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DotDotDash: Seeing Daylight

By Ed Fuentes — March 13, 2008

DDD The March Downtown Art Walk will see some openings, more comics, a show in and on the Rowan Lofts, and a sunset at 7:25 pm. Brady Westwater has a complete listing for the Downtown Comedy Walk here. Other highlights are after the jump. — Continued Inside...


DotDotDash: I [Heart] Art Edition

By Ed Fuentes — February 14, 2008
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Today's Downtown Art Walk falls on Valentines Day and galleries are taking that theme to heart. With more exhibits beyond Gallery Row, an Art Walk DASH may not be enough. Art walk cab service anyone? Off The Path, But Worth Noting: This morning Councilmember Jan Perry will unveil "Purple Heart," a large-scale mosaic mural crafted by residents of Skid Row working...


DotDotDash: Pet Projects

By Ed Fuentes — February 07, 2008
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CALLING ALL K9 The empty acreage along SCI-Arc will become a dog park, if LAPD Officer Jack Richter has his way. “Hollywood Jack,” as he is known around the Arts District, reports he had some backup from design and development pundit Sam Hall Kaplan, and together they swayed property owner Richard Murello to let the land become public space–– that is until he...


DotDotDash: Break in the Weather Edition

By Ed Fuentes — January 26, 2008

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RIVER WATCH: With another blast of cold rain expected over the weekend, we take the lull in the weather to look at the Los Angeles River’s powerful swell; one foot of rushing water that can knock you down and sweep you toward the Pacific if you are not careful. Not unlike DotDotDash, it’s dangerous, it’s swift, it's seen on occasion, and it’s down below. Enjoy...


DotDotDash: Don't Look Back Edition

By Ed Fuentes — January 21, 2008

The weekend isn't really done for some people, but we carry on. In case you were busy reading, DotDotDash hit some gallery openings, and someone has a special afternoon the week one photo exhibit closes. It's after the jump:


DotDotDash: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gallery

By Ed Fuentes — January 10, 2008
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Brady Westwater is a slave to Downtown, and at the January Art Walk he has something for everyone. It's comedy tonight after the jump:


DotDotDash: Downtown Libretto

By Ed Fuentes — January 07, 2008

Opera is announced, ghosts are present, and the Downtown Art Walk has a new twist. All after the jump.


DotDotDash: Different Drums

By Ed Fuentes — January 02, 2008
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For some, the only way to march into 2008 was with the beat of a different drum. A wrap of the scene Downtown after the jump.


DotDotDash: Art Walk for December 2007

By Ed Fuentes — December 13, 2007
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In and around Gallery Row, 2007 saw M.J. Higgins relocated, an Asian Theater completed, a Latino-based theatre return, activists videotape wine drinkers, and the welcome of an Art Walk DASH. Here's a preview of the last Downtown Art Walk for 2007, after the jump.


DotDotDash: Holiday in "the Flats" Edition

By Ed Fuentes — December 06, 2007
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The “Flats” is the isolated Los Angeles neighborhood sitting between the eastside bluffs and the L.A. River. Take a look, via DotDotDash, at some history and hope found in the area culturally linked to Boyle Heights, and geographically related to the Arts District: SITTING ALONG THE RIVER: While Boyle Heights was becoming the new homeland for immigrants in...