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Hi there, Marina del Rey! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Inside Marina del Rey's EMDR "healing rave" dance parties
  • How Marina del Rey helped launch electric motorcycle training nationwide
  • How Marina del Rey's office market is shifting after pandemic lows.

Also on today's calendar: Chamber Music Palisades concert: Webern String Quartet and Flute and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Is this dance party the 'deepest, cheapest' therapy session in LA? (stripes.com) — A psychotherapist is hosting EMDR-inspired "healing rave" dance parties in a Marina del Rey warehouse, blending movement, music, and bilateral tapping to help women process everyday stress. For about $25, attendees get an all-female dance night with grounding rituals, intention-setting stations, and plans for future monthly sessions that aim to make therapy-like tools more accessible and fun.
   

• LiveWire bike OK'd by MSF, aims to usher in new generation of riders (powersportsbusiness.com) — A Marina del Rey Harley-Davidson Riding Academy was the first in the U.S. to train new riders on LiveWire's all‑electric motorcycles, and that program helped pave the way for a newly certified training-ready model. The lightweight, clutchless S4 Honcho Street now meets Motorcycle Safety Foundation standards, aiming to make learning to ride easier and more approachable for beginners.
   

• L.A. Office Leasing Hits Highest Level Since 2019 (commercialobserver.com) — Office leasing around Los Angeles County, including near Marina del Rey and Playa Vista, has climbed to its strongest level since 2019, signaling a slowly stabilizing market. Big renewals by firms like Raytheon and Pepperdine helped push total leasing to about 4 million square feet, while available space and sublease supply continued to shrink across key Westside submarkets.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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