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• Downtown is Moving on Up

  Cara DiMassa of the Times looks at Downtown’s penthouses, and their ability to attract the wealthy. A few more of the units have sold this year than had by the same point in 2007.Jul 26

• Times Backlash

  LA Observed posts a photo of the “Zell Hell” banner that was hung off the LA Times parking garage this morning.Jul 25

• Missing Hands

  Curbed looks into the missing Hands sculptures at Upper Angels Knoll Park.Jul 24

• Returning Luster to Landmarks

  The LA Times profiles Wayne Ratkovich, the developer who restored the Oviatt and Fine Arts buildings.Jul 21

• LAT on Vista Hermosa

  The LA Times looks at Saturday’s opening of Vista Hermosa Park.Jul 20

• Aoyama Tree a Historic Monument

  The LA Times reports that the city has added Little Tokyo’s Aoyama Tree to the register of cultural-historic monuments.Jul 17

• Comment by Bartleight Makes Reuters

  Congrats to blogdowntown commenter Bartleight, whose comment on today’s Hail-a-Taxi story gets quoted in a Reuters piece on the approval.Jul 16

• Follow the LEEDer

  Metropolis magazine interviews Mark Edlen of Gerding Edlen, one half of the South Group parternship, about sustainability and green buildings.Jul 14

• Valencia Group Out of Union Lofts Restaurant

  Angelenic reports that the Valencia Group – with “acclaimed restaurateur John Valencia” is out of the picture for the Union Lofts’ restaurant space. Meruelo Maddux is in talks with other operators.Jul 12

• Defamer Hits the Art Walk

  T-RO of Defamer was at Thursday’s Art Walk and put together a photo recap for the site.Jul 12