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'The Goonies' hits Grand Park for LA Streetcar event

By Hayley Fox — October 11, 2012 — 1 Comment

You can learn about the L.A. streetcar and watch Chunk do the truffle shuffle at an outdoor movie screening next week put on by the L.A. Streetcar Inc.

Courtesy José Huizar's office

Folding fan public art project unveiled in Little Tokyo

By Hayley Fox — October 08, 2012 — 2 Comments

The boundaries of the Downtown district are now defined by 40 aluminum signs that feature images of folding fans decorated with traditional Japanese icons and imagery.

Courtesy Blumhouse of Horrors

'Paranormal Activity' movie producer turns DTLA theater into haunted house

By Hayley Fox — October 05, 2012

The producer of haunting flicks including "Paranormal Activity" and "Insidious" has created a haunted house inside DTLA's old Variety Arts Theater. The public scare sessions began Thursday night and continue through November 3.

Flickr via Slices of Light

New TV series named after, based on, life in DTLA

By Hayley Fox — October 01, 2012 — 2 Comments

A scripted TV series dubbed 'DTLA' starts this month and follows the lives of gay couples in downtown L.A. Supporting cast members include big names such as Sandra Bernhard and Melanie Griffith.

Flickr via jshyun

Mooncakes and moon-gazing at Chinatown's autumn harvest festival

By Hayley Fox — September 24, 2012

A Chinese harvest festival dating back 3,000 years will be celebrated this weekend in DTLA's Chinatown -- with moon cake, art galleries and high-tech telescopes for moon-gazing.

Courtesy Comikaze

Elvira and Stan Lee descend on DTLA for upcoming Comikaze

By Hayley Fox — September 12, 2012 — 1 Comment

The two day comic convention comes to the L.A. Convention Center this weekend. Organizers are expecting approximately 60,000 people to turn out for the event, which will include a zombie-filled obstacle course and Elvira museum.

Courtesy of the Getty Conservation Institute

Historic Olvera Street mural conserved; set to be unveiled

By Hayley Fox — September 11, 2012 — 1 Comment

"América Tropical," the almost 80-year-old mural on the Italian Hall in downtown L.A., has been restored and will be unveiled in a few weeks. The controversial image was almost completely whitewashed just years after it went up.

The Music Center

Five ways to cap off the summer, Downtown-style

By Rachel Garcia — September 07, 2012

Summer doesn't officially end until September 21st. We've found a few ways to finish the season with a bang.

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MTV Video Music Awards starting early to end in time for President Obama's speech

By Hayley Fox — September 06, 2012

The annual awards show will be held at the Staples Center on Thursday in downtown L.A. The VMAs pushed up their start time in order to end before President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention.

FYF changes line-ups around at the suggestion of fans

By Emily Chu — August 30, 2012

The popular Downtown music festival that happens this weekend revised their schedule today, taking into account criticisms made against it. None of the acts were changed, but times were shifted to accomodate the audience.