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Happy Tuesday, Cutie! As mentioned, CurationsLA is now moving to a Tuesday/Thursday schedule. Tuesdays are perfect for scoping out what's happening this week, since most of us spend Mondays catching up from the weekend. Thursdays let us plan ahead for the good stuff. The timing also works out nicely, because I've saved us all from a bad April Fools' prank, which is tomorrow. In the spirit of good luck on the first of the month, don't forget to say, 'rabbit, rabbit, rabbit,' when you first wake up. Quick reminder: our HOV Lanes are the quick 'meat' of today's content. The newsletter is often long, sometimes clips in Gmail, so you can always come back to today's edition and view it online. I'll see you all for a new roundup of Good Vibes on Thursday! - Wyatt P.S. Our bald eagle friends in Big Bear, Jackie and Shadow, start their PIP watch tomorrow 🦅 |
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The Dodgers received their back-to-back World Series rings on March 27. How many total World Series championships has the franchise won?
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🎬 New season 3 trailer for Euphoria drops → 📥 Google now allows U.S users to change username → 🍎 Apple rings the opening bell in celebration of 50th anniversary → 🍄 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie drops tomorrow, eyes $350m opening weekend preview → 🚀 Artemis II launch live: NASA prepares for tomorrow's launch of historic space mission → |
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🔗 Last publication's most viewed content: Chamberlain Coffee's first real café is coming to Abbot Kinney → |
🏆 Oscars moving to DTLA, why everything is new in Culver City, and more → 🚇 Metro Board greenlights $15bn K Line Extension to West Hollywood → 📸 Here is where Los Angeles officials are going to install new speed cameras → 🇺🇲 Los Angeles named as host for July 4th block party celebrating America's 250th birthday → 🚧 Overnight lane closures continue through Sepulveda Pass, now through April 4th → |
🏟️ Hollywood Bowl summer season heats up with new additions → 🐶 Scooby-Doo characters will take on Universal monsters at Fan Fest Nights → 🌴 Best things to do this week in Los Angeles and Southern California, through April 2nd → 🎭 USC's 'Legally Blonde: The Musical' takes the stage, running from April 2nd - 11th → 🏀 UCLA punches ticket to NCAA women's Final Four after comeback win over Duke → |
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Sweet E's Bake Shop is headed to Beverly Hills at 9637 S Santa Monica Blvd, taking over the former psychic shop space right next to the old Sprinkles. Founded in 2009 by Erica "Sweet E" Tucker right here in LA, the bakery is known for custom celebration cakes, logo cookies, cakesicles, and cupcakes loved by clients ranging from Paris Hilton to Dior. The new storefront expands Sweet E's established delivery and e-commerce operation with a brick-and-mortar presence on one of Beverly Hills' busiest corridors. |
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Milaluna Salsa Mística, the luxury small-batch salsa line co-founded by actor Jaime Camil and entrepreneur Heidi Balvanera, is now available at Erewhon and select LA retailers. Rooted in ancestral Mexican recipes and reimagined for LA's food-forward palate, the line features two flagship flavors: a bright Salsa Verde con Cilantro built from a family recipe using organic tomatillos and Serrano peppers, and the bold Salsa Roja Trufa Blanca elevated with white truffle. Both are handcrafted in small batches and bottled in elegant, recyclable glass. |
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This beloved Argentinian restaurant closed over a decade ago and has now reopened in the same Lincoln Blvd location under the same ownership. The menu goes deep with tapas like gambas al ajillo and crispy mollejas, wood-fired pizzas, paninis, pastas, steaks and salads. Every Sunday night they fire up the outdoor grill for a full parrillada dinner with short ribs, picanha, chorizo, sweetbreads and morcilla. Lesson: it's never too late for a comeback. |
🍖 SANTA MONICA: Fitoor brings modern Indian flair to Santa Monica, via Beverly Press → 🥯 LOS ANGELES: A New York bagel legend, H&H Bagels, continues its expansion into Los Angeles, via Eater Los Angeles → |
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CicLAvia kicks off its 65th car-free open streets event on Sunday, April 26 from 9am to 4pm, marking the first of 2026. The new West LA route opens three miles of streets connecting Santa Monica Blvd and Westwood Blvd, turning the corridor into a day-long pop-up park for walking, biking, skating and spectating. Two activity hubs at Santa Monica Blvd (west of Centinela) and Westwood Blvd (south of Le Conte) will feature family-friendly programming, free bike repair, water stations and pedicab rides. Always free and open to all ages and abilities. |
The California Poppy Festival returns to Lancaster April 17-19, bringing live entertainment, amusement rides, festival food, and family fun to the AV Fair & Event Center. The annual celebration of California's state flower draws visitors from across the region. |
