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park planned for a Chinatown hillside has the green light thanks to last week’s contribution of $950,000 from the office of County Supervisor Gloria Molina. With the necessary $8.25 million secured, the city will now begin community outreach to tweak preliminary designs for the park at Ord and Yale streets.

Demolition on the site is scheduled to start by the end of the year, according to the office of First District City Councilman Gil Cedillo, who represents the area. The L-shaped plot will be transformed into what is described as a “vertical park,” and preliminary renderings show several synthetic-material decks connected by ramp-like “fitness trails” and surrounded by trees and other greenery. A performance space/stage sits next to the main entrance off Ord Street, and a zig-zagging trail leads to an elevated observation deck. Plans for the park began in 2010, when the project won $5 million in state Proposition 84 funds (a combination of city and county money will cover the

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ohawk” Matt Berman, who opened the Historic Core’s Bolt Barbers in 2009, has died. Berman was found dead in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 20, said Philip DeCastro, director of retail operations for Bolt Barbers. No cause of death was revealed by press time. The Bolt at Fifth and Spring streets was the flagship shop, with additional locations in West Hollywood and Las Vegas. Located on the ground floor of the Rowan Lofts, the business took its mantra “Bolt Barbers is not a salon” very seriously. Berman, whose nickname stemmed from the stripe of hair across an otherwise shiny head, employed licensed barbers who specialize in everything from flattops, tapers and fades to mohawks and straight-razor cuts.

The former marketing executive gave up a desk job and tie to follow his passion for barbershops.

Berman sported a full back tattoo depicting a barber shop scene with patrons getting haircuts.

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Get That Earthquake Kit

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ore than two months have passed since what was quickly and amusingly dubbed the “Shamrock shake.” The March 17 earthquake that registered a magnitude 4.4 and was centered near Westwood didn’t cause any serious damage, but it did spark a flurry of media coverage and social media posts, and reminded people that Southern California is a seismically active area.

Now that quake, and the possibility of a future larger one, is pretty much out of everyone’s mind.

That’s understandable, but allowing the moment to pass without taking action would be a mistake, especially in Downtown Los Angeles.

The last major earthquake to strike the region was the devastating Northridge Earthquake in January 1994. That was a whole other era in Downtown, long before the residential revolution. Back then most people who worked here drove home after 5 p.m.

Now Downtown has more than 50,000 residents.

We’d wager that far too many of them have not assembled an earthquake kit or have any idea what they would do if a disaster occurs.

That’s a worrisome thought in a community with so many tall buildings, both office and residential.

Although the new high-rises are designed to roll back and forth and withstand large earthquakes, that doesn’t mean people who live or work in those structures can ignore the possibility.

Even if a building doesn’t fall or suffer serious damage, there are a number of concerns. Elevators may stop, and residents and workers need to know how they would get up and down. Do people know where multiple stairwells are in the building? Do they know where the flashlights are so they can even find the stairwells?

There are many other concerns. If the quake is big enough and causes serious damage, then grocery stores, pharmacies and services might be closed for a while. Additionally, electricity and phone lines could be down, including cell service. People will need a contingency plan.

If a big quake comes, some roads could be impassable, and cars in garages could be difficult to reach (or worse). While not everyone will be able to walk home, those who live outside Downtown should begin to get an idea of where they would go in the event of an emergency.

We are glad that Mayor Eric Garcetti has made earthquake preparedness an important issue, and that he is working closely with Caltech earthquake expert Dr. Lucy Jones. We’re also glad that the city is beginning to look at the safety of many older buildings, especially as Downtown is full of properties built before current seismic standards were instituted.

However, with all that said, much of what will happen in the wake of an earthquake depends on an individual’s response and readiness. Thus, it is up to area workers and residents to prepare an earthquake kit and to ensure that they have adequate food, water, a first-aid kit and other supplies (a good rundown of what is needed is at readyla.org, the city’s disaster preparedness page).

It has been said many times before, but it’s not a matter of if the next big earthquake comes, but when. It could be 100 years from now, or it could be today. In any case, Downtowners need to get ready.

Amid Development Boom, Downtown Has Infrastructure and Traffic Concerns

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ast week, Los Angeles Downtown News published its Development issue, which comes out three times a year. As with past reports, this edition showed empirically what many people feel instinctively: that Downtown is on a major upswing.

The Development section contained updates on a whopping 87 projects. These span the spectrum from new housing high-rises to a $400 million bridge to Eli Broad’s state-of-the-art art museum to the refurbishment of the historic Hall of Justice.

This burst of construction will forever change the look and functionality of Downtown Los Angeles, and the investment of billions of dollars is precisely what many area boosters have wanted for years.

The rust of the recession has clearly worn off, and if Downtown today isn’t quite the 24-7 community that many have hoped it will become, this next batch of projects could bring that vision close to reality.

Along with the enthusiasm sparked by the building boom, there is also reason to proceed carefully. Downtowners need to look beyond the individual projects, no matter how much they cost and how much prestige they’ll bring, and ensure that all the appropriate future-related questions are being asked. The magnitude of the coming developments will affect Downtown indefinitely. We like the totality of what continues to happen here, but the power of the push for development means the community and local leaders must carefully consider the not-so-sexy details, the infrastructure.

