blogdowntown: Life in Downtown Los Angeles

Absinthe and Aerialists at the Edison

By Jeannine Denholm — 04:13 PM

Just when you think the Downtown bar scene might be getting a little predictable, in comes the Edison to shake up the middle of your week.

Enter Lucent Dossier, a type of vaudeville circus, a few absinthe cocktails and half naked aerialists and suddenly Wednesday is a whole lot more exciting. — Continued Inside...

Celebrate Bike to Work Week Downtown

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 09:28 PM
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May 12 - 16 is Bike to Work week, and Downtowners have a number of opportunities to join into the two-wheeled fun. Whether you ride to work or just ride to ride, there are Bike to Work week events Downtowners should know about.

Downtown WIFI Getting a Big Boost

By Eric Richardson — Friday
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New radios went up this week for a big expansion of the ExperienceLA's Downtown WIFI network. Formerly just at Pershing Square, the new push brings the network out to sixteen blocks, mostly in the Historic Core. Those looking up while wandering around the neighborhood will notice the new three-antenna radios installed on corner streetlights. As of Friday...

Faces of Downtown - Roger Gendron

By Jeannine Denholm — Yesterday, 10:31 PM
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When Peter Y. Hong of the LA Times wrote his March 13, 2008 article titled "Downtown Not the Center of it All," it created a lot of discussion about what was really happening Downtown. Many residents were upset about the portrayal of our growing neighborhoods, and I was one of them. It seems valuable to spend a little time getting to know some of the varied...

Tomorrow: Check Out Housing with DCBID

By Eric Richardson — Friday
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The Downtown Center BID's Saturday housing tours are a great chance to check out projects around the neighborhood, whether you're already comfortably settled Downtown or actually looking for a place. They happen twice a month, and are led by the inimitable Hal Bastian, who's been responsible for luring more than his share of business Downtown. Tomorrow's tour...

Conceptual Lanes in the Arts District

By Ed Fuentes — Thursday
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If you're driving on Santa Fe, make sure you pay attention. Traffic lanes were repainted yesterday as part of work to widen the First Street Bridge and accommodate the Eastside Gold Line extension, and early results suggest they may not be clear to everyone. This afternoon saw several cars head north in the southbound lane, not sure what to make of the variety...

Art Walk Preview for May, 2008

By Ed Fuentes — Wednesday
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The spoken word of Downtown Poets joins the visual display of art, video and comedy. It's Downtown Art Walk for May, 2008, and the streets are ready for you. Reminders are the same: Art Walk DASH is free, refrain from taking alcohol out of the galleries, and don't be afraid to buy art.

March Traffic Disruptions Too Much for USPS

By Eric Richardson — May 01, 2008
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Today's marches and the associated street closures were apparently too much for USPS, which decided to take a holiday from mail collection in at least one Historic Core building. This sign posted on the mail drop in the lobby of Premiere Towers says that there's no collection for May 1st, though the lack of accompanying signs on upper floors might make the warning...

Mother's Day Fundraiser at the Redwood Bar and Grill

Friday

If you want to score big points with your mom and haven't already booked brunch at the Biltmore or tea at the Ritz, take her to the Redwood Bar and Grill...

Regional Connector Down to Two Alternatives

Wednesday

Planning for the Regional Connector is down to two preferred alternatives, one above ground and one below. Costs for the two differ by only $150 million...

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Parked Transformer Asks: Do We Really Need that Lane for Traffic?

May 06, 2008

For several weeks a generator transformer has been sitting in the northbound curb lane on 6th street with cables feeding down a small drain hole into the...

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Main Street Hosts Prankster

May 06, 2008

Before we start loading up on Downtown Art Walk Previews, I wanted to note Old Bank DVD’s Saturday night screening of the documentary “Abel Raises Cain”...

'Crazy' Gideon Kotzer to Enter Adaptive Reuse Market

May 06, 2008

Gideon Kotzer, long time electronics entrepreneur and provider of late night television commercial classics, may be thinking that keeping his warehouse...