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Archives for July 2009

Summer Music Rolls On Around Downtown

31st

Standard and Quicksilver Partner Up for Board Shorts and a Vending Machine

What's a "Street Trolley?"

X Games 15: Day 1 from Staples Center

Heritage Commission Asks 6th Street Bridge Project For More Preservation Effort

Streetcar Project Holds Open House, Still Accepting Comments Online

30th

ESPN X Games 15 Kicks Off at Staples Center and Home Depot Center

Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Opens at FIDM Museum

29th

73 Years Ago: Gas Company Purchases Site at 8th & Flower, Home to Historic Church

Lettering Going Up on L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas

Downtown Dog Day Afternoon Draws Over 360 Canines to the Cathedral

Lengthy Closure Brings Everything but Cars to Chick Hearn Court

28th

Big Lovin' Panda's Anthony Ferrara

Cultural Heritage Commission Sets Hearing to Weigh In On 6th Street Viaduct

LAPD, Councilmembers Clash on Uniforms for Film Officers

27th

Case of Slain Teen Cracked by Oft-Criticized Quality of Life Arrest

Around the Halls: July 27 - 29

Pair of Downtown Teams Hoping to Compete in Red Bull Soapbox Race

24th

Long Time Olvera Street Merchant Sent Eviction Notice

Saturday: All About the New Los Angeles Theatre Center

Conga Room Latin Dance Championship Ends With Grand Finale Dance-Off

Speakers Debate NYC Examples for Industrial Preservation

23rd

Club 740 Survives Revocation Process, but Receives New Conditions

Is Downtown in the Middle of a Summer of Love?

22nd

New Ordinance Aims to Solve L.A.'s Water Problems through Conservation

Rx for the Economy, Extracting Equity from Debt

Fisher Nails 33-Footer in Lakers 3 on 3 Promo

Heart of Gallery Row Changing as Galleries in Rosslyn Lofts Look for New Space

21st

Win Presale Tickets to See "So You Think You Can Dance?" At Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE

Blue Cupcake Debuts at Lot44

"Spamalot" at the Ahmanson

20th

Two Years Ago: Downtown's Ralphs Opens

Around the Halls: July 20 - 22

Julius Shulman, 98

17th

City National Bank Moves Its Headquarters Downtown

"Summer on 7th" Fundraiser to Celebrate 20 Years for Inner-City Arts

Morning Rotary Names Alex Brideau President

16th

Downtown's Last Major Crane Coming Down

Downtown Dogs Circling July 28th on Their Social Calendars

L.A. Live Lucky Strike Offers Cheap Lunch with a Side of Bowling

"As You Like It" At Shakespeare Festival / LA

Red Bull's Soapbox Derby Coming Downtown in September, Entries Due Friday

15th

3RD + SPRING: An Artisanal Food Market in Downtown

Win Tickets to See Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet at the GRAMMY Museum

Amerland Group Considering Purchase of Rosslyn Hotel

Brookfield's Summer on the Plaza(s)

14th

Lakers and AEG Plan 3 on 3 Tournament for L.A. Live

Leisure Suite at Bar 107

Central Area Weekly Update: July 11, 2009

Lineup Shuffle Takes Downtowner Off the Air at 710 ESPN

13th

"Bloomfest" to Honor Late Arts District Pioneer

Around the Halls: July 13 - 15

Around the July Art Walk

12th

Streetcar Project Unveils New Website, Asks for Input on Route

10th

Planning Commission Approves Broadway Design Guide

More Than Just a Coffee Shop, It's 'Multeepurpose'

Could Changed Live/Work Rules Jump-Start the Downtown Condo Market?

9th

Convention Center Signage Passes Planning Commission, Headed to Council

Working or Not? The Puzzling Case of the City Hall Paper Towel Dispenser

Morning Fire in Arts District Damages Industrial Building, Growing Operation Found

Art Walk Preview for July, 2009

8th

GRAMMY Museum Hosts Ceremony and Exhibit Honoring Ritchie Valens

Construction Lift Removed from L.A. Live's Ritz-Carlton Tower

Syrup Desserts Getting Set to Give Downtown a Sweet Hangout

7th

Michael Jackson Fans Share their Stories

Celebrating July 4th in Downtown Los Angeles

Emotional Crowd Inside Jackson Memorial Service; Few Outside

The Circus Rolls Into Downtown

Looking Down on the Nokia Plaza Media Zoo

6th

Logistics for Tuesday's Michael Jackson Memorial Service Published, but Uncertain

Thursday: Patina Kicks Off 2009 Locals Night Series

South Park Trash Cans Removed for Jackson Memorial Service

Anime Fans Invade Downtown

Around the Halls: July 6 - 9

Community Invited to Share Ideas for the New Spring Street Park

5th

Memorial for Michael Jackson to Bring Fans and Closures

3rd

Central Area Weekly Update: June 27, 2009

2nd

LAPD Apprehends Jewelry Theft Suspect After Standoff Near Pershing Square

Skid Row Walk Participants Reflect on Event's 4th Anniversary

All Downtown's a Stage for Shakespeare Festival/LA

The LA Matsuri Taiko Group

1st

Capital Markets Say to Play the Waiting Game

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Sunset at the FYF Fest

Café Dulcé ~ Brazil Santos Coffee

Super slide

Tent City @ Solidarity Park

Electric Madonna

Spring Street Bike Lane Repainted

Occupy LA, Eviction Day

Cappuccino by Hiroshi Sawada, 2008 Milrock Latte Art Champion at Coffee Bar L.A. ~ Latte Art Fundraiser for Coffee Kids

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Occupy LA, Eviction Day

Occupy LA, Eviction Hour