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Headlines
Stories about Downtown from elsewhere on the Internet.
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The still-beating heart of L.A. history
Hector Tobar reminds everyone that El Pueblo is much more than a cute tourist trap.
LA Times – Mar 19 -
Ludobites Headed to Gram & Papa's
Expect crowds in the Fashion District as Chef Ludo Lefebvre brings his pop-up eatery to Gram & Papa's from April 8 through May 28 for dinner service.
LAist – Mar 17 -
Broad Chooses Grand Ave?
Martha Welborne of the Grand Avenue Authority says the deal is done, but the Broad Foundation remains tight-lipped.
archpaper.com – Mar 16
Our Tweets
140 character observations from blogdowntown staff.
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» Filming for 'Kate & Heathcliff' will involve talent walking a tightrope between the two buildings at Fig Plaza tomorrow.
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» Love Zankou Chicken? Vote for #DTLA and convince Zankou to open in our neighborhood! http://www.zankouchicken.com/index.php?section=poll
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» Tom LaBonge promises that the city's St. Patrick's day parade will return in 2011. This year's was cut due to the budget.
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» 213's press for Caña went out today. Official soft-open tomorrow. Monday's story: http://bdtwn.com/5179
2 days AGO
DTLA Biz Tweets
The latest from Downtown businesses on Twitter.
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RedwoodBar
» Sexy times! Blowfly! RT @jeremyscareme: Walked into Redwood Bar to meet a friend and within :30 seconds got spray-vomited all over.
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DowntownTonys
» oh... and our koozies are blowin up like i knew they would, same beer, same hood, its all good...
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DowntownTonys
» holy crap a dance party has broken out! la fashion week #artsdistrict after party in effect!
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LACAFE
» hey #dtla #whoelsenoticed that we are Open 24HRS/7Days aweek? oh and we deliver too!!! www.thelacafe.com 213-612-3000
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DowntownTonys
» BIG DAY for us here at tonys. The "I got Schlitz faced at Tonys" koozies are here!! http://twee...m/15064457
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TommyPastramiLA
» Downtown Tommy's Pastrami is open for lunch on Saturdays. 11am to 2pm / 516 W. 6th St, Downtown L.A. / (213) 362-3354
about 6 hours AGO
Latest Stories
- Yesterday
- Thursday: Update Meeting for 9th & Hill Park
- Filming Closure: 3/21 7:30pm-2am -- 2nd and Hope for Harley
- Filming Closure: 3/21 5am - 3/22 5am -- Spring Street at City Hall for 'Bad Teacher'
- Diaz Making Downtown Rounds
- Sunday: LA Marathon Runs Through Downtown
- Thursday
- Fight Night Club Takes L.A. Live's Boxing Outdoors
- Filming Closure: 3/20-3/21 6am-10pm -- Wilshire and Grand for Chaos
- Wednesday
- Everyone is Irish on St Patty's Day
- Far From Last Call for "Craby Joe's" Neon
- Provecho Eviction Case Moves Forward
- Tuesday
- Patina Group's Market Cafe Just a Piece of AT&T Center Operations
- Bassist Russell Walters
- YWCA Development Gets a Crane
- Thursday: Spring Street Park Workshop
- Monday
- 213's Doheny Set to Relaunch as Caña Rum Bar
- Downtown Greens Up for St. Patrick's Day
- Historic Core Booms with Generator Tests
- Angels Flight Resumes Service
- Sting Operation Nets Bike Thief Outside Ralphs
- Art Walk Wrap, March, 2010
- Around the Halls: March 15 - 17, 2010
Active Stories
Stories that have been creating a conversation this week:
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New Assembly Speaker Sworn In Close to Home
35 this week – 38 total
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Angels Flight Reopening Set for Monday
24 this week – 24 total
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Historic Core Booms with Generator Tests
13 this week – 13 total
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Sting Operation Nets Bike Thief Outside Ralphs
10 this week – 10 total
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Thursday: Spring Street Park Workshop
10 this week – 10 total
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Provecho Eviction Case Moves Forward
6 this week – 6 total
Most Viewed Stories
What people have been reading over the past seven days:
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Angels Flight Reopening Set for Monday
1085 Views – March 13, 2010
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Provecho Eviction Case Moves Forward
893 Views – Wednesday
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213's Doheny Set to Relaunch as Caña Rum Bar
773 Views – Monday
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Historic Core Booms with Generator Tests
617 Views – Monday
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Angels Flight Resumes Service
504 Views – Monday
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Sting Operation Nets Bike Thief Outside Ralphs
503 Views – Monday
Downtown Blogs
- View from a Loft (Ed)
- 5th & Spring
- Angelenic
- BGFA
- Central City East
- D n A on Broadway
- Downtown Book Blog
- Downtown Chick
- eecue - log
- Ginny Here and There
- In LA, On LA
- LA Cowboy
- Little Tokyo UnBlogged
- Meeko on Main
- Scribeskidrow
- Sinking Cities
- trainedmonkey
- Tales of Downtown
- Under the Alexandria
- Urban Memo
- When Are We Going to California?
- White Boy / White Dog
Downtown Sites
Elsewhere
- The Bus Bench
- Curbed.LA
- Franklin Ave
- LAist
- LA Now
- LA Observed
- LA's Homeless Blog
- Metblogs LA
- Streetsblog LA
- Transit Coalition
- WitnessLA
- You Are Here Photo Archive
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Copyright 2004-2010 Eric Richardson.
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