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JANUARY 11TH, 2024

HAPPY THURSDAY, CUTIE.

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🍃 HIGH WIND WARNING: A high wind warning remains in effect until noon today throughout portions of Los Angeles County.

• ⏪️ ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 📰 TWO BIG HEADLINES

  • SABAN: Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban is retiring

  • CARROLL: Former USC Coach Pete Carroll out at Seattle

EATS

• 🎡 SANTA MONICA: How Xuntos emerged as L.A.’s most exciting Spanish restaurant, overcoming a tough Holiday Season.

• 🍥 CHINATOWN: Chinatown’s new bakery makes some of the most stunning cakes in Los Angeles.

• 🎬️ HOLLYWOOD: A Middle-Eastern Cafe, which has not yet-been-named, is coming to Hollywood this year.

• 🥬 WEST HOLLYWOOD: A new pop-up for chopped salads called Juju’s is opening up in West Hollywood.

• 🍕 CULVER CITY: Partake in ‘White Lotus’ Hedonism at Culver City’s newest wood-fired Sicilian restaurant, Prima Donna.

• 🌿 MORE CULVER CITY: Jordan Kahn’s two-star Michelin restaurant, Vespertine, is making a comeback and is reopening early this year.

EVENTS

• 🍫 6:00PM: Chocolate Watch Band Whisky A Go Go

• 🎸 7:00PM: JoDavi The Hotel Café

• 🏀 7:00PM: Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers Crypto.com Arena

• 🌓 7:00PM: 1/11 New Moon Manifestation Workshop Hayworth Avenue

• 🎵 7:30PM: Sofar Sounds - DTLA Secret Location (Acoustic/Loft)

• 🎤 7:30PM: Comedy Gives Back Fundraiser: Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis, Bob Odenkirk and Patton Oswalt El Rey Theatre

• 🎤 7:45PM: All-Star Comedy: Erik Griffin, Harland Williams and more Laugh Factory Hollywood

• 🎤 8:00PM: Nick Kroll and Friends Largo

• 🥫 8:00PM: Canned Heat The Coach House

• 👯 8:00PM: Little Miss Nasty Harvelle’s Santa Monica

• 🎙️ 8:00PM: Shannon Shaw, Healing Gems Zebulon

• 🎛️ 8:00PM: The Producer Panel Los Globos

• ♟️ 8:00PM: Play Chess LA Chess Club

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

• 🎞️ MASTER: Film screenings for this week

• 🎥 INDUSTRY: Industry master calendar for January

ACTIVITIES

• 🎞️ CULVER CITY: A weekend of celebration for the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place in Culver City, starting next Saturday. The weekend will be jam-packed with volunteer opportunities, free breakfast, a resource fair, live music, games and other entertainment.

• 🪩 WEHO: Funkin’ Around comes to Melrose House this Saturday. This event is said to be the ultimate fusion of disco, funk, and experimental beats.

• 📖 VENICE: The Poetry International Literary Journal will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a reading at Venice’s Beyond Baroque at 7:30pm on Friday, January 26th.

• 🛍️ IKEA: Why not sample some ALMONDY almond cake at IKEA in Burbank this Sunday? Fun, free and if incorporated with scenes from 500 Days of Summer, could be a unique date idea. Tastings start at 1pm.

COMMUNITY

• 📽️ MOVIE THEATERS: Historic Los Angeles movie theaters are springing back to life in 2024.

• 🏆️ EMMY AWARDS: The 75th Annual Emmy Awards Galas get as many cooks in the kitchen as possible in preparation to feed over eight thousand hungry Hollywood stars.

• 💸 RENT: New laws for 2024 include protections for renters, including the options of smaller security deposits and protections against eviction.

• 🏡 WHITTIER: Santa Fe Springs awarded $800k grant to help meet housing production goals.

• 🚀 EXPOSITION PARK: Space Shuttle Endeavor fuel tank moving into position for vertical display at Exposition Park.

• 🎨 CALLING ARTISTS: The Beverly Hills Art Show is calling artists for their upcoming May show. Galleries will be showcased to patrons that visit throughout Southern California in this fun, festive, and serious semiannual fair.

• 🏈 HALL OF FAME: Three players with local connections have been inducted into the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame: Paul Cameron (Burbank High School), Deon Figures (Serra High School) and Toby Gerhart (Norco High School).

DEVELOPMENT

• 🏡 WEST ADAMS: The exteriors of a mixed-use project on West Adams Boulevard are starting to take shape.

• 🔌 DTLA: A thirteen story data center in DTLA, located on S. Grand Avenue, is slated to start work in 2025.

• 🏳️‍🌈 WEHO: A retail strip in West Hollywood recently sold to a New York investor, Regal Ventures. The 37,900 square foot building will play host to a five tenant roster.

ENTERTAINMENT

• 💃 LATINO: Inside La Cena Los Angeles, a celebration of community + excellence in Latino Hollywood.

• 🃏 JAMES: L.A. Laker LeBron James has signed a new trading card contract with Fanatics. An autographed card of both LeBron and his son, Bronny, will be available January 19th.

• 🎞️ TOM CRUISE: Actor Tom Cruise has teamed up with Burbank’s Warner Bros. in a huge deal to make movies.

• 📚️ BESTSELLING: This week’s bestselling fiction, non-fiction, and mass media books at Southern California’s independent booksellers.

CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW, L.A.