Eavesdropping In: Disco Icon Donna Summer Dies; Rogue Horse Swims Two Miles Out To Sea; Mary Richardson Kennedy Suicide; Taylor Swift’s $4 Million…

70s icon Donna Summer, known as the Queen of Disco, dies at 63 after losing her battle with lung cancer. [ TMZ ] Not only can horses swim, but one by the name of William wigged out during a photo shoot on the beach in Santa Barbara and swam two miles out into the ocean before being rescued.

In-N-Out, Moonbounces & More At Happy Trails 1st Annual Hike-A-Thon

Go HERE for more photos by Desiree Ann and tag yourself and your friends! Yesterday’s Happy Trails Hike-A-Thon gave us the opportunity to take full advantage of two of the reasons to love living in L.A.: perfect picnic weather by the beach at the end of October and In-N-Out Burger . And it was all for the very worthy cause of supporting Southern California’s foster care system

Hike To Support LA’s Foster Care Kids With Happy Trails’ 1st Annual Hike-A-Thon!

Join GofG L.A. this Sunday, October 23rd at Temescal Gateway Park for the 1st Annual Happy Trails For Kids Hike-A-Thon ! Come out and enjoy a picnic by the beach with In-N-Out Burger, art & crafts, games, and more, all for the very worthy cause to support Southern California’s foster care system.

Eavesdropping In: Occupy Doesn’t Care For Celeb Cameos; BlackBerry Service Restored; 8 Dead In Seal Beach Shooting Spree; Whitney Houston Almost…

The Occupy movement does not take too kindly to celebrity cameos like those of Kanye West and Russell Simmons in their demonstrations and feels such appearances are for publicity.

Eavesdropping In: Don’t Dig To China At The Beach!; BREAKING: Gunman Report, Virginia Tech On Lockdown; Kelly Osbourne Calls Xtina "Fat…

Careful digging holes on the beach! Some kid in Newport is lucky to still be among the living, rescued by lifeguards and firemen after being buried alive yesterday when the sand walls of his hole caved in on him. [ KABC ] BREAKING: Virginia Tech currently on lockdown after reports of a gunman at large on the campus

Not Just For Tourists: Reyn Spooner X Opening Ceremony Makes Hawaiian Shirts Hip Again

We here at GofG L.A. have your best interests at heart, and as certified style experts , do what we can to keep everyone up to speed on the latest fashion do’s and don’ts. So despite what your experience as a cultured citizen of the world has taught you, please trust us as we explain why a certain hallmark of the hapless fanny pack and Tevas-with-socks-wearing tourist is currently in vogue.

The 2011 GofG L.A. Guide To 4th Of July Weekend!

Do you love America? I know, stupid question: America’s the best! We have great food and drink, a Constitutionally-enshrined Right To Party, a semi-functioning democracy, and we’re the birthplace of word-changing heroes like JFK and Ron Jeremy

L.A. Times Finds Oblivious Granola Man In Santa Monica

In other somewhat related yet totally irrelevant news, in their up-to-the-minute coverage of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, L.A. NOW also posted this phenomenally absurd story about a dude they found meditating on the beach next to the waves in Santa Monica this morning while the entire west coast was on tsunami alert . But he’s not crazy, he’s just zenned himself into oblivion somewhere on Neptune

Summer Movies Don’t Make The Cut

via guestofaguest : With June gloom out of the way, and July finally starting off the official L.A.

Malibu And The Beaches On The 4th Of July

As the 4th of July rolls around, you might still be settling plans on what you'll do to celebrate locally, and the beaches are the obvious destination for such festivities. If you're brave enough to face the traffic on PCH heading out to Malibu, here's an overview of the broad spectrum of what takes place up the L.A. coastline.