Warm soup is good soup.

🍵 Warm soup. Good soup: As we’ve mentioned, golden hour could be taking a back seat this weekend to make way for winter hours. But don't worry if it does as Eater: Los Angeles has curated a delicious list of the nineteen best soup restaurants to lift our spirits. This hot and steamy lineup includes Carnival Restaurant's Lebanese lentil soup, Dai Ho Restaurant's spicy beef noodle soup, Natas Pastries' Portuguese caldo verde, Lemon Poppy Kitchen's chicken paprikash, and boat noodles at Sapp Coffee Shop. Other food-comfort hubs serving satisfying warm soups also include Tam’s Noodle House and Bone Kettle

🗒️ Help Culver City with a simple survey: Move Culver City is about expanding transportation options around Culver City. The project created dedicated transit lanes and bicycle lanes, sidewalk and curb extensions, and asphalt art along Culver and Washington Boulevards from La Cienega to Duquesne Avenue in late 2021. We ask our audience at CuratedLA to help provide Culver City with data by completing the survey linked below, which will be active until March 12th, 2023, to see how the project has impacted Culver City transit

🚴 CicLAvia is here. It’s finally here!: The CicLAvia season starts this Sunday in the San Fernando Valley with a five-mile route that will traverse parts of Reseda and Canoga Park along Sherman Way between Lindley and Shoup avenues. The event provides a safe space for people to rediscover their communities and connect with neighbors, while hub zones along the way offer games, giveaways and food trucks. CicLAvia’s primary goal is to encourage Southern Californians to explore new neighborhoods, and there are several stop-worthy landmarks along the way, including a vintage sign in Reseda, a private Victorian office building, and the Madrid Theater, a classic cinema house

🏀 Lakers beat Warriors, 124 - 111: The Lakers are making moves to secure a spot in the playoffs with the help of their new supporting cast. Malik Beasley scored 25 points and led the way for the team with a season-best 68 points from their reserves. Even though LeBron James and Anthony Davis had a quiet night, the Lakers showed their depth with eight players in double figures. The defending champions, Golden State Warriors, couldn't keep up with the Lakers' sharp shooting from beyond the arc, and fell to tenth place in the Western Conference. With the Lakers only 1.5 games out of a spot in the play-in tournament, the team is feeling optimistic about making a run

[Reminder] 📚️ DYK: Our Libraries offer free income tax preparation and filing?: Our Los Angeles Library System offers a variety of options for those that wish to take advantage of free assistance, from the smart bookworms that know best! These options include in-person tax help, online tax help, resources for tax disputes, and more

Yesterday, we asked: What directionally-named former Los Angeles Lakers player is the silhouetted player in the NBA logo?

The answer: Jerry West

Today’s question: The Ferris Wheel at the Santa Monica Pier is not only Instaworthy, but it is the first and only _______ ferris wheel.

1. nonstop, 24/7

2. solar powered

3. hurricane proof

4. sand proof

We will have the answer in Monday’s newsletter.

🙏 We owe Woody Harrelson an apology: Our fingers are stuttering and Garrett is sweating, because we owe you an apology, Mr. Harrelson. We informed our CuratedLA readers that you were hosting SNL last weekend, but in reality, you are hosting it tomorrow night. Can we keep our cool? We are sorry and believe that you will do an outstanding job with musical guest Jack White. What's more, we are aware that this will be your fifth time hosting SNL, making you a member of the Five-Timer's Club, and the twenty-fifth person to host SNL five or more times. Congratulations on this fantastic achievement. And we promise, we will never mislead your fans again.

🏰 One does not simply walk into Mordor: Warner Bros. and New Line have struck a deal with Embracer Group AB that allows them to develop more movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit. Embracer Group, which acquired the rights to produce LOTR films, games, merchandise, theme park attractions, and live productions last year, aims to honor the past while looking to the future with the help of New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures. The deal marks a return for Warner Bros. to the franchise game, harking back to its glory days when the studio was minting money with Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy

🎞️ That feeling when the Oscars are around the corner Producers Guild of America will host their 34th annual PGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton tomorrow night. Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Robert Rodriguez are just a few of the notable names who will take the stage to honor this year's top producing talent. The PGA is a known reliable indicator of which film will win the Best Picture category at the Oscars, as the PGA Awards have nominated some of the year's most anticipated films, including Top Gun: Maverick and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

