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Springfest: Chinatown event to feature ribs, beer and bands

By Hayley Fox — March 19, 2012 — 2 Comments

The first annual Springfest will be held in Chinatown next month. The "official after-party" of CicLAvia, the festival plans to bring together local businesses to host a day of music, art and a rib-eating contest.

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Street Finds: The Fashion District

By Hayley Fox and Andrew Lopez — March 15, 2012

Show us your threads DTLA! In another edition of Street Finds, blogdowntown hits up the Fashion District for Fashion Week finds. Vintage dresses, designer jackets and skinny jeans prevail.

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New custom denim store opens in Historic Core, seams like a hit

By Hayley Fox — March 15, 2012 — 1 Comment

Den.m Bar opened last week on 7th Street and is selling handmade jeans starting at more than $200. Customers dictate the cut, color, style and material for each individual pair. So far, the small factory has received about 40 orders.

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No sleep til MOCA: Beastie Boy Mike D. curates art festival

By Hayley Fox — March 14, 2012

Mike Diamond is putting together "Transmission LA: AV Club," an artistic event at the Downtown Geffen Contemporary space. Today he talked about exploring Little Tokyo, his love of coffee and being in way over his head.

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Sneak Peek: Los Angeles Brewing Company to open on Broadway

By Hayley Fox — March 12, 2012 — 2 Comments

This almost 400-person bar and restaurant has been almost two years in the making. This coming Saturday the soft opening will introduce the 100 beers on tap, "California comfort" style food and a designated doggie patio.

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Wild West meets Downtown in new historic walking tour

By Hayley Fox — March 09, 2012

Mount up urban cowboys, there's a new walking tour in town. "How Los Angeles Invented The Wild West (and why no one knows it)" begins at The Last Bookstore and travels back in time to a Downtown frontier that preceded mining camps like Tombstone.

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A rare glimpse inside MOCA's permanent collection

By Andrew Lopez — March 08, 2012

A personal tour of MOCA on Grand Avenue revealed that about 95 percent of the museum's 6,000 works spend most of their time away from public view. So what are patrons missing out on?

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LA Fashion Week unpacks its garment bags in DTLA

By Hayley Fox — March 05, 2012

It may not be New York Fashion Week but it's our fashion week, Los Angeles. And its arrived. Ten days of leggy models, up-and-coming designers and new style spilling onto Downtown's streets starts Thursday.

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Lego my modern home: Embrace your inner architect in arts competition

By Hayley Fox — March 02, 2012

Dust off those Lego building blocks and start constructing your dream modern home for a competition put on by Dwell and Pacific Standard Time. The winning submission gets a cash prize, Ice cube poster and...more Legos!

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A standing ovation for arts education at the Bravo awards

By Hayley Fox — March 01, 2012

It's the Academy Awards for teachers and students tonight at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, where schools will be honored for their involvement in visual and performing arts.

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'Free admission and free speech': Actor Roger Smith schools on black history

By Hayley Fox — February 29, 2012

Tonight at The Last Bookstore, Smith will use the book and vinyl archives of the Spring Street location to perform "The End of Black History Month" -- an improvisational show and conversation about African-American achievement.