JULY 17TH, 2024

WEDNESDAY

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HAPPY NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY,
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Today is National Hot Dog Day and Southern California is celebrating those rising temperatures with sizzling hot dog deals:

• Dog Haus: Free Haus Dog for rewards members who join by July 16. Visit doghaus.com for details.

• Pink’s Hot Dogs: Chili dogs at $3.75 until 5:00pm at 709 N. La Brea Ave. Limited to two per customer. More info at pinkshollywood.com.

• Hot Dog on a Stick: Try ‘The Charlie’ and get a free bandana with a $20 purchase through August 11th. Details at hotdogonastick.com.

• Wienerschnitzel: Four Original Chili Dogs for $4 in-store only. Visit wienerschnitzel.com.

• Dirt Dog: No special for National Hot Dog Day, but try their Patty Melt Dog for a unique twist.

• 7-Eleven: $2 Big Bite hot dog for 7Rewards members via the mobile app.

• EG America: Week-long deals including BOGO and free drinks with hot dog purchases.

• Love's: Free hot dog or roller grill item at participating locations.

• Nathan's Famous: Hot dogs for five cents from 11:00am to 1:00pm at participating locations, limited to two per order.

• Portillo's: Chicago-Style hot dog for $1 with any full-priced entrée on Wednesdays at select locations.

• True Story: BOGO deal on online orders of Organic Grass-Fed Uncured Hot Dogs.

Celebrate National Hot Dog Day with these savory promotions and enjoy the best of L.A.'s hot dog scene!

🍷BEVERLY HILLS:Longing for a change of scenery without the time to get away? Crustacean Beverly Hills introduces the Summer Wine Program, designed to illuminate your summer. Under the direction of Elizabeth An, CEO of the House of AN restaurant group, and curated by sommelier Peter Meemalayath, the program features a selection of obscure and exquisite wines from around the world, available now until the end of summer. Peter, with 28 years in the wine industry, will showcase his picks every Wednesday as he strolls through the restaurant with his wine trolley. Highlighted selections include Canadian, French, English, and South African wines, along with must-try summer rosés like Belle Glos Pinot Noir Blanc Rosé, 2021. Enjoy this curated wine journey at Crustacean Beverly Hills, and make the most of your summer without leaving the city. |📸Instagram|💌

📺️CHAIN TV SPECIAL: Chain, a celebrity-backed food sensation, takes the spotlight in a new Roku special. Co-founded by actor B.J. Novak from The Office and chef Tim Hollingsworth, Chain reimagines favorites from popular eateries like Taco Bell and Chili’s Grill & Bar with gourmet twists. Originating in pandemic-era parking lots, Chain now resides in West Hollywood, hosting exclusive, swiftly sold-out pop-ups. Customers join an invite-only list for text updates on events and merchandise. In the 52-minute Roku program, Hollingsworth guides viewers through ChainFEST, a December food festival, discussing culinary inspirations with Novak, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Josh Peck, and Rachel Bloom of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

OPENINGS

🇮🇹NORTH HOLLYWOOD:Jon & Vinny’s, a beloved Italian eatery with locations in Fairfax, Brentwood, Slauson, and Beverly Hills, is expanding to the Valley. A new branch will open at the corner of Moorpark Boulevard in Studio City, near North Hollywood. The opening date hasn't been announced yet, but liquor license applications are in progress. Expect a familiar menu featuring favorites like marinara braised meatballs, rigatoni with broccolini, and Anson Mills polenta. This expansion marks the restaurant's fifth location in Los Angeles, with potential future plans to reach the East Coast.​​ |🖥️Website|📜Menu|📸Instagram

🍷LINCOLN HEIGHTS:Zizou, a new tapas bar in Lincoln Heights, opened last month at 2425 Daly St. Co-owned by Maureen Hennigan and architect Maati Zouitina, with wine expert Boris Macquin, Zizou aims to create a Mediterranean diner atmosphere with a focus on smoked meats, fish, and authentic Greek small plates, along with a variety of beverages. The 2,000 square-foot space features a back patio, ample parking, and plans for a full renovation. Hennigan describes it as an urban oasis central to Chinatown, Silverlake, Echo Park, and Elysian Park. The bar operates from 5:00pm to midnight daily, with happy hour on Mondays. |📜Yelp|📸Instagram

