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Headlines
Stories about Downtown from elsewhere on the Internet.
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Stroll Through the City
2006 Nobel Laureate in literature Orhan Pamuk took a stroll through Downtown before a Little Tokyo reading and liked what he saw.
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Bay Area BART Police Trial Moving to LA
Judge ruled Thursday LA is where Johannes Mehserle, the former BART officer accused of murdering an unarmed passenger, will get a fair trial. via laist
www.sfgate.com – Nov 20 -
Police Sweep Santee Alley, Making Arrests
LA County Sheriffs & LAPD raided Santee Alley today, and plan to reveal the findings of a major counterfeit network operation Thursday
abclocal.go.com – Nov 18
Our Tweets
140 character observations from blogdowntown staff.
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» Just passed a homeless guy camped on Broadway cooking with a propane burner and a skillet. Probably better than our electric range.
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RA
» If you have time to wait for the food, angelique's breakfast is totally worth it. #dtla
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ER
» What police believe was an accidental fall left an 87-year-old man dead and Spring street closed this morning. Story coming.
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ER
» Downtown Fashion Walk is tonight (11/19). Historic Core stores joined by pop-ups and special events - http://bit.ly/3j78M4
1 day AGO
DTLA Biz Tweets
The latest from Downtown businesses on twitter.
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standarddtla
» Your key planet Venus is stuck between a rock and a hard place... More for Libra http://twit...pe/?sign=7
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DragoCentro
» Well @michaelshearin is back so the tweets restart for @dragocentro! Don't 4get, "Will Tweet for Wine" starts back up in Mon. 11/23!
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DragoCentro
» RT @michaelshearin Thx for the great @dragocentro cocktail press @thirstyinLA. www.thirsty.../2009/11...
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DowntownTonys
» Great vibe in here tonight... @mariocotto from is spinning... parking lot is full try street parking on imperial JUST east of the bar
about 4 hours AGO
Latest Stories
- Yesterday
- New Vespa Dealership is a Stylish Return to Roots
- LAPD's Mounted Patrols Honored for Their Work on Downtown Streets
- Pershing Square's Downtown on Ice Opens 2009-2010 Season
- Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death
- Thursday
- With No Parking Revenue, Moinian Faces Foreclosure Across from Staples Center
- Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More
- School Search: Solano Elementary
- Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre
- Wednesday
- SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor
- In Tough Times, Talking Helps
- Flower Street Getting ... a New Parking Lot?
- Central Area Weekly Update: November 14, 2009
- Tuesday
- Swearing In For Beck, L.A.'s 56th Police Chief, is a Family Affair
- Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley
- 36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street
- Monday
- Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing
- Win Tickets to See Snoop Dogg at Club Nokia
- Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens
- Around the Halls: November 16 - 18
Active Stories
Stories that have been creating a conversation this week:
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Win Tickets to See Snoop Dogg at Club Nokia
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SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor
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Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More
22 this week – 22 total
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Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens
12 this week – 12 total
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Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre
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Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death
11 this week – 11 total
Most Viewed Stories
What people have been reading over the past seven days:
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Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump
3079 Views – November 10, 2009
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Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death
1039 Views – Yesterday, 08:41 AM
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SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor
941 Views – Wednesday
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Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens
787 Views – Monday
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36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street
654 Views – Tuesday
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Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing
649 Views – Monday
Downtown Blogs
- View from a Loft (Ed)
- 5th & Spring
- Angelenic
- Central City East
- D n A on Broadway
- Downtown Book Blog
- Downtown Chick
- eecue - log
- Ginny Here and There
- In LA, On LA
- LA Cowboy
- Little Tokyo UnBlogged
- Meeko on Main
- Scribeskidrow
- Sinking Cities
- trainedmonkey
- Tales of Downtown
- Under the Alexandria
- Urban Memo
- When Are We Going to California?
- White Boy / White Dog
Downtown Sites
Elsewhere
- The Bus Bench
- Curbed.LA
- Franklin Ave
- LAist
- LA Now
- LA Observed
- LA's Homeless Blog
- Metblogs LA
- Streetsblog LA
- Transit Coalition
- WitnessLA
- You Are Here Photo Archive
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