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LAPD Lawn Eric Richardson

LAPD Lawn Reopens

By Eric Richardson — Yesterday, 04:12 PM — 2 Comments

Nearly ten months after it was damaged by the installation of a large tent, the one-acre lawn outside the LAPD's new headquarters is again open and green.


Five of Eight Downtown Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Listed for Closure by City Clerk

Five of Eight Downtown Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Listed for Closure by City Clerk

By David Markland — 16 Comments

Six months after the city passed a sweeping new ordinance designed to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, the legal landscape for the pot shops remains cloudy.


American Apparel: Worst Week Ever?

American Apparel: Worst Week Ever?

By Jenni Simcoe — 14 Comments

Downtown-based American Apparel is used to being in the news, but the attention the firm has gotten this week has been about its grim financial outlook.


Giant Screen for the JW Marriott L.A. Live

Giant Screen for the JW Marriott L.A. Live

By Eric Richardson — 46 Comments

Crews last week began installing an 8,000-square-foot LED video display on the side of the JW Marriott at L.A. Live.


6th Street's Fate Delayed by Environmental Review

6th Street's Fate Delayed by Environmental Review

By Eric Richardson — 4 Comments

The 6th Street Viaduct has cancer, but the path to get it into treatment has not exactly been a smooth one.


DLANC Board to Be Installed on September 14

DLANC Board to Be Installed on September 14

By Eric Richardson — 2 Comments

Challenges resolved, DLANC's new board of directors will meet for the first time on September 14 and vote for its executive officers.


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Broad Art Museum Coming to Grand Avenue

By Eric Richardson — August 23, 2010 — 7 Comments

Saying that he "always wanted to be on Grand Avenue," philanthropist Eli Broad today officially announced that he would bring his Broad Collection art museum to a site next to Disney Concert Hall.


Arts District Dog Park Ed Fuentes

Arts District Dog Park Opening Coming Next Week

By Ed Fuentes — August 20, 2010 — 5 Comments

The scoop on the poop is that the Arts District Dog Park will get a soft-opening next weekend, either Friday, August 27, or Monday, August 30.


Grand Avenue Parcel L Eric Richardson

County Supes OK Broad Museum Plans

By Eric Richardson — August 18, 2010 — 7 Comments

The County supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to approve plans for Eli Broad's art museum to rise on Bunker Hill, leaving just one necessary signoff.


Around the Halls: August 16 - 18, 2010

Around the Halls: August 16 - 18, 2010

By Eric Richardson — 1 Comment

The city's parking garages and their potential to infuse the city with some cash remain the biggest items on this week's light agendas at City Hall.



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