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Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 01:40 PM
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Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas is bringing a little life back to Downtown's historic Palace Theatre. Casablancas is halfway through a four-week solo residency in the 1911 venue, built to host the Orpheum vaudeville circuit. On Friday, he returns for show number three and we've got a pair of tickets to give to a blogdowntown reader who wants to be there... |Photo Gallery|

Everyday

School Search: Solano Elementary

By Susana Benavidez — Yesterday, 03:26 PM
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It seems like I have been looking for a school since Bella and Iza were kicking in my belly: first there was the traumatic daycare hunt that aged me five years, then the pre-school stressor and now the hovering animal called Kindergarten. To keep other Downtown parents from my fate, this series will showcase schools and day cares that can save your sanity, beauty...

Roads/Rails

Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 03:54 PM
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Little Tokyo's call for a fully grade-separated Regional Connector has been answered. Metro today used its blog to unveil early engineering study results, which it then presented to a Little Tokyo working group meeting later in the evening. The transit agency warned that the new configuration, which continues under 1st and Alameda below-ground, could add $200...

Development

With No Parking Revenue, Moinian Faces Foreclosure Across from Staples Center

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 05:49 PM
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In June, Moinian Group Director of Development Oskar Brecher said that the loss of parking revenue on an $80-million lot across from Staples Center could send the project into default. Turns out, he was right. The Downtown News reported today that Wachovia Bank has initiated foreclosure proceedings after the project missed payments. The paper reports that...

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