DECEMBER 15TH, 2023

FRIDAY

Back on a Friday
A Golden L.A. Weekend is upon us

TRENDING 🚀 

LOCAL

EATS

• EAST HOLLYWOOD ➡️ Kanomwaan, which smooshed together means ‘snack sweets,’ opened yesterday in East Hollywood. This sweet eats serves Southeast Asian treats in Italian form

• BEST ITALIAN 🍝 Six of the best Italian restaurants in L.A., paired with the best pasta dishes to order while dining there

• NONALCOHOLIC PUNCH 🥃 A recipe for a sweet, sour and spice nonalcoholic punch that Food + Wine consider to be the ultimate party trick

• CHRISTMAS EATS 🎄 Sixteen superb eats for where to eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, provided by Eater: LA

• AI EATS 🤖 The first restaurant to be powered by artificial intelligence is set to open in Pasadena

DEVELOPMENT

• NORTH HOLLYWOOD 🎬️ Los Angeles City Council signs off of on District NoHo. The project will include a North Hollywood Station park-and-ride, 1500 homes and more

• HOLLYWOOD 🪧 A historical view of how the Hollywood Sign has changed throughout the century

• GLASSELL PARK 🏡 A new design for thirty-seven small lot homes to be developed in Glassell Park

• MELROSE 📜 GWNC Land Use Committee discusses a proposal for a restaurant + sports bar at the intersection of Melrose and Cahuenga

• DISCRETE OPENINGS 🙈 Sears is discretely opening new store locations throughout Los Angeles

• CONVENTION CENTER 🏟️ In preparation for the 2028 Olympics, City Council has approved to both expand the Los Angeles Convention Center and to modernize it

NETFLIX IS A JOKE.

🍿 🎤 Netflix is a Joke returns to Los Angeles 🍿 🎤 
But this lineup is no joke

• MAY 2ND 🎬️ 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze and Sebastian Maniscalco | 🎟️ Tickets

• MAY 3RD 🇬🇷 8:00pm The Greek Theatre | Jon Stewart | 🎟️ Tickets

• MAY 4TH 🎬️ 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | John Mulaney | 🎟️ Tickets

• MAY 5TH 🎬️ 4:00pm The Kia Forum | G.r.o.a.t. The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady | 🎟️ Tickets

• MAY 6TH - 8TH 🏆️ 7:30pm The Montalbán Theatre | Gods of Comedy With David Letterman | 🎟️ Tickets

• MAY 8TH 🎬️ 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | Matt Rife | 🎟️ Tickets

• MAY 10TH 🎬️ 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | Kevin Hart | 🎟️ Tickets

And. So. Much. More

• 🎉 WEEKEND: Things to do today through Sunday via We Like L.A.

• 🎄WONDERFUL: Thirty wonderful things to do in L.A. for December

• 🔮 MASTER: Karaoke, trivia, comedy + poetry, contains 💸 

*Thank you for your patience as we are working on code/nerd stuff to prevent Gmail from clipping our newsletters. Our fingers will be stuttering on the coding keyboards this weekend to make CuratedLA provide even more good-vibes.

CULTURE

ACTIVITIES

• WEHO 🏳️‍🌈 West Hollywood announces Snow-Tastic, a winter wonderland for the whole family

• BROADWAY 🎭️ The Colony Theatre announces Panic! and BarCinBoo’s production of FOOTLOOSE for Spring 2024 showings

• ICE SKATING ⛸️ More places within the Los Angeles area to where we can go ice skating, courtesy of LA Girl

COMMUNITY

• NEW LAWS 🆕 As with every year, new laws come into play. Here is a list of new 2024 laws for The State of California

• LA ZOO 🦒 The Los Angeles Zoo is home to a new resident, an adorable brave and curious baby ocelot

• BUSY ROADS 🛣️ Transportation research from INRIX predicts Southbound on The 5 Freeway, between Bakersfield and Los Angeles, will be the busiest stretch of Southern California road during the Holiday Season

BUSINESS

• BOGNER 🇩🇪 The German brand that is synonymous with ski wear, Bogner, recently opened their flagship location on Sunset Blvd

• NETFLIX 🍿L.A.’s own Netflix has released their most transparent report ever, providing public data on viewership from the months of January - June for every title within their catalog. Here is the official press release. And here is the data that we uploaded into a Google Spreadsheet

• SHIPPING 🛳️ November cargo for the Port of Los Angeles increased 19% over prior year

• CORDBRICK 🧱 We are all about supporting those in recovery, and with that, we want to introduce you to CordBrick, a wonderful stocking stuffer made by Nick. Nick is celebrating his new business venture in sobriety and serenity.

ENTERTAINMENT

• GOLDEN GLOBES 🎞️ A breakdown of this year’s Golden Globes Nominations by movie + TV distributors

• AWARD SEASON 🏆️ Barbie + Oppenheimer continue award season dominance with over a dozen critics choice nominations each

• TESLA ⚡️ Of comedic interest: some Tesla drivers are upset that the government wants their cars to be safer…water cooler talk article

• BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 👮 The poster for Beverly Hills Cop 4 has been revealed, Netflix sequel set to debut in Summer of 2024

SPORTS

• ANGELS ⚾️ How the Los Angeles Angels will move on after losing Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers

DO YOUR THING, LA!