EAST HOLLYWOOD ➡ Kanomwaan, which smooshed together means ‘snack sweets,’ opened yesterday in East Hollywood. This sweet eats serves Southeast Asian treats in Italian form

BEST ITALIAN 🍝 Six of the best Italian restaurants in L.A., paired with the best pasta dishes to order while dining there

NONALCOHOLIC PUNCH 🥃 A recipe for a sweet, sour and spice nonalcoholic punch that Food + Wine consider to be the ultimate party trick

CHRISTMAS EATS 🎄 Sixteen superb eats for where to eat on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, provided by Eater: LA

AI EATS 🤖 The first restaurant to be powered by artificial intelligence is set to open in Pasadena

NORTH HOLLYWOOD 🎬 Los Angeles City Council signs off of on District NoHo. The project will include a North Hollywood Station park-and-ride, 1500 homes and more

HOLLYWOOD 🪧 A historical view of how the Hollywood Sign has changed throughout the century

GLASSELL PARK 🏡 A new design for thirty-seven small lot homes to be developed in Glassell Park

MELROSE 📜 GWNC Land Use Committee discusses a proposal for a restaurant + sports bar at the intersection of Melrose and Cahuenga

DISCRETE OPENINGS 🙈 Sears is discretely opening new store locations throughout Los Angeles

CONVENTION CENTER 🏟 In preparation for the 2028 Olympics, City Council has approved to both expand the Los Angeles Convention Center and to modernize it

MAY 2ND 🎬 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze and Sebastian Maniscalco | 🎟 Tickets

MAY 3RD 🇬🇷 8:00pm The Greek Theatre | Jon Stewart | 🎟 Tickets

MAY 4TH 🎬 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | John Mulaney | 🎟 Tickets

MAY 5TH 🎬 4:00pm The Kia Forum | G.r.o.a.t. The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady | 🎟 Tickets

MAY 6TH - 8TH 🏆 7:30pm The Montalbán Theatre | Gods of Comedy With David Letterman | 🎟 Tickets

MAY 8TH 🎬 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | Matt Rife | 🎟 Tickets

MAY 10TH 🎬 7:30pm Hollywood Bowl | Kevin Hart | 🎟 Tickets

🎉 WEEKEND: Things to do today through Sunday via We Like L.A.

🎄WONDERFUL: Thirty wonderful things to do in L.A. for December

🔮 MASTER: Karaoke, trivia, comedy + poetry, contains 💸

WEHO 🏳‍🌈 West Hollywood announces Snow-Tastic, a winter wonderland for the whole family

BROADWAY 🎭 The Colony Theatre announces Panic! and BarCinBoo’s production of FOOTLOOSE for Spring 2024 showings

ICE SKATING ⛸ More places within the Los Angeles area to where we can go ice skating, courtesy of LA Girl

NEW LAWS 🆕 As with every year, new laws come into play. Here is a list of new 2024 laws for The State of California

LA ZOO 🦒 The Los Angeles Zoo is home to a new resident, an adorable brave and curious baby ocelot

BUSY ROADS 🛣 Transportation research from INRIX predicts Southbound on The 5 Freeway, between Bakersfield and Los Angeles, will be the busiest stretch of Southern California road during the Holiday Season

BOGNER 🇩🇪 The German brand that is synonymous with ski wear, Bogner, recently opened their flagship location on Sunset Blvd

NETFLIX 🍿L.A.’s own Netflix has released their most transparent report ever, providing public data on viewership from the months of January - June for every title within their catalog. Here is the official press release. And here is the data that we uploaded into a Google Spreadsheet

SHIPPING 🛳 November cargo for the Port of Los Angeles increased 19% over prior year

CORDBRICK 🧱 We are all about supporting those in recovery, and with that, we want to introduce you to CordBrick, a wonderful stocking stuffer made by Nick. Nick is celebrating his new business venture in sobriety and serenity.

GOLDEN GLOBES 🎞 A breakdown of this year’s Golden Globes Nominations by movie + TV distributors

AWARD SEASON 🏆 Barbie + Oppenheimer continue award season dominance with over a dozen critics choice nominations each

TESLA ⚡ Of comedic interest: some Tesla drivers are upset that the government wants their cars to be safer…water cooler talk article

BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 👮 The poster for Beverly Hills Cop 4 has been revealed, Netflix sequel set to debut in Summer of 2024

ANGELS ⚾ How the Los Angeles Angels will move on after losing Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers