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Red You R Dead Opens Fixed Gear Showroom in the Fashion District

By Eric Richardson — 06:41 PM
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|Photo Gallery| A new showroom at the corner of 9th and Main may be trendy, but it isn't selling fashion. Fixed gear track bike brand Red You R Dead has had an office in the building at 112 W. 9th for more than a year, but this weekend moved into a corner piece of ground floor retail space to show off their custom-designed bikes.


What Makes a Film Location Unfriendly?

By Eric Richardson — 03:29 PM

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Two days after the City released a report listing Los Angeles' ten "hardest to film" locations -- six of which are located Downtown -- it is clear that the document has raised more questions than answers.

One thing that did become obvious at a Tuesday afternoon meeting of the Jobs and Business committee is that much of the issue revolves around money. — Continued Inside...


Everyday

USC Students Next in Line for Free Regal Films

By Eric Richardson — 01:53 PM
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Downtown's new Regal Cinemas is offering another free movie night on Thursday, this time targeted at USC students. The event is part of the venue's week-long transition away from wall-to-wall Michael Jackson screenings and toward normal operation.


Arts/Culture

"2012" First Premiere for L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 11:30 PM
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2012 Premiere Arrivals

|Photo Gallery| L.A. Live's new 14-screen Regal Cinemas hosted its first film premiere on Monday evening as stars of Sony Pictures "2012" walked a black carpet set up on Georgia street. The debut screening took place inside the new venue's 806-seat Premiere House, designed to lure such events away from Westwood and Hollywood.


New Signs Are Wayfinders For Gallery Owners

By Ed Fuentes — Yesterday, 05:07 PM — 10 Comments

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The sleek, clean lines of new signage marking Gallery Row are an elegant contrast against the detailed architecture of Downtown's Historic Core. Despite taking a four-year off-and-on process to get done, the Community Redevelopment Agency-sponsored project may just prove to be very timely. — Continued Inside...


Development

Hotel Bristol Rehab Progressing, Building to Be Open in Early 2010

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 02:39 PM
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Hotel Bristol

It's amazing what a little cleaning will do. Just six months ago 8th street's Hotel Bristol looked lifeless and ancient. A power wash and a fresh coat of paint later, the building again looks like a respectable addition to the street. Eric Shomof, part of the ownership group that purchased the shuttered residential hotel earlier this year, says that updates...


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Central Area Weekly Update: October 31, 2009

By blogdowntown Staff — Monday
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Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers.


Location Managers Say Six of Ten "Hardest to Film" Spots Downtown

By Eric Richardson — Monday — 11 Comments

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Downtown Los Angeles has six of the City's top ten "hardest to film" locations, according to a report released on Monday.

On that list is the Farmers and Merchant Bank at 4th and Main, and owner Tom Gilmore finds that interesting. "I find it odd that we are both one of the most filmed locations in Los Angeles and also the hardest to film location in Los Angeles," said Gilmore. "I find that contradictory." — Continued Inside...


Halloween in Grand Hope Park

By Ed Fuentes — Monday — 4 Comments

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|Photo Gallery| Costumed Downtown kids and their parents brought some Halloween flair and scare to South Park on Saturday for the Second Annual "Halloween Party for Downtown L.A. Kids," sponsored by the Downtown Center BID, Ralphs and FIDM.

Once again, turnout showed that Downtown does indeed have a younger set. DCBID VP Hal Bastian estimates that 500 children and 600 adults turned out over the course of the night. — Continued Inside...


Politics

Around the Halls: November 2 - 4

By Eric Richardson — Monday

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Today is Monday, November 2, and the week begins without an obvious blockbuster item. A request to house the Joint Terrorism Task Force inside the new LAPD headquarters moves through committees and Council and the Amerland Group is looking for $20 million in bonds to purchase the Rosslyn Hotel.