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Oliver Encounters a Critic

By Stan Lerner — December 06, 2008
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I stopped by Starbuck 11th and Grand with every intention of walking over to the new Starbucks at LA Live. But as a member of the Downtown community, I did feel obligated to at least say hi to my all my friends—wouldn’t want my absence to be a cause for concern. Well, I’m sitting with David, the realtor, and Victor, the owner of Hard Eight clothing, sharing a...


For Reference: A Map of L.A. Live's Restaurants

By Eric Richardson — December 03, 2008
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L.A. Live Map

Though you can easily find this venue map posted on kiosks at Nokia Plaza and available as part of a cool fold-out print piece, you would be hard-pressed to find a map of L.A. Live's restaurants on the complex's website. We thought that might be something you would be curious about before visiting.


One Large Test Pattern

By Eric Richardson — November 24, 2008
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Drivers coming north on Figueroa this morning got a sight of things to come as workers at LA Live tested out a newly installed big screen on the side of the complex's ESPN building.


Pitfire Gets a Fancy New Sign

By Eric Richardson — November 21, 2008
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Pitfire Pizza (Dusk)

In Downtown years, Pitfire Pizza's been around forever. The restaurant at 2nd and Main opened in October of 2005, just a touch over three years ago. This week it got a fancy new blade sign to improve nighttime visibility.


Ma Petit Shows Off Art Walk Hours

By Eric Richardson — November 12, 2008

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Plenty of establishments offer special hours during the Downtown Art Walk, when thousands of gallery-goers descend on the neighborhood to check out art and enjoy the scene. Ma Petit, which opens tomorrow, may be the first to actually place those hours as a permanent feature on its door.


City Hall Sign Closet Must Be a Little Bare

By Eric Richardson — November 11, 2008

Field Under Refurbishment

The grass of the City Hall South Lawn has been closed off recently, and passersby are informed to stay out via a fairly questionable sign. "FIELD UNDER REFURBISHMENT, CLOSED TO PUBLIC"


Introducing Downtown Oliver Brown

By Eric Richardson — November 03, 2008

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This afternoon we published the first chapter of "The Adventures of Downtown Oliver Brown," a semi-fictional tale of Downtown nightlife written by author Stan Lerner. It's very different than our typical content, but a series that I think will turn out to be a lot of fun.


Site Updates: Expanding Sections

By Eric Richardson — October 31, 2008

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This morning saw the blogdowntown navigation bar grow, as four new sections made their debut on the site. History, Food & Nightlife, Politics and Opinion now get their own top-level headings. We've made pretty regular tweaks since launching our new design in April, but this one seems high-profile enough to deserve a special note.


L.A. Live Tour Offers Plentiful Views of Downtown

By Eric Richardson — October 29, 2008
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Downtown Skyline

|Photo Gallery| Today's AISC event at L.A. Live offered fun facts about the construction of the project's hotel and condo tower, but for me the real star of the show was a chance to travel up the under-construction tower and get some great shots of Downtown.


When It All Gets Boiled Down...

By Eric Richardson — October 27, 2008
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Coliseum Lights

While putting together some materials for verbdowntown today I ran across this quote from a post that ran on January 1, 2005: I’m just a kid living in a big city who likes old buildings and likes to explore. I want to reflect that in what I write.