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Thursday: Update Meeting for 9th & Hill Park

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 04:21 PM — 4 Comments

9th & Hill Park Renerk Rendering

The community group behind the effort to get a park on the northeast corner of 9th and Hill will hold a meeting on Thursday, March 25, to update folks interested in the project on what the next steps are now that a state grant request has been submitted. — Continued Inside...


Sunday: LA Marathon Runs Through Downtown

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 09:31 AM

Los Angeles Marathon 2009 Eric Richardson

A sold-out LA Marathon will bring 25,000 runners through the north edge of Downtown on Sunday morning, early in their 26.2 mile journey from Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica.

Downtowners interested in checking out the race no longer get to roll out of bed just in time for the finish, but the scenes of runners and wheelchair racers are worth getting up early. — Continued Inside...


Fight Night Club Takes L.A. Live's Boxing Outdoors

By Eric Richardson — Thursday
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Fight Night Club Takes L.A. Live's Boxing Outdoors

|Photo Gallery| Boxing may be dying, but it's hard to tell it at L.A. Live. Over the last two years the complex has hosted fights of all sizes inside Staples Center, the Nokia Theatre and Club Nokia. Yesterday, a fourth venue was added as Fight Night Club took its show outside for a special St. Patrick's Day edition on Nokia Plaza.


Everyone is Irish on St Patty's Day

By Ed Fuentes — Wednesday — 7 Comments

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|Photo Gallery| Billed as the city's largest St. Patrick's Day celebration, L.A. Live's inaugural go at a salute to Public Safety and Irish Pride took place today out in the sun of Nokia Plaza. While perhaps not as well attended as recent events at Pershing Square, there were still plenty of celebrators.

With a beer garden, entertainment and displays, there were enough ways to toast your Irish Heritage to bring in even those without a drop of Dubliner in them. — Continued Inside...


Thursday: Spring Street Park Workshop

By Eric Richardson — Tuesday
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Thursday: Spring Street Park Workshop

The Historic Core community will get its second chance to weigh in on the design of a park slated to go on Spring street between 4th and 5th on Thursday. The city acquired the 0.8 acre site at the beginning of 2009, and a first design session was held in July.


Sting Operation Nets Bike Thief Outside Ralphs

By Eric Richardson — Monday
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Sting Operation Nets Bike Thief Outside Ralphs

A sting operation set up by LAPD detectives last Friday proved something that any experienced cyclist knows all too well: an unlocked or poorly locked bicycle isn't going to stick around too long. Police arrested Matthew Mark Mellish, 28, after he attempted to ride away on a bicycle immediately after a detective left it outside the Coffee Bean at 9th and Hope...


Plans Submitted for $6.6 Million Park at 9th & Hill

By Eric Richardson — March 12, 2010
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Plans Submitted for $6.6 Million Park at 9th \u0026 Hill

Plans to convert a parking lot at 9th and Hill into a pocket park took a step forward this month, with Councilman Jose Huizar's office and the community group behind the proposal partnering up on an application for $5 million in state funds. That money, along with $1.6 million in local funds, would pay for the acquisition of the 0.7-acre parcel and the development...


Air Rifles Cause Major Police Response in Historic Core

By Eric Richardson — March 08, 2010 — 21 Comments

Huntington Hotel Eric Richardson

LAPD officers detained three men inside the Huntington Hotel this afternoon after their use of air rifles on the roof of the hotel brought out a major police response.

The whole ordeal was over within 45 minutes, but unless the men have existing warrants, they are unlikely to receive any charges. While shooting air rifles at targets in the middle of Downtown isn't smart, it's also not illegal. — Continued Inside...


Ask Downtown: What's on Your Tour?

By Eric Richardson — March 08, 2010 — 10 Comments

Downtown Skyline Eric Richardson

Ask Downtown is an occasional series in which we put a reader's Downtown question to you, the real Downtown experts. Help a reader out and share your knowledge.

This morning I'm giving a short Downtown tour to some family friends. It's something that I end up doing probably more regularly than most, but I tend to suspect that anyone who lives Downtown has ended up showing some friends around at one point or another.

So what's on your Downtown tour? — Continued Inside...


St Patrick's Day Festival Moves to L.A. Live

By Ed Fuentes — March 05, 2010 — 12 Comments

Music Tradition Ed Fuentes

Leprechauns will not be marching down Main Street this year, but the party will go on.

The City of Los Angeles and AEG will hold a St. Patrick's Day Festival at L.A. Live on Wednesday, March 17, that will feature many of the elements that had taken part in the parades of recent years, but budget issues will put the brakes on a journey through city streets. — Continued Inside...