In short, we need to plan for the future.

This means thinking of projects not just individually, but rather as part of a quickly growing puzzle. We need a clear picture, for example, not only of what effect a proposed housing project at Grand Avenue and Olympic Boulevard from the Hanover Company will have on that site, but how the entire neighborhood will look and function when Hanover builds two other proposed projects of a similar size on neighboring blocks, creating an even more impressive and consequential development. That is one of many similar instances.

Numerous infrastructure questions must be asked. For example, many of the housing complexes in the pipeline have 200 or more units, and one must consider how much, say, water and electricity inhabitants will consume and how will those needs be met. Last year the architecture firm Gensler put together a thought-provoking study and short video, called “Capacity,” that examined how many people Downtown can hold based on different levels of con-

servation and use of natural resources. It’s not enough to say that a single building will have a recycling program or even a storm water reclamation system. Instead, there needs to be a wide approach to sustainability, one that extends beyond individual projects.

It’s a similar situation with parking. Downtown News recently reported on how a number of proposed projects are providing a lot more bicycle parking and a lot less automobile parking than in the past. In some future buildings there may even be more spaces for bikes than cars.

With gridlock worsening, this issue also has to be addressed on a wide scale. It is worth exploring not only how many car spaces an individual project will contain, but how many spaces there may be in new projects on a certain block, or in an entire area such as South Park or the Financial District.

While this may sound obvious, it is not always easy to coordinate community-wide cooperation. That is because much of the investment flowing into Downtown these days comes via large firms with national and international portfolios. Developers based in Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Canada and even China are investing here because they see an opportunity to make a profit.

We’re not saying they will overlook the concerns of the area at large, but we worry that those issues may not be at the top of their agenda. We know some city departments consider these types of issues, but it helps to have area stakeholders involved. Local leaders, whether on the elected or the community side, need to make sure that these developers understand the greater matters, and know that all entities have a responsibility to the future of Downtown.

This isn’t yet a problem, and even if it becomes one, it’s probably a good problem to have. Having watched Downtown endure several moribund periods, experience has taught us that we’d much rather worry about the future of the area with a surge of interest and investment. Figuring out how to accommodate all the new residents, workers and visitors is preferential to trying to determine how to reactivate a bunch of empty lots and dead buildings.

Thousands of housing units are in the development pipeline, as are many other civic, business and entertainment projects. This is the right time to look at the concerns they will bring to Downtown as a whole, now and well into the future.

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hank you for this editorial. Having lived and worked Downtown for years, the current situation is serious and is not abating. The homelessness, camping on the streets, filth, drug use and disorder observed Downtown wouldn’t be tolerated for a minute in other areas of the city. It’s an unsafe and unhealthy condition for everyone. With the situation worsening, it appears that the mayor has failed to provide leadership, and that there is no forceful strategy in sight.

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he very first thing Downtown should do is to reject any more housing for mentally ill and chronically homeless people. We simple cannot handle, nor should one place be responsible for, the entire region’s homeless and mentally ill population. It’s not doing anyone any good. People should not be allowed to live on the streets or roam the streets in an abusive manner. This is a regional problem and Downtown has done way more than its fair share —Simon Hartigan, May 1, 10:42 a.m.

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ow is it that a broke city, which only a few years ago built a $440 million police headquarters, can build a $475 million office building? How does this happen while the much more financially stable County of Los Angeles, which needs to replace its horrible Hall of Administration, can’t build a new

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his is not exactly the future I was expecting to read about for this building, but it’s not a bad one, all in all. At least this way the city will have a vested interest in the theater.

—William Bean, April 30, 3:02 p.m.

Regarding the article “LAPD Video Explains Jaywalking Citations,” by Donna Evans, published online April 25

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kay, so the LAPD says there were 312 pedestrians seriously injured citywide in accidents with vehicles last year. But how many of them were injured in a crosswalk after entering it after the light started blinking? I’m guessing it’s a tiny fraction — more often, they’re crossing legally and are hit by oblivious drivers. More importantly, why is it that cars and pedestrians are held to different standards? No wonder there’s confusion when the intermediate signal for a car, a yellow light, essentially means, “Just get into the intersection before it turns red.” Meanwhile for pedestrians, the intermediate signal, a blinking hand, means “Don’t even take a step into this intersection, even if you can get to the other side before the stop signal comes up.”

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he good thing is that Mayor Eric Garcetti will witness the garbage left on the new Grand Park lawn. Unless he is out of town. The beer smell will reek for weeks. The crowds will be thick with people using Downtown as a toilet. Our public parks have been usurped by privileged, entitled politicians flaunting code rules and ignoring the real citizens of Los Angeles.

