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Si, Hablo City Hall
Jan Perry is “excited” to take Spanish lessons and reach more constituents, as noted by LAT’s Column OneApr 13
Who Really Busted the Budget?
Over at Citywatch, Brady Westwater looks at the LAPD HQ audit and finds poor Civic Center planning at the root of cost overruns.Apr 11
Touring Disneyland
LAist offers up photos and a write-up from Sunday’s Charles Phoenix tour of Downtown, previewed here.Apr 10
Light in Darkness
Citybeat profiles Central City Community Outreach, a nonprofit that works with homeless children and Downtown’s 9th Street Elementary.Apr 09
Pounding Pavement
Jeannine Denholm looks at Downtown’s fashion scene for 944 Magazine.Apr 07
The Hunt for Missing Tank Tops
Joe Cornish takes to the street and turns a search for tank tops into a tour of the neighbors.Apr 05
Homage to Philippe the Original
LA Times Magazine takes a double dip look at the venerable French Dip restaurant, soon to be 100 years old. Apr 05
Inside the Doheny
Caroline at LAist gives an in-depth tour (via words and press photos) of Cedd Moses’ new private club, the Doheny.Apr 04
Chick Audits LAPD HQ
Daily News looks at City Controller Laura Chick’s audit of the under-construction LAPD HQ, which has risen in cost from $300 million to $450 million.Apr 04
American Apparel to Open Stores in China
The Downtown L.A. based clothing manufacturer will open retail stores in China beginning this spring, according to the LAT.Apr 02

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2007
A Month Until Festival Season
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2006
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2005
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City of Angels is golden again
Columnist Ginny Prior was in town taking her daughter to USC and decided to get by without a car on their visit. She was impressed by how Downtown has developed.Aug 28
Public-Private Chain of Command at Staples Center
Government Technology looks at the relationship between Staples Center’s security personnel and local law enforcement. The piece talks about the facility’s $3 million security system, which includes a 24-hour command center. Aug 28
Twittering a Birth
Ginny-Marie Case is over at Good Samaritan giving birth to a baby girl. Her twitters made it to Silicon Valley tech gossip blog Valleywag.Aug 27
N.Y. Times Reviews Taper Redesign
The NYT looks at the redesigned Mark Taper Forum, which we covered in July. Favorite line: “Watching a show load into this building was like watching a snake swallow a rodent,” said Jonathan Lee, the Taper’s production manager for the last 20 years. Aug 26
Katsuya to Open Downtown Sushi School
Master sushi chef Katsuya Uechi and food importer Mutual Trading Co. are opening a sushi chef school next to one of Mutual’s facilities on 4th street.Aug 25
Margaret Cho on the Fashion District
Metromix does a Q&A with Margaret Cho about her love of shopping in the Fashion District.Aug 20
Gregorio Luke Takes Latino Museum Post
In a piece from Saturday, LAT looks at Gregorio Luke’s new role as part-time curator of the “struggling” Latino Museum.Aug 19
Is L.A. Fashion Week Over?
An LA Mag blog speculates on the future of “L.A. Fashion Week” (held in Culver City), but despite asking if the week is over presents two Downtown alternatives for the future. Aug 19

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