🐻 Cocaine Bear, now in theaters everywhere: Fran Wiley, the first female special agent in charge of North Georgia's Georgia Bureau of Investigation drug office, recently spoke about the infamous 1980s case of the bear that overdosed on cocaine in Chattahoochee National Forest. The case has resurfaced with the release of a new movie directed by Elizabeth Banks that tells the story of the bear's overdose. Wiley was instrumental in investigating the incident and collecting the bear's body, which she took to the Atlanta crime lab. She explains that the bear consumed around three or four grams of pure cocaine and that the drugs had been dropped by a plane smuggling hundreds of pounds of the drug from South America

✍️ We’ve been struck with excitement for this upcoming podcast: Dr. Elizabeth Rovere, PsyD, launches Wonderstruck, a first of its kind podcast that examines the wonder of being, of consciousness, and the extraordinary. A clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, Harvard Divinity School graduate, and seeker, Rovere will explore experiences of awe, and wonder through thoughtful conversations with experts and experiencers, including shamans and scientists, academics and artists. From radical visions to fire-based rituals, from pursuing a rainbow body in Tibet to finding the luminous in your everyday walk, this podcast dives deep into the what, wonder, and wow of being with levity and thoughtful curiosity. Guests include award winning comedian Russell Brand, famed podcaster Fearne Cotton, and best-selling author Dr. Dacher Keltner. The podcast will be available everywhere you get your podcasts, starting March 1st. via our PR friends at SMITHHOUSE

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📆 Best Things To Do This Week in Los Angeles and SoCal | LAist | LAist’s list of things to do in Los Angeles and Southern California for this weekend: Friday, February 24th - Sunday, February 26th

📸 9:00am - 8:00pm thru March 7th | foaSOUTH | $25 | foaSOUTH Photo Show: Photo Show offers the viewer the opportunity to get a glimpse into the personal lenses of these four photographers: Rob Gage, Chris Bliss, Robert Hansen, and Tom Lamb. Each photographer displayed has spent their career honing their skill, developing challenging encounters, and many times, traveling to all parts of the globe to get the right shot

🇯🇲 Now thru April 23rd | The Ovation, Hollywood | $20+ | Bob Marley One Love Experience: This multi-sensory experience will showcase never-before-seen Marley photographs and memorabilia, while immersing you in a journey through his life, passions, influences, and enduring legacy. Venture through the One Love Forest, visit the Soul Shakedown Studio and delve into the multi-sensory experience celebrating one of the world’s most beloved and unifying musical figures

🎡 Last day is today!| Disneyland | Varies | Disneyland Mardi Gras: With brass band revelry, Louisiana delicacies, and glittering beads, Mardi Gras Disneyland is ground zero for all things magical and carnival! Dig into Cajun cuisines, witness the larger-than-life parade, collect tons of colorful beads, and dance to the sounds of trombones. Let the good times roll!

📚️ Today + tomorrow: 9:30am - 4:00pm | Woodland Hills Branch Library | Free | Friends of the Woodland Hills Branch Library Book Sale: Get a great deal on pre-loved books (fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, home improvement) while helping your library! The Friends of the Woodland Hills Library is selling gently used books, audiobooks, CDs, and DVDs. All proceeds will benefit programming and collection development at the Woodland Hills Branch. All children receive a free book

🚚 3:00pm - 7:00pm | Food Truck in Burbank | Menu prices | Mr. Popup Chef Tacos: A food truck, Mr. Popup Chef Tacos, located at 3083 N. Lima Street, Burbank. If needed: phone of owners are always available: 818-864-7169

🎸 7:00pm | Pali Wine Co.| Free| Matt Axton: Musical legacy Matt Axton performing original Americana Country Roots Rock and honoring his dad with a few Hoyt Axton hits. This event is free and tickets are not required

🎸 7:00pm | Fred Kavli Theatre - B of A Performing Arts Center | $65 | FKOA Presents Culture Club with Berlin: One World One Love: ONE WORLD ONE LIVE. We are proud to announce this show will be aired live in movie theatres worldwide. Expect the unexpected as George [Boy George] and the band are ready for a once in a lifetime experience

