SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2024

WEDNESDAY’S VIBES

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• 👋 HELLO, GOOD LOOKIN: Hello to my favorite Crew. I hope that you all had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. CuratedLA is back from taking Monday off, and I am still not wanting to talk about my Clemson Tigers. And if you’re like me, and your team lost, then good news: more football this weekend for a chance to bounce back. And with that, good vibes for today start now. Stay hydrated, it’s going to be a very, very hot week. - Wyatt

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EATS

HEADLINES

• 🤖 UBER EATS X COCO: Uber is teaming up with Coco to bring sidewalk delivery robots to Uber Eats, with deliveries already being made throughout the city. This exciting partnership aims to make food delivery more efficient and eco-friendly, with Coco's fleet of over one-thousand robots already making waves by completing more than 300,000 zero-emission deliveries since 2020.

• 💸 MOUNTAIN DEW: Mountain Dew is boldly claiming Mountain Time as its ‘official, unofficial’ time zone, launching a campaign that encourages outdoor living and happiness. From now until December 31st, anyone crossing into the Mountain Time Zone can snag a free Mountain Dew by registering online, while five lucky winners in the ‘Mountain Dew Hauls’ contest will have their moving costs covered up to $10,000, plus receive a year's supply of the beverage and outdoor gear.

OPENINGS

• 🌸 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS: A new delight is set to open at Universal CityWalk: the Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe, launching on Friday. This marks Los Angeles's first dedicated space for the beloved Sanrio characters, featuring an array of Instagram-worthy desserts and grab-and-go options, alongside the Sanrio Smile Shop, stocked with merchandise from fan-favorites like Cinnamoroll and Kuromi. Visitors can enjoy whimsical treats, including a signature red chocolate dome cake and character-inspired drinks, all while soaking in the cafe's charming pink-and-white decor.

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• 🍺 SANTA MONICA: HQ Gastropub is set to open its new location in Santa Monica on the bustling Third Street Promenade, marking its largest venue yet. This multi-level establishment will feature a diverse menu ranging from sushi to classic comfort foods, alongside a rooftop bar and a speakeasy.

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• 🍧 EAGLE ROCK: Beat the heat with Ice Cream Luv, Eagle Rock's newest sweet spot. The ice creamery celebrated its grand opening this past Saturday with a nostalgic nod to classic soda fountains. The shop offers a delightful menu of curations featuring banana splits, ice cream sundaes, and root beer floats, perfect for cooling down in the current Los Angeles heat.

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• 🐠 WOODLAND HILLS: Saint & Second is set to open its third location in Woodland Hills on North Topanga Canyon Blvd, taking over the former Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que space. This new venue promises a diverse menu crafted by executive chef Chris Sanchez, featuring everything from ricotta cavatelli to pan-fried salmon, alongside a selection of custom cocktails and an extensive wine list.

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• 🍺 SAWTELLE: Dusty Vinyl Bar has officially opened its doors in Sawtelle, bringing a unique blend of music and mixology to the neighborhood. This new cozy setting invites patrons to enjoy expertly crafted cocktails while immersing themselves in a curated selection of vinyl records, creating an intimate atmosphere for music lovers.

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EVENTS

TODAY

• 🧘‍♀️ FLOW HEALING BODY & SOUL: TODAY, 7AM: RISE: SUNRISE YOGA + MEDITATION. Get ready to RISE with the sun, with a gentle morning yoga + meditation class complete with sun salutations and guided mindful meditation. Buy tickets online.

• 🧘‍♀️ THE HILLTOP CLUB: TODAY, 7AM: SERENITY & WELLNESS: YOGA, BREATHWORK, AND SOUND BATH SESSION. Come join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating session of yoga, breathwork, and sound bath to find your inner peace and serenity! Buy tickets online.

• 🧘‍♂️ POMONA COMMUNITY CENTER: TODAY, 12PM: FREE VINYASA YOGA. Come flow with us at Community Resource Center Pomona for a free session of Vinyasa Yoga for all levels. Reserve a spot online. 💸 

•  🤘 HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM: TODAY, 5PM: IN THIS MOMENT & ICE NINE KILLS. Kiss of Death Part 2. Buy tickets online.

• 🎷 HOLLYWOOD BOWL: TODAY, 6PM: TROMBONE SHORTY. Ft: Big Boi (of OutKast) and Dnaielle Ponder. Buy tickets online.

• 🃏 THE LINE LA: TODAY, 6PM - 11PM: LOVE, PEACE & SPADES - THE PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT. We welcome fall with an open-play game night + play-in tournament for players looking to earn prizes and a bye to December’s Invitational. More information online.

• 🎛️ GREEK THEATRE: TODAY, 7PM: THIEVERY CORPORATION. Ft: With Nightmares on Wax. Buy tickets online.

