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• Saturday, 11:10 AM:Why the city chooses to block off cross streets so far in advance of parades and protests is baffling to me.
• Saturday, 11:07 AM:This one slipped under my radar. Panamanian Independence Day parade has Broadway closed.
• 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.

Downtown Headlines

Stories about Downtown from elsewhere on the Internet:

• KOR Sells Arts District Retail Building, Lawsuits Ensue

  CurbedLA: KOR sells to Klein at 521 S. Hewitt; now there's a lawsuit against Loft Appeal, and Lofty Dog is seeking a new location.Nov 05

• Using the New Gold Line Extension

  LAist notes with the opening of the new Gold Line Eastside extension on the 15th, there will be many ways to access.Nov 05

• CRA's Cecila Estolana Leaves Post

  Head of CRA and green-tech corridor advocate resigns. She will join an Oakland-based green firm. Nov 04

• AEG Looking to Replace Partner TicketMaster

  Bloomberg: AEG is reviewing systems by Cleveland-based Veritix Inc., Major League Baseball’s Tickets.com and others.Nov 03

• Charlie Beck Next LAPD Chief

  LAT: Mayor Villaraigosa has selected Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Charlie Beck.Nov 03

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