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South Park Gets a Big New Residential Addition First Phase of the $220 Million Avant, Which Will Ultimately Have 440 Apartments, Opens

By Donna Evans outh Park has gained a healthy handful of housing complexes, many of them fairly upscale, in the past decade. The community’s residential foothold was established with the arrival of a trio of projects from Portlandbased developer Homer Williams — think the Evo, Luma and Elleven condominium buildings. The trend continued with the opening of upscale rental towers 717 Olympic, the Watermarke Tower and the Apex.

Despite the arrival of thousands of residents, some key parcels have remained notoriously empty. The recession scuttled a massive project across from Staples Center and the Metropolis, first broached more than two decades ago north of Olympic Boulevard, only broke ground this year after being purchased by a Chinese company.

All of which makes the debut of a $220 million development at 1360 S. Figueroa St. the most important residential project in South Park this year. The two-phase Avant Apartments, from Los Angeles-based developer Century West Partners, will ultimately create 440 housing units.

Move-ins for the first 76 units began this month, with rents north of $3 a square foot. A 510-square-foot studio starts at $1,830 and a two-bedroom, two-bath residence that measures 1,080 square feet goes for $3,200. The

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Randy Fifield, a partner in the $220 million Avant, during a visit to the project in February. The first 76 apartments in the South Park development opened this month. By early 2015, the Avant will have 440 rental units.

four live-work spaces that measure 1,000-1,300 square feet are $3,000-$3,900.

Another 171 units are expected to come online in July, and phase two, with the final 193 apartments, should open by early 2015, said Randy Fifield, a partner in Century West Partners who

has been working on the project for four years.

Although the three seven-story buildings across from the Convention Center are the area’s biggest real estate play in terms of number of units, Fifield said she thinks the community is ready for it.

“Downtown has the museums, the schools, the nightlife, the culture,” she said during a site visit in February. “People don’t want to spend two hours a day in their cars, so you give them workforce housing here.”

Right Spot Century West was founded in 2010 with an

emphasis on building apartments. Fifield said the company focused on South Park because L.A. Live had transformed the area and there was still a shortage of nearby living opportunities. Century West is affiliated with Fifield Companies in Chicago, and has several other residential buildings in the Los Angeles area, including projects in Santa Monica.

Fifield said the Avant is being marketed to area students and workers. She cited the project’s proximity to the Financial District and other Downtown employment hubs, and noted Continued on page 9

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She also pointed out that the University of Southern California and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising are nearby.

Amenities in Avant — it was named for “avant garde,” said Fifield — include a landscaped, rooftop deck with a panoramic view of the Downtown skyline, a grilling center and a 70-inch TV. There is also a second-floor deck with a pool, outdoor spa, gym, kitchen and bar. A series of pedestrian bridges link the buildings. There’s also a dog grooming station and a play area for the pooches.

The interiors of the residences feature gourmet kitchens with nine-foot ceilings and spacious closets.

An outpost of the cafe and gourmet market Caffe Primo will open on the ground floor in early 2015, Fifield said.

While those amenities will help lure renters, for Jessica Lall, the executive director of the South Park Business Improvement District, there’s a bigger picture: The Avant will expand both the community’s residential base and its demographics.

“It’s really exciting for South Park to have mid-market residential units because prices right now are either really high or really low, for the most part,” Lall said. “A project like Avant can draw in a younger residential crowd because it offers a more affordable living option.”

Residents and Customers Fifield admits that the units are not particularly spacious, especially when compared to some of South Park’s condominium buildings. Still, she said that many of the project’s likely renters will be able to live comfortably in 1,000 square feet or so. Additionally, she pointed to the Avant’s public spaces, among them an area with benches and 11-foot high bamboo that allows some privacy from the neighboring brick building.

Fifield and Lall are not the only ones looking forward to the new residents.

Todd Goldstein, chief revenue officer of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which developed and owns Staples Center and L.A. Live, said that renters in Avant and other buildings will be “the lifeblood” of L.A. Live. Being in walking distance, he said, means they have easy access to the project’s range of restaurants and bars, along with its 14-screen movie house, bowling alley and concert venues.

AEG had “great success,” Goldstein said, in selling out the upscale condominiums at the top of the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Those inhabitants, he added, are now patronizing the nearby businesses and are bringing their visiting friends and family into Downtown.

With more than 400 apartments at Avant, he recognizes the potential for the traffic at L.A. Live to increase even further.

“We’re very excited that another community, with all these units, is opening up,” he said. donna@downtownnews.com

Counterfeiters Fined $26 Million, But Don’t Expect a Collection

By Donna Evans ounterfeiting busts are fairly common in the Fashion District, but a recent ruling puts things at a whole new level: A married couple who owned a clothing shop have been fined $26 million. It is a record in the city.

Officials with City Attorney Mike Feuer admit they will likely never collect the money, but said that Sergio Huerta Falcon and Jonna Garcia, who previously owned TJ Accessories at 310 E. Olympic Ave., will be arrested if found in the Fashion District.

Feuer this month secured a permanent injunction against Falcon and Garcia, following Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Rico’s finding that the pair had been convicted five times between the two of them for counterfeiting, and that they had been given nine cease-and-desist letters ordering them to stop selling faux items.

