🐢 🤙 SHELL YEAH VIBES

Studio 54 co-founder Ian Schrager has opened PUBLIC West Hollywood at 8300 Sunset Blvd., in the 1962 building that housed the Standard Hotel from 1999 to 2021. He designed the 137-room hotel with British architect John Pawson, and the rooms have projection screens instead of TVs. The centerpiece is The Roof, a 14,000-square-foot rooftop park for up to 400 guests with firepits, a swing set, a running track, a bar and a 30-foot movie screen. Downstairs, Studio is an intimate nightclub wrapped in black velvet. Rooms start around $450 a night, and non-guests can buy a $35 day pass to The Roof until 5:00pm.

Qin West Noodle is bringing its homestyle Chinese noodle bowls to Old Pasadena at 43 E. Colorado Blvd., joining sister shops in Westwood, University Park, Arcadia, Irvine and San Diego. The menu draws on Shaanxi, Guilin and Liuzhou traditions, from chilled liang pi in a tingly peppercorn sauce to the best-selling Guilin rice noodle soup with beef shank and pickled cabbage. Saozi noodles, spicy wontons, beef noodle soup and rou jia mo, a Chinese-style burger, round out a menu known for big portions and easy prices. It’s a longtime favorite with students and locals, built for a quick lunch or a cozy noodle night.

Matilda’s has opened in a renovated 1940s building at Santa Monica Airport, 3200 Airport Ave., calling itself a California bakery with an accent. Owner Sean Martin named it after his daughter, and founding baker François Pied, trained at École Lenôtre in Paris, leads the ovens with lead baker Abel Pulsifer. The croissants take four days from mix to counter, alongside a shakshuka danish, passion guava danish, sausage rolls, baguettes and a menu of eight international butters, with coffee from Caffè Luxxe. Matilda’s is open Wednesday through Sunday from 7:00am to 3:00pm, so get there early before favorites sell out.

Space Shuttle Endeavour gets a new home on Nov. 13, when the California Science Center’s Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens to the public in Exposition Park. The 200,000-square-foot center shows Endeavour standing 20 stories tall in launch position, making it the world’s only complete, authentic space shuttle system on display. Visitors can also try a replica flight deck, ride a gantry-style lift and drop 45 feet on the Shuttle Descent Slide. Endeavour first flew in 1992 and completed 25 missions before its slow roll through the streets from LAX in 2012 thrilled millions across Southern California.

A third olive ridley sea turtle nest was found Sunday near the Ventura Pier, only the third ever documented on the Southern California shoreline. The first two turned up in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach in September, and their 204 eggs are now incubating at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, where California’s first-ever sea turtle hatching could happen any day. Experts link the visits to El Niño’s warmer waters. Olive ridleys are protected under the Endangered Species Act, so if you spot a nest, give it plenty of space.

Fresh renderings are out for two Tishman Speyer housing projects in Downtown Santa Monica, recently presented to the city’s Architectural Review Board. Next to the Santa Monica Library at 1325 6th St., an eight-story building would add 110 apartments. One block away at 1323 5th St., a five-story building would bring 35 homes that are 100 percent affordable, covering the off-site affordable housing required for several nearby Tishman projects. Both are designed by Ottinger Architects, and they’re part of eight Santa Monica properties Tishman Speyer bought in 2021, four of which are already complete.

The NFL and TMRW Sports have unveiled Premier Flag, a new pro flag football league for women and men launching in summer 2027, and Los Angeles gets the first look. The first Premier Flag Showcase comes to LA during Super Bowl LXI week, as SoFi Stadium gets ready for the big game on Feb. 14 and Jay-Z headlines the halftime show. Pro Bowlers, Hall of Famers and NFL legends will be on hand as pro-level games are played in a custom-built venue. All 32 NFL club owners have invested in the league, which is working with Populous on the first stadium built just for flag football, and it all builds toward LA28, where flag football makes its Olympic debut.

Godzilla is back, and Los Angeles already gave him a standing ovation. Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero, the follow-up to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, premiered Oct. 28 at the TCL Chinese Theatre, where the crowd, including John Carpenter, rose to its feet as the end credits began. It’s the first Japanese production ever filmed for IMAX, and it opens in theaters across North America this Friday, Nov. 6, through GKIDS.

Apple’s services business, home to Apple TV, Apple Music, iCloud and the App Store, brought in a record $31.57 billion last quarter, up nearly 10% from a year ago, as paid subscriptions passed 1.5 billion. Apple TV is coming off a big year after winning 78 primetime Emmys in September, more than any other network, with Widows Bay becoming the most awarded comedy ever in a single year. Apple Music also posted its best September quarter yet, in John Ternus’s first earnings report since taking over as CEO from Tim Cook.

After 588 days away, JuJu Watkins stepped back onto the court Monday night and reminded everyone why she’s one of the best in the game. She scored 21 points in 25 minutes as No. 3 USC rolled past UNLV 100-68, including 11 in the third quarter as a 13-point halftime lead grew to 34. Jazzy Davidson led the way with 23 and freshman Saniyah Hall added 22. Next, USC hosts Utah State this Sunday at 5:00pm as the Trojans chase their first national title since 1984.