Downtown Los Angeles

Occupy L.A. Meets Small Town Downtown Los Angeles on May Day

Brady Westwater | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: May Day, Lapd-Police, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles-California, Occupy La, Historic Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

After an early morning with no emergency vehicle sirens or overhead helicopters, I realized I didn't know when or where the planned Occupy LA May Day demonstrations were taking place.

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Everything Solid Melts Into Air

Harris Silver | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Chinatown, Andrew Riiska, Sci-Arc, Alexander Calder, Marshmallow, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles Art Scene, Downtown Los Angeles, JaiJai Gallery, JainJai Gallery, LA Box Collective, Home News

Another way to experience this piece is to close your eyes and hold it in your hands. When you do that you can feel the intent the maker reflected back as calmness in the object. The experience of the piece doesn't end there.

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My Foodie Rediscovery of Downtown Los Angeles

Dakota Weiss | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Cole's Restaurant La, The Spice Table, Los Angeles Restaurants, La Around Town, Downtown Los Angeles Restaurants, Downtown Los Angeles, The Spice Table La, Downtown La Restaurants, Los Angeles News

Having embraced my newfound love of downtown Los Angeles, my foodie adventures continue as I have yet to discover and dine at all the amazing restaurants this gorgeous and historic area has to offer.

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Hey Kids, It's the Trespass Parade!

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.29.2011

What exactly is a Trespass Parade, outside of being something blaring and whirring through downtown LA that is associated with the Pacific Standard Time initiative led by a madcap roster of artists, musicians, and dancers?

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Staff Benda Bilili: A Triple Win

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Leigh Ann Hahn, Crammed Discs, Polio, California-Plaza, Los Angeles Theater Center, La Impact, Africa, Buena Vista Social Club, Africa Polio, Grand Performances, Music, Congo, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Staff Benda Bilili, Los Angeles News

With a mix of regular and self-made instruments, some have compared them as the next big world music thing since the Buena Vista Social Club.

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The Los Angeles Speakeasy

Girl at a Bar | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: La Descarga, Speakeasy, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Hollywood, Bars, LA Restaurants, La Bars, La Around Town, Los Angeles News

For over a decade beginning in 1919, alcohol was illegal in our fine land. Tragedy. And yet- Glorious! Because the speakeasy was formed.

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Target's Latest Clothing Ad Plays Proper Homage to Downtown L.A.; Time Magazine Does Not (Video)

Style Section L.A. | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Nokia Theater, L.A., Advertisements, Target, Los Angeles, Jazz Songs, Downtown La Stadium, Los Angeles Shopping, Commercials, Video, Los Angeles Fashion, California Soul, Advertising, Los Angeles Culture, Time Magazine, Downtown Los Angeles, Marlena Shaw, LA Live, Los Angeles News

According to a recent Time magazine article about the renaissance of downtown L.A., the reason why people go out in that part of town is because of L.A. Live. Uh, really?

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Infant Death At Artwalk Spurs Petition To Close Streets

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Downtown Los Angeles, Marcello Vasquez, Infant Death, Los Angeles Downtown Art Walk, Victor Wilde, Los Angeles News

A petition has launched to close the streets of the Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk following the death of an infant at the event last week, reports LAi...

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Infant Dies After Accident At Downtown LA Artwalk [UPDATED]

Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Downtown Artwalk, Los Angeles Traffic Accident, Downtown Los Angeles, Infant Injured During Downtown Artwalk, Los Angeles Police Department, Lapd, Los Angeles News

UPDATE: The baby boy died early Friday morning from the injuries he suffered from Thursday night's crash. He was identified as Marcello Vasquez of Mon...

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PHOTOS: Downtown Industrial Renovation For $2.288 Million

The Huffington Post | Eliza Fisher | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Converted Warehouse, Downtown Los Angeles, Industrial Renovation, Los Angeles News

A spacious and unique home in downtown LA is on the market for $2,288,000. While passers-by might mistake it for a warehouse, the cold industrial f...

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Angels Flight Ordered To Shut Down

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Bunker Hills, Angels Flight Trolley, Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown La, Angels Flight Foundation, Angels Flight, California Public Utilities Commission, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — The operators of Los Angeles' historic Angels Flight said Friday they were in the process of getting replacements for the popular ...

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VIDEO: Streets Of LA Get Chrysler's Eminem Treatment

Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Dr. Dre, La Around Town, Dr. Dre Chrysler, Downtown Los Angeles, Eminem Chrysler, Video, Los Angeles News

Via LAist: Chrysler gives our city the Eminem treatment in this new spot featuring the rapper's mentor, Dr. Dre. Dre's commercial takes him through Do...

