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• Grammy Museum Sets Opening Date

  December 3rd is when the L.A. Live-located Grammy Museum is set to open its doors, according to this Times blog report.Jun 05

• Colburn Looking for PR Head

  Downtown's Colburn School is looking for a Director of Communications and Public Relations.Jun 03

• Maguire's Impact on the Skyline

  The Times runs an opinion piece by William Fulton taking a look at the amazing impact Robert Maguire III has had on Downtown L.A.'s skyline.Jun 02

• Chinatown Track Star Going for State Titles

  The Times profiles Randall Carroll, a junior set to compete for two state track titles. He attends Chinatown's Cathedral High, an all-boys private school tucked away just next to the 110 freeway. May 30

• Tagging the River

  The Times looks at tagging in the L.A. River channel Downtown, which they call the "ultimate proving ground for graffiti vandals."May 30

• Local Attorneys Buy Fine Arts Building

  The LAT reports that Brian Kabateck and Mark Geragos have purchased the Fine Arts Building for $23.5 million. The pair own the Engine Co. 28 building, and say they're in the market for other historic structures.May 27

• Bristol Settlement Leaves Future Cloudy

  Downtown News reports on the CRA's settlement with the owner of the former Bristol Hotel, vacant during a lengthy lawsuit. The settlement terms could leave it that way for quite a while.May 23

• Progress on Angels Flight

  John Welbourne checks in with Curbed to say that the Angels Flight rail cars should be returning to the track "soon", at which point CPUC safety testing can commence.May 23

• Civic Center Bike Facilities Win Award

  Councilman Eric Garcetti blogs about the Rideshare Diamond award given to the Civic Center bike facilities project (via LAist).May 22

• L.A. Flickr Users Shooting Downtown

  Some people from the Los Angeles Flickr group are getting together to shoot Downtown on Saturday.May 22