Free Sunset Music in NoHo and Vintage 35mm Screenings Today
Los Angeles, CA · September 5, 2026
Dust off the folding lawn chairs early, because holiday weekend crowds are already drifting toward coastal breezes and evening concert turf. If you are sticking around the neighborhood today, pace yourself through an afternoon high that will easily brush 90 degrees.
The Lead
Downtown's central plaza is officially turning a historic page. On Friday, the City Council voted 11–0 to rename Pershing Square to Biddy Mason Park, honoring the nineteenth-century pioneer, midwife, and philanthropist who arrived in California enslaved and persevered to become one of the city's earliest Black landowners and civic leaders.
Dedicated in 1866 as La Plaza Abaja and renamed in 1918 after World War I General John J. Pershing, the five-acre square at 5th and Olive streets has stood at the crossroads of downtown civic life for generations. The decision concludes months of debate between community historians advocating for Mason's foundational civic legacy and veterans' groups seeking to preserve military memorials. City departments now begin updating municipal signage and Metro transit maps ahead of a formal dedication ceremony scheduled for the spring.
Local Pulse
Downtown Burbank Begins Walkway Revamp Next Week Construction crews break ground Wednesday on new shaded seating, trees, and pedestrian lighting along Palm Paseo.
San Gabriel Valley Ramps Up Vector Patrols Regional abatement teams are expanding evening truck spraying this week following elevated mosquito counts across eastern neighborhoods.
Today's Outlook
- High 90°F · Low 62°F — Partly cloudy
- Keep a cold water bottle handy during afternoon highs before mild evening lows settle in.
What's On Around Town
Hermosa Beach: Fiesta Hermosa Pier Plaza, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Makers market, food stalls, carnival games, and ocean breezes.
Cinecon 62 Classic Film Festival Landmark Nuart Theatre (11272 Santa Monica Blvd), 12:00–10:30 PM Rare archival Hollywood prints, vintage trailers, and guest tributes on 35mm.
KCRW Summer Nights NoHo Arts District, 5:00–10:00 PM Free live sets from Madison McFerrin and dancing along Lankershim Boulevard.
Cinema Saloon Movie Night Club Fais Do Do (5257 W Adams Blvd), 7:30 PM Free screening in a century-old ballroom with movie bingo and concessions.
Spotlight & Story
- Philippe The Original Guided by the Martin family and their descendants since 1927, this Chinatown staple anchors its multi-generational staying power in daily ritual. Beyond the classic French dip, the kitchen still mixes its fierce, sinus-clearing hot mustard completely by hand twice every week.
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