Happy July, CurationsLA Fam! If you haven’t yet, say ‘rabbit, rabbit, rabbit' for good luck. Because this is going to be one of your best months yet.

TSA now lets you check if your credit card covers PreCheck, so take a look if you’re traveling for the 4th. For those staying here in LA, we’ve got you covered with Fourth of July events, coming Thursday. Until then, here are today + tomorrow’s Good Vibes! - Wyatt

Local Kitchens, the popular digital food hall concept featuring a rotating lineup of local and regional restaurants, is set to open its newest outpost in Studio City tomorrow. Located on Main Street, the micro food hall will bring together LA favorites like Howlin’ Ray’s, Afters Ice Cream, and Sweetfin under one roof, with counter service, pickup, and delivery all available through its app. This marks the brand’s first official Los Angeles location following successful launches in Northern California and Orange County.

Daruma recently opened as a virtual brand on La Grange Avenue in Sawtelle, just steps away from the Boulevard’s main strip. While the entrance is tucked away, the menu delivers familiar comfort in that of bento boxes, rice bowls like yakiniku, and sushi rolls, including a well-reviewed spicy tuna. This Japanese eatery is open primarily for delivery or pick-up for both lunch and dinner, but does have outside seating that can accommodate eight.

Butterfly is a rooftop restaurant now open at The Shay in Culver City from the José Andrés Group, offering a Mexico inspired menu with tacos, ceviches, and cocktails made with additive free agave spirits. Set above Culver City’s only rooftop pool, the space blends bold flavors with a vibrant setting, serving daily from morning through late night.

Here’s a quick preview of Fourth of July events happening this Friday. With many traveling or getting ready for the holiday, we’re saving the full roundup for Thursday’s issue. Our updated Activities and Events Pages will also go live tomorrow morning (with realtime updates) for more ways to spend the long weekend across Los Angeles.

HOLLYWOOD 🎆 TOP GUN + FIREWORKS FRIDAY, DOORS AT 7:15PM: Cinespia screens Top Gun (1986) with fireworks at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, film at 9:00pm. Tickets start at $24 for this nostalgic Fourth of July under the stars.🎈 💌

BURBANK 🇺🇸 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION FRIDAY, STARTS AT 5PM: Burbank’s 4th of July celebration at McCambridge Park features free live music starting and a  drone light show in place of fireworks. The event is part of the city’s free Starlight on Tour series while the Starlight Bowl remains closed. 🎈 💸

HOLLYWOOD 🏩 JULY 4TH AT GODFREY HOTEL FRIDAY, STARTS AT 8:30PM: Dance under the fireworks at The Godfrey Hotel Rooftop with DJ Shell spinning until the early hours with views across Hollywood. Tickets start at $33.00 with food available and parking on-site. 🙈

PASADENA 🍟 FOODIELAND FRIDAY - SUNDAY: FoodieLand returns to Rose Bowl Stadium with over 200 vendors, live performances, and a special July 4th drone show. Tickets must be purchased online in advance; parking is free and kids under five enter free. 🎈

Coastal low clouds and cooler temperatures will continue through early next week with afternoon highs 3 to 6 degrees below normal. Morning fog will increase in coastal valleys starting Tuesday while gusty onshore winds affect some inland areas. A heatwave and possible monsoon moisture with thunderstorms are expected midweek. Marine conditions are mostly calm but small craft advisories may develop later in the week near Point Conception and the Santa Barbara Channel.

Metro will begin weekend closures on Van Nuys Boulevard for light rail construction over the next 10 to 12 weeks. Key details:

🔗 Metro closes streets on Van Nuys for 10-12 weekends for ongoing construction, via The San Fernando Valley Sun.

San Pedro’s 6,200 seat waterfront amphitheater was unanimously approved as part of the delayed West Harbor project, now aiming for a late 2025 debut. Operated by Nederlander, the open lawn venue promises major acts and new energy for the portside community. Meanwhile, Long Beach is building its own 12,000 seat amphitheater with ASM Global, setting up a quiet rivalry between neighboring waterfronts.

The final phase of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is now underway, with completion expected by Fall 2026. Once finished, the bridge will reconnect critical habitats across US 101, supporting native wildlife and improving safety for over 300,000 daily drivers. The project includes restoring natural water flow, preserving oak trees, and planting over fifty native species atop a structure built with more than 26 million pounds of concrete and living soil.

Apple Music is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the launch of a new 15000 square foot creative studio in Culver City dedicated to artist-led content and immersive audio production. Opening this summer the multi level facility includes radio studios live performance stages and a Spatial Audio mixing room all designed to deepen artist and fan connection. The launch anchors Apple’s global creative network and will coincide with a weeklong anniversary radio broadcast and a countdown of the top 500 most streamed songs on the platform.

F1: The Movie raced to first with $55.6m domestic and $144m global, the biggest opening ever for both Brad Pitt and Apple. How to Train Your Dragon stayed strong at $19.4m while M3GAN 2.0 stalled at $10.2m. A24’s Sorry, Baby led in per-screen average with $21.6k. Overall box office down 17% from last year.

^{*Table represents estimates and rankings only from this past weekend’s box office, not a collective view.}

TikTok and Instagram are developing new smart TV apps in a bid to compete with YouTube, which now leads US streaming viewership with a 12.4% share. With horizontal, long-form content already being promoted, the shift signals a major move to capture older viewers and premium advertisers by turning living rooms into the next battleground for social video.

Aaron Sorkin is set to write and direct a sequel to The Social Network for Sony, inspired by The Facebook Files’ WSJ articles exploring the social network’s harms. The original film, directed by David Fincher, earned eight Oscar nominations and three wins, including Sorkin’s adapted screenplay. Jesse Eisenberg’s return as Mark Zuckerberg remains unconfirmed. The sequel, produced by Sorkin and others, follows Sorkin’s criticism of Facebook’s focus on growth over integrity, aiming to continue the story behind one of tech’s most influential and controversial companies.

The Dodgers host the White Sox for a three game series tonight at 7:10pm. Pitchers Yamamoto, Kershaw, and May will start for LA, facing Smith, Burke, and Civale. The Dodgers swept the White Sox last month and remain strong favorites, airing on SportsNet LA and CHSN.

The Angels take on the Braves in Atlanta this afternoon, 4:15pm, with the Braves listed as -164 moneyline favorites and the Angels at +138. The over/under sits at 9.5 runs, with a predicted final score of Braves 6, Angels 5. Atlanta holds a 54% win probability, having gone 34-31 as favorites this season, while the Angels enter as underdogs for the 65th time this year, winning 46.9% of those matchups.