Thursday, February 5, 2025
R&B singer Bobby Brown is 57 today
☀️ Good Morning, Santa Monica!
Today is National Fart Day, also known as Did You Fart? Day. This unofficial, humorous, and educational holiday promotes shedding embarrassment around flatulence. It’s your annual opportunity to tell a silly joke, learn about digestion and generally embrace your body’s natural processes.
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The Westside’s first Cat Cafe Lounge has opened in Venice
It’s the purr-fest combination! Enjoy a cup of coffee while playing with adorable rescue animals. The new spot at 114 Washington Avenue offers a “cat-first” environment with a lounge and outdoor space. Reservations are required. One hour visits start at $30 per person.
Plus…
▶︎ 401 unit apartment complex proposed near Water Garden complex
The development would include 41 “affordable” apartments and 419 underground parking spaces. Mirror
▶︎ SMC may slash more than 70 jobs amidst “fiscal crisis”
Revenues have declined 69 percent in the last five years. Lookout
▶︎ Santa Monica Place to host Lunar New Year celebration
The free event takes place on Saturday, February 21. Link
▶︎ Georgian Hotel reopens under new management
Originally opened in 1933, the art deco resort will now be aligned with Hyatt.
▶︎ Joy restaurant will replace Wahoos on Wilshire Blvd.
The eatery will feature “heartfelt and authentic Taiwanese specialties” Toddrickallen
Rivian made a special electric ambulance for Grey’s Anatomy MSN
Thursday, February 5 Friday, February 6 Santa Monica High School PTSA |
Seven things you don’t want to miss in the week ahead…
1. Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC
The 25th winter games get underway in Milano Cortina, Italy. Friday, Feb. 6 | NBC
2. Watch the big game with your pup @ DogPPL
Watch the Patriots and Seahawks with your favorite canine companion at Santa Monica’s only country club for dogs. This is a members only event. Saturday, Feb. 8 | 3440 Ocean Park Blvd.
3. Don McLean @ Saban Theatre
Mr. “American Pie” returns for a special evening featuring all of his most beloved hits. Friday, Feb. 6 | NBC
4. 76ers v. Lakers @ Crypto
The 25th winter games get underway in Milano Cortina, Italy. Friday, Feb. 6 | NBC
5. Brits in LA Trivia @ O’Brien’s
It’s pub trivia with an English twist. Every Wednesday at . Friday, Feb. 6 | NBC
6. Date night flower arranging
The 25th winter games get underway in Milano Cortina, Italy. Friday, Feb. 6 | NBC
7. Parents Night Out @ Santa Monica Family YMCA
Drop off your kids and head out for a night on the town.
SVU recasts role after Busfield arrest
David Zayas (Dexter) will now appear as a judge in the episode airing February 26
New In Theaters: Solo Mio, The Moment, The Strangers, Stray Kids, the dominATE Experience
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ON SALE NOW Monty Python’s Spamalot
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Cookie Good
2448 Wilshire Blvd.
424-280-4100 | www.CookieGood.com
Cookie Good isn’t your average bakery. It’s the kind of place that makes you wonder why you even bothered pretending you “don’t really like dessert.”
Their rotating menu reads like a childhood fever dream. Sure, everyone loves a good chocolate chip, but its the Cheetos Cookie — a fluorescent orange, sweet-and-salty marvel — that elevated husband and wife team Ross and Melanie Canter into local celebrities.
Their origin story is peak L.A.: a Hollywood writers’ strike, a guy who loved baking, and a side hustle that suddenly wasn’t so “side” anymore. Ross — whose credits include Curious George and ABC’s What About Brian — decided to pursue a life of sugar and flour in 2007.
Nearly two decades their loyal Santa Monica fan base rallied in support of the business when Ross and Melanie lost their home in the Palisades fire.
Cookie Good is open six days a week at 11:00 a.m. and is closed on Sundays.
Main Street’s business district is already gearing up for its annual “Most Loved” contest, with the 2026 voting window officially opening on February 9; expect local shops, restaurants, and services to start campaigning for your vote.
- R.I.P.:Unleashed By Petco set to close - February 18, 2026
- Hotsheet 2/19/26: Will SMMUSD eliminate teachers? - February 17, 2026
- Hotsheet 2/5/26:SMC in ‘financial crisis’; Cat cafe opens - February 5, 2026
