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• Jenny Lewis Added to Club Nokia Opener

  NME writes that Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley has been added to the bill for Sunday's Club Nokia launch.

  www.nme.com – Nov 05
• Manager Named for Ritz

  Hotel Interactive notes that Javier Cano has been named as General Manager of the Ritz Carlton at L.A. Live, and will also oversee the J.W. Marriott and condos.

  www.hotelinteractive.com – Nov 04
• Stay's Window Stunt

  Cara DiMassa of the Times writes up Stay Hotel and its publicity-seeking stunt of housing models in a pair of ground-floor "hotel rooms." (July coverage of Stay)

  LA Times – Nov 03
• Union Bank Renews Big Deal

  LA Business Journal reports that Union Bank has renewed and expanded its lease at Union Bank Plaza, now taking 345,000 square feet in the 637,000 square foot building.

  www.labusinessjournal.com – Nov 03
• Bruno at Sunday's Yes on 8 Rally

  With film crew in tow, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen took his Bruno character to Sunday's Yes on 8 rally outside City Hall (via Curbed).

  www.telegraph.co.uk – Nov 03
• Missing: One Contrabassoon; $1000 Reward

  The Times' Culture Monster blog reports that the Colburn School has offered a $1000 reward for the return of a rare contrabassoon believed stolen from one of its rehearsal rooms.

  LA Times – Oct 31
• Scaling Back at LA Auto Show

  The Wall Street Journal says automakers are bringing a scaled-back presence to next month's L.A. Auto Show.

  online.wsj.com – Oct 28
• Downtown Goes Upmarket

  Financial Times takes a look at Downtown, focusing on AEG and the investment being put into L.A. Live.

  www.ft.com – Oct 27
• FilmL.A. Gets New Head

  Variety reports that FilmL.A. has a new head in Paul Audley, who was previously with the Trust for Public Land. Audley replaces former President Steve MacDonald, who left in March.

  www.variety.com – Oct 27
• Blog Medium Shifting in a Big Way

  William Yelles writes up last night's meeting of the Online News Association's LA Chapter for Miller-McCune. The theme was "Meet the Bloggers," and blogdowntown's Eric Richardson was one of six speakers.

  www.miller-mccune.com – Oct 24