🌱 Juanita’s Cafe On Olvera Harassed + Accident At Van Nuys Airport

Good morning, hello! Do you know of a better way to celebrate today’s National Worship of Tools Day than by organizing the garage, shed or toolbox? It's Sylvia, your host of the Patch newsletter. Let's get this Saturday started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know that's going on these days in town. Today you'll read about these stories and more:

• 🛴 Band-aid stickers for sidewalks
• 🆒 Donatella Versace’s Fall 2023 collection
• 🍜 The Michelin Guide includes two more L.A. restaurants

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• ARCO at 484 E Imperial Hwy., $4.45
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😋 Fair Food Poll!
Fair food is the ultimate cheat meal. Although we all know it’s unhealthy, everyone has a guilty pleasure. Which is your favorite? So far, 36.7% love funnel cake, and 20% look forward to candy apples. 10% each reach for guacamole or corndogs, while 6.7% each order cheesecake or tri-tip sandwiches. 3.3% each favor fried cheese curds, guacamole with cheese, or cotton candy.

📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. On Thursday afternoon, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded to the Van Nuys Airport, where a small plane overturned. It did so near a runway in a safety area. The pilot, a 28-year-old woman, was the only person on board. First responders took her to a local hospital with “minor injuries.” (LAFD)
2. Los Angeles sidewalks are in notoriously bad shape, having caused the inimitable Doug McIntyre to once opine that you need the assistance of a Sherpa to navigate them. On Thursday morning, volunteers with University Park Slow Jams tried a different approach and placed huge band-aid stickers on cracked, buckling and otherwise damaged sidewalks in front of Norwood Street Elementary School. You can help by reporting the damaged sidewalks, scanning the stickers’ QR codes. Organizers hope “that a spike in service requests will get the city to speed up the glacial pace of sidewalk repair.” (LA Streetsblog)
3. Calling out restaurants publicly for bad behavior should include a full address. Juanita’s Cafe at 20 Olvera Street experienced this the hard way when it drew the ire of Edin Alex Enamorado’s followers. While supporting a street vendor who was reportedly assaulted by “someone affiliated with a nearby brick-and-mortar business . . . named Juanita’s Cafe Mexican Restaurant” downtown, people mistakenly believed it was the Olvera Street eatery, which led to “threats and 1-star Yelp reviews.” (L.A. Taco)
4. The weather doesn’t play nice, even for Donatella Versace and her Fall 2023 collection. But if anyone knows how to take challenges in a stride, it’s a designer. The fashion show was held a day early, on Thursday on the top deck of Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center parking garage. Star power was on hand, and the fashions were delightfully elegant. (Fashionista)
5. Two more L.A. restaurants were added to the Michelin Guide. While we learned the names on Friday, we don’t know exactly how they will be added. One is Leona’s Sushi House at 11814 Ventura Boulevard. Open for just a short three months or so, the food was called “irreverent.” The other eatery is Niku X at 900 Wilshire Boulevard, where wagyu earned accolades for “classic Yakiniku-style cooking with contemporary techniques.” (LA Eater)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Have a Grateful Brunch with The Reckoning at The Venice West (11 AM)
• Attend an Introductory Lesson to Opera at the Washington Irving Branch Library (1 PM)
• Toyota presents PopShift Holi at 802 Mateo Street (2 PM)
• Come to the Big And Hairy Comedy Show at Hollywood Comedy (9:30 PM)
• Check out Robin Schulz at the Academy LA (10 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "The City of Los Angeles is now accepting applications for Electrical Craft Helper! Salary $69,112- $93,834- Closes: March 23, 2023 - Visit https://governmentjobs.com/car... for more information on this opportunity!" (City of Los Angeles - Jobs via Instagram)
• "Sheriff Robert Luna welcomed H.E. Consul General Al-Sulaitin, Deputy CG AlHababi, & support staff of Consulate General of the State of Qatar (Los Angeles) for an introductory meeting." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "Families, wondering how to teach your children how to make wise financial decisions? Join us to learn about tax and financial basics on Mon., 03/13 at 5:30pm, on: https://bit.ly/familyacademywe... ID: 895 5755 5227 Passcode: 2023" (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• "The City of Los Angeles is now accepting applications for Systems Programmer (Systems Administrator)! Salary $119,016- $178,127- Closes: March 23, 2023 - Visit https://governmentjobs.com/car... for more information." (City of Los Angeles - Jobs via Instagram)
• "Celebrating the Griffith Park Land Acquisition in partnership with the Los Angeles Parks Foundation! 🌳☀️" (LA City Recreation & Parks via Instagram)

🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Los Angeles?

• Median Listing Home Price $1.1M
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $669
• Median Sold Home Price $900K

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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