Archives for April 2004
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A Sad Farewell
32 this week; 32 total -
New Face of Charlie O's Unveiled
18 this week; 18 total -
Not Quite "Letting Go" Yet
16 this week; 16 total -
Attempting to Poach Downtown Tenants: Cool or Not?
15 this week; 15 total -
Trip to San Diego Shows the Value of Planning
14 this week; 14 total -
The Nickel Diner Opens on Main Street
14 this week; 14 total -
Grand Hope Park: A Primer
13 this week; 13 total
- 2008
- Cathedral High Prepares for Game Time
- One Month to Train, 1500 Stairs
- EveryBlock Adds L.A., but Data Lacks
- 2007
- A Month Until Festival Season
- New Development At Union Bank Plaza?
- Triforium Creator Dies
- Broadway Retail Only Part of the Problem
- 2006
- Weekend Food Notes
- 2005
- Filming and I Have Been at Odds Lately
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City of Angels is golden again
Columnist Ginny Prior was in town taking her daughter to USC and decided to get by without a car on their visit. She was impressed by how Downtown has developed.Aug 28
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Public-Private Chain of Command at Staples Center
Government Technology looks at the relationship between Staples Center’s security personnel and local law enforcement. The piece talks about the facility’s $3 million security system, which includes a 24-hour command center. Aug 28
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Twittering a Birth
Ginny-Marie Case is over at Good Samaritan giving birth to a baby girl. Her twitters made it to Silicon Valley tech gossip blog Valleywag.Aug 27
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N.Y. Times Reviews Taper Redesign
The NYT looks at the redesigned Mark Taper Forum, which we covered in July. Favorite line: “Watching a show load into this building was like watching a snake swallow a rodent,” said Jonathan Lee, the Taper’s production manager for the last 20 years. Aug 26
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Katsuya to Open Downtown Sushi School
Master sushi chef Katsuya Uechi and food importer Mutual Trading Co. are opening a sushi chef school next to one of Mutual’s facilities on 4th street.Aug 25
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Margaret Cho on the Fashion District
Metromix does a Q&A with Margaret Cho about her love of shopping in the Fashion District.Aug 20
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Gregorio Luke Takes Latino Museum Post
In a piece from Saturday, LAT looks at Gregorio Luke’s new role as part-time curator of the “struggling” Latino Museum.Aug 19
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Is L.A. Fashion Week Over?
An LA Mag blog speculates on the future of “L.A. Fashion Week” (held in Culver City), but despite asking if the week is over presents two Downtown alternatives for the future. Aug 19
- 5th & Spring
- Angelenic
- BGFA
- Big City POZ
- Central City East
- Downtown Chick
- Ginny Here and There
- LA Cowboy
- LA's Homeless Blog
- Loft Angeles
- Meeko on Main
- Professionally Fabulous
- Scribeskidrow
- trainedmonkey
- Under the Alexandria
- Urban Memo
- When Are We Going to California?
- White Boy / White Dog
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