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Weekend Events: July 12-14

The weekend is upon us and there is no better time to venture out into the yonder of LA. We’re not talking about taking a hike through Malibu Creek…although that’s an option. We have a weekend round-up to get you out into the city and enjoying the best moments of summer. So skip the regular routine and discover your inner Angeleno!

Friday, July 12

Summer Movie Nights: The Karate Kid

Location: Brand Park, Mission Hills

Mark your calendars: summer movie nights are back in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Bring your family, friends, and pack a picnic for a movie night under the stars. All movie screenings begin at 7:30 PM. Popcorn will be provided.

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Musical Theatre West presents DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID

Location: Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach

Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages.  With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken this fishy fable will capture your heart. Moreover, enjoy hit songs like “Under the Sea”, “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World”.  Certainly it will be entertainment for the whole family!

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Cyndi Lauper

Location: The Hollywood Bowl

Her iconic voice, punk glamour, and infectious female strength catapulted her to stardom. Groundbreaking Grammy®, Emmy®, and Tony® Award–winning songwriter and performing artist Cyndi Lauper rocks the stage joined by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and conductor Thomas Wilkins.

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Saturday, July 13

Hip Hop Fundamentals

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

Get down with Hip Hop Fundamentals, an award-winning team of diverse professional breakdancers dedicated to hip-hop education. As a result through their drive to inspire audiences and participants of all ages, they will present their The Principles of Hip Hop show. Don’t miss this exploration of hip-hop’s rich cultural history and how underserved inner-city youth have changed the world!

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Queen Mary’s Rock the Queen

Location: The Queen Mary, Long Beach

Take to the Queen Mary this Saturday for an unforgettable flash back evening to the British Invasion of the 1960’s and 1980’s. Hope aboard aboard as some of SoCal’s best British tribute bands rock the night away. Most importantly, revel in performances from The Who Generation, Britain’s Finest, Arena, These Handsome Devils, and The Cured.

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Paul McCartney: Freshen Up U.S. Tour

Location: Dodger Stadium

Needing no introduction, don’t miss Sir Paul McCartney at the home of the boys in blue this weekend only! Debuting a brand new production, is an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house. The Beatles frontman will showcase a selection of the best songs ever written or performed Paul McCartney. Moreover is a show that promises a once in a lifetime evening transcending and elevating the potential of live music.

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Sunday, July 14

California Philharmonic Presents ‘Bastille Day’

Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall

Francophiles will cheer “Vive la France” when the California Philharmonic Orchestra presents its “Bastille Day”. A symphony of french sound, the Bastille Day concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall is sure to be magnifique!

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Kids Summer Movie Series: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Location: The Wiltern, Los Angeles

Enjoy a special screening of the Tim Burton reimagined Roald Dahl tale, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory! Watch the story of young Charlie Bucket as he wins a fantastical opportunity to enter the magical but mysterious factory of candy maker Willy Wonka. Come early and upgrade to our *Kid Party prior to screening! There will be photo opps, face painting, bounce house, carnival games & more fun surprises!

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Festival of Arts Family Art Day

Location: Festival of Arts Grounds

“Family Art Day” at the Festival of Arts is the most fun-filled, art-filled and enchantment-filled day of the entire summer for families! Enjoy a special performance by the award-winning Le PeTiT CiRqUe, America’s only all-kid cirque company. Limited space available. Children 5 and under receive free admission all summer long to the Festival of Arts.

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Everything to Binge Watch this Summer

For the summer days where staying inside is as necessary as taking the 405, we have the list for you! Every now and then, just sitting comfortably in your own abode is enough entertainment. And while watching the entire catalog of Friends again is easy, these new series and seasons are just as enjoyable. So get your Postmates’ picks in order and check out our pick of the most binge worthy shows this summer! 

Netflix

  • Stranger Things

After being captured by The Thing-like creature and trapped in a Poltergeist-world, Will’s friends and family investigate his disappearance. Season 3 just released on Netflix July 4th!

  • Orange is The New Black

A public relations exec trades in her power suit for prison orange when her association with a drug runner 10 years prior, catches up to her. The seventh and final season premieres July 26th!

  • Dead to Me

After a hit-and-run accident leaves her husband dead, a sardonic widow is determined to solve the crime. She meets a free-spirited woman at a grief counseling meeting who helps her discover hidden truths about her late husband.

  • When They See Us

After a jogger is assaulted in a park, five innocent young boys are charged with the crime. The truth about this case is brought to light after they serve their sentences and work to rebuild their lives.

  • Black Mirror

The contemporary reworking of “The Twilight Zone” features unique stories and casts in each episode. The fifth season of Black Mirror premiered June 5th!

