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Ed Fuentes

Arts & Culture Editor
ed@blogdowntown.com
http://viewfromaloft.typepad.com

Ed Fuentes is a graphic artist and muralist who lives in Downtown's Arts District. He was born and raised in Riverside, CA. He attended college at Cal State Fullerton, majoring in Theatre.

Ed made his way to Downtown in 1997, after spending a year in Venice, CA, and a year in New York City. He has resided in the Arts District ever since.

Through his site, View from a Loft, Ed has written about Downtown since 2006.

Recent Stories

Going Green at 5th and Main

By Ed Fuentes — Yesterday, 02:53 PM
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Pharmaka's current show may be the collection of Molly Barnes, but those who visited the gallery for last week's Art Walk or last night's Art Seen event got to check out a different kind of installation. The gallery went recently green, the first of its kind in the U.S. According to Pharmaka's Shane Guffogg, the new LED lighting from “Green Touch” is saving...

Conceptual Lanes in the Arts District

By Ed Fuentes — May 08, 2008
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If you're driving on Santa Fe, make sure you pay attention. Traffic lanes were repainted yesterday as part of work to widen the First Street Bridge and accommodate the Eastside Gold Line extension, and early results suggest they may not be clear to everyone. This afternoon saw several cars head north in the southbound lane, not sure what to make of the variety...

Art Walk Preview for May, 2008

By Ed Fuentes — May 07, 2008
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The spoken word of Downtown Poets joins the visual display of art, video and comedy. It's Downtown Art Walk for May, 2008, and the streets are ready for you. Reminders are the same: Art Walk DASH is free, refrain from taking alcohol out of the galleries, and don't be afraid to buy art.

Main Street Hosts Prankster

By Ed Fuentes — May 06, 2008

Before we start loading up on Downtown Art Walk Previews, I wanted to note Old Bank DVD’s Saturday night screening of the documentary “Abel Raises Cain” being held Saturday night at Farmers and Merchants Bank building. Filmmakers Jenny Abel and Jeff Hockett (along with special guests) will take Q&A and then be followed by a bonus screening of the Alan and...

'Crazy' Gideon Kotzer to Enter Adaptive Reuse Market

By Ed Fuentes — May 06, 2008
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Gideon Kotzer, long time electronics entrepreneur and provider of late night television commercial classics, may be thinking that keeping his warehouse a retail mecca for plasma TV and stereos is now crazy. The famous store owner, known as “Crazy Gideon,” has begun the permit and application process seeking adaptive reuse that will also add new construction...