🇧🇶EAST HOLLYWOOD:Bridgetown Roti, one of LA’s most beloved pop-ups, is finally finding a permanent home in East Hollywood, opening this Saturday on Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood. Fans of Chef Rashida Holmes have eagerly awaited this moment, celebrating her inventive Caribbean-American cuisine that has earned accolades from Esquire, the LA Times, and the James Beard Foundation. Holmes, who started her culinary journey in Baltimore and rose through LA’s competitive food scene, launched Bridgetown Roti during the pandemic, quickly gaining popularity with her Caribbean-style patties and other dishes inspired by her Barbadian roots. 🖥️Website|📜Menu|📸Instagram

🥪VAN NUYS:Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a beloved across Northern California, makes its debut in Los Angeles County with a new 1,500-square-foot location at 7070 Sepulveda Blvd. in Van Nuys. Founded by California natives Jason DeMayo and Eli Ilishah under their Hungry Hospitality brand, this iconic shop offers innovative sandwiches and salads sourced from artisan bakers and regional farms. Renowned for their Dutch Crunch rolls and unique menu items like the Santa Maria Tri-Tip and Big Jake, Mr. Pickle’s caters to local tastes with favorites like the spicy Goomba and Mama Mia sandwiches. |🖥️Website|📜Menu|📸Instagram

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ACTIVITIES

🏖️SANTA MONICA: The Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, situated on five scenic acres along the Pacific Coast Highway, offers a blend of historic charm and modern amenities, including a splash pad, free Wi-Fi, beach courts, a café, and cultural events. Operated by the City of Santa Monica, the beach house features daily pool access, site tours, classes, and reservable volleyball and soccer courts. Established on the site originally developed by William Randolph Hearst for Marion Davies, the venue reopened in 2009 after a $27.5m grant from the Annenberg Foundation. Upcoming events include Sunset Picnics on Friday and August 15th, and adult-only sunset swims on July 26th + August 9th and 23rd. For more information, visit annenbergbeachhouse.com.

🎤GRAND CENTRAL MARKET: Tomorrow, Grand Central Market welcomes The Comedy Patio to Maple Block for an evening of free stand-up comedy. Hosted by Jeff Buck, the lineup includes Mike Glazer, Alexa Loftus, Darran Davis, Trent Manning, and Terrence Murphy. Admission is free, with donations gladly accepted to support the performers. The show kicks off at 7:00pm. Don't miss out—find more details here!|💌

🎸SKIRBALL:The Skirball Cultural Center welcomes back its annual Sunset Concert series this Thursday featuring Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Fusion ensemble El Laberinto del Coco. Attendees can enjoy complimentary gallery access starting at 6:30pm, with free walk-up tickets offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking options range from $15 to $20.

📚️SILVER LAKE: Save the date for a summer soirée celebrating six months with a local Silver Lake book-loving community! This Friday, join the community for drinks, snacks, margarita tastings, and, of course, plenty of books.

🔭GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY:This Thursday, immerse yourself in the cosmos at Griffith Observatory's monthly astronomy discussion in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater, also live streamed. Join Dr. Gabriele Vajente, Deputy Chief Engineer of the LIGO Laboratory, as he explores Gravitational-wave Astronomy: Listening to the Dark Side of the Universe. The program runs from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

👛PARK LA BREA:Celebrate the Farmers Market's 90th Anniversary with the inaugural Night Market on Thursday from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Discover LA's local apparel and specialty merchants, usually found online, showcasing their unique goods. Enjoy live DJ sets by DJ Ricky Rocks from 6:30pm-7:30pm and celebrity DJ Daisy O'Dell from 7:30-9:00pm, spinning your favorite 90's hits for an evening of dancing, dining, and shopping. Featured vendors include Andie Gechtman Studios, Androhmeda Jewelry, Dapper Day, Merch Motel, Retro Fitted LA, Yoho Florist, and WL Handmade.

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COMMUNITY

🚲️LA2028 OLYMPICS: The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games have announced venue assignments for more than a dozen sports, showcasing top-notch locations across Los Angeles, Carson, and Long Beach. This marks a significant step in finalizing the 2028 Games Plan.

Highlights include:

• Los Angeles: Seven more sports along the Figueroa Street corridor, with Badminton at USC Sports Center, and five sports at the Convention Center (Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Wrestling).

• Carson: The LA Galaxy complex will host Cycling – Track, Hockey, Rugby Sevens, and Tennis.

• Long Beach: The Arena will host Handball, Marine Stadium for Canoe-Sprint and Rowing, Sailing at Belmont Shore, and more.

These assignments are approved by the IOC and are part of the updated LA28 Games Plan, with further announcements expected soon. Full details are available on the LA28 Games Plan web page.

