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Los Angeles Curated: February--No Need For FOMO When It's Always Free
Los Angeles Curated: The Free Museums of Los Angeles Dear Reader, There are a few new people in my subscriber list, and I thought it was a good time to reintroduce myself and what I do. My name is Kristen, and I am a midwesterner who has lived in L.A. for over twenty years.I take the thought work out of finding things to do, see, and support in Los Angeles. By subscribing to Los Angeles Curated, you get a curated list for the month. I separate the authentic from the algorithmic to get you off...
Los Angeles Curated: This Is The Year I.....
Los Angeles Curated--This is the year I....(January 2026) Dear Reader, My last newsletter about finding community really resonated with a lot of people. I have had several of you reach out to me about my neighborhood Discord group—how they can join and how to start one. (I love the interaction, please keep it coming when anything resonates with you.) I want to just start out by saying that the last eight months have been hard for me. I was born near Chicago, formed in Minneapolis, and am, as...
Los Angeles Curated December 2025: What a year its been (Advice for 2026)
FREE subscriber issue : December 2025 Dear Reader I wasn’t sure how to start my Los Angeles year-in-review newsletter. So many starts and stops, whole paragraphs erased and started over again. A lot has happened. Los Angeles has experienced a lot of loss in 2025—neighborhoods lost to fires, neighbors lost to ice (so many), small businesses closures that really hurt, and so many friends experiencing layoffs. I am watching, from afar, the news reports of torrents taking over the area. It’s been...
Los Angeles: November 2025 (What you should do this month)
FREE subscriber issue : November 2025 (What you should do this month) Dear Reader, (I love that we are now on a first-name basis!*) A special welcome to new subscribers and a welcome to the new and improved Los Angeles Curated! I am very excited to leave Substack behind. I hope this new format helps you find what you are looking for faster and inspires you to get out and explore this fantastic city. There are ten small businesses—with the potential for more—to support this month. *if it says...