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I hope that your weekend was a good one. Tidbits for this week: LACMA's David Geffen Galleries officially swings open Sunday, and the second weekend of Coachella (somehow) outshined weekend one. We've got new eats, Good Vibes, and sunshine for today + this week. Catch you Thursday! -Wyatt 4-DAY FORECAST ยท LA TUE 4/21 ๐ŸŒง๏ธ 64ยฐ LIGHT RAIN WED 4/22 ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ 62ยฐ SHOWERS THU 4/23 โ›… 68ยฐ PARTLY CLOUDY FRI 4/24 โ˜€๏ธ 74ยฐ MOSTLY SUNNY DISCUSSION: A moderate-for-April storm slides in overnight, bringing LA its best rain chance of the week on Tuesday โ€” generally under a quarter-inch across the metro, with heavier totals up the coast in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Expect a cooler, breezier Wednesday behind the front, a brighter Thursday, and a return to normal-feeling sunshine and low-70s by Friday. VIEW FORECAST ๐Ÿ’ญ QUOTE OF THE DAY โ€œNo man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same manโ€ โ€” HERACLITUS ๐Ÿ“… 1967 Dodgers first rain out in Los Angeles after 737 consecutive games โ“ TRIVIA QUESTION Which pop icon made a surprise appearance during Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella set on Saturday? Answer at the bottom โ†“ ๐Ÿด E A T S ๐Ÿด CHINATOWN FROM MUMFORD & SONS MITSI'S ON INSTAGRAM Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett recently opened his cocktail concept Mitsi on Naud Street, giving Chinatown its swankiest new spot for drinks and bites. The 50/50 martini with gin, dry vermouth, tomato and cilantro is the savory calling card, and the Negroni gets a rewrite with palo santo-smoked gin, prickly pear amaro and umeshu. The kitchen leans into sushi, halibut and bluefin sashimi, and hand rolls, al to pair with the drink program. Designed as a bar first, but one that takes the food half seriously. WEBSITE | MENU | INSTAGRAM ARTS DISTRICT BINCHOTAN LANDS ARTS DISTRICT BENGARA ON INSTAGRAM The team behind Lake Tahoe's Smoke Door launched their first LA restaurant, Bengara, this past Friday in the former Taberu space on the edge of the Arts District. The menu is built around Japan's binchotan charcoal but cooked genshiyaki-style with meats rendered slowly over low heat rather than seared fast and hot. Expect precise, smoke-driven Japanese cooking from Angler alums who clearly know what to do with a fire. Reservations are the move. WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM CYPRESS PARK SMASH BURGERS LAND IN CYPRESS PARK FOR THE WIN ON INSTAGRAM For The Win keeps its LA run going with a brand-new Cypress Park outpost at 1217 Cypress Avenue, now open daily from noon to 11pm. The homegrown smashburger spot was born during Covid and has since stacked up Highland Park, Westwood, Brentwood, and Pacific Beach locations, with Culver City and Las Vegas on the way. The double cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, and special sauce is still the calling card at $7 and change, and the crinkle fries travel well for a quick detour off the 5. Northeast LA's quietly-hottest food corridor just picked up another reason to stop in. WEBSITE | MENU | INSTAGRAM ๐ŸŸ MORE EATS โ˜• LONG BEACH: Alfred Coffee bringing location to Long Beach, via What Now Los Angeles ๐ŸŽก SANTA MONICA: Bacio Di Latte blessing Montana Avenue soon, via Toddrickallen ๐Ÿ’ฏ THE BEST: The Observer's list of this month's best restaurant opening in Los Angeles, via The Observer ๐ŸŒด C O M M U N I T Y ๐ŸŒด ARTS DISTRICT EARTH DAY ON WHEELS Photo: ROW DTLA ROW DTLA turns into a bike-powered Earth Day playground this Friday with families pedaling between interactive stations scattered across the Arts District campus. Kids can plant seedlings with Weiser Family Farms, mix natural dyes with Blue Hour Goods, and add drawings to a community art installation along the route. The afternoon runs part scavenger hunt, part creative workshop, set against ROW's converted warehouses and open-air walkways. Free, family-friendly, and rooted in exactly the kind of community-first sustainability energy LA does best in April. VIEW MORE INFO HISTORIC CULTURAL FREE SPRINGFEST DOWNTOWN The Historic Cultural Neighborhood Council throws Springfest this Saturday, closing down a stretch of Los Angeles Street for cultural performances, hands-on activities, and kid-friendly crafts. The block party is free to the public with no registration required, running midday and pulling in families from across Downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. It's a classic small-footprint community moment with local performers, neighbors, and a whole lot of spring energy. Drop in, stay an hour, and wander the rest of Downtown after. JOIN THE BLOCK PARTY ๐ŸŒด MORE COMMUNITY ๐Ÿงถ LA COUNTY YARN CRAWL: Twelve women-owned specialty yarn shops across LA County team up this weekend for a knit-and-crochet passport weekend with free patterns and prize baskets, via LA County Yarn Crawl ๐ŸŒŽ EARTH WEEK PICKS: Salsa Tuesdays at 2nd & PCH, Earth Day at Descanso Gardens, and the CSUDH 19th Annual Earth Day Festival headline this week, via We Like LA ๐Ÿก D E V E L O P M E N T ๐Ÿก SANTA MONICA glass tower near e line Rendering: OTTINGER ARCHITECTS Hankey Capital is taking fresh renderings to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board for a 23-story, 256-foot glass-and-steel high-rise at 1518-1524 7th