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This deal makes sense for both sides. It enables Sam Zell (and the employees of the Tribune empire) to pay down the debt on the recent acqui...

I usually leave new projects postings Downtown to several Downtown blogs that have the time and energy to post all the details and photos of...

It an article about preserving the historic concrete bridges crossing the the Los Angeles River in today's LA Times is the below quote: ...

Below is my story in today's CITYWATCH: LA Biz Committee Bans NCs from 21st Century Los Angeles Economy & Jobs By Brady Westwat...

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Every major magazine, publisher or newspaper has its own style book or uses a standardized style book to settle questions of punctuation and...

The LA Times, citing the AP, says the NYPD reports actor Heath Ledger, was found dead.

After reading dozens of stories both on and off-line on the sudden mutual parting/firing/resignation of now former Los Angeles Times Editor ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ZERO ONE GALLERY NOTE NEW ADDRESS & PHONE: 746 S. Los Angeles Street The Santee Village Los Angeles, CA 90014 (2...

The Art Party of the Year happens tonight when over 25 year old Zero One Gallery reopens in Downtown Los Angeles. John Pochna has assembled...

Bit of a shock to pull up the Los Angeles Times website - and right in the middle of the page - is my name... When it comes to proposed c...

Kevin over at LAO brings the sad news that Lee has shuttered Wilshire Books in Santa Monica - the finest bookstore - book for book - of any ...

Yes, all thirty comics showed at all six venues and each time I poked my head in as I ran around taking care of last minute details - people...

The first monthly - ALL FREE - Downtown Comedy Walk just announced a stellar line up of 30 comedy acts running from 8 PM - 9:30 PM as part o...

Yes, more free - totally free - performances by more comedians than you can shake a rubber chicken at are headed to Downtown's Gallery R...

Can NC's Rescue Affordable Housing from City Hall? Or, It’s the Money Stupid! CITYWATCH article By Brady Westwater Everyone has a w...

After half-watching the recent history on Saturday Night life on NBC while computer multi-tasking, I though I'd check out the current cr...

Yes! The bitterly fought contest among various Los Angeles Neighborhoods for the title of the most improved neighborhood of 2007 - said by s...

Or at least that was how old a newly bearded David Letterman appeared on his show tonight. Older yet, alas, were his jokes. Now for the revi...

There are some interesting reasons why this is true in the above link, but as someone who barely survived a recent trip to Downtown's Ca...

Kevin has his usual year end list of prominent Angelenos (Kevin's spelling - not the one I prefer) who have passed in the last year and ...

It's been well over ten years I've been down here - but sometimes it seems like just a few years. Other times, it can feel like a li...

... Mr. Cowboy's Great Adventure! And it was no contest. Even though only one person was brave (foolish?) enough to post a response, I g...

Even though they call it by the old name of - the Historic Core - Vote for Historic Downtown on the CURBEDLA poll for best nabe of the year....

Some highlights below. Seriously! So here is my set of predictions for 2008. Clip it, laminate it, drop it in your time capsule and let it ...

Photojournalism has had a number of periods where one or more newspapers or magazines had a series of great photographers. Henry Luce's ...

In today's LA WEEKLY, the writer worries the new owners of Pasadena's Ritz-Huntington might be tempted to tear down or otherwise des...

Evidently, yes. I've been told that the depression era - and I recall hearing it opened right after prohibition ended - dive bar that ev...

Actually, according to the London Independent newspaper, Los Angeles is tied with Washington DC as being the 7th (though they mistakenly lis...

The first time Mr. D was bred was unexpected. Horny as hell and tired of waiting for me to arrange his loss of equine virginity (scheduled l...

Two things were clear from the start. First, we would spend the rest of our lives together. There was never a question about that. Sec...

Yes! The Hollywood Bowl. Not just for summer any more. According to their new advertising campaign - you can now take the shuttle service ...

Just when you thought the walk between Ralph's and the 7th and Flower subway stop cound't get any more forbidding - now every street...

Historic Core has made it to the CURBEDLA finals! http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/12/curbed_cup_roun_3.php

Downtown’s Haunted Walk of Horror! If you missed the haunted house attractions of last Halloween, you can still get your thrills and chills ...

That's what Page SIX reports today. And I had heard a five million dollar unit is in escrow - so if one did sell for eight million - it...

I had heard that Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) General Manager, Carol Baker Tharp, had passed over the weekend. Kevin at LAO...

Looking over the addresses posted of the homes that burned or were damaged in Malibu last night and this morning - I recognize a lot of fami...

With Los Angeles suffering from a major deficit in cultural tourism and the Autry Museum of the West being a well kept secret in its hidden ...

I don't know if I can forgive Kate over at the FishbowlLA for posting this help wanted ad instead of just forwarding it to.... me: Any w...

Two years ago I posted about a conversation in the lobby of the Orpheum Theater during the Ovations Awards (LA's Tony Awards) that could...