Archives for September 2008

Around the Halls: September 2 - 4

1st

First Street Bridge Prepares for Widening

2nd

A Birthday Weekend for the City of Los Angeles

 

AEG Proposes Nighttime DASH Route

 

Chow Downtown: Chimay Tasting at Morton's

 

Location Cops Get Backup from Film Industry

3rd

Ban on Smoking in Outdoor Dining Areas Held for 45 Days

 

After Year of Stability, Numbers Up in Skid Row

4th

DASH Comes to Central City East

 

Third Street Tunnel: A Primer

5th

Thirty-Eight Years Ago Today: Hall of Justice "Rocked By Blast"

 

CRA To Use Goats to Clear Angels Knoll Hillside

 

A Night of Openings in Chinatown's Galleries

6th

Around the Halls: September 8 - 10

8th

With LA Phil's Season Opening Soon, Disney Concert Hall Gets a Cleaning

 

Downtown Gets Its Goats

 

Win Tickets to Detour Festival on October 4th

 

New Rampart Station is a City-Minded Step

9th

Nickel Diner Adds Dinner Hours for Art Walk

 

Red Line and DASH Efforts Show How Serious Businesses Are About Transit

 

Art Walk Preview for September, 2008

10th

Angels Knoll Goats Wasting No Time in Brush Clearance

 

With Hayward Wrapping, Premiere Towers Next for Work

 

Council Committee Moves Red Line Pilot Forward

 

Showbiz Ribs Rubbing Downtowners the Right Way

11th

Downtown Lens: High Dynamic Range (HDR) Part 1 -- Camera and Tripod

 

Park(ing) (Pre)view

12th

Around Art Walk: September, 2008

 

Sunday Marks a Grand Opening for New City Church

13th

Downtown Lens: High Dynamic Range (HDR) Part 2 -- Multiple Exposures

14th

Welcome Aboard: Samantha Page

 

Around the Halls: September 15 - 17

15th

The Start of a New Chapter: Introducing verbdowntown

 

70th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Held in Chinatown

 

Pay Stations Coming to Figueroa and Flower Streets

 

Stage and Screens Offer Week of Choices

16th

Mindshare: A Gathering of the Minds, Plus an Open Bar

 

Adult Classes at Colburn Dance School Begin Fall Schedule

 

A Tiny Block, but a Multitude of Uses During Park(ing) Day

 

Thursday Morning Funeral for LAPD Officer Spree Desha

17th

Council Passes Red Line Motion, Metro Board Next Step

 

Guerrilla Parking Day Site Gets Un-Terminated

 

Pershing Square Palms Get a Pruning

 

Event Planner Discover Downtown's Unique Venues

18th

Tonight: Comedy Walk at 5th and Spring

 

Busy Weekend for Street Closures

 

Saturday: Learn "All About the Orpheum"

 

Redwood Still Has Downtowners Saying 'Ay-Matey'

19th

Park(ing) Day Prep on Winston

 

Meter "Fed" in Little Tokyo

 

Winston Site Hosts 3-on-3

 

LACBC Site Shows Bikes Sharing the Street

 

SWA Group Illustrates Auto Emissions

 

CRA Doesn't Have a Guerrilla Park

 

The Nickel Makes LAT Column One

20th

Winding Down on Winston

21st

Around the Halls: September 22 - 25

22nd

On Park(ing) Day, Pershing Square Hosts First Night of Movie Series

 

Orpheum Theatre Organ Provides a Show, but Future Players Needed

 

Planners Tour Downtown

23rd

As Opening Nears, Cole's Neon Gets Relit

 

Let's Take Photos: ShootDowntown Meetup -- October 4th

 

Red Line Hours Extension on Thursday Metro Board Agenda

 

Zocalo Asks About the Future of the Garment Industry

24th

Grand Ave Festival Shows off Downtown Culture

 

Downtown P.R.O. Wants Your Work Clothes

 

Double Decker Bus Now Touring Downtown

25th

Downtown Lens: High Dynamic Range (HDR) Part 3 -- Processing

 

Metro Board Approves Extended Red Line Hours

 

L.A.'s Italian American History Uncovered

26th

Developer Shy's Suit Against Homeowner Thrown Out on Anti-SLAPP Grounds

 

Fashion District Recycling Program Wins IDA Award

 

Around the Halls: September 29 - October 1

29th

Sunday Festival Highlights Grand Avenue Institutions

 

Reminder: Saturday We Shoot Downtown

 

New Jewish Center to Celebrate the High Holidays Downtown

 

After Much Study, 6th Street Viaduct's Saving Highly Doubtful

 

Tiara Cafe Gets AAA Mag's Stamp of Approval

30th

CRA to Consider $5 Million in Streetcar Funding on Thursday

 

Sandwich Shops Offer Signs of Two Times

 

Filming Deal Nears Greenlight; Rewrite Still Offers Downtown Perks