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| ARE GOING DANCING, 2X 🐅 |
Congratulations to my Clemson Tigers. Both the men's and women's basketball teams are in the Big Dance this year, both securing #8 seeds. The Lady Tigers will take on our USC Trojans (not the Gamecocks, I don't give them a spotlight) this Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina. The men face #9 Iowa in Tampa on Friday. Go Tigers! 🐅 While making changes for Dark Mode this week, I crashed important components of the site. I was up late last night trying to figure out: late-night Wednesday or Thursday publication? Thursday was the right answer. So there's no newsletter tomorrow. It's not ideal, but this is part of the fun of building in public inside the Human x AI Creative Space, and hopefully giving you a real picture of what it looks like to build with AI from scratch. Be sure to check out the main site, curationsla.com, and send feedback. The features I wanted to incorporate are locked into Phase 1, cooling off until this summer while we squash bugs along the way. And now, onto today and this weekend's Good Vibes here in Los Angeles. |
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💬 QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature." — Head Coach Bobby Knight |
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📅 ON THIS DAY
The Los Angeles Railway is established on March 19, 1895, to provide streetcar service across the city. At its peak, the system operated over 20 routes connecting Downtown LA to neighborhoods across the basin, carrying millions of riders annually. The iconic Yellow Cars became a symbol of early LA transit before the rise of the automobile and freeway era.
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🧠 TRIVIA
On this day in 2022, LeBron James scored 38 points in a Lakers game against the Washington Wizards to pass a legendary power forward for second place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Who did LeBron pass? |
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🇺🇸 NATIONAL
🏀 Final Four, national champion predictions for the men's NCAA tournament 🏀 Predicting every single game for the 2026 women's NCAA Tournament 🏰 Disney embarks on new chapter as Josh D'Amaro takes over as CEO ⌨️ Meet the Y-Combinator startups poised to change the tech industry 🎤 Tina Fey will host inaugural episode of the U.K. version of Saturday Night Live
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Chef Alejandro Eusebio, a Top Chef Season 5 alum with 25 years in the kitchen, just opened Amiguita at 3510 W Sunset Blvd. The intimate 34-seat spot draws from Eusebio's Afro-Caribbean roots and childhood in the Dominican Republic's Cibao region, with a family-style dinner menu built around a Mibrasa charcoal oven. Beverage director Mara Herbkersman rounds out the team. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 5 to 10 pm. Reservations on Resy, walk-ins welcome. |
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Neighborly, the curated food hall concept out of Westlake Village, is bringing a second location to Brentwood at 11770 San Vicente Blvd. The spot lets you mix and match from multiple menus under one order, featuring concepts like burger and sandwich shop Mix Tape, Sicilian-style pizza spot The Cheese Store, and Mediterranean grill Mini Kabob. Signage is up and a spring opening is expected. |
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Tucked inside Flooky's on Devonshire Street, 818 Wings is serving up nine bold flavors ranging from Lemon Pepper and Garlic Parmesan to the face-melting 818 Buffalo Reaper. Go boneless or traditional bone-in, pair it with house-made ranch, and call it a night. Available for pickup and delivery in the Valley. |
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LA's Taste of the Nation and the No Kid Hungry Dinner are joining forces for one massive night. Night Out for No Kid Hungry lands Saturday, April 11th at Rolling Greens in DTLA, bringing together over 60 of the nation's top restaurants and chefs. Co-chaired by Top Chef winners Brooke Williamson, Mei Lin, and Melissa King, the evening features The Tasting, a multi-course Dinner with live auction, and an After Party hosted by Duff Goldman and Michael Voltaggio with a live performance by Andra Day. All proceeds support the fight to end childhood hunger. |
Heads up, LA. The LAPD is running DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols across multiple divisions from now through Sunday, March 22, tied to St. Patrick's Day enforcement. Locations include Hollywood, Pacific, Newton, Westwood, and more. |
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Fresh renderings are here for a new LOHA-designed residential project at 9945 Durant Drive in Beverly Hills. The six-story, H-shaped building will bring 29 apartments with courtyards, a rooftop deck, and balconies just south of Santa Monica Boulevard. Three units will be set aside as affordable housing at the very low-income level. The project recently went before the Beverly Hills Architecture and Design Review Commission for its latest look. |
