From the Newsroom

Everyday

Touring Westside Architecture via Bike

By Eric Richardson — February 04, 2006
2 Comments

Ride-Arc in Beverly Hills

I’ve mentioned before that I’m really enjoying the group bike rides that are popping up around LA. Last night I went on RIDE-Arc, a loosely architecture-themed ride put together by some students from Downtown’s SCI-Arc. It wasn’t a Downtown ride, meeting at La Brea and Sunset and heading west to UCLA, but I started from Downtown so I think...


Everyday

Los Angeles: Ab in die Mitte!

By Eric Richardson — February 03, 2006
3 Comments

If you read German you might be interested in checking out this GEO Magazine article on Downtown LA. I can’t read German, so if you do I’ll take your word on it. The babelfish translation leaves much to the imagination: 4000 LOFT and free-hold flats developed, 10000 further geplant-und the road life develop in similarly high speed: A restaurant...


Everyday

The Filming Mesh

By Eric Richardson — February 02, 2006
5 Comments

Jan Perry wants DWP to report on the idea of a network of “infrastructural nodes” scattered Downtown for filming uses. The text of the motion, which was seconded by Eric Garcetti, hasn’t made it online yet, but when it does you’ll find it here on the City Clerk’s site. So here’s all I know right now: (Perry - Garcetti) requesting...


Everyday

Qantas Crews Still Not Fans of Downtown

By Eric Richardson — January 31, 2006
14 Comments

The crazy story of Qantas crews who say they’re in danger venturing outside in Downtown continues. If you don’t remember, back in May Qantas moved its crew hotel from Pasadena to the Bonaventure. The crews complained, and said that homeless people were stealing food off their trays at fast food places. Of course then in June three Qantas employees...


Everyday

Exploring Downtown's Industrial Side by Bike

By Eric Richardson — January 29, 2006
2 Comments

Bike Ride Shots -- Jan 29th, 2006

I took advantage of the nice weather this afternoon, hopping on my bike to explore more of Downtown. It’s funny, I’ve lived Downtown for a year and a half now but I still feel like I take these trips as a tourist. There are so many great places to wander without going far at all. Today’s destination was the southern end of Downtown’s...


Everyday

Lofts Beneath My Very Nose

By Eric Richardson — January 28, 2006
1 Comment

Future Roosevelt Lofts

Sometimes residential projects Downtown just sneak up on me. For instance, earlier this week I saw some wooden overhang go in over the sidewalk of the building across the street from work. I wondered what kind of construction they were doing. Turns out that the building at the NE corner of 7th & Flower is actually the future “Roosevelt Lofts”...


Everyday

A Weekend Question about Photos

By Eric Richardson — January 28, 2006
2 Comments

It’s the weekend, so I think this is a good time to ask a question about the site. What do you think about those images over in the left sidebar? I mean, I hope for all of you the answer is that you like them, but more specifically… How do you think their presentation could be different to improve your interaction with them? Do you look over there...


Everyday

Camille's Back to Being Open on Saturday

By Eric Richardson — January 28, 2006
1 Comment

Camille's sidewalk cafe at 7th / Hope

It may not say it on the door, but the Camille’s at 7th and Hope now offers Saturday hours. I mentioned back in October that I was excited for how new eating choices were improving Downtown streets. In the comments we had a discussion on how tough it is for these new places on this side of Downtown to attract weekend business. Camille’s had opened...


Everyday

Lost Souls Cafe is Open

By Eric Richardson — January 26, 2006
12 Comments

Lost Souls Cafe

This may not be news to those of you living in the Old Bank District, but last night was the first I had seen that Lost Souls Cafe is now open. I first mentioned its coming way back in June of last year after hearing about the project at a Neighborhood Block Grant meeting. It took a bit longer to open than they thought it would, but the cafe is now open and it...


Everyday

Google Maps Zooms In

By Eric Richardson — January 25, 2006
1 Comment

So sometime fairly recently Google Maps added some new resolution to the satellite views you could get over the web. They’ve had the extra resolution in Google Earth, but previously the web maps were limited in their max zoom. Some of the new views, though, are pretty disconcerting. Check out this view of 777 Tower appearing to lean ominously over parking...