Hulu

  • The Act
The Act — ” ” — Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette), Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Joey King) shown. (Photo by: Brownie Harris / Hulu)

A young girl’s quest for independence unleashes the hidden secrets from her mother which ultimately leads to murder.

  • The Handmaid’s Tale

After being forced into servitude, a young woman is determined to survive the scary world she now lives in to find her daughter that was taken from her.

Amazon Prime

  • Fleabag

While trying to cope with tragedy, a grief-riddled woman rejects anyone who tries to help her heal in this comedy show.

  • Good Omens

What happens when an angel and demon get together? This duo bands together to find the missing Antichrist who is unaware that he will bring the end of days upon humanity.

  • Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

After discovering a hidden talent as a comedian, a woman shies away from her comfortable life to pursue her passion.

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Homeowners Insurance: Tips to Know

Buying homeowners insurance isn’t quite as fun as home decorating and summer plans. While it may not be a joyful activity, it is far more important. When it comes to your house and everything in it, protecting your abode from theft or natural disasters is crucial. That’s why it is important to chose the right insurance for you. Read the tips below before choosing your policy!

What a Typical Policy Covers

Under dwelling protection coverage, if there’s a fire in your home that damages the structure’s interior or exterior, your insurance policy should have your back, paying for repairs to your home and garage. Same goes if there’s damage from lightning, hail, or a windstorm.

Coverage Includes More Than Your House

Your belongings, such as beds and bicycles, are part of personal property coverage. One noteworthy exception: jewelry. If you wanted protection for your diamonds and rubies, you’d most likely have to take out a separate policy. For other possessions like musical instruments, you may want to buy a separate policy or increase coverage from what’s offered in a standard policy. But homeowners insurance often covers more than just repairing or replacing things—it can also cover people. If a visitor is injured on your property, for example, guest medical protection coverage may take care of any doctor or hospital bills the guest incurs; if they sue you, you may be covered under liability protection.

What a Basic Policy Doesn’t Cover

Unless you buy a separate policy to cover natural disasters like a flood or earthquake, you could find yourself on your own. The reason: They’re so unpredictable, neither lends itself to predictive analytics, says Michael Barry, head of media relations and public affairs for the Insurance Information Institute. “While the home insurers feel confident they can price a policy that reflects the risk like a hurricane, tornado, or fire, floods and earthquakes occur so haphazardly and cause so much damage that they [can’t predict the risk and] are separate policies.”

Certain Things May Affect the Cost of a Policy

That could include a house’s proximity to a coastline or fire department. Other cost factors are the age of a home’s plumbing, electrical system, and roof, or the risk of floods and earthquakes.

 

You Have to Choose Which Level of Coverage You Want

If you pick replacement cost coverage, you’d get reimbursed for whatever a covered item costs to replace it today. This level is about 10 percent higher than actual cash value. This is calculated as the replacement cost minus the depreciated value. Replacement cost coverage is generally considered the more worthwhile choice in the long run.

Decide How Much Coverage You Need

To figure out the right number, take into account the square footage of your home. Sort that out along with the cost of rebuilding the house locally, cost of elsewhere during renovations, and the value of your personal property.

Bundling May Help You Save

If you’re paying for auto insurance, ask your insurance agent what kind of discount you may be entitled. You could save tons if you bundle, or group, your auto and homeowners’ insurance at the same company.

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Tips to Upgrade Your Porch

It’s summer time! So why not change up your outdoor scenery? While we aren’t talking about a complete redo of your front porch, a light makeover is just the trick. Give the front of your home a fresh update that’ll wow the neighborhood for seasons to come! Read on for tips on sprucing up your front porch!!

Apply a Fresh Coat of Paint

Paint is an affordable way to refresh anything—everything from your bedroom or living room to your kitchen cabinets or end tables can benefit from a new paint job, and so can your porch. Opt for a fresh and unique color or read our best paint colors to match your mood blog for palette ideas.

Invest in Year-Round Furniture

Go for outdoor furniture pieces that can work year round and that don’t require you to change out the cushions. Switching up accent colors for your plant pots and accessories are simple once you establish your key pieces.

Prioritize Quality

Quality is a priority. While quality furniture and decorative accents may be more expensive, their ability to withstand the elements and continue to look good for years to come makes them worth the investment now.

Use Tall Planters

If a porch is long and rectangular try a pair of lush planters on either side of the front door. Tall, linear planters provide a nice symmetry for a porch and work with nearly every décor style.

Keep Things Tidy

Think of your front porch as an entryway to your front door and not a drop zone for shoes, toys, and bikes. Too much clutter can cause you to lose sight of the front door as the focal point of the exterior of your home.

