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Archives for May 2009

Celebrating the Magic of Tony Curtis at the Million Dollar Theater

31st

ESPN Zone Gets Big New Screen to Replace Bezels

29th

L.A. Live Unveils Discount Program for Downtown Residents

Does Biltmore's La Bistecca Count as a New Restaurant?

Marijuana Clinic Coming to 6th and Spring?

Friends Ask for Help Finding Missing Man

28th

Car Crashes into Bank at 7th and Figueroa

Vista Hermosa Park Wins Architecture Award

Metro Continues Rail Car Talks, Leaving Open Option for Downtown Manufacturing Plant

Last Remaining Seats Kicks Off With Few Seats Left

Central Area Weekly Update: May 23, 2009

27th

As Contract Vote Nears, Rail Firm Pushes Its Leverage

Versus Invites Community Input Before Permit Hearing

26th

Ask the Trainer: Can Your Diet Keep You From Cancer?

Council Holds Off on Signage Decision

Broadway Workshop Invites Public Input Into Design Process

Around the Halls: May 26 - 27

25th

Korir and Petrova Claim Wins in the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon

24th Los Angeles Marathon Gets Underway

Brand New Johnny Rockets in Little Tokyo Already Expanding

24th

Big Time Wrestling is a Downtown Tradition

Apliiq! In All The Right Places

23rd

Tony's Saloon Pushes Cedd Moses' Downtown Empire East

22nd

Los Angeles Marathon Runs on Monday

Central Area Weekly Update: May 16, 2009

WWE Headed to Staples After Denver Boot; We've Got Tickets

21st

Fox Prepping for Long Shoot at 6th & Broadway

Loft Appeal Closing 9th & Hill Store After April Incident

Made in Downtown: SuperLuckyCat's Recycled Womens Wear

L.A. Live's Nokia Plaza Alive With Idols

20th

Tuesday Night Cafe in Little Tokyo

Downtown's Colorful Crosswalk Graphics

Long Closed, Mode Finally Gets Evicted

19th

"Tip-A-Cop" Returns for Second Day

Who Are Downtown's All-Stars?

Courtside in Little Tokyo

GRAMMY Museum Kicks Off Backstage Pass Series with Staind

Outside Budget Debates, Union Workers Rally

18th

Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill Opens Today at L.A. Live

Around the May Art Walk

Around the Halls: May 18 - 21

Monday: Conversation with Jan Perry at The Exchange

17th

'Bandslam' Stars Visit GRAMMY Museum to Promote Music

16th

L.A. Live's Ritz Tower Nearly Done With Glass

15th

Ask the Trainer: Checking In On David

XRT Marks A Spot in The Arts District

A Peek Inside the Blackstone at Ninth and Broadway

Union Rescue Mission Burglar Pleads No Contest

14th

Siptea to Close on Sunday

Art Walk Preview for May, 2009

13th

Tony's Opens in a Surprising Corner of Downtown

Win Tickets to See Mogwai at the Orpheum

Central Area Weekly Update: May 9, 2009

12th

Little LA Cafe Adds Big Late Night Hours

Cycling Advocates of All Ages Say 'Share the Road'

Fifty Years Ago Today: Arcade Building Jumper Disappoints Downtowners by Turning Back

After Long Journey, BottleRock Downtown Opens into a Changed Market

11th

The Clock is Ticking on Downtown's Elementary Future

Bike to Work Kicks Off; Downtown Activities Scheduled All Week

Around the Halls: May 11 - 13

Ask the Trainer: 10 Minute Workout/10,000 Steps

8th

Two New Bars Coming to Spring Street

Budget Cuts Mean Delays for Downtown Community Plans

Downtown's Thinnest Building? Today, 125 W. 7th is Just an Annex

You Already Know What Sunday Is...

7th

Do You Have Two Cars and a Commute to Irvine?

No Sign of Supergraphics Moratorium on Downtown Streets

Win Tickets to See Shiny Toy Guns at Club Nokia

6th

Dreaming of Ballet on Broadway

Community Gets Together to Celebrate Rickey's New Home

Central Area Weekly Update: May 2, 2009

Varnish Featured in Esquire's Best Bars List

5th

Opening of Union Station Almost Delayed By Kittens

Metro Rapid 720 Adding Stop at Central

4th

Tuesday: Housewarming Party for Rickey the Pirate

Ask the Trainer: Protein

Union Station Celebrates 70 Years

Around the Halls: May 4 - 6

3rd

A Look at May Day Traffic

L.A.'s May Day Marches Peaceful, but Small

2nd

Buses Bear Brunt of May Day Traffic Impacts

1st

Early Tallies Show Light Turnout for Immigration Marches

At North End of Broadway, Preparations for Marchers

Broadway Quiet on Morning of Marches

Toppled Street Trees Lead to Long Waits for Replacement

Communities Come Together to Celebrate Lesley Taplin

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Sam at Cafe Dulce Coffee Cart at JACCC Tuesday Night Cafe, Los Angeles

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2nd Street Tunnel Closed

City Hall lawn reconstruction

Fiesta Broadway

Snake Handler