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Chef Speak: Robert Luna

Heather Taylor | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Mexican Food, Chefs, Tacos, Recipes, Slidepollajax, Downtown Los Angeles, Best of La, Los Angeles, Robert-Luna, Los Angeles News

Ground Beef and Pickle Taco. When I first read the seemingly mismatched words on the menu at the restaurant Malo in Los Angelesʼ Silver Lake neighborhood, I suddenly felt overwhelmed by intrigue.

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French Street Artist JR's 'Wrinkles In The City' Comes To LA

Jetset Graffiti Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â» JR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Wrinkles in the City, Artist's District, Street Art, Graffiti, Cartagena, French, Artist, Jr, Los Angeles, Spain, La Freewalls Project, Downtown Los Angeles, Shanghai, Jetset Graffiti, Blog Watch, Arts News

JR is in town to put together the next iteration of his trademark "Wrinkles in the City" project. Previously developed in Shanghai, Cartagena, and Spa...

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Farmers Field Job Hype: Not All It's Cracked Up To Be

losangeles.cbslocal.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Downtown La Development, Antonio Villaraigosa, Downtown Los Angeles, Aeg, Farmers Field, Los Angeles News

Football fans are abuzz about how soon the NFL could be coming back to town, but when it comes to the economic benefits of a new downtown stadium, tax...

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Homelessness Is a Luxury We Can't Afford

Gregory Scott | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles County, Homelessness, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Skid Row, La Impact, Los Angeles News

Housing all the homeless in Los Angeles would be expensive. But more and more data shows that, in spite of the price tag, it is cheaper than what we're doing now.

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Downtown LA Stadium Gets A Name, Will It Get A Team?

AP/HuffPost | Billy Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farmers Field La, Los Angeles Nfl Stadium, Farmers Insurance, Downtown La Nfl Stadium, Farmers Field, farmersfield.com, Downtown Los Angeles, Aeg, Farmers Field Stadium, Los Angeles News

This morning, in a packed room at the LA Convention Center's West Hall, AEG and Farmers Insurance brought out the big guns to announce a stadium namin...

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Villaraigosa's Gang Reduction Official Arrested After Nightclub Fight

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Antonio Villaraigosa, Downtown Los Angeles, Conga Room, Blanca Martinez Navarro, Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Los Angeles Gangs, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — A staff member in the Los Angeles mayor's gang-reduction office has been arrested on suspicion of attacking police officers during...

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LA Times Blasts Downtown Stadium Designs: 'Resoundingly Mediocre'

latimes.com | Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Football Stadium, Los Angeles Nfl Team, Aeg Worldwide, Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown La, LA News, Los Angeles News

Earlier this month, when entertainment giant AEG released three designs for a downtown football stadium, the response from the media and the public fo...

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Wurstkuche in 30 Seconds

Claire Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Sausage, Beer, The Kitchy Kitchen, Claire Thomas, French Fries, Downtown Los Angeles, Wurstküche, Truffles, LA Restaurants, Food News

For my first 30 Second Recipe on location, I cover one of my absolute favorite spots in all of LA, Wurstkuche. Sausage, fries, and beer: When you do ...

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Pop-Up Shops For The Holidays: Artisanal LA, Unique LA, A Current Affair

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA Events, La Shopping, Downtown Los Angeles, A Current Affair, Artisanal La, Unique La, Los Angeles News

Via BlogDowntown: Holiday shopping just got a lot more fun for Angelenos. In what Blogdowntown calls a "trifecta of locally focused pop-up shops," Art...

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sugarFIX at sugarFISH in Downtown LA

One For The Table | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Sushi Bars, Downtown Los Angeles, Best-Sushi-in-Los-Angeles, Kazunori Nozawa, Sugarfish, Los Angeles News

sugarFISH is the more easygoing, more affordable version of the infamous Sushi Nozawa. The fish is hand-picked each morning, and they use warm rice and special seaweed that needs to be eaten right away.

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Family From Iran Continues Family Cycling Tradition With New Downtown Bike Shop

blogdowntown.com | Pamela Rouse | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Downtown La Bicycles, Faramarz Farahirad, La Shopping, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

Their business started on a small scale out of their West LA home a couple years ago, growing through word of mouth marketing and online via Craigslis...

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A Bladerunner Future For Downtown LA?

la.curbed.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wilshire Grand Hotel, Downtown La Development, Downtown Los Angeles, Wilshire Grand, Downtown La, Los Angeles News

In a move that would dramatically change the downtown skyline, the developers of the proposed AC Martin-designed Wilshire Grand project are asking for...

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PHOTOS: 'Megamind' Breaks World Record For Largest Gathering Of Superheroes

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Will Ferrell, Megamind, Superheroes, La Around Town, Pixar, Downtown Los Angeles, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

The Guinness Book of World Records presented Will Ferrell with a certificate for breaking the world record for "largest superhero gathering" last Satu...

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