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Food/Nightlife

Counter Culture: Langer's Deli

By Ed Fuentes — October 29, 2009
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Langers Deli

|VIDEO| Ever since the Red Line opened in 1993, Norm Langer has never shied away from crediting the subway for saving his family’s deli. While Langer's is located adjacent to MacArthur Park, its proximity to the first subway stop outside of Downtown makes it just a few steps away from 7th and Figueroa or the Civic Center.


The Mayor's Love of Big Scissors

By Eric Richardson — October 29, 2009 — 9 Comments

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Standing outside the new Center for Community Health on Thursday morning, waiting for a ribbon cutting to take place, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was in a playful mood.

"I like big scissors and I can not lie," Villaraigosa sang in his best Sir Mix-A-Lot voice.

The Mayor's had plenty of chances to exercise that affection around Downtown this week, participating in three ribbon cuttings over the past six days. — Continued Inside...


Development

Center for Community Health Opens on Skid Row

By Eric Richardson — October 29, 2009
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Center for Community Health

|Photo Gallery| The new 21,000-square-foot Center for Community Health opened today on Skid Row, a partnership between the Weingart Center, the JWCH Insistute and the County of Los Angeles aimed at providing a full spectrum of health services for homeless and low-income individuals. "I believe health care is a right, not a privilege," said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa before...


Everyday

Downtown Kids' Halloween Party Returns on Saturday

By Eric Richardson — October 28, 2009
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Grand Hope Park will be overrun with costumed tykes on Saturday, as the Community Halloween Party for Downtown L.A. Kids returns for its second year. The event, sponsored by Downtown Center BID, Ralphs and FIDM, currently has RSVPs from 360 kids and 400 adults.


Little Tokyo Asks Metro to Study Grade-Separated Alternative for Regional Connector

By Eric Richardson — October 28, 2009 — 29 Comments

Conceptual Design for 1st & Alameda Metro

The Little Tokyo Community Council on Tuesday asked Metro to go back to the drawing board on the Regional Connector, the light rail link intended to connect the Gold Line, Expo Line and Blue Line.

The group asked Metro to study an option that would keep the line underground as it crosses through 1st and Alameda. A successful solution would clear many of Little Tokyo's concerns about the line and would eliminate a weak point in the project's design. — Continued Inside...


Everyday

"This Is It" Red Carpet Closer to an Award Show than a Movie Premiere

By Eric Richardson — October 28, 2009
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|Photo Gallery| L.A. Live is more familiar with hosting award shows than movie premieres, but the complex was right in its element on Tuesday night for the premiere of "This Is It." Staging and media attention for the event rivaled that of shows like the GRAMMY Awards.


Everyday

First In Line for the Regal

By Ed Fuentes — October 28, 2009
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As celebrities walked the glitzy red carpet on Nokia Plaza on Tuesday night for the premiere of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," Oskar sat in a much more modest queuing line next to L.A. Live's West Garage. The young moviegoer from East Los Angeles, along with his brother and two sisters, were the very first in line for the kickoff 9pm screening at the new Regal...


Development

Off-Season Renovations Bring Updates, New Club to Staples Center

By Eric Richardson — October 27, 2009
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Staples Center Renovations

|Photo Gallery| The Lakers and Clippers kick off the NBA regular season this evening, going head-to-head inside their shared Staples Center home. The two teams have occupied the building since the start of the 1999 season, but fans attending tonight's game might notice a few changes thanks to $20 million in off-season renovations.


Broadway Effort Nets Rehab Commitment from Owner of Los Angeles and Palace Theatres

By Eric Richardson — October 27, 2009 — 28 Comments

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A new City-owned parking garage on Broadway may be just the spur needed to bring life back into the historic Los Angeles and Palace theatres.

Ezat Delijani, head of the family investment firm that owns four Broadway theatres, on Friday pledged to restore the two if the City proceeds with plans to build a garage between 6th and 7th. The Bringing Back Broadway project is asking the City to approve the $23.5 million purchase of five parcels on Broadway and Hill. — Continued Inside...


Arts/Culture

Mucho Wednesday's Ricky Garay

By Monk Turner — October 27, 2009
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Ricky Garay takes a well deserved break

|Photo Gallery| Back in the late 90's there was a buzz around Latin Alternative music. Bands from all over the US, Latin America, and Spain were receiving major attention and creating a new type of music for a new generation. Then Ricky Martin had his comeback tour and left a giant turd on what could have been an amazing new music scene. Reggaeton was the nail in the coffin...