🌱 Patch AM: Truck versus tree: why Kings Road traffic ground to a standstill

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In today's newsletter:

• Truck versus tree: why Kings Road traffic ground to a standstill
• How Rolling Quartz lit up Whisky a Go Go last weekend

Also on today's calendar: How to be a Top Producing Real Estate Agent and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Trailer Truck Gets Wedged in Tree, Shuts Down Kings Road in West Hollywood (wehotimes.com) — A trailer truck snagged a tree on N. Kings Road near Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood Friday evening, blocking traffic for hours while crews cut it free. Drivers were urged to avoid the area, and residents recalled a similar truck crash that damaged the Ajisai Sushi building on Palm Avenue earlier this summer.
   

• Rolling Quartz brings rock intensity and playful chemistry to Whisky a Go Go (uscannenbergmedia.com) — Rolling Quartz recently packed Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood with a high-energy rock set that blended powerful live instrumentation and playful onstage chemistry. Fans described the Korean band's "raw energy," close crowd interaction, and standout covers like "Bohemian Rhapsody," as the group's U.S. tour briefly put West Hollywood center stage.
   

📸 Around West Hollywood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Hollywood

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• How to be a Top Producing Real Estate Agent →
  Rodeo Realty - Beverly Hills, 202 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Jane Austen UnScripted - Free Theatre in the Parks →
  Kings Road Park, 1000 Kings Rd, West Hollywood
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Design West Hollywood Returns for Its Second Edition with "Magical Thinking" Theme →
  , West Hollywood
• BioscienceLA Week Investor & Innovation Day →
  8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood
  10:00 am
• Design West Hollywood 2026: Magical Thinking →
  West Hollywood Public Parking, 625 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Chabad's Jewish Young Professionals Sukkot Social! →
  Très LA Bistro & Cafe, 700 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood
• I'm an indie artist who reimagined 9 classic songs - with no label and no tour - my "Shadow Dancing" →
  No venue
  9:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Spafford at The Roxy →
  The Roxy, 9009 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood
  8:00 pm
Friday October 2
• HammerFall →
  Whisky a Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
  6:00 pm
• Hiss Golden Messenger →
  Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• "Lagos to LA" Day Party | Nigerian Independence →
  Andaz West Hollywood, by Hyatt, 8401 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
Monday October 5
• Tot Time Drop-Off Program for Toddlers →
  West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center, 8750 El Tovar Pl, West Hollywood
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Adopt us!
  Bonded kittens ready for the purrfect home. Brother & sister, fixed and vaccinated. Serious inquiries DM name, email, address and number. (Nextdoor WeHo Tri-West)

• sweetgreen posted a job opening for West Hollywood - Core Team Member in West Hollywood. Apply here.
• Marriott International posted a job opening for Seasonal Server - Ardor in West Hollywood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Hollywood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Beverly Hills

• Three New Nip-Tucks Promising Shorter Downtimes (tovima.com)
• $3 Million Saint-Gaudens Bronze Highlights New Beverly Hills Coin Gallery (coinnews.net)
• What to Do in Los Angeles Right Now (airmail.news)

Los Angeles

• Endorsement: Brian Goldsmith for Senate District 24 (dailynews.com)
• Homeless, Food Vendors, Rats bring Fleas and suddenly LA County Has Typhus (smobserved.com)

Manhattan Beach

• 2 Wounded In Second South Bay Shooting In Two Days (patch.com)

Ok West Hollywood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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