{"id":108,"date":"2011-01-01T00:38:10","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T08:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2011\/01\/01\/happy-new-year-from-curating-los-angeles\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T00:38:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T08:38:10","slug":"happy-new-year-from-curating-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2011\/01\/01\/happy-new-year-from-curating-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year from Curating Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since launching Curating Los Angeles in September, I&#8217;ve thoroughly enjoyed the process of building this online resource. 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I hope you were able to experience some of them for yourself and discovered something new to do, see, eat, listen to, etc. The city is full of incredible experiences and people for those willing to seek them out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have many exciting plans for this site in 2011, and in the coming months look forward to expanding it further and continuing this exploration of Los Angeles with you. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous new year.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p>Jim Gilbert<\/p>\n<p>Founder \/ Chief Curator<\/p>\n<p>Curating Los Angeles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since launching Curating Los Angeles in September, I&#8217;ve thoroughly enjoyed the process of building this online resource. 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