DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Two fun items to point out from these week's issue of the Downtown News:

• Gallery Row's One-Year Anniversary is mentioned in an entertainment roundup. The festivities will be this upcoming Thursday, and will center around the May edition of the Downtown Art Walk. There will also be an event in the plaza at the Caltrans building. I love Kimba's quote:

"This place is like the Pentagon," says GRO member Kimba Rogers. "But the manager wanted to open it up to the community, and it's in the middle of the Row. We can't go inside, but we have a lot of freedom outside. We're gonna plug in and throw down."

• The lights on 7th Street are on. I've mentioned these lights a couple times in DLANC recaps, but Kathryn covers the story much better than I would have, and includes a picture.