“Falcon and Garcia are not deterred by the threat of criminal prosecution,” Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for Feuer, said in an email. “Now law enforcement does not have to prove they are counterfeiting. If they are in the prohibited area, they can be arrested.”

A series of undercover LAPD and FBI investigations resulted in the collection of more than 10,000 fake clothing and other items. Rico assessed the maximum penalty of $2,500 per violation. That works out to $26,245,000.

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City Attorney Mike Feuer secured a permanent injunction against a married couple who owned a Fashion District shop where investigators found more than 10,000 counterfeit items.

jan said. Still, he noted, counterfeiters typically run a cash-only business and hide their assets.

“It can be difficult to collect the money,” he said.

Rico prohibited Falcon and Garcia from entering the area bounded by Broadway and Ninth, 16th and San Pedro streets. They also are not allowed to open a clothing, pharmaceuticals or software business in California.

Mateljan pointed out that counterfeit goods can fund gangs and organized crime, and have other impacts.

“Counterfeiters undercut legitimate businesses in Downtown L.A. by selling goods at lower prices than legitimate retailers can offer,” he said. donna@downtownnews.com

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The Central City Crime Report A Rundown on Downtown Incidents, Trends and Criminal Oddities

By Donna Evans n the Central City Crime Report, we survey the recent week in public safety. All information is provided by the LAPD’s Central Division.

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Guys on Bikes to the Rescue: A man tried to steal cereal and milk from the 7-Eleven at Fifth Street and Broadway on May 14. An employee tried to stop the man during the 9:45 a.m. incident, but he pulled out a knife. Security officers from the Business Improvement District intervened and held him until police arrived and arrested him.

Clothing Conundrum: A woman returned to her apartment in the 600 block of North Figueroa Street at 2:30 p.m. on May 17 to find an unidentified man on her balcony with a pile of men’s clothes from her closet. He said someone stole the clothes from him. She called security.

Locked and Lost: A man who affixed his bike to a post outside Mas Malo, at 515 W. Seventh St., at 5:30 p.m. on May 11 told police another person came into the restaurant and warned him that someone was trying to cut his lock. He went outside and the bike was gone.

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By Donna Evans am Dreimann is always on the lookout for something she can make into jewelry. The Australia native has a website where she sells her wares — think necklaces and bracelets decorated with dice, spools, Scrabble letters, buttons and other trinkets — but she wanted another avenue to hawk her goods.

Then, while on a dog walk with friends recently, Dreimann noticed a bustling market in a brick building just 200 feet from her front door. It turned out to be the nascent Arts District Flea.

The permanent Downtown flea market opened April 18, and Dreimann is one of the approximately 20-30 vendors who sets up shop every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in a 10,000-square-foot showroom in a 100-year-old building at 453 Colyton St. The vendors pay $30 a day for a roughly 8-by-10-foot spot that’s a block away from Urth Caffe and the housing complex Barker Block. A long table is set out at each space.

Kevin Chen, a fashion designer and developer, has owned the 46,000-squarefoot building, complete with brick walls, exposed wooden beams and concrete floors, since 2008. On a recent Saturday afternoon, with a smattering of shoppers inspecting the various goods, he said Arts District Flea came about because he wanted to do something to connect the community.

“There are so many artists over here, but you only hear about restaurants coming in,” the 47-year-old Pasadena resident said. “Urth gets a lot of traffic, but other than that, it’s quiet. This is a great way to connect the community and create positive energy.”

The Arts District Flea space was previously occupied by a Crossfit gym for eight months. However, Chen said the noise — there were a lot of dropping weights — didn’t go over well with the handful of tenants on the upper floor of the two-story building.

Chen said he ultimately hopes to have 60 vendors on site. Other plans call for food trucks every weekend and a farmers market in the spring of 2015. Additionally, Chen is cordoning off 1,000 square feet from the southern portion of the building to create a bike shop. He hopes to open it in June.

Running the Gamut The goods sold at Arts District Flea run the gamut from paintings to handmade jewelry to vintage clothing to furniture and more. Chen secured vendors by talking to friends, using social media and even scoping out other flea markets. He decided to charge $30 a day, he said, because it is affordable and he wanted to entice as many local artists as possible.

During a recent visit, Lili Lakich, a friend of Chen’s and a longtime neon artist based in the Arts District, displayed several of her pieces. The brightly colored face profiles ranged from $400 to $1,500 depending on the size.

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The permanent flea market Arts District Flea opened in April, and vendors pay $30 a day for a booth. On a recent day those selling goods included (1) Sam Dreimann and herhandmade jewelry (2) earrings and necklaces designed by Caitlin Morez of Sacred Silhouettes Jewelry. (3) First-time vendor Gill Miller displayed an array of his paintings. (4) Customer Anjelica Armstrong shopped at the St. Vincent de Paul area.

$75, though certain items can be far more expensive. A case in point was a sterling silver bracelet with turquoise from New Mexico that Gilles Sado had priced at $2,500. The Cameroon native said he was not sure it would sell, but he’d had some success with necklaces and rings since setting up his table in April. Most of the earrings from Peru and the necklaces

from Hawaii he was selling cost far less.