Street, steps from the E Line. Ottinger Architects designed the tower with overlapping glass faรงade walls that flare at the top, rising above a podium of wood slats and stone-colored fluted metal panels. The project delivers 119 condominiums plus five deed-restricted affordable units and 216 parking spaces, replacing a 10-unit rental on the site. It traces back to Santa Monica's 2023 Builder's Remedy wave, with Hankey picking up the site from WS Communities in 2024 and advancing it alongside a 25-story Koreatown tower already underway. SEE THE RENDERINGS MID-WILSHIRE D LINE OPENS MAY 8TH METRO Metro is 17 days out from opening Section 1 of the D Line Subway Extension on Friday, May 8th, adding three new underground stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. The 3.92-mile, $3.7 billion extension pushes the Purple Line beyond its long-time Wilshire and Western terminus in Koreatown, running under Hancock Park, Windsor Square, the Fairfax District, and Carthay Circle into Beverly Hills. The Wilshire/Fairfax station alone is projected to add 33,000 riders once the D and future K Lines meet there. This is the first phase of a three-section build designed to lock in Westside rail connectivity well ahead of the 2028 Olympics. SEE THE STATIONS ๐Ÿก MORE DEVELOPMENT ๐Ÿก REDONDO BEACH: 43-unit townhome community proposed on Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach, via LA YIMBY ๐Ÿ’ผ B U S I N E S S ๐Ÿ’ผ BANK OF HOPE HOPE GROWS ITS LA BOOK Bank of Hope, one of the largest lenders serving Los Angeles' Korean American community, is acquiring SMBC Manubank's California-based commercial banking unit in a deal announced Monday. The acquisition deepens Hope's commercial banking bench across the state and adds an established roster of middle-market clients already rooted in Southern California. LABJ framed the move as a meaningful consolidation play in LA's regional banking scene, where community-focused lenders have been scaling up to compete with the national giants. Terms of the transaction were not publicly disclosed. READ THE DEAL NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE LA'S LONGEVITY COVER STORY Westwood-based Niagen Bioscience lands the cover of LA Times Studios' April Business magazine, profiled for a rare double play in the wellness world. Under CEO Rob Fried, the company runs a profitable consumer supplement brand, Tru Niagen, while simultaneously funding a clinical drug pipeline aimed at rare diseases. Its proprietary NAD+ IP has opened up an expansion into skincare, a category the magazine pegs at roughly $227 billion globally. The piece positions Niagen as a case study for how LA biotech is bridging mainstream wellness and serious clinical science. READ THE PROFILE ๐Ÿ’ผ MORE BUSINESS ๐ŸŒน PASADENA SMALL-BIZ + JPL: April update from Pasadena's Economic Development Director spotlights new openings, small business grants, and a fresh JPL partnership, via Pasadena Now ๐ŸŽฌ E N T E R T A I N M E N T ๐ŸŽฌ INDIO WEEKEND TWO STEALS THE SHOW Coachella 2026 closed Sunday with a second weekend that was widely judged the stronger of the two, headlined by surprise guest spots few people saw coming. Madonna joined Sabrina Carpenter for 'Like A Prayer' on Saturday, while Justin Bieber serenaded Billie Eilish and pulled SZA onstage for 'Snooze' during his Weekend two closer. Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, J Balvin, and Billy Idol all dropped in across the two nights, stacking the festival with moments Variety and the LA Times agreed outshone week on. The Polo Fields quietly reclaimed the pop calendar. READ THE RECAP BEVERLY HILLS GRAMMY HALL OF FAME GALA Josh Groban + Teddy Swims added to perform a Warner Records tribute at the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, joining previously-announced George Clinton and Heart's Ann & Nancy Wilson. Iconic LA music-industry moment taking shape at The Beverly Hilton on May 8th. Tickets/press info via recordingacademy.com ๐ŸŽฌ MORE ENTERTAINMENT ๐Ÿ‘‘ MICHAEL: What the critics are saying about the Michael Jackson biopic, via Deadline โšพ S P O R T S โšพ LAKERS BPI PICKS LAKERS FOR 2-0 The Lakers chase a 2-0 series lead tonight in Houston (7:30pm, NBC), and the numbers quietly love LA's chances. ESPN's Basketball Power Index projects Lakers by 0.3 with a 51% straight-up win probability, a rare model lean toward a road underdog sitting at +4.5 on the Vegas line. But the math tracks: Houston generated more looks in Saturday's 107-98 game one loss and still couldn't convert, Kevin Durant is a game-time decision on the knee, and Fred VanVleet remains out. LA could win it the same way that they won game one: LeBron orchestrating, Luke Kennard spacing, and Marcus Smart pressuring the ball with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined. Win tonight and the Lakers fly home with a stranglehold READ THE CHEAT SHEET ๐Ÿˆ MORE SPORTS ๐Ÿ GAROPPOLO: Jimmy Garoppolo considering retirement over Rams, via Turf Show Times โœ… TRIVIA ANSWER Madonna The Queen of Pop made a surprise appearance during Sabrina Carpenter's set on Saturday, joining her for a duet of, 'Like a Prayer,' that became one of the defining moments of Coachella 2026 CATCH YOU THURSDAY LOS ANGELES ๐Ÿค™ CURATIONSLA Contact: vibes@curationsla.com ยท Editorial: mark@curationsla.com Good Vibes, delivered. 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