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Phone recycling kiosks may lead to increased cell theft, say police

By Hayley Fox — 01:09 PM

The cell phone theft rate in Downtown is up 38 percent from last year, said Capt. Horace Frank, and the installation of new phone ATMs throughout SoCal may only cause this number to rise.

News

MTV Video Music Awards makes the move to Staples Center

By Hayley Fox
09:52 AM

MTV is moving their annual Video Music Awards from the Nokia Theater to the expansive Staples Center across the street. This year's event follows a record-breaking 2011 show which garnered 12.4 million viewers.

Everyday

Sustainable lighting company caters to Hollywood set

By Sonali Kohli
Yesterday, 12:27 PM

A Downtown company combines two of L.A.'s most popular industries; environmentally friendly technology and Hollywood. Hive Lighting makes plasma bulbs for film and television sets.

Arts/Culture

Crewest Gallery celebrates 10 years with 'Mission Accomplished'

By Andrew Lopez
May 10, 2012

The Crewest Gallery is celebrating their 10 year anniversary with "Mission Accomplished" -- a reflective exhibit on the transformation of street art in L.A.

Roads/Rails

Metrolink CEO John Fenton resigns after two years leading the rail agency

By Hayley Fox
May 08, 2012

Fenton will be taking a new CEO position at a railroad operating company. He said the new job will allow him to move closer to his parents and children.

Development

Grand Ave. Civic Center Park could open by June

By Tony Pierce
May 08, 2012

Among other features, the park will boast a performance lawn, a grand event lawn, ADA-accessible walkways, a dog run and a community terrace area showcasing plants from around the world.

Curated links to the stories that Downtown should be reading, picked by the staff at blogdowntown.

"We’ve seen it grow, have been part of that growth, and knew we wanted to stay in this community."

Opening Up Shop: A Preview And A Word With Poketo On Their New Store

www.laimyours.com

Choosing a neighborhood was probably the easiest for us. The Arts District of Los Angeles is an area of LA that is exploding right now with new residents, galleries, coffee roasters/cafes like Handsome Coffee and Urth, bars like Wurstkuche and Villains, boutiques like Apolis Activism, and now Poketo.

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A documentary called "#ReGENERATION" about the Occupy Movement will premiere at Downtown Independent tomorrow.

Documentary Film Narrated by Ryan Gosling Premieres Thursday

LAist

It's true. RyGo is coming to Downtown Los Angeles Thursday, May 3 -- kinda.

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This is a real story in the LA Times: Some dog owners let their pets run around the LAPD park without leashes.

LAPD 'doggy park' is a bright green spot in a concrete world

LA Times

Elizabeth Ishili, who frequents the lawn with her poodle, Moses, thinks that dog owners who bring their pooches to mix, mingle and just be dogs should be more responsible with their pets to ensure the lawn remains available.

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Game changer: Angels move to Downtown?

With Angel Stadium aging, team could drop the 'of Anaheim'

LA Times

What could possibly wipe the smiles off the faces of Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten and Mark Walter? How about the Angels moving into a new ballpark in downtown Los Angeles, three miles from Dodger Stadium?

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Organizers hope the larger venue and expanded categories of competition (including one for the ladies called "Whiskerina") will boost attendance five-fold over last August's inaugural outing.

L.A. Beard and Mustache battle heads downtown this June

LA Times

The second annual Los Angeles Beard and Mustache Competition is set to take place on June 24, 2012, at the Belasco Theatrer in downtown L.A.

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Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles, stated that “the sale of product knockoffs is not a victimless crime” -- the victims being billion-dollar fashion industry leaders.

Feds issue warning following bust of downtown vendor: Counterfeit goods are dangerous

KPCC

Officials issued a caveat emptor in their indictment of a downtown vendor charged with selling fake designer goods: Some items could contain poisonous lead.

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