🚇️METRO WALLET: Metro is ramping up recruitment for Phase 2 of its Mobility Wallet program, offering 2,000 participants $900 this fall and another $900 six months later to spend on transportation. Qualifying LA County residents, eighteen or older, with household incomes within specific limits, can apply at metro.net/mobilitywallet1 until the end of August. Phase 2 expands on the 2023 pilot, which gave 1,000 South LA residents $150 monthly for transit and ride-shares. With input from UCLA and UC Davis, Metro aims for a diverse participant pool, including transit-rich and transit-desert areas. Enhancements include customer service improvements and a Mobility Wallet How-To Guide. The program's goal is to alleviate transportation costs and support access to opportunities, with $4m funding from the Southern California Association of Governments.

⌛️NOW ARRIVING:The Pasadena Department of Transportation (DOT) is introducing five new solar-powered devices at bus stops to provide real-time bus arrival information and text-to-speech assistance for visually impaired customers. These units, set to be installed at high-traffic stops including Lake Avenue and Villa Street, and Fair Oaks Boulevard and Woodbury Road, will be evaluated through a survey accessible via QR code on each device. Funded by the Caltrans Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP), this project aims to enhance the transit experience and inform future installations. The devices are produced by Papercast and supplied under a contract with Connexionz, Ltd.

💰️BIG UCLA DONATION:Meyer Luskin, a UCLA economics graduate, has pledged $25m to the university’s history department, the largest donation ever received by the department and the Social Sciences Division. Luskin, along with his wife Renee, hopes to inspire current students to appreciate history, a path he didn't pursue. The Luskin Center for History and Policy, funded by the Luskins, emphasizes applying historical knowledge to contemporary issues and aims to bolster history scholarship amid changing educational policies.

🌊OCEAN ADVOCACY:Ocean Conservancy, in collaboration with The Ocean Cleanup and the #TeamSeas campaign led by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober, has removed 34 million pounds of trash from oceans, beaches, and rivers. Launched in October 2021, #TeamSeas raised $30 million in 65 days from over 400,000 donors, driving cleanup efforts globally. Over 40,000 channels shared campaign content, amassing 1.3 billion views. Ocean Conservancy organized nearly 2,000 cleanups with 172,000 volunteers across 73 countries. The campaign underscores the power of digital creators in addressing the plastic pollution crisis. |💌

🛳️PORT OF LA GRANT:The Port of Los Angeles has secured an $8m grant from the state to enhance its Port Optimizer technology data platform, part of a $27m allocation aimed at boosting supply chain efficiency statewide. Developed in 2017, the Port Optimizer streamlines maritime shipping data through a cloud-based portal, benefitting cargo owners and supply chain stakeholders. The grant will expand the system to include a truck appointment system and integrate with the Port of Long Beach, enhancing container management across the San Pedro Bay port complex.

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DEVELOPMENT

🛒CULVER CITY: Developer Regency Centers aims to revive the long-awaited Culver Public Market project with a revised plan set to be presented at a July 18 public meeting in Culver City. Originally stalled since March 2020 due to pandemic-related challenges, the project at Washington Boulevard and Centinela Avenue will now feature approximately 13,300 square feet less retail space, omitting the market hall but retaining food retail and restaurant uses. The scaled-back design includes a two-story, 122-car parking structure and 9,600 square feet of outdoor dining areas, maintaining a rustic aesthetic to blend with the surrounding area.

🛫LAX PEOPLE MOVER:The long-awaited Automated People Mover train at LAX has a new completion date of December 8th, 2025. Initially slated for 2024, the 2.25-mile elevated train, about 95% complete, faced significant delays due to disputes with contractor LINXS over timeline and compensation. Once operational, the people mover is anticipated to reduce vehicle miles by 117,000 per day, carrying approximately 30m passengers annually, and alleviating congestion at one of the world's busiest airports in that of LAX.

🏡BALDWIN PARK: A groundbreaking ceremony launched The Esteban E. Torres Village, an affordable housing project at 14617 Ramona Avenue in Baldwin Park, Los Angeles. Developed by the Cesar Chavez Foundation, the three-story complex will feature 51 apartments catering to families and survivors of domestic violence, spanning 6,400 square feet. Services offered will include mental healthcare referrals, education, and job training. The village will also include 5,700 square feet of open space, including courtyards, a rooftop deck, and a community garden. Named after former congressman Esteban E. Torres, the project is strategically located near the Baldwin Park Metrolink station.