Both Dreimann and fellow jewelry maker Caitlin Morez said business has been a bit sluggish, though they expect things will pick up as more people learn about the market. They like the uniqueness of the space and the communal feel among the vendors. Dreimann has exchanged information with fellow design-

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She has also made personal connections.

“I have met more friends in Downtown Los Angeles in 18 months than I did in 18 years in Chicago,” Dreimann said.

Morez, who lives in Sierra Madre and sells her wares under the moniker Sacred Silhouettes Jewelry, said she was curious to come to the Arts District, which she knew about for its burgeoning restaurant, bar and coffee house scene. With metal triangles hanging from her earlobes, Morez explained she has been making jewelry since she was a teenager. She prefers working with brass and copper, and said she creates more for fun than for profit. Still, she said with a smile, it’d be nice to make some money from her work.

Another portion of Arts District Flea is dedi-

cated to the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul, where a clothing rack abutted a dining room hutch filled with serving dishes, toys, table lamps, beer steins and coin purses. Chen donated the space, which first-time customer Anjelica Armstrong circled for about an hour.

She hovered over the jewelry and fingered the rings before settling on a necklace.

In the coming weeks, Chen said artists will paint a mural across the building’s exterior, both for aesthetic reasons and to deter the graffiti vandals that keep tagging his walls.

“We really need to protect this neighborhood,” he said. “It’s not about you, it’s about the community.”

Arts District Flea is open Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.7 p.m. at 453 Colyton St. or artsdistrictflea.com donna@downtownnews.com

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By Eddie Kim weet Bird: Restaurateur Adam Fleischman hit a homerun with his Umami Burger concept. He’s hoping to repeat the feat with ChocoChicken, which has been the subject of buzzy hype for months. The finish line is finally here: The restaurant at 403 W. 12th St. officially opens at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 29. The eatery will offer chicken fried in a batter that incorporates chocolate and a secret blend of spices, as well as a selection of modern side dishes and house-made biscuits. ChocoChicken will have a full bar (once permits are secured) and plans on offering take-out and delivery services soon.

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At 580 Mateo St., (323) 825-5381 or zinccafe.com.

Star Power: Another day, another slab of praise for the Downtown food scene. Industry trade publication StarChefs.com last week announced the winners of its Los Angeles Rising Stars award. Bestia’s Ori Menashe, Alma’s Ari Taymor and Bryant Ng of the now-shuttered Spice Table were all recognized in the chef category, while Alvin Cailan of Eggslut and Carlos Enriquez of Patina Restaurant Group won for concept chef and pastry chef, respectively. In addition, Handsome Coffee’s Charlie Habegger was honored as best artisan roaster. The winners will be showcased on June 12 at StarChef.com’s gala event at Vibiana.

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Revolving Door: The Arts District restaurant Fifty Seven opened in April with the concept of changing the top chef every few months. Now, the restaurant has announced that opening chef David Nayfeld will depart on May 31 to make way for Josh Drew. Drew was most recently the executive chef at Santa Monica’s Farmshop and has experience working in the kitchens of acclaimed chef Thomas Keller. He will change up Fifty Seven’s core menu, and he hinted in a press release that his cooking will lean on fresh produce and seafood. For fans of Nayfeld’s cooking there’s good news: The 30-year-old chef is sticking around in L.A. to open his own restaurant. No other details have been revealed.

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150-plus artifacts including mosaics, marble Highlights of the exhibit include a simulated furniture, frescos, gladiator armor and jewelry on loan from the Naples National Archeological eruption that culminates in revealing full-body casts of twisted human forms, people who had Museum in Italy, runs through Jan. 4, 2015. been asphyxiated by extreme heat and noxious Ironically, said Diane Perlov, senior vice presigasses. Many bodies were huddled together dent for exhibits at the Science Center, the destruction of Pompeii is what preserved Pompeii, and scores lay in the streets and on staircases.

Perlov pointed out that aside from showing and what allowed archeologists to discover how an ancient civilization lived at the height of a snapshot of Roman life, the traveling exhibit

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“The tension is fascinating. Pompeii is a window Younger, who saw the volcano spewing ash to the past and a mirror to the present,” he said. while he was at sea and recorded the spectacle Sex on the Menu in a letter. Another Plinian eruption was Mount Back in the first century, as historians and St. Helens in Washington state, which blew its archeologists have discovered, Italians fretop on May 18, 1980, claiming 57 lives. quently visited bordellos. Excavations in PomThe artifacts in Pompeii include weapons, Playing/Starts Maypeii 16 revealed several of these businesses. ceramics and the equivalentNow of first-century Pompeii takes visitors into a replica bordello, knickknacks, and are intended to give visitors a deeper understanding and connection with the complete with erotic frescoes of varying sexual positions (a sign at the door warns of the people of the town. For Kenneth Lapatin of the explicit images inside).

“There were several little rooms off a main hallway with a stone bed in each,” said Perlov.

