Everyday Living

Absinthe and Aerialists at the Edison

By Jeannine Denholm — Yesterday, 04:13 PM

Lucent Dossier at the Edison

Just when you think the Downtown bar scene might be getting a little predictable, in comes the Edison to shake up the middle of your week.

Enter Lucent Dossier, a type of vaudeville circus, a few absinthe cocktails and half naked aerialists and suddenly Wednesday is a whole lot more exciting. — Continued Inside...


Faces of Downtown - Roger Gendron

By Jeannine Denholm — Sunday
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Roger Gendron

When Peter Y. Hong of the LA Times wrote his March 13, 2008 article titled "Downtown Not the Center of it All," it created a lot of discussion about what was really happening Downtown. Many residents were upset about the portrayal of our growing neighborhoods, and I was one of them. It seems valuable to spend a little time getting to know some of the varied...


Mother's Day Fundraiser at the Redwood Bar and Grill

By Jeannine Denholm — Friday

Redwood Bar & Grill

If you want to score big points with your mom and haven't already booked brunch at the Biltmore or tea at the Ritz, take her to the Redwood Bar and Grill this Sunday. Treat her to their newly launched brunch and contribute to their all day fundraiser for The House of Ruth, a shelter in Los Angeles for homeless and abused women and their children.


Downtown WIFI Getting a Big Boost

By Eric Richardson — Friday
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Changing Out the Radio

New radios went up this week for a big expansion of the ExperienceLA's Downtown WIFI network. Formerly just at Pershing Square, the new push brings the network out to sixteen blocks, mostly in the Historic Core. Those looking up while wandering around the neighborhood will notice the new three-antenna radios installed on corner streetlights. As of Friday...


New Marathon Route Shows off Downtown, but at a Cost to the City

By Eric Richardson — May 05, 2008
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Los Angeles Thumbs Up

The 2007 Los Angeles Marathon debuted a new point-to-point route designed to show off the city, but the popular changes look to have a negative impact on the city's wallet at a time when it can least afford it. City salary costs for the 2007 race were up nearly $800,000, and yet a recent memo from the city's Chief Legislative Analyst suggests revised invoices...


May Skid Row Walk Takes a Later Start to See the Lights

By Ed Fuentes — May 03, 2008

Skid Rwo

The monthly Skid Row Neighborhood Walk continues, but gets a one-hour delay in May. The May 7th walk will begin at 7pm, giving Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL) Director Ed Ebrahimian the right atmosphere to show off new pedestrian lighting recently installed on several streets within Skid Row. Needless to say: If you want to see lights you walk at night.


Small in Numbers, Large in Color

By Eric Richardson — May 01, 2008
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Legalize LA March

All blogdowntown coverage of today's marches is available in this May 1 topic. The May Day marches converged Downtown a little after 3pm, with crowds far smaller than many were predicting. The Times is giving an LAPD number of 3,500. That number will get revised higher (early LAPD numbers always do), but turnout is not particularly high. The Legalize LA march...


Early May 1 Notes: State Building Returns to Its Bunker

By Eric Richardson — May 01, 2008

State Fortifications

All blogdowntown coverage of today's marches is available in this May 1 topic. For the second year running, the Ronald Reagan State Building is likely to win the crown of "Most Intent to Protect Itself from Marchers." The Caltrans devices pictured are from 2007, but those up around the State Building today look just the same. Elsewhere, Ed Fuentes reports...


A Night at the BonaVista Lounge

By Jeannine Denholm — April 29, 2008
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There are so many great bars and restaurants opening Downtown it’s easy to forget the ones that have been around for awhile. That’s why I opted out of my normal Seven Grand rye Manhattan Friday routine to try something new and distinctly different. And what could be more unlike any of Cedd Moses’ swanky joints than the revolving BonaVista Lounge on top of the...


Skid Row All Star Saturday

By Ed Fuentes — April 28, 2008

Game Time

"It's LAPD playing Skid Row on Saturday morning!! Gaaaame is on!" Ron Crockett was courtside at Gladys Park, where he can often be found coaching for the Skid Row 3 on 3 Basketball League. This Saturday, Crockett had a different calling, as he was tasked with the role of play-by-play preacher man for a game between the Skid Row All-Stars and LAPD's Central...