• 🔥 TROUBADOUR: TODAY, 7PM: MOON TAXI. With The Wide Eyed Kids. Buy tickets online.

• 🧘 LIBERATE YOURSELF: TODAY, 7PM: CANDLELIT YIN YOGA FOR BALANCE AND RELAXATION. Come join Sofia every Wednesday night for a slow, centered and grounded candlelit flow to relax and balance yourself. Buy tickets online.

• 🎸 LODGE ROOM: TODAY, 7:30PM: BENT KNEE. Featuring Megafauna, 7D7D. Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 DYNASTY TYPEWRITER: TODAY, 7:30PM: Sarah Silverman. Sarah Silverman works out her PostMortem Tour! Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 LYRIC HYPERION: TODAY, 7:30PM: Jena Friedman. Jena Friedman is an Oscar-nominated comedian and writer. She is the host of the comedic true-crime series Indefensible on AMC Plus and Soft Focus on Adult Swim. Buy tickets online. 🪙 

• 🎸 THE ROXY: TODAY, 8PM: TYCHO. Presented by Goldenvoice and KCRW. Buy tickets online.

• 🎷 THE KOOKABURRA LOUNGE: TODAY, 8PM: BOYZ II MEN’S SHAWN STOCKMAN: THE BROWN NOIZE EXPERIENCE. Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men performs some of his greatest hits along with special guests for a memorable evening filled with music! Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 BAR LUBITSCH: TODAY, 8PM: TOTALLY! Standup comedy with comics from HBO and Netflix. Buy tickets online. 🪙 

• 👨‍🎤 FONDA THEATRE: TODAY, 9PM: NIGHT TEMPO. With Tsugu Itagaki. Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 THE COMEDY STORE: TODAY, 9PM: HEADLINERS OF THE OR. Melissa Villaseñor, Tom Papa, Erik Griffin, Annie Lederman + more!. Buy tickets online.

• 🔥 HOLLYWOOD IMPROV: TODAY, 9:30PM: VINNY FASLINE & FRIENDS. Ft: T.J. Miller, Melissa Villaseñor, Jeremy Piven, Rick Glassman, David Murphy, & more TBA!. Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 THE COMEDY STORE: TODAY, 11:30PM: AFTER 11:30 HEADLINERS. Looking for some late-night laughs? Meet us in the OR! Buy tickets online. 🪙 

THURSDAY

• 🎤 HERB ALPERT’S VIBRATO GRILL & JAZZ: THURSDAY, 6PM: JON LOVITZ. With special guest Bobby Slayton, featuring Randy Waldman and three other guys! Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 HONDA CENTER: THURSDAY, 7PM: TUCKER CARLSON. With special guest Vivek Ramaswamy. Buy tickets online. 🐇 

• 🔥 HOLLYWOOD IMPROV: THURSDAY, 7:30PM: TONIGHT AT THE IMPROV. Sebastian Maniscalco, Bobby Lee, T.J. Miller, Brian Monarch, Justine Marino, and more TBA! Buy tickets online.

•  🔥 THE COMEDY STORE: THURSDAY, 8PM: DOUBLES - HOSTED BY WILLIE SIMON & RAMSEY BADAWI. Ft: Steph Tolev, Deb DiGiovanni, Maddi Mays, Kam Patterson, Connor McNutt, Matt Lockwood, Gabby Lamb and Harper-Rose Drummond. Buy tickets online.

• 🔥 THE COMEDY STORE: THURSDAY, 9PM: HEADLINERS OF THE OR. Ron Funches, Sklar Brothers, Bobbe Lee, Jade Catta-Preta + more! Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 HOLLYWOOD IMPROV: THURSDAY, 9:30PM: TONIGHT AT THE IMPROV. Ft: Ken Flores, Trevor Wallace, Jeff Dye, Kam Patterson, T.J. Miller, Mark Hayes & more TBA. Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 THE COMEDY STORE: THURSDAY, 11:30PM: AFTER 11:30 HEADLINERS. Looking for some late-night laughs? Meet us in the OR! Buy tickets online. 🪙 

FIVE FUTURES

• 🎤 HOLLYWOOD IMPROV: THURSDAY, SEPT. 12TH: TONIGHT AT THE IMPROV. Ft: Nikki Glaser, Jeff Garlin, Brian Monarch, Zara Mizrahi, and VERY special guests TBA! Buy tickets online.

• 🎸 SOFI STADIUM: SATURDAY, SEPT. 14TH: GREEN DAY. The Saviors Tour: Playing Dookie & American Idiot in their entirety. With The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas. Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 DYNASTY TYPEWRITER: MONDAY, SEPT. 16TH: MARC MARON. Marc Maron has released five hit stand-up comedy specials throughout his career. Buy tickets online.

