Monday Essentials: 5 Things Every Hollywood Patch User Needs to Know This Week

Start your week off right and check out these five things every Hollywood Patch user needs to know: 

1. Hollywood Patch Has a New Local Editor!
Meet Marla Shevker! Click here to learn everything you need to know about Marla and to give her a warm welcome. 

2. Have you checked out "Chicago: The Musical" at the Hollywood Bowl?
The show is in its final week. Click here for show information. 

This isn't the only cool event happening in or near Hollywood this week. Click here for our events calendar. 

3. The Millennium Hollywood project hearing is happening
The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to hold the final public hearing on the Millennium Hollywood project on Wednesday. Stay tuned to Hollywood Patch for news on the hearing. Click here on these previous stories to learn more about the Millennium Hollywood project:
New Petition Opposes Millennium Hollywood Project
City Council Vote Postponed on Hollywood Millennium Project
Plans for Millennium Project Released, Public Comment Period Open

4. What's the weather going to be like today near Hollywood?
Click here to find the latest forecast for the weather near Hollywood. 

5. How's the local traffic near Hollywood?
Click here to find up-to-the-minute traffic information near Hollywood from Mapquest.com.