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he Los Angeles Department of Transportation has installed a new bike corral with a repair stand and bike pump near Fifth and Main streets. The stand is roughly four feet high and includes bike repair tools tucked into a cylinder secured to the stand by metal cables. It is in front of Peddler’s Creamery, which sells “bicycle-churned” ice cream and is sponsoring the repair stand (DOT rules dictate that a nearby business sponsor each stand and be responsible for locking up the tools at night and unlocking them each morning). The corral and repair stand is part of the DOT’s Bicycle Friendly Business Districts program, a partnership between the city and business improvement districts to encourage bike riding. The program includes promotions targeted to bike riders in an effort to support neighborhood businesses, while increasing physical activity and helping to ease traffic congestion.
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fter 22 years leading the nation’s oldest theater of color, East West Players Artistic Director Tim Dang has announced that he will step down in June 2016. The move is timed to the completion of EWP’s 50th anniversary season
TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS and the current five-year strategic plan, Dang, 56, said. “In terms of what I’ve been preaching about growing the next generation at East West Players, this was a good time for me to step away,” Dang said. “If I started crafting another five-year strategic plan, I would have to be responsible and wait another five years.” Dang will work with the EWP board of directors as they begin a search for a successor. He said that the organization could consider hiring two people to handle the artistic production and business/administrative duties, respectively. Dang, meanwhile, expressed interest in continuing to lead the theater’s diversity programs. Otherwise, he’ll look to direct productions at other theaters and get back into acting. “There are more shows that need an Asian-American parent or uncle nowadays, I suppose,” Dang said, laughing.
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Enjoy the Free Show, and Put Something In the Hat
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ast week, Los Angeles Downtown News wrote about the plethora of free entertainment available this summer in the Central City. It’s an impressive line-up, and almost every week from now through the end of summer residents, workers and tourists can enjoy concerts, theater, readings, exhibits, films and more. The activity takes place all across the community, from the weekly Dance Downtown events at the Music Center Plaza (enjoy free dance lessons or groove to prominent DJs) to the concert and outdoor movie series at Pershing Square to festivals in places such as Chinatown, L.A. Live and the FIGat7th shopping center. Not once will you have to pay a dollar or even a dime to attend these events. However, that doesn’t mean you have to be a cheapskate — when someone passes the hat and asks for a donation, it’s better to open your wallet than just sniff and let the next person pay up. Free entertainment comes from many different providers, and while some are big businesses and others seek government and foundation grants, a number of those organizing the programming need support from regular folks, whether in the form of memberships or individual donations. Many people assume that because they are not asked to buy a ticket, their cash isn’t needed. That’s not the case. There may be no cost to enter Cal Plaza on a warm summer evening, but someone has to pay the performers who entertain the thousands of people in the audience, not to mention the staff who prepare the venue beforehand or who go through the Watercourt after the show, cleaning up garbage that visitors leave behind. In the same vein, you may never think of it while enjoying a free concert anywhere in Downtown, but the water in the bathrooms and the electricity it takes to power the sound and lighting equipment isn’t given gratis from the utility companies. There is always a cost. The trend continues at places one might not immediately expect. Most Aloud events at the Central Library are free, but the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, which has been organizing the series for 23 years, has to pay the staff who ensure that the rest of us get to hear top authors and thinkers. With the above activities, and the free events at places such as Grand Park — tens of thousands of people were expected to attend the 4th of July celebration that occurred after Downtown News went to press — Downtowners have an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy something for nothing. That’s great, but locals should recognize what it takes to make this happen. When the hat is passed, or the envelope soliciting a donation is handed out, consider opening the wallet, writing a check or using PayPal. After all, there’s a cost to free.
