••• There’s something exciting in this Wednesday’s Historic Landmarks Commission agenda: a small hotel by Jeff Shelton on the vacant lot at 813 Garden Street (De La Guerra/Canon Perdido). The three-story building would have “one ADU; an eight-room hotel; and one residential dwelling unit.” Please let it be pink!
••• The Polette eyewear shop at 1014 State Street (Carrillo/Figueroa) has opened, and it’s sharing space with a sister brand, Academy of Love. Polette is kind of like Warby Parker, affordable and with transparent pricing. As for Academy of Love, “we create exclusively All-White products, as we believe they represent simplicity and purity as Love should be. Each month we release 5 to 10 products in limited editions. All our collections are unisex, timeless…..