The 150-piece Pompeii: “Above the bed was a fresco that was a menu The Exhibition displays of various sexual services. You ordered what artifacts from the day you wanted, and how many people you wantin 79 AD when Mount ed it with, and you paid accordingly.”

Vesuvius erupted and She helpfully adds, “Prostitutes wore red wigs buried the Italian city and dressed in men’s togas. It was fairly routine.” in ash. The exhibition After guests have meandered through the at the California exhibit, they arrive at a room with a projection Science Center runs through January. screen that opens with a picturesque, computer-generated image of what tranquil Pompeii looked like on Aug. 23. Then the rumblings beNow Playing/Starts Maygin.

23 As ash darkens the sky on the screen, fog (the kind used in concerts) fills the 400-squareJ. Paul Getty Museum, who assisted the Science foot room. Claps of thunder rumble, sending Center in assembling the exhibit, that comes vibrations through the ground (subwoofers home in “Four Little Dogs.” below the raised floor) and piano-sized chunks Asked which artifact most moved him, Laof ash rain down on the city. Babies cry. People patin pointed to the marble sculpture of four scream. Dogs bark. puppies curled up together. The size of a small Pompeii was history. paperweight, it was the kind of decoration that Pompeii lives on. may have been in someone’s garden, he said.

Pompeii: The Exhibition runs through Jan. 4, “It’s very modest, but I’m a dog person,” he 2015, at the California Science Center, 700 Exposisaid, adding that the piece resonated with him. tion Park Drive, (213) 744-2019 or californiasciHe believes such visceral reactions will help encecenter.org visitors see that while ancient civilizations were donna@downtownnews.com different than the world today — people had

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East West Players Recalls the Tiananmen Square Uprising and Crackdown in ‘Beijing Spring’

By Jeff Favre quarter-century ago, an unknown man stood in front of a line of tanks near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. An American photographer snapped his picture, and he unwittingly became an icon of a pro-democracy uprising that ended with the People’s Liberation Army killing hundreds of its fellow citizens.

Most Chinese college students today know little about the revolt and consequential crackdown 25 years ago, as it has been carefully, though not completely, erased from the country’s printed and online history.

The event is gradually losing significance with Americans as well, but artistic endeavors such as Beijing Spring seek to keep alive the memory of those who died for their ideals while the world watched. The 1993 musical, last staged in 1999, has returned to East West Players, under the tight and efficient direction of its lyricist and the company’s artistic director Tim Dang.

The production, with music by Joel Iwataki, runs through June 15 at the David Henry Hwang Theater in Little Tokyo.

A touch leaner — it has been compressed into an 80-minute performance without intermission — Beijing Spring is at times compelling, though its lack of variation in mood and its extensive repetition makes it difficult to sustain the unceasing emotional intensity.

Even tragic musicals such as Les Misérables and Evita find comic relief or shift away occasionally from the inexorable move toward the abyss. That’s not the case here.

Beijing Spring, which uses cast members in multiple roles, looks at three generations of men hoping for freedom in their homeland. Ba (Radmar Agana Jao) passes his ideals to his college-age son Xian (Daniel May) in the same way that he learned

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from his father Yeh Yeh (Marc Oka).

The opening is followed by a brief primer on Communist politics in China (part of a sharply executed video display with historical photographs designed by Nick Drashner). There is also an explanation of the 1989 protest origins — the uprising started after the death of reformist politician Hu Yaobang.

An early high point comes with the ensemble song “Meeting Tonight,” a blitz of rapid-fire lyrics urging people to join the movement, which brings the cast into the aisles passing out flyers to the audience about the upcoming meeting. The story then veers momentarily toward the romance between Xian and his girlfriend Qiao (Nicole Barredo), but that relationship is left mostly

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Dang does an adequate job of showing the opposition through “Harden the Hardline,” during which the political leaders meet under Deng Xiaoping (Jao, who shows remarkable versatility fluctuating between this character and Ba). The reformist leader even gets the show’s only solo number, “It Could Have Been Me,” referring to the demonstrator-created statue depicting the Goddess of Democracy. Deng Xiaoping’s anger spills over as he recognizes that his legacy of pushing open-door policies for the country will be overshadowed by his order to stop the protest by any means necessary.

Dang pushes the pace to keep the energy flowing, but the lack of variety in his lyrics — there’s an overuse of words such as “democracy” and “history” — and musical tone make the songs mostly forgettable. Also, there are limitations for a five-piece band. A pipa provides a Chinese accent, but the guitar and percussion-heavy score gives Beijing Spring the incongruent feel of a rock opera.

The cast is loaded with strong voices, highlighted by Jaime Barcelon, whose soaring lead on “Remembrance” provides a worthy coda.

The visuals are cohesive, from Guido Girardi’s ominous lighting to the protest banners and the massive Goddess of Democracy on the mostly bare multi-level set designed by Christopher Scott Murillo. Chinese subtitles are projected on the back wall of the set, along with photographs of key moments in the protest, culminating with a barrage of images during the attack.

