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• Film Shoots Still Down in LA

  LAist: Despite some gains, overall production for the year is down over 14 percent.. Oct 15

• 717 Olympic Going After Soulja Boy For Late Rent

  TMZ reports that high-end Downtown rental 717 Olympic sent a letter to rapper tenant Soulja Boy demanding he keep the noise down and pay nearly $10,000 in back rent.Oct 13

• Skid Row 3-on-3 Basketball

  Downtown News publishes first of three part focus on a year in Skid Row 3 on 3 basketball. Oct 12

• Little Tokyo Rec Center Secures Space

  Little Tokyo Unblogged writes that the Budokan of Los Angeles (formerly the Little Tokyo Recreation Center) has finalized its MOU with the City for space behind the LAPD Motorpool.Oct 12

• LA Opera’s First Ever Costume Shop Sale

  LA Metblogs has the details on the LA Opera's first ever costume shop sale taking place this Saturday, October 10th in Little Tokyo.Oct 06

• 6 Tips to Get You the Most out of dineLA 's Restaurant Week

  LAist has a few tips to help get the most out of DineLA Restaurant Week.Oct 05

• LAPD Will Miss Parker Center

  Daily News LA: As police ready for move from 54yr old Headquarters into the new & modern, they're mindful of the memories left behind.Oct 05

• Downtown to Get Second Winter Ice Rink

  Downtown News reports the LA Kings are to pull sponsorship from Pershing Square and instead, sponsor their own rink at LA Live.Oct 01

• Rally for High Speed Rail Friday

  Supporters will speak at 9 a.m. Friday in the Old Ticket Room at Union Station. After the rally, grant application will be submitted to the federal government, asking for $4.8 billion in stimulus money for a high speed rail line that would connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.Sep 30

• Gold Line Eastside Extension to Begin Regular Testing Sunday

  LAist: Metro officials announced today that pre-revenue light rail train testing of Eastside Gold Line (which includes Little Tokyo station) will begin Sunday, lasting at least a month before opening to the public.Sep 29