✈️ LAX: LAX community rallies to support transportation security officers, via Our Weekly → 🎨 MALIBU: The City of Malibu seeks artists for storm drain public art project, via Westside Current → 👛 MORE MALIBU: Go inside Hannah Montana's Malibu beach house and rotating closet → 🎻 LA PHIL: Gustavo Dudamel named first recipient of $1m honor, via NBC4 Los Angeles → |
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A 22-unit apartment project is proposed for 8760 Shoreham Drive, replacing a duplex just north of the Sunset Strip. The six-story building by DFH Architects features a curved corner design, projecting balconies, a 23-car garage, and a rooftop deck with 1,500 sq ft of shared open space. |
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Wiseman Residential has filed plans for a 490-unit mixed-use complex at 9000-9020 Venice Boulevard, directly across from the Culver City Metro station. The seven-story project by Reed Architectural Group would replace an existing retail center with three interconnected buildings featuring studios to three-bedrooms, 15,689 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space, and a subterranean garage for 266 vehicles. 64 units are set aside as affordable housing for extremely low-income residents. |
🏡 LOS FELIZ: Three-story apartment building proposed on North Kenmore Avenue in Los Feliz, via LA YIMBY → 🚇 VERMONT: Slauson Connect project breaks ground next to Rail to Rail, via Urbanize Los Angeles → |
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The World Fencing League is bringing one of the oldest sports on earth to Los Angeles with a completely reimagined format. Founded by 3x Olympian Miles Chamley-Watson, the WFL makes its global debut on April 25 at the Shrine Auditorium with Olympic medalists and top-ranked fencers competing across foil, sabre and epee in a fast-paced, mixed-gender team structure. The league features real-time blade-tracking visuals developed with Dentsu Lab Tokyo, AI-powered officiating, and a $100,000 prize pool. Tickets start at $65. |
🏆 OSCARS: The Oscars are leaving Hollywood for L.A. Live, via Los Angeles Business Journal → |
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Eli Roth's slasher remake 'Ice Cream Man' is heading to 2,000 North American theaters on August 7. The horror film follows an idyllic summer town that descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results. The cast includes Ari Millen in the title role alongside Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche and Dylan Hawco. It will be the first release from The Horror Section, distributed via Iconic Events Releasing. Summer just got a whole lot creepier. |
TikTok is making its own shows. The company has started casting actors for a soap opera-style micro drama production and recently filed a US trademark for "TikTok Drama." The move comes after TikTok launched a dedicated short drama feed in the US, currently filled with third-party content (including some AI-generated series featuring dancing polar bears, yes really). Mini dramas have quietly grown into a $1.4 billion market in the US, with apps like ReelShort and DramaBox leading the way. Netflix, Paramount and Disney are all eyeing the format too. Hollywood actors are even pivoting to "verticals" as a new income stream. Whether TikTok becomes the Netflix of bite-sized soap operas or just tests the waters remains to be seen, but the short drama boom is very real. |
🎞️ TOM HANKS: A new Tom Hanks film, 'The Comebacker,' sparks a bidding war between Sony, Focus Features, and Republic Pictures, via The Wrap → 🥋 KARATE: Pete Davidson and Paul Walter Hauser are set to star in 'Tommy Karate,' via Deadline → |
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After a brutal spring where 26 of 52 batters he faced reached base, Roki Sasaki delivered a much-needed confidence boost in his season debut Monday night at Dodger Stadium. The 24-year-old right-hander held the Guardians to one run across four innings, striking out four with a fastball that touched 99.5 mph and a new cutter generating swings and misses. The Dodgers fell 4-2, their first loss of the season, but the takeaway was all about Sasaki's progress. Catcher Dalton Rushing gave him a simple pregame message: trust your stuff. "I kind of have confidence about that," Sasaki said through an interpreter. The build continues. |
🧢 JASON HEYWARD: Los Angeles Dodger Jason Heyward announces his retirement from Major League Baseball, via Culver City Observer → 🏀 LAKERS: Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Lakers spread, moneyline and game total, via The Lines → 👟 CLIPPERS: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Clippers prediction, odds, and picks, via Sports Gambler → |
C) 9. The Dodgers have won nine World Series titles in franchise history (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020, 2024, 2025), including back-to-back championships in 2024 and 2025. The rings, presented on March 27, feature dirt from home plate at Dodger Stadium. |
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