The climax would hold more impact, however, if there were peaks and valleys built into the story. Sorrow and anger deepen when juxtaposed with joy and laughter. Dang instead is steadfast in maintaining a level of seriousness. Like watching an hour of bad news on TV, it becomes more numbing than shocking.

Despite the musical’s shortcomings, East West Players still succeeds at putting the audience into an increasingly forgotten yet monumental moment in world history. Beijing Spring likely will remain a rare and revealing theatrical artifact memorializing the massacre at Tiananmen Square.

Beijing Spring runs through June 15 at East West Players, 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org.

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By Dan Johnson | calendar@downtownnews.com The $140 million art museum The Broad won’t open until next year, but there’s a sneak peek of sorts this week. That’s because the Broad Foundation’s Un-Private Collection series is bringing together Oxford, England native and novelist Pico Iyer and Tokyo visual arts guru Takashi Murakami. On Thursday, May 29, at 8 p.m., they’ll show up at the gorgeous Orpheum Theatre to talk about art, literature, the creative process, contemporary and traditional Japanese culture and whatever else pops into the minds of these two titans. Even better, entrance is a mere $12. The following night, the art gallery Blum & Poe screens Murakami’s movie Jellyfish Eyes at the Theater at the Ace Hotel. At 842 S. Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or thebroad.org/programs. Film info at jellyfisheyesthemovie.com.

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MONDAY, MAY 26 Salsa Session Grand Park, 221 N. Spring St., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org.

2-6 p.m.: Grammy Award winning salsa band the Spanish Harlem Orchestra provides the soundtrack for this afternoon dancing extravaganza featuring professionals and lay-folk alike.

FRIDAY, MAY 30 Dance Downtown: Cumbia Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., 6:30-10 p.m.: Complimentary dance lessons, plenty of music and an open-container friendly policy blend in a night of neighborhood motion.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Mindshare LA: Stranger Than Fiction Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St. or mindshare.la.

7 p.m.: Three speakers illuminate heretofore unpondered corridors of the modern condition. Guests will also be regaled by a harp player.

ThuRSDAY, MAY 29 The Story of Union Station at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: The Aloud program hosts a panel discussion on the legacy of L.A.’s finest railway hub while also delving into the Chinese community that was displaced to make room for the bold structure.

Murakami and Iyer at the Un-Private Collection Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com.

8 p.m.: In anticipation of Eli Broad’s new museum, the UnPrivate Collection lecture series features a night with Japanese visual artist Takashi Murakami and British writer Pico Iyer.

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Friday Night Flicks by Pershing Square 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/ pershingsquare Catch a free screening of The Avengers at Pershing Square on Friday, May 30. Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peacekeeping agency. The agency is a who’s who of Marvel Superheroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. The movie will begin at 8 p.m., and well-behaved dogs are allowed. Parking can be found in the Pershing Square garage.

Symposium on Parkinson’s Disease 431 W. Seventh St., (877) 737-7576 or parkinsonsassociation.org A free symposium for patients, families and care partners takes place from 12-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Speakers come from CedarsSinai Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, UCLA Neurosurgery and The Parkinson’s Association. A light lunch will be included.

L.A.’s Largest Mixer XVI 700 W. 32nd St., (323) 230-5656 or lamixer.com Join Los Angeles area chambers and business organizations from 5-9 p.m. on July 17 at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center for L.A.’s largest and longest-running business-tobusiness networking event. The 16th annual L.A.’s Largest Mixer is a great opportunity to reach small to large companies, meet new clients and learn how the different chambers of commerce and business organizations can make your business grow. Admission is $20. Monday, May 26

Smart Art, Free Jazz and Film, and a Final Chance to See ‘Porgy and Bess’

On Wednesday, May 28, at noon, the Wells Fargo Center Plaza will echo with the sounds of jazzy pop vocals. Why? because Irene Diaz is stepping behind her mic and keyboards as part of the Arts Brookfield live entertainment series.

It is part of the mammoth landlord’s free summer arts program, which takes place outdoors at Brookfield-owned locations. You may remember Diaz, who fancies herself a modern-day torch singer, from her nights playing the Bootleg. Her talent is undeniable, and the gratis show is a much better way to spend your lunch hour than sitting at your desk and updating your Facebook page. At 333 S. Grand Ave. or artsbrookfield.com.

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On Monday, May 26, Grand Park, brings a spicy twist to Memorial Day. Salsa Sessions is a free dance event held in collaboration with the 16th annual International L.A. Salsa Fest. From 2-6 p.m., guests can expect dancing overkill as the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca kick out the jams and world-class salsa dancers show everyone how it’s done. Of course, this being Grand Park, admission is free. The action takes place between Spring Street and Broadway. At 227 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org.

When the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess folk opera debuted in 1935, its embrace of African-American culture and the jazz age caused a stir in the rigid New York theatrical scene. Nowadays, the stirring notes of “Summertime” and the portrayal of Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina, have been turned into a mainstream musical, and they elicit warm recognition. Speaking of all that, only one week remains to catch the Tony-winning Porgy and Bess at the Ahmanson Theatre. On May 27, 28 and 30 at 8 p.m., again on May 29 and 31 at 2 and 8 p.m. and finally on June 1 at 1 p.m., the show is yours to behold. At 135 N. Grand Ave, (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org.

