🌱 Patch AM: Let's Get Fit! – for beginners and Seniors (January) - Culver City, CA 2026 and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Let's Get Fit! – for beginners and Seniors (January) - Culver City, CA 2026
  Veterans Memorial Building , 4117 Overland Ave , Culver City
  9:30 am
• Knitting and Crochet Club
  Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Make and Play for Kids: Bloxels Video Game Builder
  Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
  4:00 pm
• Book Club & Cat Toys (grades 6-12)
  Mar Vista Branch Library
  4:30 pm
• English Conversation Group With Stephanie
  Mar Vista Branch Library
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
  Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
  12:30 pm
• Kids' Block Building Hour
  Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library
  3:00 pm
• Walk-in Tutoring With Alyce
  Baldwin Hills Branch Library
  4:00 pm
• Writing Class With Alex
  Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library
  5:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Walk-In Tutoring With Margie
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Cheri
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am
• Walk-In Tutoring With Bo-Gay
  Playa Vista Branch Library
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Defend Ballona Wetlands Calls for Cancellation of New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Marina del Rey, CA —Marcia Hanscom Read on Patch

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on January 1, 2026 in View Park-Windsor Hills, CA 90043 near Northridge Dr and Onacrest Dr Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information… (Nextdoor Oxford Triangle)
• Police activity at E Ocean Blvd & Alamitos Ave, Long Beach, California, per local sources
  8:37PM on Dec 31: Police activity at E Ocean Blvd & Alamitos Ave, Long Beach, California, per local source (Nextdoor )

• Alta Convenience posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Marina Del Rey. Apply here.
• Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Marina del Rey - Service Team Member in Marina Del Rey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marina del Rey here.

🗞 Nearby News

Culver City

• Teyana Taylor and Aaron Pierre have reportedly split after less than a year together (thegrio.com)
• Sprinkles Cupcakes closing all stores New Year's Eve (canoncitydailyrecord.com)
• Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1 (thepublicsradio.org)

Santa Monica

• November 2023 in Santa Monica: Waymo Shutdown Leads Local News (smdp.com)

Los Angeles

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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