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A massive mixed-use development is taking shape above the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro Station. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by Walter J. Company in partnership with LA Metro, Centro Westlake plans twin towers at roughly 39 and 55 stories, topping out around 600 feet. The full-block project packs 668 residential units (with income-restricted housing), a 300-room hotel, 100,000+ square feet of office space, medical offices, and 50,000+ square feet of ground-level retail anchored by a central open-air plaza. No construction timeline yet. |
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Warby Parker has officially landed on Montana Ave in Santa Monica. The new store at 1311B Montana features artwork by California artist Greg Clarke, library-inspired interiors, and showcases the Spring 2026 and New Deco collections. |
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Beats and Nike just dropped their first-ever hardware collab: the Powerbeats Pro 2 Nike Special Edition. For the first time, the Nike Swoosh shares earbud real estate with the Beats "b," wrapped in a matte black and Volt colorway with "JUST DO IT" printed inside the case. LeBron James stars in the launch campaign. Available Friday, March 20 at $249.99. |
Amazon is rolling out 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options across a growing number of U.S. cities, with Los Angeles among the first major metros to get the fastest tier. The service covers over 90,000 products typically found in a local supercenter, from pantry staples and cleaning supplies to electronics and clothing, all delivered straight to your door. Prime members pay $9.99 for 1-hour and $4.99 for 3-hour delivery. |
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The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is here. Set four years after No Way Home, Peter Parker is still isolated from MJ and Ned, dealing with strange new mutations, and getting sassed by The Punisher in a car fight. Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner and Michael Mando's Scorpion also return. In theaters July 31. |
Mike White's murder mystery keeps stacking its France-set Season 4 cast. Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Charlie Hall, and Jarrad Paul join an already loaded roster that includes Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan, Vincent Cassel, and Sandra Bernhard. |
Saturday Night Live is crossing the pond. Tina Fey will host the inaugural episode of SNL UK on March 21 with Wet Leg as musical guest. Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed follow in weeks two and three. Lorne Michaels is executive producing, and Seth Meyers has been helping the London team prep. |
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🎬 MORE ENTERTAINMENT
🍎 MORNING SHOW: Apple TV+'s 'The Morning Show' adds Jesse Williams as a network exec in S5, via Deadline 👾 OH, BIG BROTHER: Silicon Valley's move into Hollywood, via Los Angeles Magazine 🏆 MAYBE NEXT YEAR: Early Oscar contenders and predictions for next year's Oscars, via Next Best Picture |
Four SoCal schools are dancing. UCLA hosts as the 1-seed at Pauley Pavilion in an all-SoCal first round clash against Riverside's Cal Baptist. USC heads to Columbia to face Clemson, and UC San Diego's Cinderella run continues as a 14-seed against TCU in Fort Worth. |
UCLA heads east as a 7-seed to face UCF in Philly. Riverside's Cal Baptist Lancers make their NCAA Tournament debut after winning the WAC title, drawing Kansas at Viejas Arena in San Diego for a near-home court advantage. |
Shohei Ohtani took the mound for his first spring training pitching appearance as a Dodger, leading LA past the Giants. The two-way star continues his road back to the bump ahead of Opening Day. |
Luka Doncic went off for 40 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists as the Lakers beat Houston 124-116 to clinch the season series. LeBron added 30 on near-perfect shooting. LA has won seven straight, sits third in the West, and now holds the tiebreaker over every team in the hunt. |
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🏈 MORE SPORTS
👟 CLIPPERS: Clippers fall to Pelicans, 124-109, via NBA 🐏 RAMS: Report reveals why the Rams backed out of A.J. Brown trade talks, via Rams Wire ⚡ CHARGERS: Why the Chargers have a Top 10 roster after first wave of free agency, via Los Angeles Chargers |
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🧠 TRIVIA ANSWER
C) KARL MALONE
LeBron surpassed Karl Malone's 36,928 career points on March 19, 2022, moving into second on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. LeBron would later pass Kareem in February 2023 to become the all-time leader. Tonight, the King dropped 30 on near-perfect shooting as the Lakers ride a seven-game win streak. |
| HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND OF HOOPS |
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| LOS ANGELES 🤙 |