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May 28-29: Vardan Ovsepian Chamber Ensemble.

May 30-31: Josh Nelson and the Discovery Project.

Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

May 26, 8:30 p.m.: It’s not that we’re worried we won’t see Jarell Perry again after his residency ends, it’s just that we’ve got major trust issues and this love feels real.

May 27, 7:30 p.m.: We’re thinking All Things Comedy isn’t necessarily that because Carlin, Hicks, Pryor, Dangerfield and a whole slew of others are the sort of long-dead that won’t be performing tonight.

May 28, 7 p.m.: Willie Watson brings acoustic folk the likes of which Los Angeles hasn’t seen in at least two business days.

May 29-30, 9 p.m.: After months of magical ceremonies, the Bootleg has successfully opened up a portal to the 1990s through which Throwing Muses will emerge to play two shows.

May 31, 9 p.m.: A smattering of electro and indie with Sweet Baby Fest.

Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com.

June 1, 5 p.m.: Don’t let the title fool you, no education whatsoever is required to enjoy The University of MMA: Fight Night 7.

Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.

May 26, 9 p.m.: Brian Walker and Monster Mondays will be playing music as American as apple pie or a preemptive strike.

May 27, 10 p.m.: Boom Boom Boom blasts their way out of Skidrokyo after Skin & Bones.

May 28, 10 p.m.: Another Wednesday of your life gone with American Primitive and Fiddle & Pine.

May 29, 10 p.m.: The Raven Clawhammer: an excellent band and potentially stellar steampunk role-play nickname.

May 30, 10 p.m.: RT N the 44s gets the weekend going right.

May 31, 10 p.m.: It wouldn’t be Saturday night without Johnny Moezzi opening for Charlie Chan and the SOBs. June 1, 10 p.m.: Another weekend concludes with Honky Tonk Sunday.

Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com.

May 30: Subculture.

May 31: Hot Since 82.

Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

May 28, 8 p.m.: The parade of Americana continues with tonight’s musical guests, Jamestown Revival.

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May 30, 8 p.m.: The Marvel world unites to battle villainy and low box office receipts in comic book adaptation The Avengers.

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May 28-31 8 p.m. and June 1, 2 p.m.: The 25th anniversary of the upheaval in Tiananmen Square gets the musical treatment as East West Players produces an 80-minute musical helmed by Tim Dang.

Bob Baker’s Fun With Strings Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 2509995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

May 27-30, 10:30 a.m. and May 31-June 1, 2:30 p.m.: Whimsy knows no bounds as Bob Baker’s 54th season continues with a journey through a monkey circus, a vast winter landscape and Paris.

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ResTAURANT BUzz, 14 coffee, featuring beans from Suits & Knives and other small local roasters you’ve probably never heard of. Opening hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. A couple blocks away at 862 S. Main St. is The Classic Coffee, which again offers the usual mélange of espresso drinks and drip coffees as well as some pastries. The shop serves familiar roasts from Intelligentsia Coffee and is open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Coffee Collab is at 305 E. Eighth St. The Classic Coffee is at 862 S. Main St. or (213) 265-7549.

Fishy Business: Financial District workers have a new lunch option, thanks to the recent arrival of fast-casual seafood spot Seasalt Fish Grill. The restaurant at 812 W. Seventh St. offers a bevy of grilled seafood plates along with salads, tacos and sandwiches. Plates with rice and vegetables range from $9-$15, and most other items are $10 or less. Dishes include the California Po’Boy, with panko-breaded tiger shrimp on a hoagie roll, and fish such as barramundi, mahi mahi and ahi tuna. Hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Friday and noon-9 p.m. on weekends.

At 812 W. Seventh St., (213) 243-5700 or seasaltfishgrill.com.

Back to Basics: Sometimes, all you want is a good, affordable sandwich. Enter familiar West Coast sub shop Togo’s, which recently opened a Financial District spot at 1111 Wilshire Blvd. The Downtown Togo’s is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays (closed Sundays). It offers online ordering and catering services for in-store pickup, meaning it’s easier than ever to grab a hot pastrami sandwich when you’re in a hurry. Don’t forget to add some signature smashed avocado!

At 1111 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 482-2020 or togos.com.

Tea Time: Downtown may be the epicenter for L.A.’s craft coffee boom, but a tea shop plans to crash the party. Retailer and cafe the American Tea Room, which has operated in Beverly Hills for more than a decade, is opening an Arts District outpost at 909 S. Sante Fe Ave. The 5,600-square-foot space will have a large tasting room and a tea garden lounge, and will serve as the headquarters of the company’s online retail business. Construction is scheduled to begin in June and the company is aiming for a November opening.

Coming to 909 S. Santa Fe Ave. Got juicy food news? Contact Eddie Kim at eddie@downtownnews.com.