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BUSINESS

🚀SKECHERS EXPANSION:Skechers continues its expansion of the headquarters campus in Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, with recent progress marking slow yet steady growth. The project includes a new 100,000-square-foot design center and office building in Hermosa Beach, along with a 37,000-square-foot office at 305 Sepulveda Boulevard in Manhattan Beach, and an expansion of an existing office at 330 Sepulveda Boulevard. The completed expansion at 330 Sepulveda adds 20,000 square feet, while work is ongoing for the Hermosa Beach facility. Designed by DFH Architects, these developments will bring the Skechers campus to approximately 330,000 square feet of space upon completion.

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ENTERTAINMENT

🦁MRBEAST: MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, reached 300m subscribers in June, becoming YouTube's most subscribed creator with a record 28m new subscribers in a month. To celebrate, he released a video featuring the top creators, including Kai Cenat and Logan Paul, competing for a one million-dollar prize for their fans, garnering 70m views in twenty-four hours. This creator event attracted partnerships with brands like Samsung and Amazon, which is now collaborating with him on the $100m game show, Beast Games.

• ➡️SELF PLUG: My article: ‘MrBeast’s Building Blocks: How MrBeast Curated an Online Community,’ via Unfiltered Feeds: Direct Messages of Hope.

💰️ILLUMINATION/UNIVERSAL:The Despicable Me/Minions franchise has crossed the $5bn mark, becoming the first-ever animated franchise to reach this milestone. The latest installment of the franchise, Despicable Me 4, is set to be the top global film for the second consecutive weekend, adding an estimated $136m, bringing the global total to $441m, with $210.45m domestic and $230.7m from seventy-eight international markets. Domestically, the series now ranks as the tenth highest-grossing of all time. Universal has also announced Minions 3 for June 2027, continuing the successful collaboration with Illumination.

📺️EUPHORIA:Euphoria is set to begin production on its third season in January 2025, with the main cast, including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney, returning. The delay, initially announced in March, allowed the cast to explore other opportunities. HBO's Francesca Orsi expressed excitement about continuing the collaboration with creator Sam Levinson and the cast. While a specific air date remains uncertain, the network remains committed to delivering an exceptional season. Notably, Barbie Ferreira will not return, and Angus Cloud's Fezco storyline will conclude following Cloud's unexpected death.

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SPORTS

⛳️2028 GOLF:The LA 2028 Olympics are getting the game of golf. Los Angeles will host the Olympic Games, with Pacific Palisades' Riviera Country Club set as the venue for the golf competitions. Often ranked among the top in California and the U.S., Riviera boasts a storied history of world-class tournaments, including the 1995 PGA Championship and the 2017 U.S. Amateur. The club is also scheduled to host the 2026 U.S. Women's Open and the 2031 U.S. Open. LA28 officials recently announced other venue assignments: Long Beach Marine Stadium for canoe-sprint and rowing, USC's Galen Center for badminton, and Dignity Health Sports Park for cycling, hockey, rugby, and tennis, among others. More venues will be revealed in the coming months. The 2028 Olympics will feature golf for the sixth time since 1904, with the Opening Ceremony on July 14th 2028.

🧢ALL-STAR SPEED:This year in Major League Baseball has been defined by blazing fastballs and fierce hitters, showcased prominently in the upcoming 2024 All-Star Game. Pitchers like Emmanuel Clase of the Cleveland Guardians are setting records with their incredible speed, with Clase's slider averaging an impressive 90.4 mph. In Chicago, Garrett Crochet's four-seam fastball tops the American League starters at 97 mph, while Mason Miller of the Oakland Athletics is on track to average over 100 mph with his fastball this season. These hurlers are dominating with devastating pitches, leaving hitters like Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Juan Soto of the Los Angeles Dodgers to adapt and excel against the heat. Judge leads the league with 27 hits off pitches at 95 mph or more, while Soto boasts a staggering 1.235 OPS against high-velocity pitches.

🏀SPARKS 83, SEATTLE STORM 89: In a hard-fought battle against the Seattle Storm on Tuesday, the Sparks fell short with a final score of 89-83. Despite standout performances from unexpected players like Rae Burrell, who scored 18 points off the bench, and Azurá Stevens, who secured a 24-point, 15-rebound double-double, LA couldn't overcome Seattle's late-game surge. Rickea Jackson contributed 16 points, while Dearica Hamby added 15 points despite battling foul trouble. The game saw both teams trading leads, with Burrell's career-high five 3-pointers giving the Sparks momentum. Ultimately, Seattle's strong finish secured the win, leaving the Sparks to regroup before their next game against the New York Liberty on August 15th at 6:00pm.

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CU FRIDAY, LA!

🤙Enjoy some of the best hot dogs in the world, right here in LA. And decked out in your new CuratedLA gear. CU FRIDAY!🌭

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