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• New Name, New Life for Belmont

  LAT looks at the $400 million Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, formerly to be known as the Belmont Learning Center. The school sits on 1st, just west of the 110.Aug 10

• Greening Downtown L.A.

  Inhabitant looks at the Park 101 proposal (covered here), and includes fun new renderings.Aug 08

• Pegasus to Get Upgrades?

  This Globe St piece on KOR’s $100 million recapitalization of the Pegasus Apartments and partnership with Buchanan Street Partners mentions that the “new ownership plans to renovate and upgrade all 322 units.”Jul 30

• One Last Walk

  Joe Cornish is leaving Downtown and heading up to Eureka, CA. While we’ll look forward to continuing to read of his and Ruby’s adventures, Downtown will certainly miss him.Jul 28

• Building restorer's financial base needs a lift

  LAT’s Business Makeover series looks at the financial growth of CK Arts, the preservation firm involved in many Downtown projects. Currently the firm, about to rename itself Preservation Arts, is working on the Van Nuys building rehab.Jul 28

• Lofty Living for Less

  LAT’s Julie Makinen moved Downtown over the winter, and writes of saving money, shopping and finding almost too many things to do.Jul 27

• Walk to Work on the Wild Side

  LAT’s Patrick McMahon writes about living Downtown, where he moved in May. Negatives: bus noise and rats. Positives: money saving, food choices and walking.Jul 27

• Downtown is Moving on Up

  Cara DiMassa of the Times looks at Downtown’s penthouses, and their ability to attract the wealthy. A few more of the units have sold this year than had by the same point in 2007.Jul 26

• Times Backlash

  LA Observed posts a photo of the “Zell Hell” banner that was hung off the LA Times parking garage this morning.Jul 25

• Missing Hands

  Curbed looks into the missing Hands sculptures at Upper Angels Knoll Park.Jul 24