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Rodeo Realty Agents Land on Real Trends The Thousand List

Real Trends revealed 2019’s The Thousand list of top producing agents nationwide.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif (June 5, 2019)- Rodeo Realty agents were among this years pick of top producing agents. Based on total transaction volume for 2019, Adi Livyatan, Josh Flagg, Ben Bacal, Jimmy Heckenberg and Jordana Leigh were among those listed.

Featured in the Wall Street Journal, the 14th annual The Thousand list America’s top 1,000 real estate sales professionals. Designees are recognized as the top one-tenth of one percent of more than 1.4 million licensed Realtors® nationwide.

“The best individual agents and teams’ award-winning efforts were phenomenal considering the competition in the real estate market,” said Steve Murray, president of Castle Rock, Colo.-based consulting company REAL Trends, which compiled the list.

“The real estate sales professionals ranked in The Thousand have proven that they have the skills to grow their businesses year after year,” said Murray. “The average U.S. Realtor® sold nine homes in 2018. The average agent ranked in The Thousand sold 217 homes and the average team sold over 562 homes. These kinds of results show that those who commit to being full-time professionals can build meaningful businesses and succeed beyond expectations. Achieving this level of results is simply incredible.”

Out of 1000’s of agents across the nation Josh Flagg landed on the list at #15, Jordana Leigh at #45, Adi Livyatan at #87, Jimmy Heckenberg at #160 and Ben Bacal at #182.

Read the Real Trends The Thousand List, here.
About Real Trends The Thousand List

REAL Trends The Thousand honors America’s elite real estate agents and their companies and is compiled and analyzed by REAL Trends with a special ad section published in The Wall Street Journal and is not affiliated with The Wall Street Journal news department.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Samira Murphy

Publicist

Rodeo Realty

mediarelations@rodeore.com

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Zac Diles Cast in VH1’s New Series Love & Listings

Zac Diles of Rodeo Realty cast in VH1’s Celebrity Real Estate Reality show, titled Love & Listings.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (July 05, 2019)- Zac Diles has joined the cast of VH1’s new series Love and Listing’s. The former NFL Player and top producing real estate agent will be joined alongside Suge Knight son Suge Jacob Knight.

The Wrap describes the one hour show’s premise and cast in a recently published article.  “The series explores the “glamorous and scandalous lives of Southern California’s young, ambitious real estate agents and their elite celebrity clientele,” per VH1.”

The series will also feature celebrity appearances like Jermaine Dupri, Jordin Sparks and Brandy Norwood to name a few.  According to Deadline, “the celebs look to this group of talented real estate moguls when it’s time to buy and sell their Hollywood dream homes”.

“Love & Listings” is executive produced by Entertainment One (eOne), Creature Films and Purveyors of Pop and produced by Relevé Entertainment for VH1.

The show will premiere on VH1 July 31 at 9PM ET/PT.

See Zac Diles current listings here.
About VH1
VH1 is your ultimate source for celebrity, pop culture and the preeminent authority on our shows. Our mission is to serve our audience with the latest in our series, entertainment news and celebrity gossip while delivering breaking social commentary.
About Rodeo Realty

Rodeo Realty is a residential real estate firm that has more than 1,200 licensed agents and brokers and 12 offices throughout Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Rodeo Realty services various markets in Southern California, including luxury real estate markets. The company’s celebrity and other multi-million dollar listings are regularly featured in the news.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Samira Murphy

Publicist

Rodeo Realty

mediarelations@rodeore.com

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Tips to Take Care of Your Pots and Pans

After a day…or weekend of entertaining guest this 4th of July, cleaning up is the real trick. While many of us served as head chefs in the kitchen, our pots and pans did the real work. Rather than toss it in the dishwasher and call it a day, try these tips to take car of your pots and pans. A few simple steps can go a long way in the longevity of your cookware and save money down the road. Read on for the best way to clean our stove top companions!

Enameled Cast Iron

Do you have a cherished Dutch oven sitting on your stovetop? Do you use it everyday? You should! “For regular cleaning, even for stuck on food, warm water and dish soap are your best bet,” recommends Nate Collier, Le Creuset’s director of marketing communications. He suggests “scrubbing with a scouring sponge [anything but steel wool] to remove food residue.” What about stubborn scraps that you just can’t seem to get off? “Bring a small amount of baking powder and water to a slow simmer, turn it off, and once the water is cool, drain and clean again with a scrubbing sponge,” he says.

Cast Iron

If you worry about rust forming on your cast iron, you’re not alone. However, maintaining a cast iron skillet is straightforward. A nylon scrub brush and cloth dish towel are best for removing grime—steel wool is too abrasive and can damage the pan. Using a little water is a perfectly safe way to clean cast iron, but the biggest mistake you can make? “Soaking cast iron in water over night,” says Lodge Cast Iron’s public relations manager Mark Kelly. To re-season cast iron after cleaning: “Wipe a small amount of oil over the skillet. Place in the oven or on the stovetop at medium to medium low for 15 to 20 minutes to allow the oils to seep in.” says Kelly.

