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Ed Fuentes

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.

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Recent Stories by Ed Fuentes

Arts/Culture

Animated Basses to Benefit Grammy Music Education Programs

By Ed Fuentes — Yesterday, 01:46 PM

Animated Basses to Benefit Grammy Music Education Programs

|Photo Gallery| String basses with a New Orleans theme, an Enchanted Princess, Dumbo's Pink Elephants, a Cheshire Cat grin, and a Genie were introduced at the Grammy Museum on Thursday. The next time the instruments stand side-by-side will be in the summer when they are auctioned at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas to benefit the Grammy In The Schools music education programs of...


Arts/Culture

New Festival Brings Japanese and Korean Cultures Together

By Ed Fuentes — Friday
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The potential loss of identity that comes with outside-owned development has long been a major issue for Little Tokyo, and the 2008 sale of the Little Tokyo Shopping Center to Korean investors was met with fear and concern. Lately, though, there has been a focused efforts to bring the two communities together. Tomorrow, rain or shine, the Little Tokyo Korea...


Shopping

Barney's Warehouse Sale Play by Play

By Ed Fuentes — February 03, 2010
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Barney's Warehouse Sale Play by Play

Those of us who are more Fashion Weak than Fashion Week will spend this coming Sunday wearing jeans and watching the Super Bowl. For a different demographic, playbook study is already underway for the chance to score some designer clothing and shoes at the next Barney's Warehouse Sale, which starts tomorrow at the Convention Center.


Shopping

Tat’s All, Folks: Main Street Tattoo Closes

By Ed Fuentes — February 03, 2010
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Tat’s All, Folks: Main Street Tattoo Closes

Main Street Tattoo has removed its large blue sign off the front of their parlor. Inside, all that is left is a few chairs, some boxes, and an unfinished Emmeric Konard wall painting in the restroom. Yet co-owner Edgar Ibarra says it wasn’t a downturn in the business of using body parts as canvas that closed his doors, but disagreements with building management...


Shopping

Arts District Is No Longer "Crazy"

By Ed Fuentes — February 01, 2010
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Arts District Is No Longer Crazy

Traction Ave is a little bit quieter today. Our obsession with the closing of "Crazy" Gideon's has little to do with measuring consumer demand of electronic goods, and much more to do with fascination with the idea that the warehouse could really shutter its doors after 35 years of operation. It could.