🌱 Topanga Elementary School Stays Closed + Baar Baar Comes To 9th St

Hey, Los Angeles! Today, we savor National Curried Chicken Day. I'm here in your inbox to tell you everything you need to know that's going on around town. Hope you all have a great day. Today's issue includes...

• 🧑‍🚒 A structure fire in Koreatown
• 💰 Michael B. Jordan’s Royal Oaks home for sale
• 🤞 The address of the "lucky" Hacienda Heights store

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 69 Low: 52.

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• Berri Brothers at 3860 E 3rd St., $3.89
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💐 Valentine’s Day Poll! 🥂
Pink hearts, boxes of chocolates, and greeting cards – reminders that Valentine’s Day is coming are everywhere. But responses to the holiday are mixed. What are your feelings about the occasion? Do you celebrate? So far, 50% take a bah-humbug approach, while 39.5% plan on a Valentine’s Day with all the trimmings. 2.6% plan on celebrating Galentine’s Day, and 7.9% focus on Singles Awareness Day.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) headed to 149 South St. Andrews Place in Koreatown for a structure fire. When they arrived, they found a “two story, garden style apartment building with fire showing from one unit on the first floor.” Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the unit of origin. An elderly occupant was evaluated for medical conditions. (LAFD)
2. We learned on Wednesday that Topanga Elementary School remains closed. With a nod to poor weather conditions, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) rerouted “students to Canyon Charter Elementary School at 412 Entrada Drive in Santa Monica.” Topanga Elementary School stays closed “until further notice.” (LAUSD)
3. Actor Michael B. Jordan is looking to sell his Royal Oaks home in Encino for around $13 million. We learned on Wednesday that the actor bought the 2021 property about a year ago for $12.5 million. What do you get for this kind of money? Reportedly “12,300 square feet of glam contemporary living space” with an elevator, a soundproof movie theater, eight bedrooms, a “two-story guesthouse and separate structure currently used for massages.” (The Hollywood Reporter)
4. If you’re a firm believer in buying your lottery tickets from “lucky” stores, head to Park’s Liquor at 7th and Clark avenues in Hacienda Heights. There, clerks sold a “ticket worth nearly $4 million” on Tuesday. Even so, for Friday’s drawing, the “Mega Millions jackpot is now worth an estimated $1.35 billion.” (NBC)
5. L.A. is getting more Indian food! Baar Baar will open in March at 705 West 9th Street, which used to house Faith & Flower before it closed in 2021 during the pandemic. One of the managing partners “says that she wants to keep the same freewheeling sense of fun as the previous operator, but with food from Sarkar, one of India’s most celebrated chefs.” (L.A. Eater)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• TVEA Our Region, Our Future Summit by the Filipino American Chamber-Commerce at the Orchard Conference Center (8 AM)
• A 2-Day Clowning Intensive Class at The Elysian (11 AM)
• Immanuel Presbyterian Church hosts The Orchid Quartet playing Selections of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" (6 PM)
• Opening Performance Of "The Little Mermaid" by the Brea's Youth Theatre at the Curtis (7 PM)
• Love Jones at Revel (11 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "i will miss u 👋 I'm the human being behind the LACMA socials, writing my final post on my last day. I'm gonna just quickly break the 4th wall to say what a privilege it's been to get to talk and joke about amazing artworks with all of you." (LA County Museum of Art via Instagram)
• "Sadly, millions worldwide are forced to endure a form of modern-day slavery. Traffickers prey on the most vulnerable - those without families, those looking for an opportunity to start new in the US, and unsuspecting young people online." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "LAFD Photo Gallery: At 7:20PM on January 9, 2023, the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported traffic collision in the 11400 block of Iverson Road in Chatsworth. Firefighters arrived to find a large sinkhole and two vehicles." (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• "Join instructor Jinette Martinez for a Beginners Strings Classes where adults who have never played an instrument or those with lapsed experience can play and learn the violin, viola, cello, and bass together." (County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
• "Is it RSV, Flu, or COVID-19?" (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow for 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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