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Theater Owner Ezat Delijani Dies

By Eric Richardson — August 29, 2011 — 3 Comments

Ezat Delijani came to Los Angeles in 1979, purchasing four of Broadway's historic theaters over the next 30 years. He passed away on Saturday.

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Study Shows Rise in Self-Employment Rate

By Eric Richardson — August 24, 2011

Downtowners are almost 25 percent more likely to be self-employed than they were in 2008 according to a new demographic study released on Tuesday.

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What Should Downtown Want in Redistricting?

By Eric Richardson — August 23, 2011 — 6 Comments

The process of reshaping Los Angeles' City Council districts will kick off in earnest in the coming weeks. What should Downtown be fighting for? That's not an easy question.

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A Trashy Conundrum on Harlem Alley

By Eric Richardson — August 16, 2011 — 14 Comments

What do you do when your alley turns into a dumping ground? That's the question being asked by one Downtown resident who looks down at a dumpster that seems to be a magnet for neighborhood trash.

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While City Wrestles Budget, Neighbors Pull Weeds at LAPD

By Eric Richardson — August 05, 2011 — 13 Comments

Opened in 2009, the Police Administration Building was part of a $437-million construction project. Why, then, are its neighbors still having to volunteer to pull weeds?

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Angels Knoll's Goats are Back

By Eric Richardson — August 03, 2011 — 6 Comments

One of Downtown's most peculiar urban sights returned on Wednesday as a herd of hungry goats was unleashed on the weedy Angels Knoll hillside at 4th and Hill.

Video Shows Suicide Leap Averted at 7th and Main

By Eric Richardson — July 30, 2011 — 8 Comments

LAPD officers saved a man intent on jumping from a 13th floor roof on Thursday evening, and a video shot by a neighbor shows the rescue taking place.

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X Games 17 Kicks Off

By Eric Richardson — July 28, 2011 — 3 Comments

Ready for your close-up, Downtown? The four days of X Games 17 will star a neighborhood that has grown up since the last time the big air ramp was out on a parking lot in 2006.

Win Tickets to See The 88 at the Grammy Museum

By Eric Richardson — July 26, 2011 — 6 Comments

Local indie rockers The 88 come to the Grammy Museum on Thursday, and we've got tickets for blogdowntown readers who want to see the show.

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What to Do About Art Walk?

By Eric Richardson — July 21, 2011 — 41 Comments

Last week's Art Walk tragedy has led to calls for the streets to be handed over to the crowds during the monthly event. That would make the wrong statement for Downtown.

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A Royal Visit and a Trashy Parking Lot

By Eric Richardson — July 12, 2011 — 11 Comments

Monday's written tiff between Patt Morrison and Zooey Deschanel over a trashy parking lot should remind us that the neighborhood's cleanup can't have blind spots.