Archives for May 2008

Early May 1 Notes: State Building Returns to Its Bunker

1st

Small in Numbers, Large in Color

 

March Traffic Disruptions Too Much for USPS

 

Odd Spring Street Ramp a Mid-Century Addition

2nd

'Spring on Spring' Continues at the NEW LATC

3rd

May Skid Row Walk Takes a Later Start to See the Lights

 

Overlooking the Arts District

5th

New Marathon Route Shows off Downtown, but at a Cost to the City

 

Can I Buy a Vowel?

 

'Crazy' Gideon Kotzer to Enter Adaptive Reuse Market

6th

Main Street Hosts Prankster

 

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

 

Art Walk Preview for May, 2008

7th

Regional Connector Down to Two Alternatives

 

Conceptual Lanes in the Arts District

8th

Tomorrow: Check Out Housing with DCBID

9th

Downtown WIFI Getting a Big Boost

 

Mother's Day Fundraiser at the Redwood Bar and Grill

 

Celebrate Bike to Work Week Downtown

11th

Faces of Downtown - Roger Gendron

 

Absinthe and Aerialists at the Edison

12th

Looking From Above at Stopped Medallion

13th

A Visual Spin Around the May Art Walk

 

Going Green at 5th and Main

14th

Saturday: Music, Margaritas and Moonlight at Adoro

15th

Pilates Plus Opens its doors in the Eastern Columbia

 

Workshop Looks to Sell L.A. on Streetcar

 

Downtown's Happy Days

16th

The Constant Creep of Advertising

 

ImaginAsian Sale Listing Seems an About-Face by Developer

 

Joel Simply Not Fading Away

19th

Renders Show Reimagined 1st & Alameda

 

"Vex" Influence Maps Downtown

20th

Maguire Leadership Change Brings Downtown Move

 

Lots to Like in Hail-a-Taxi Implementation

 

Lakers Playoff Run Demands a Memorable Moniker

21st

The Parking Lot that Will Not Go Away

 

Streetcar Workshop Set to Get Underway

22nd

Meeting "Moy Moy"

 

Streetcar Workshop Intros Highlight Downtown Transformation

 

Streetcar Panel #1

 

Streetcar Panels #2 & #3

 

Streetcar Workshop Afternoon Panels

 

Tuesday: Talk Internet Marketing with Bloggers and Businesses

23rd

Shots Fired at 6th and Spring

24th

01 Gallery Opens on Olive

26th

Views Highlight South Park's Changing Personality

 

Vocational Center Another Victim of 1960's Uglification Movement

27th

Hayward Facade Work Looks to Enliven 6th & Spring Retail

28th

City West's Garland Building More Than Meets the Eye

 

Looking at blogdowntown Stories from Above

29th

Much Debate on How to Define and Save L.A.'s Murals

 

9th and Main Median Getting Its Trees

 

Saturday: Arts District Co-Op Sale Shows Off Neighborhood's Creative Fabric

30th

Remembering Greek Orthodox History in the Fashion District