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Central Area Weekly Update: October 31, 2009

By blogdowntown Staff — Monday — 3 Comments

Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers. — Continued Inside...


Central Area Weekly Update: October 17, 2009

By blogdowntown Staff — October 21, 2009

Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers.


Lofty Parking Space

By Eric Richardson — October 21, 2009

Lofty Parking Space

It's a great parking space, but the wait for the valet is a tough one.


Fresh Food...Traffic Jam

By Eric Richardson — October 16, 2009
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Fresh Food...Traffic Jams

Drivers headed south on Flower street at 5:30 this evening got plenty of time to ponder Ralphs "Fresh Food...Lower Prices" slogan as they attempted to weave around this delivery truck, which sat blocking all but one lane for several minutes as it waited for a gate to be opened allowing it access to the Downtown store.


Central Area Weekly Update: October 10, 2009

By blogdowntown Staff — October 14, 2009

Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers.


Central Area Weekly Update: October 3, 2009

By blogdowntown Staff — October 06, 2009

Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers.


Copy Options Double Up on Wilshire

By Eric Richardson — September 30, 2009
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Staples Copy & Print Shop

There's been a bit of a shakeup in the Financial District copying world. The Fedex Office at Figueroa and Wilshire, formerly a Kinko's, has moved down the block to Flower. In its place has opened a Staples Copy & Print Shop, a new retail service from the office supply store.


A Precarious Spot for a Photo Shoot

By Eric Richardson — September 24, 2009

Hotel Figueroa Photo Shoot

One suspects that the Hotel Figueroa had no knowledge of the photo shoot taking place right now on its fire escapes. The sight of a model standing precariously atop a railing over 100 feet above Figueroa -- all while wearing four inch heels -- would probably give a heart attack to anyone who pays the hotel's insurance bills.


Central Area Weekly Update: August 29, 2009

By blogdowntown Staff — September 01, 2009
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Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers.


Housekeeping Updates: Most Viewed Stories and Sidebar Reorganization

By Eric Richardson — August 30, 2009

Top Traffic Widget

The blogdowntown sidebar got a minor facelift this evening, just a little something to make sure it stays useful. Wrapped in with some minor tweaks is one feature that should prove interesting, though: a view of what stories get the most views here on the site.