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Dodgers Meet and Greet Fans at L.A. Live

By Ed Fuentes — February 03, 2009
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|Photo Gallery| Dodger fans gathered at L.A. Live this afternoon for the chance to get autographs from current players and past greats. The event was the last stop on the first day of the Dodgers' Caravan, an eight-day send off to Spring Training. Players from the current roster included Andre Ethier, Blake DeWitt, Hiroki Kuroda, and the just signed Brad Ausmus. Also appearing...


Win Tickets to See Missy Higgins and Justin Nozuka at the Orpheum

By Eric Richardson — January 15, 2009
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Missy Higgins / Justin Nozuka

Tickets to see Missy Higgins and Justin Nozuka at the historic Orpheum Theatre on March 21 go on sale this Saturday, but Goldenvoice is offering blogdowntown readers a chance to grab seats early. This is Australia week in Los Angeles (you didn't know, did you?), and the billing features a pair of Aussies in Higgins and opener Lenka.


Thanks for a Great 2008

By Eric Richardson — December 31, 2008 — 2 Comments

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In this last day of 2008, I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I've enjoyed running blogdowntown this year. As I mentioned in the pledge drive kickoff, this year has been one of big growth for the site. We've now run 825 stories in 2008, which equates to just a hair under 250,000 words. — Continued Inside...


Help Us Cover Downtown: blogdowntown Needs Your Support

By Eric Richardson — December 24, 2008 — 21 Comments

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blogdowntown is about to turn four years old, and we need the help of readers like you to continue our mission of creating a conversation about life in Downtown Los Angeles.

Today we're kicking off our first pledge drive, beginning a push to shape blogdowntown into a community-supported voice for those who live and work Downtown. — Continued Inside...


Far From Downtown

By Eric Richardson — December 23, 2008
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Snowy Day in MI

A cold greeting to those of you still in Downtown for the holidays. Kathy and I are in Michigan visiting family, remembering just how cold this part of the country can get.


Beta Test: Help Us Test Facebook Connect

By Eric Richardson — December 18, 2008
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I just rolled out a new feature on blogdowntown, and I need your help testing it out. As of just a few minutes ago, you can now log in to blogdowntown using your Facebook account and share your comments with your social network. It's a cool concept, and one that I want to expand on going forward.


Crane Operators: How Do They Get Up There?

By Eric Richardson — December 12, 2008
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Crane Access

Back in 2006, the Downtown News profiled Jim Allen, operator of L.A. Live's Tower Crane One. The article told of his daily 288 foot climb up 22 stories of stairs. So now that the tower crane is fifty-something stories, does Allen still have to climb that whole way?


Oliver and the Final Beam

By Stan Lerner — December 11, 2008
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“Oliver, the NSA tells me that you’re not writing at your usual Starbucks. Is everything okay?” asked President Elect Obama. “I’m fine. I’ve just been writing a lot about L.A. Live so I’ve been working out of the Starbucks over there. I like to totally immerse myself in my subject matter.” “Yeah, I thought that might be the case. The piece about the architecture...


Unwatched Wet Concrete Makes a Bad Mix

By Eric Richardson — December 09, 2008
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Sidewalk Vandalism

Long-under-construction eatery and market Bottega Louie poured some new ramps outside its future doorways recently. It appears the construction crew forgot that unattended wet concrete in the middle of an urban area makes for quite the bad mix.


Oliver Lights a Tree

By Stan Lerner — December 07, 2008
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When you’re Downtown Oliver Brown, not much fazes you. But waking up with my hot nineteen-year-old girlfriend’s MOTHER naked in my bed did actually give me what felt like a flutter in my chest followed by considerable shortness of breath. I would have been completely distraught but for the fact that my girlfriend Misha’s mother is the former supermodel Paullina...