Friday Five March 14, 2025

Five or so headlines from this week:

Total Lunar Eclipse Captivates Los Angeles Skywatchers - Griffith Observatory

Debate Intensifies Over ‘Go Direct’ Communications Strategy - Axios

Sephora CEO Takes Charge of China Operations Amid Market Expansion - BW Confidential

K-Beauty Experiences Resurgence Amid Social Media Trends - Vogue Business

Monopolies, Scalpers, and the Future of Online Ticket Sales - The Verge

San Francisco’s Evolving Filipino Culinary Scene - Conde Nast Traveler

Friday Five January 24th, 2025

Five or so headlines from this week, 01/28-01/24/2025:

14-year-old ‘Altadena Girls’ founder starts a ‘femininomenon’ - KCRW

Los Angeles County Launches One-Stop Funding and Relief Portal to Help Residents, Businesses and Communities Recover from Wildfires

Go to lacounty.gov/relief to learn more

Trump Makes Personnel Changes to Travel-Related Agencies - Northstar Meetings Group

Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency - Associated Press

Bluesky Adds Dedicated Video Feed - Social Media Today

L.A. Fires Donations: A List Of Hollywood Industry Organizations, Donors And How To Help - Deadline

Seven Non-Profit Organizations That Support and Defend Our Nation’s Immigrants - L.A. Taco

Friday Five January 17th, 2025

Five or so headlines that caught our eye this week:

LAist & CBS Los Angeles Expand Local Coverage Through Newsroom Partnership

Grammys to ‘proceed as planned,’ but supporting fire relief, honoring first responders

2025 Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles rescheduled to Feb. 17

Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross Perform at Crypto Ball Welcoming Trump's Inauguration Despite Past Criticism

Australian ugg-boot maker forced to rebrand after trademark battle with American rival

Women’s networking group Chief names new CEO

Yahoo Sports AM: Business is booming in women's sports

Friday Five April 6, 2023

Five or so headlines from this week:

The 18 Best Filipino Restaurants in L.A. by Patricia Kelly Yeo at TimeOut Los Angeles

An open letter signed by Elon Musk and AI experts warned of an 'out-of-control' AI race with potential risks to humanity. Here are the 4 key points. by Beatrice Nolan at Business Insider

Friday Five March 31, 2023

“Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, but about the stories you tell.” - Seth Godin

Five or so headlines from this week:

The Role of PR in a Post-Search World by PR News Online

The Strange Alliance Forming to Protect TikTok by Nick Reynolds over at Newsweek

Things To Do in LA in April by Kelsey Hicks at The LA Girl

Raunchy SXSW Premiere Joy Ride Aims to Capture ‘Asian Joy’ by Rebecca Ford at Vanity Fair

Mike Tyson Just Opened a Weed-Friendly Coffeeshop in Amsterdam by Chris Moore by Merry Jane

Friday Five

Five or so headlines from this week that caught our eye:

LA City Council seeks to make COVID-19 al fresco dining permanent - Spectrum News 1

When ‘Correct’ Writing Looks Wrong, What’s a PR Writer to Do? - PR News

Hypebeast 100 - Hypebeast

Friday Five August 28

Five articles that caught our eye this week.

The Pros & Cons of Different Types of Media

After Destructive Fire, Bebot Looks to the Future by Serving the Filipino Community

Instagram Checkout: Everything You Need to Know

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns After Trump’s Threat To Ban App

Hair Salons, Barbershops To Reopen Indoor Operations; Shopping Centers, Retailers Will Have Reduced Capacity