Everyday Living

Three Events Talk Politics on a Wednesday Night

By Ed Fuentes — June 04, 2008

SkidRowWalk

On this busy Wednesday, Downtowners have three community events to choose from. Those looking to be involved may be spread thin, thanks to overlapping start times, but it’s good to see a neighborhood with so many ways to be active.


4th and Hill Toilet Still Inching Toward Service

By Eric Richardson — June 03, 2008
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Fresh Cement at the 4th/Hill APT

A fresh patch of concrete next to the still-not-functional Automated Public Toilet (APT) at 4th and Hill is visual proof that getting the unit in service wasn’t just a matter of turning on the electricity. That was the report we were given back in January, with an up and running toilet said to be just weeks away. A check back in April found no progress.


Not Just for Galleries: Art Walk's Success Leads to Expansion

By Eric Richardson — June 03, 2008

Thoms

When the June map hits the Downtown Art Walk site in the next few days, it’s going to look quite a bit different than it has in the past. Participation in the highly-successful once-a-month event is expanding, with retail, bar and restaurant spaces joining the collection of galleries. Art Walk Director Bert Green says the change represents an effort to...


DLANC Elections Draw Near; Participation Up, But Some Hurdles Remain

By Eric Richardson — June 02, 2008
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California’s Primary election is tomorrow, June 3rd, but Downtown’s big day comes a little over a week later, when the DLANC elections take place on Thursday, June 12th. It will be the fourth election for the neighborhood council, with the last having been held in September of 2006. DLANC’s seen very positive growth in the past two years, but...


Faces of Downtown - Cheryl McDonald

By Jeannine Denholm — June 02, 2008
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CMcD

In the next installment of Faces of Downtown we meet Higgins Building resident Cheryl McDonald who shares her memories of Downtown as a child, her hopes for the future and describes an active urban life that is never boring.


Saturday: Arts District Co-Op Sale Shows Off Neighborhood's Creative Fabric

By Eric Richardson — May 30, 2008

Traction Ave Fashion Co-Op

Tomorrow, May 31st, the Arts District shows off a bit of its wearable side as a trio of local clothing companies get together for the Traction Ave Fashion Co-Op. The event is presented by Echo Park-based Evil Monito magazine, and features Arts District lines K.Z.O. “Cinematics”, Apolis Activism and House of Cassette. The sale runs 10am - 5pm and...


9th and Main Median Getting Its Trees

By Eric Richardson — May 29, 2008
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9th & Main Median Work

The whimsical median at 9th and Main is finally getting its landscaping, after sitting incomplete for the last several months. The project broke ground in January, and will provide color to what was previously a triangular strip of asphalt at the confluence of Spring and Main streets. Early work on progressed quickly, but the site stalled after the city had...


Shots Fired at 6th and Spring

By Eric Richardson — May 24, 2008
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LAPD has multiple blocks closed off around 6th and Spring, where shots are reported to have been fired from a room in the Hayward Hotel. The situation is still developing, and we’ll try to get an update. Portions of Spring, Main, Broadway and 6th are closed. Update (9:45): Shooter is in custody. Shots were fired from the second to the top floor of the...


Lakers Playoff Run Demands a Memorable Moniker

By Ed Fuentes — May 21, 2008
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Lakers Flags: Aisle One

Downtown’s Los Angeles Lakers tip off their Western Conference Finals series against the Spurs tonight at Staples Center. They’re one step closer to a possible match with the Boston Celtics, who are up 1-0 in their Eastern Finals series with Detroit. It seems L.A.’s basketball fever is still waiting for the Finals to really take hold, but maybe...


The Constant Creep of Advertising

By Eric Richardson — May 16, 2008
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Sidewalk Advertising

Advertising is in the news these days. Yesterday Steve Hymon reported in the Times on backlash against high tech ads in subway tunnels. Not too long before that the story was digital billboards along the 10 and illegal supergraphics on the westside. Downtown, the advertising mode-de-jour seems to be of the sidewalk variety. For months now these little square...