Nonstick Pans

If you have a brand new nonstick pan, read the instructions before using it. Some nonstick pans can’t go in the oven above a certain temperature or be cleaned in a dishwasher. Always let the pan cool down completely before submerging it in cold water. Otherwise, the drastic temperature difference can cause warping, notes the team at Calphalon.

Stainless Steel Cookware

If stainless steel pots and pans are stained, restore the shine with a stainless steel polish like Bar Keeper’s Friend. For everyday cleaning, use a non-abrasive sponge and hot sudsy water to remove residual grime.

Content sourced from: Martha Stewart Living
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LA Eats: LA’s Best Tacos

We don’t know about you but nothing sounds as fresh and essential to summer than the perfect Taco. Maybe it’s a California thing, but with so many outstanding stops for Mexican cuisine, a list seemed necessary. Read on for our round-up of LA’s Best Taco shops!

Tire Shop Taqueria

Location: 4100 South Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

This unassuming spot inside of a tire shop is a south LA institution. The Tijuana-style tacos with mesquite-grilled meats provide flavor and texture from the smoky char, especially the carne asada. Tortillas are made to order, folded into little paper-wrapped cones that ooze the green salsa out of one end. Just be sure to bring cash, then make your way through the line, grab your plate, and take a seat and make some friends at the large plastic table.

Mariscos Jalisco

Location: 3040 East Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

This daytime-only truck situated in Boyle Heights is a unique LA experience. One of the long-standing heroes of the old-school taco trucks, Mariscos Jalisco has earned a deservedly loyal and devoted following. Their signature tacos dorado de camaron ($2.25) are far from a secret, but they live up to the hype with flavorful and fresh shrimp folded into a corn tortilla that is then fried to a golden brown and topped with thick slices of avocado and a vibrant and complex salsa roja.

Leo’s Tacos Truck

Location: Multiple Locations

Easily the best al pastor taco to be had in the city of tacos. You probably would have guessed that simply by driving by and being mesmerized by their flame-kissed spit of thinly sliced, marinated pork. Leo’s now has seven locations, but it’s the La Brea spot that offers the reliable outdoor trompo and talented taquero on weekends and after 5pm on weeknights.

Guerrilla Tacos

Location: 2000 East 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA

Not your average taco truck is the exceptionally popular, ridiculously delicious Guerrilla Tacos.  Every day except Tuesday, Chef Wes Avila parks his Guerrilla Tacos truck, one of the best taco trucks in L.A., at hip coffee shops across the city, from the Arts District (Blue Bottle on Mondays, Blacktop on Fridays) to the Westside (Cognoscenti Culver City on Wednesdays, Blue Bottle Venice on Sundays). This farmers market fiend always gathers the best seasonal ingredients and serves them in tacos, tortas, tostadas, burritos and quesadillas.

Teddy’s Red Tacos

Location: 731 E. Slauson Ave, LA 90011 and 46 Windward Ave, Venice 90291

With multiple pop-ups and locations in South L.A., Pico Rivera and now Venice, Teddy Vasquez’s red-hot birria tacos ($1.99) are taking over. The taquero’s sudden rise is remarkable, both on the streets and online—with roughly 100k Instagram followers—and while it might have something to do with how photogenic those bright red, dripping-with-sauce TJ-style tacos are, it’s really due to the flavor. The long-simmered beef is tender enough, but before it gets served, each taco, quesadilla ($3.50), vampiro ($$2.75) or mulita ($2.99) gets a ladle of the spicy broth and it’s all fried on the plancha. Crispy, searingly hot and full of flavor, these are the birria tacos to beat.

Sky’s Gourmet Tacos

Location: 5303 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019

Sky’s Gourmet combines soul food and tacos in ways we didn’t realize were possible. Locally famous for well-spiced tacos that feature two 6″ corn tortillas with options that range from the usual beef or carnitas to lobster and shiitake mushroom, topped with shredded iceberg lettuce and cheddar, sour cream, tomato, cilantro and the famed “sassy sauce.”

Birrieria San Marcos

Location: 8633 Woodley Ave, North Hills, CA 91343

San Marcos is a taco truck serving fantastic beef birria tacos that people wait in line for hours to eat. We recommend a few regular tacos, one taco dorado (crunchy shell), and a giant queso-taco for the grand finale. Make sure to get a consomé as well – it’s one of the best versions in town and perfect for dipping your tacos into. Cash only!

 

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