The Cheeseburger Celebrates 100 Years

JANUARY 9TH, 2024

HAPPY TUESDAY, CUTIE.

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LOCAL

EATS

• 🍔 100 YEARS: The cheeseburger turns 100 this month. And to celebrate, the City of Pasadena, where the burger was invented, is hosting Cheeseburger Week from January 21st to 27th.

• 📜 BURGER HISTORY: Read about the cheeseburger’s origins on Route 66 and learn more about the inventor of this classic eat, H.S. Sternberger.

• 🍦SOUTH GATE: Twisted by Wetzel’s is now open at South Gate’s Azalea Shopping Center. This location marks the third Twisted by Wetzel. An official grand opening will take place tomorrow, Wednesday at 10am, and will feature live radio giveaways and entertainment (bringing it back, old school).

• 🦘 CULVER CITY: Lustig, Bernhard Mairinger’s new Australian-inflected restaurant, opened December 30th and features elegant takes on classic Australian dishes.

• 🍰 MORE CULVER CITY: Nothing Bundt Cakes will open up shop on Overland Avenue in Culver City. The Las Vegas cake chain now has over 500 locations.

• 🍳 DOWNEY: One 12 Caffe, inspired by Italian and French eats, will open the first week of March, and will serve in-house pastries, breads, and more.

• 🍸️ SIGNAL HILL: Shirley’s Temple in Signal Hill has been named best place to get a mocktail in the United States by Yelp.

EVENTS

TRENDING

TODAY

• 🎸 6:00PM: A Songwriters Open Mic The Silverlake Lounge

• 🎸 7:00PM: Odie Leigh Troubadour

• 🎤 7:30PM: Wake Up Long Island w/ Two Loud Gays UCB Theatre

• 🎤 7:30PM: Tonight at the Improv: Bert Kreischer, David Spade, Kevin Nealon, Andrew Santino, Brian Monarch, Zara Mizrahi and more! Hollywood Improv

• 🎤 7:30PM: The Moth StorySLAM Los Globos

• 🎤 7:30PM: Joe Mande Dynasty Typewriter

• 🏀 7:30PM: Raptors vs. Lakers Crypto.com Arena

• 🎸 8:00PM: Con Brio, Mason Moy The Mint

• 🤘 9:00PM: Ultimate Jam Night Whisky A Go Go

• 🎸 9:00PM: Open Folk - Second Stage Hotel Café

WEDNESDAY

• 🐜 6:00PM: Alien Ant Farm, We Are The Pigs, The Actual, and more Whisky A Go Go

• 👢 7:00PM, 8:00PM + 9:00PM: Bootloose: Line Dancing Wednesdays Desert 5 Spot 💸 

• 💃 7:00PM: Jessica Carter Altman Hotel Café

• 🎤 7:30PM: SNL Alums benefiting Comedy Gives Back Hollywood Improv

• 🎸 8:00PM: Zella Day and Jesse Woods as Chaparelle The Venice West

• 🎛️ 9:00PM: Dub Club with Boss Harmony and Special Guests The Echo

GUIDES

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

• 🎞️ MASTER: Film screenings for this week

• 🎥 INDUSTRY: Industry master calendar for January

CULTURE

ACTIVITIES

• 🎉 DRY JANUARY: Celebrate Dry January at these local L.A. sober bars and venues.

• 🎻 BEVERLY HILLS: A new year brings a packed calendar of artistic programming to the City of Beverly Hills.

• 💸 THIS WEEK: Things to do this week in Los Angeles via We Like L.A.

COMMUNITY

• 💸 INGLEWOOD: The Inglewood Transit Project receives one billion dollar grant from the Federal Government.

• 🗳️ GLENDALE: Meet the seven candidates that are running for two open seats on Glendale’s City Council. The General Municipal Election will take place on March 5th.

• 🌹 2025 ROSE PARADE: Concept designs for the 2025 Rose Parade will become due towards the end of this month, 5pm on January 26th.

• 🎓️ UCLA: A Bachelor’s Degree in Music Business will soon be offered at UCLA. The program aims to reach the next generation of movers and shakers.

DEVELOPMENT

• 🏢 PLAYA VISTA: Gehry-designed offices once again are moving forward on Beatrice Street in Playa Vista after the project was delayed in 2017.

• 🏦 SANTA MONICA: First Citizens has paid $86.7 million for a 76,900 square foot office on 2nd Street. The price comes out to $1,131 per square foot, making this purchase one of the highest office deals throughout L.A. County within the past three years.

• 🧢 BEVERLY HILLS: FanDuel has bought a $71 million office location on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

• 🏅2028 OLYMPICS: Los Angeles is on a mission to electrify transportation by the 2028 L.A. Olympics.

ENTERTAINMENT

• ⭐️DAFOE: Actor Williem Dafoe received a Hollywood Star yesterday. The actor, known for his roles in Spider Man and The Florida Project, amongst others, received Hollywood’s 2,768th star. Watch the ceremony.

• 📸 PHOTOS: A slideshow showcasing 125 pictures of the Golden Globes’ Red Carpet from Sunday night’s ceremony.

• 🎞️ STREAMING: Netflix and Hulu pick up TV Golden Globes as Succession dominates.

• 🏆️ HCA AWARDS: The list of award winners from the 7th Annual Hollywood Creative Alliance’s Astra Film and Creative Arts Ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by our friend, Comedian Rick Glassman.

CU THURSDAY, L.A.