2026 IS GONNA BE
OUR BEST YEAR YET
👋 HEY CUTIE!
I hope that everyone is looking to their best year yet, starting tomorrow. Here's this year's last recap of Good Vibes. I'll see you all on Friday!
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🔙 ON THIS DAY | 1967 The first NBA game is played at Great Western Forum (now Kia Forum), Lakers beat Houston, 147-118
🗳️ TODAY'S TRIVIA | In an ode to our championship year closing out, today's trivia question asks us, 'How many major professional sports teams does Los Angeles currently have?'
- 9 teams
- 11 teams
- 12 teams
- 14 teams
Answer located at bottom of today's publication in a toggle-down.
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- 🍿NETFLIX: The seven best Netflix shows of 2025, ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
- 🏈 NFL PLAYOFF: NFL Playoff Bracket picture, AFC & NFC standings, ahead of Week 17
- 🎮 VIDEO GAMES: The ten most anticipated video games of 2026
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- 🔗 CURATIONSLA: Last publication's most viewed content: The food + drink trends that defined 2025
🤙 LOCAL
- 🌧️ WEATHER: SoCal continues to receive rain throughout the week
- 🚨 NEW LAWS: The list of new California laws taking effect in 2026 🐰
- 🔎 GETTY: The Getty examines Biblical artwork through a new lens
- 🏠 HOLLYWOOD: Small lot homes and ADUs proposed on N. Orlando Avenue in Hollywood
- 🦓 ANIMALS: The 'tails' of pets + wildlife that make 2025 memorable
🎉 FUN
- 😋 DINNER: Fifteen Los Angeles restaurants for New Year's dining
- ❤️🩹 WILDFIRES: Events commemorating the January 7th 2025 wildfires
- 📆 LA X SOCAL: Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal
- 💯 GOOD EATS: The best dishes Eater Editors ate this year in Los Angeles
- 🏦 MUSEUMS: 2026-fee free days at parks, museums and more
🤙 GOODIES
ANSWER TO TODAY'S QUESTION: 'How many major professional sports teams does Los Angeles currently have?' ANSWER: 12
AND DON'T FORGET TO SAY RABBIT RABBIT RABBIT
FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING! 🤙
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