl in conjunction with that other weekend holiday.
If you've really been working hard on that summer body, the world-famous Muscle Beach is where you should douse yourself in corn oil and strike a pose this weekend. Or just show up early (without the oil) to make your vote heard.
To satisfy those who drive up the coast to dine on a pier—but then want to sit inside—the sister restaurant to the breezy Malibu Pier Club opens with Seafood Pot Pie and Agave-Mint Glazed Rack of Lamb. There's also breakfast and plenty of tropical drinks, but not together. Unless…
