This is for those of you who venture near the Hollywood area — Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset, Vine, etc. The next month or three, you might want to be prepared. The local Chamber of Commerce has gotten more cooperative with producers and other entrepreneurs who want to block off streets. Over the next few weeks, there will be many long stretches — whole days, even — when boulevards will be blocked off to accommodate filmings, tapings, premieres and even (this Thursday) a free Depeche Mode concert.
The workaround, should you need to travel in or through that area, is to consult Navigate Hollywood, a website via which you can plan your travel and be up to date on what throughways ain't going through. But don't put total faith in it. Whoever configured the site thinks the Magic Castle is at Franklin and Vine. It isn't. It's at Franklin and Orange, which is a little less than a mile away. I just sent them a note about this. Let's see how long it takes them to fix it.