• 🎤 THE COMEDY STORE: TUESDAY, SEPT. 24TH: STEVE FUREY & CRONIES. Ft: Jim Jefferies, Trevor Wallace, Jessie ‘Jetski’ Johnson, Kam Patterson, Casey Rocket, Joe Dombrowski. Buy tickets online.

• 🎸 INTUIT DOME: FRIDAY, OCT. 11TH: WEEZER. Voyage To The Blue Planet Tour 2024. Buy tickets online.

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ACTIVITIES

• 👻 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS: TOMORROW - NOV. 3RD: Prepare for a spine-chilling experience as Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Hollywood from September 5 to November 3, 2024. This year's lineup features eight new haunted mazes, including ‘The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy’ and ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface,’ alongside two live shows and four scare zones, ensuring thrills and chills for horror fans of all ages. Don't miss the Terror Tram, where iconic characters from horror films will haunt your path as you navigate through a world of nightmares.

• 🧘 REDONDO BEACH PIER: TODAY, 6PM: Every Wednesday in September, Redondo Pier Association, MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach and Cancer Support Community South Bay co-present an evening of Sunset Yoga at the Redondo Beach Pier. The one-hour flows begin at 6:00pm. at the west end of the pier. Make sure to bring a yoga mat, towel and water. 

• 🍪 COOKBOOK SIGNING: TODAY, 7PM: Join Nisha Vora, the culinary genius behind Rainbow Plant Life, for an engaging evening at Now Serving as she discusses her new book, Big Vegan Flavor: Techniques and 150 Recipes to Master Vegan Cooking. This event, moderated by New York Times best-selling author Joanne Lee Molinaro, promises to elevate your plant-based cooking with insights into flavor techniques and a book signing to follow.

• 🐹 THE ELYSIAN: TOMORROW, 7:30PM: Join LA comedy nerds for Humpster Dumpster and the Stories We Tell Ourselves tomorrow at 7:30pm, where beloved children's tales are hilariously reimagined for adults. With a lineup of LA's top comedians, including Andrew Simon and Reshma Meister, expect to tackle whimsical questions like why the seven dwarves have no female friends. Tickets range from $16-20, so arrive early for the best seats!

• 🛳️ SINGLES CRUISE: THIS SATURDAY: Join LA singles for Los Angeles' Premier Singles Sunset Cruise 2024 this Saturday. Set sail from Long Beach with 350 singles enjoying live DJs, a taco bar, and stunning ocean views as you mingle under the sun. This unforgettable afternoon promises romance and fun aboard a private Catalina Cruise Ship—secure your ticket now and don’t miss the boat!

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COMMUNITY

• 🎰 SANTA MONICA PIER: Wheel of Fortune made a splash at Santa Monica Pier on Friday night, as new host Ryan Seacrest joined Vanna White for a dazzling kickoff to the show's new season. The iconic Ferris wheel was transformed into a giant game wheel with a stunning 85-foot custom screen, delighting fans eager to experience the magic of America's beloved game show. The new season of Wheel of Fortune, with Seacrest as host, starts this Monday, September 9th.

• ♨️ HEAT WAVE: A major late-summer heat wave is set to engulf Southern California, with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees in the valleys that will last through the weekend. The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings, particularly for the San Fernando Valley, where highs could reach 113 degrees by the weekend, while coastal areas will see milder temperatures in the 80s. Residents are urged to stay hydrated and seek air-conditioned spaces, as the heat poses significant risks, especially for vulnerable populations.

• ⛴️ SAN PEDRO: Explore the bustling L.A. Harbor like never before with free narrated boat tours on Saturday, September 14th. Departing from Banning’s Landing Community Center and Downtown Harbor, these fifty-minute tours offer stunning views of the nation’s busiest port, active vessels, and iconic landmarks like the Vincent Thomas Bridge. Reserve your spot online for this all-ages adventure, including dog-friendly options, and immerse yourself in the vibrant maritime life of Los Angeles.

• 💼 WORK HONORS: Calling all workers: California has been ranked the second-best state for employees in the U.S., according to a new Labor Day scorecard from Oxfam. The Golden State shines in wage policies, worker protection, and right to organize, outpacing economic rivals Texas and Florida.

• 📻️ SWIFT 24/7: Big changes are coming to KMZT (1260 AM) as the station prepares to ditch classical music for an entire month of nonstop Taylor Swift. Starting October 1st, the station will rebrand as KKGO, focusing on country hits from the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s, potentially earning the nickname ‘Gold Country.’ Meanwhile, classical music will find a new home on FM, streaming on 98.3 FM and digital channels, ensuring that fans can still enjoy their favorite tunes.

