DECEMBER 15TH, 2023
Friday | Party Cloudy ⛅
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High: 76 | Low: 51
Rise: 6:50am Set: 4:46pm
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Surf Report 🏄♀
High: 9:53am, 12:25am
Low: 5:33pm

Good morning, good lookin.’ You look good on this Friday.
FRIDAY
Back on a Friday
A Golden L.A. Weekend is upon us

TRENDING 🚀
GOOGLE SEARCH: Google has provided with a recap of 2023 with our local Google Searches
SUPER BOWL: NFL announced that the Super Bowl will return to Los Angeles in 2027 at SoFi Stadium
COMEDY FESTIVAL: Netflix Is A Joke returns to Los Angeles in May with over 300 comedy shows
OUR 2024: Here are eleven things that we can all look forward to in Los Angeles next year.
LOCAL
EATS
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
DEVELOPMENT
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
NETFLIX IS A JOKE.

🍿 🎤 Netflix is a Joke returns to Los Angeles 🍿 🎤
But this lineup is no joke
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 💸
*Thank you for your patience as we are working on code/nerd stuff to prevent Gmail from clipping our newsletters. Our fingers will be stuttering on the coding keyboards this weekend to make CuratedLA provide even more good-vibes.
CULTURE
ACTIVITIES
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
COMMUNITY
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
BUSINESS
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.
ENTERTAINMENT
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
SPORTS
ANGELS ⚾ How the Los Angeles Angels will move on after losing Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers
DO YOUR THING, LA!