🎤 Today: 7:30pm + 9:45 | Saturday: 7:00pm + 9:30pm | Brea Improv | $45 + | Special event with Jef Ross: Jeff Ross is a comedian, writer, actor, director, and producer known as “The Roastmaster General.” As a regular on the COMEDY CENTRAL ROASTS, Jeff has roasted some of the industry’s most famous people including Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis, Justin Bieber, Roseanne Barr, Joan Rivers, Charlie Sheen, and Donald Trump

🎤 8:00pm | Largo at the Coronet | $35 | The Improvised Shakespeare Company: Largo Presents: THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

🎤 8:30pm - 9:30pm | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre | $20 | Benetton & Bangarang: Improv comedy featuring two of LA's best teams, Benetton and Bangarang! Benetton is an improv show inspired by racial tension and micro-aggressions. We do improv based on the audience's tales in racism. OH RACISM- you crazy. Join us for a lighthearted take on one of the world's darkest problems. LOL.Cast: Ali Ghandour, Aman Adumer, Dhruv Uday… 

🎸 10:00pm | The Hotel Cafe | $15.50 | Roses Pawn Shop Record Release: The release of a new album from Roses Pawn Shop

🎤 10:00pm - 11:00pm | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre | $15 | Shit Talk presents ShitTok: Shit Talk — a rotating group of the funniest, smartest, smelliest UCB improvisers and their friends — presents ShitTok. An audience member’s TikTok account will be turned it into a fully improvised show. This month’s performers: Craig Rowin, Mookie Blaicklock, Fran Gillespie, Brandon Gardner, John Gemberling, Matt Newell, Carl Tart, Mary Holland

🎤 10:30pm | The Comedy Store | $25 + $200 | Best of the Store: Low Ticket Warning Best of the Store (10:30) - Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Erik Griffin, Surprise Guest

🎤 11:00pm - 11:55pm | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre | $15 | Not Too Shabby: Not Too Shabby is UCB’s long-running sketch open mic night every Friday at 11:30pm. Sketches! characters! bits! songs! Come see future comedy stars of tomorrow try out new material with reckless abandon!

🪕 Saturday: 7:00pm | Teragram Ballroom | — | An evening with Yo La Tengo: Teragram Ballroom Presents: An Evening with Yo La Tengo

🎤 Saturday: 8:00pm | Orpheum Theatre | $45 + | Ben Schwartz & Friends: Having appeared in a wide range of projects over the course of his career, Ben Schwartz has continued to deliver impressive, compelling performances in both film and television and has secured himself a distinctive place in Hollywood.

🚲️ CicLAvia: The Valley | Sunday, February 26th: A reminder that the City of Los Angeles is opening up five miles of Sherman Way, connecting Canoga Park, Winnetka, and Reseda on Sunday, February 26th from 9am - 3pm. These open streets will allow people to, well: do whatever they want according to the official CicLAvia website

🎤 8:00pm: Tuesday, March 14th | Hollywood Improv: The Main Room | $30 | Special Event: Adam Carolla and Friends

🇯🇲 Thursday, March 16th | Walt Disney Concert Hall | Various $45-116 | Ziggy Marley: Eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, musician, activist, producer, humanitarian—Ziggy Marley has cut a singular path in the world, bringing the sounds of reggae music together with funk, blues, rock, and more. And no matter how far his interests take him, he always returns to his foundation: the transformative power of love

🤘Friday, June 2nd thru Sunday, June 4th | The Rose Bowl | Early Access - $99 + | Re:SET Los Angeles: A three-day festival featuring Steve Lacey, James Blake, Toro Y Moi, Fousheé, BOYGENIUS, Clairo, Dijon, Bartess Strange, LCD Soundsystem, Jamie XX, Idles, Big Freedia and more

🎨 50 Things To Do In February | DoLA: DoLA has curated a list of the fifty best things to do in our city throughout the month of February

🎨 Free museum entries for February | We Like LA: We Like LA has curated a list museums that have free admittance throughout the month of February. This list provides various times, locations and best museums to take advantage of for the month of February

❤️ February Guide | Patch LA: Event Guide: It is the month of LA love, and our friends over at Patch: Los Angeles, have curated a guide of things to do throughout the month of February. This Patch guide is mostly comprised of food events, restaurant specials, and neat hotels stays

📑 February Guide | LA Daily: Black History Month: Celebrate Black History Month with events happening all throughout Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Los Angeles Daily News has an in-depth guide on events, festivals, and family friendly mingles that focus on Black Culture

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