🌱Hollywood & Western Starbucks Closes + 181 Murders in L.A. In 2022

Hey, everybody; today is National Barbershop Music Appreciation Day, which was founded in 2005 by Sweet Adelines International! I'm back with your new copy of the Los Angeles Daily. Let's get this Wednesday started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things going on in town these days.

Starbucks is closing some Los Angeles locations that it considers unsafe. Also, the first half of 2022 has shown a worrisome rise in homicides. Finally, SWAT dealt with a suspect in Boyle Heights.

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Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. Starbucks is done dealing with “challenging incidents.” The company said Tuesday that "after careful consideration, we are closing some stores in locations that have experienced a high volume of challenging incidents that make it unsafe to continue to operate, to open new locations with safer conditions." Los Angeles and neighboring areas will lose locations on Hollywood and Western, 1st and Los Angeles, 2nd and San Pedro and West Hollywood as well as Santa Monica locations. (Business Insider)
2. In related news, Monday’s numbers reflect that “there were 181 homicides in the city of Los Angeles, the highest number in the past 15 years.” Last year, the city finished with a total of 397 murders. Additionally, the “report noted that killings tend to spike in the summer, with 48 homicides recorded in July of last year.” (ABC)
3. SWAT arrived at a Boyle Heights address Tuesday to deal with a suspect in an attempted murder. It happened in the area of Lorena Street and Glenn Avenue at 8:30 a.m. SWAT succeeded in arresting the individual. (The Eastsider LA)
4. On Monday, Yelp released its listing of the “top 100 places to eat in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.” Where do your neighbors like to eat? Broken Mouth in DTLA is a winner for its “Spam musubi and shrimp plate.” Another winner is Kermes Taco Grill in East L.A., where the “pollo con crema, taco de mole, (and) pollo adobado” are mentioned. (NBC)
5. Is SkyVillage Hollywood at “a block south of Sunset Boulevard” a go? The developer filed the project application on July 7 for the “26-story, nearly 500-unit senior housing complex in Hollywood.” (The Real Deal)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• BNI Network Online Launch Series: Discover BNI (7:30 a.m.)
• League of Women Voters of Palos Verdes Peninsula meets at the Peninsula Center Library (9 a.m.)
• Storytime in the Park at the Memorial Branch Library (10:30 a.m.)
• Hollywood Lunch Hustle at the Market Tavern in The Original Farmer's Market (11:30 a.m.)
• The Full Moon In July Is A Capricorn Super Moon Zoom Event with Girls Nite Live and Brilla Samay (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Coming this weekend to LACMA: "Park Dae Sung: Virtuous Ink and Contemporary Brush" Park Dae Sung was born in 1945, the official end of both the Japanese colonization of Korea and WWII. (LA County Museum of Art via Instagram)
• Now in its 22nd year, the 🎶 Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series presents exciting symphonic and pop concerts at beautiful Burton Chace Park on select Thursday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. (Beaches and Harbors, Los Angeles County via Facebook)
• A happy ending finally for the UCLA Faculty Center! After years of being at risk through proposed redevelopment of the site — prompting listing on the Conservancy's Watch List — this unique, 1959 Modernist building has been rehabilitated. (Los Angeles Conservancy via Facebook)
• 🎉 Happy 100th anniversary to the Hollywood Bowl! 🎉 On this day in 1922, the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra kicked off its first 'symphony under the stars' concert season at the bowl. (Los Angeles Conservancy via Facebook)
• You want to be supportive to your family member, friend, spouse, child who is of trans experience but are unsure how? Join every Monday night at the Trans Wellness Center for a support group focused on creating a safe and healing space. (Los Angeles LGBT Center via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update!

— 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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