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Most Viewed Stories
The stories that people have been reading over the past seven days:
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Location Managers Say Six of Ten "Hardest to Film" Spots Downtown
8330 Views – Monday
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L.A. Live Regal Offering Free Movies on Monday
2068 Views – October 30, 2009
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Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live Opening Tuesday
1110 Views – October 26, 2009
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When the Gold Line Extension Opens, Will Downtown Ride?
1011 Views – October 30, 2009
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"2012" First Premiere for L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas
792 Views – Tuesday
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50 Years Ago: Bunker Hill Funds Approved
738 Views – October 30, 2009
Active Stories
The stories that people have been talking about:
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Location Managers Say Six of Ten "Hardest to Film" Spots Downtown
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When the Gold Line Extension Opens, Will Downtown Ride?
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50 Years Ago: Bunker Hill Funds Approved
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L.A. Live Regal Offering Free Movies on Monday
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Little Tokyo Asks Metro to Study Grade-Separated Alternative for Regional Connector
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- Friday, 12:31 PM:Recap from the false alarm at 5th and Grand: http://bdtwn.com/4830
- Friday, 12:17 PM:Keyshawn Johnson just walked into the Starbucks at L.A. Live and asked if they had change for a $100 bill. "That's all I have."
- Friday, 11:39 AM:5th street is the last to clear up. Closed at Hill. Most everything else is reopened.
- Friday, 11:38 AM:RT @lainegrace: False alarm! It's apparently over, everything reopened. To quote a coworker, "The homeless guy came to pick up his stuff?"
- Friday, 11:27 AM:LAPD says the package is a shopping cart, and that bomb squad is enroute.
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Latest Stories
- Yesterday
- Big Turnout for First Night of Shuttle Between USC and L.A. Live
- Regional Connector Meetings Kick Off Saturday
- False Alarm: Suspicious Package at 5th and Grand
- Thursday
- Overcrowded Jails Lead to Quick Releases for Illegal Animal Vendors
- Lengthy Closures for Saturday Police Gala
- Filming Nodes Proposed for DWP HQ, City Hall and 650 S. Spring
- Wednesday
- Red You R Dead Opens Fixed Gear Showroom in the Fashion District
- What Makes a Film Location Unfriendly?
- USC Students Next in Line for Free Regal Films
- Tuesday
- "2012" First Premiere for L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas
- New Signs Are Wayfinders For Gallery Owners
- Hotel Bristol Rehab Progressing, Building to Be Open in Early 2010
- Monday
- Central Area Weekly Update: October 31, 2009
- Location Managers Say Six of Ten "Hardest to Film" Spots Downtown
- Halloween in Grand Hope Park
- Around the Halls: November 2 - 4
- Sunday
- Bratton Says His Final LAPD Goodbye
On This Date
- 2008
- DCBID Wants You to Appreciate Taxis
- Another Look at Scramble Crossings
- Modern Mickey Comes to Art Walk
- 2007
- The Problem with Marches
- Lights! Camera! Sound! Bullhorns!: WGA Strike hits Historic Core
- 2006
- Pan American Lofts Revealed
- 2005
- Breaking: Attempted Armed Robbery at Jewelry Theater Building
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- Urban Memo
- When Are We Going to California?
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- WitnessLA
- You Are Here Photo Archive
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