• 🎡 SPEED CHANGES: The Santa Monica City Council has unanimously approved a plan to lower speed limits on over thirty miles of city streets, enhancing safety for all road users. Following a comprehensive speed survey, most limits will decrease, with only one segment on California Avenue seeing a slight increase. New signage reflecting these changes will be rolled out this fall, supporting Santa Monica's Vision Zero initiative aimed at eliminating severe traffic injuries and fatalities. A full list of those streets approved for lower speed limits can be viewed here, on the City of Santa Monica’s Website.

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DEVELOPMENT

• 🏡 RANCHO PARK: A former Bank of America branch on S. Sepulveda Boulevard is set to transform into a modern six-story apartment complex. The project, designed by TCA Architects, will feature seventy-seven units ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, with twelve apartments designated as affordable housing. This development joins a growing trend of infill apartment buildings revitalizing Sepulveda Boulevard, contributing to the area's urban renewal and addressing housing needs.

• 🏨 INGLEWOOD: Inglewood's hospitality scene is heating up with the recent sale of the Lüm Hotel, a 179-room property adjacent to the new Intuit Dome. San Francisco-based Chartres Lodging Group acquired the hotel from Shomof Group for $57.2m, with plans to reposition it as a premier lodging destination for the burgeoning sports and entertainment district. The strategic location near SoFi Stadium and LAX, coupled with amenities like the Cork & Batter restaurant and rooftop bar.

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BUSINESS

• ⛳️ SANTA MONICA: The Kitchen United Mix food court on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade is set to be transformed into a vibrant mini golf arcade called Holey Moley, featuring a unique blend of cocktails and bar food. This will be Holey Moley’s third location in California, behind Irvine and San Francisco. For the Santa Monica location, the venue will feature 14,000 square feet of an immersive experience with pop-culture-themed holes + a full-service bar. Holey Moley in Santa Monica is expected to open this upcoming Winter.

• 📡 DISNEY X SPECTRUM: Disney (HQ: Burbank) and Charter Communications have announced a transformative agreement that restores access to Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC, for nearly fifteen-million Spectrum subscribers. This deal not only brings back beloved programming just in time for ‘Monday Night Football,’ but also integrates Disney's ad-supported Disney+ into select Charter TV packages.

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ENTERTAINMENT

• 👾 SONEIUM: Sony Group is making strides into the Web3 space, leveraging its Sony Pictures and Sony Music divisions alongside a new global incubator. The company has launched the Soneium blockchain as the foundation for its Web3 ambitions, aiming to decentralize internet power and foster innovation. Key initiatives include the Soneium Minato public testnet and the Soneium Spark developer program, which will provide mentorship and strategic partnerships to accelerate Web3 adoption.

• 👨 LIAM NEESON: FilmNation is gearing up for the TIFF market with the exciting dark heist comedy ‘4 Kids Walk Into a Bank,’ featuring Liam Neeson in talks to star alongside rising talents like Talia Ryder and Noah Jupe. Directed by Frankie Shaw and based on a graphic novel, the film follows Neeson's character, an ex-bank robber, as his granddaughter devises a plan to rob a bank before he’s pulled back into crime by his old gang.

• 💼 NEGOTIATIONS: In a setback for Hollywood's casting professionals, negotiations between Teamsters Locals 399 and 817 and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) paused Friday without reaching a deal for a new three-year contract. Representing around 700 casting directors, associate casting directors, and newly unionized casting assistants in Los Angeles and New York, the Teamsters are pushing for improved wages and working conditions, with additional bargaining sessions expected before the current contract expires on September 30th.

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SPORTS

• 🤖 3028 OLYMPICS: In a visionary glimpse into the distant future, LA-based company Myles has created ‘LA3028,’ an AI-generated concept film imagining the Olympic Games in Los Angeles a millennium from now. Using Runway Gen-3 Alpha, the short video features a futuristic cityscape with elevated stadiums, water-based venues, and innovative transportation systems. Watch LA3028 above or on YouTube.

• 🧢 DODGERS AT ANGELS: In a thrilling opener of the Freeway Series, the Dodgers triumphed over the Angels with a 6-2 victory, highlighted by a four-run explosion in the 10th inning. Miguel Rojas sparked the rally with an RBI single, followed by Mookie Betts' decisive three-run homer, sealing the win. Walker Buehler showcased his resurgence on the mound, striking out six over five innings, despite allowing two home runs, as the Dodgers continue to build momentum in their season.

• ⚡️ CHARGERS’ LINEMAN: The Chargers have stirred excitement by listing 300-pound defensive lineman Scott Matlock as their only fullback on the depth chart, a move that reflects new head coach Jim Harbaugh's unconventional tactics. Matlock, who previously played tight end in high school, is expected to play a significant role in the offense this season, having changed his jersey number from 99 to 44 to fit in with the fullbacks and tight ends.

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CU FRIDAY, LA!

🤙 Stay hydrated this week, LA. Otherwise, I won’t see you back here on Friday morning at 6am. Much love - Wyatt

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