🌱 L.A. Live Presents Tupac Shakur + Kristin Crowley To Lead LAFD

Rise and shine, Los Angeles, and happy National Popcorn Day! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

An immersive exhibit featuring Tupac Shakur is opening. Also, Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley will take on the leadership of the LAFD. Finally, the Walk for Life is on Saturday.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 66 Low: 52.

Here are the top five stories today in Los Angeles:

1. L.A. Live plans an immersive exhibit highlighting the music and life of Tupac Shakur. Scheduled for opening on Friday, it’s titled “Wake Me When I’m Free.” Due to the involvement of the Shakur Estate, visitors get to see personal artifacts that haven’t been presented before. (Wake Me When I’m Free)
2. Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley to take on the leadership of the LAFD. Chief Ralph Terrazas will retire on March 26. The announcement took place Tuesday at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center. Crowley is a 22-year veteran with the FD. Terrazas characterized Crowley as "an exemplary leader with a broad base of experience that will serve the department well.” (Patch)
3. OneLife Los Angeles’s eighth annual Walk for Life is scheduled for Saturday. Organizers intend to “catalyze a movement of love and mercy in our city and our entire community.” The event kicks off at 11 a.m. at Olvera Street. “This family-friendly event begins with a solidarity-building walk through downtown Los Angeles, ending with a festival, live music, food trucks, entertainment, and inspiring speakers.” (One Life LA)
4. Top Chef star Stephanie Izard opened her rooftop restaurant Cabra on Tuesday. Head to 1060 South Broadway and go up to the top of the Hoxton Hotel. This eatery has a distinctive Peruvian focus with dishes including “quinoa and tuna salad, avocado dip with taro and sweet potato chips, and heartier mains like skirt steak saltado, and skin-on pork shank.” (L.A. Eater)
5. PaleyFest LA is returning after a three-year hiatus. Scheduled for April 2 through 10 at the Dolby Theatre, “the multi-day fest will celebrate some of the biggest shows in television.” You can begin buying tickets this Friday. (Redlands Daily Facts)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• Westwood Charter Elementary School presents Beauty & The Beast (Grades 3-5) (3 PM)
• LA Art Show returns to the LA Convention Center (7 PM to 11 PM)
• L.A. Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers at the Crypto.com Arena (7:30 PM)
• U.S. Comedy Contest at the Comedy Chateau (9 PM)
• The Continental Club presents the Brown Sugar Experience (10 PM)

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• A Canterbury Knolls neighbor is looking for a handyman. (Nextdoor)
• Our Adams-Normandie HPOZ neighbor recommends their house cleaner. She is looking for more clients. She is thorough and well-priced. (Nextdoor)
• A Boyle Hts Northeast neighbor is looking to giveaway DVDs, CDs and Blu-ray DVDs. Any places y'all recommend (that will allow them to circulate in the community for free, like the LAPL does with theirs)? (Nextdoor)
• A kind Winter Gardens-East LA neighbor found a male dog near Ford and Verona. No collar. Friendly. (Nextdoor)

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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.