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os Angeles has spent plenty of time trying, and failing, to launch a bike share program. That has been frustrating, as while Angelenos remained stuck in gridlock, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Boston and many other cities managed to get their residents on two wheels. Why those municipalities succeeded as temperate Los Angeles faltered is a troubling question. Finally, it appears as if the situation is changing. Los Angeles Downtown News last week reported on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s selection of a company to create a bike share system. If all goes according to plan, a pilot program will kick off next spring in Downtown Los Angeles. This is good news, but there is still reason to be skeptical. That’s because we have been down this road before. In early 2013, the city seemed to have a deal with Irvine-based Bike Nation to create a local system, and Angelenos were eagerly looking forward to a program with 400 rental stations and 4,000 bikes. Of course, that never happened.
Bike sharing has huge potential in Downtown. It is often seen as part of the solution to the so-called “first-mile/last-mile” problem, with the need to figure out, for example, how commuters get from Union Station to their job in the Financial District or Bunker Hill. If there is an easy, affordable method like bike share they’ll probably use it. If the only way into the urban core is to board a subway or bus, they may stick to driving their car. Many bike share details need to be worked out. While the kiosks will be spread throughout the Central City in the first two years (an expansion into Pasadena and other communities would follow), it is still unclear how much the program will cost riders, and whether there will be touch screens to get access to bicycles, like in other cities. Fortunately, the company selected to operate L.A.’s program, Bicycle Transit Systems, has executives who have helped run efforts in other cities. The expertise appears to be in place. Now, local leaders must roll forward. They should demand timely updates and offer the public progress reports. There’s no reason not to have a bike share system operating by early spring. Doing so will be good for Downtown, and ultimately, good for the region.
Thanks, Tom LaBonge and Bernard Parks
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ast week, two remarkable and very different careers in public service came to an end. As they did, something has been lost in the city of Los Angeles. On June 30, Fourth District City Councilman Tom LaBonge and Eighth District Councilman Bernard Parks were termed out. LaBonge spent nearly 40 years working in the interest of Los Angeles, and in addition to his 14 years on the council, he clocked more than two decades as an aide first to late Council President John Ferraro, and then to Mayor Richard Riordan. Parks worked for the city for 50 years, starting in the Los Angeles Police Department, eventually becoming chief of police. Whereas 12 years on the city council might be the capstone of a working life for most people,
Parks’ time on the legislative body was only the second most important job he did in Los Angeles. Neither politician was perfect, and both had ups and downs. LaBonge was the ultimate civic bon vivant, though for some his effusive nature and unbridled love for Los Angeles made more of a mark than his policy achievements. Parks had a fiscally conservative streak that proved crucial when the recession hit. However, he didn’t always get along with his council colleagues, and after a clash with Council President Herb Wesson, Parks’ role in City Hall was reduced. This was unfortunate, as his expertise could have been put to use. While LaBonge and Parks were cut from different cloth, both were committed to the city in a manner that is rare. In this term
limits era, many politicians bounce to wherever the next job is available, whether in the city or the state legislature. These individuals spent their entire career working to make life better in Los Angeles, though Parks once ran for and lost a county supervisor’s seat. The city owes a debt of gratitude to LaBonge and Parks. At many points either could have taken their knowledge, experience and relationships and made a lot more money as a lobbyist, consultant or private sector executive. Yet each stayed under the municipal umbrella, choosing to work on behalf of Angelenos. City Hall will be a different place without Tom LaBonge and Bernard Parks. The city has benefitted immensely from all they did.
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Thieves Stealing Not Just Cash, but Entire ATM Machines At Least Six Incidents Have Taken Place Since January in Downtown By Heidi Kulicke new crime trend has emerged in portions of Downtown Los Angeles: thefts not of cash or property, but of entire portable ATM machines in small businesses. Since January, at least six ATMs have been stolen from businesses in the Fashion District and the industrial area near the 10 Freeway. Police believe the cases are related. In several instances surveillance cameras captured the crime, but police have not publicly identified any suspects. Three ATMs were stolen within a two-week period in May from businesses in the Fashion District. On May 5 and 14, thieves cut the locks off the roll-up gates of a convenience store and a fabric store in the 300 block of East Ninth Street. The ATMs contained a total of $7,000 in cash, according to the LAPD’s Central Division. On May 19, a similar crime occurred in a silk screening business in the 1300 block of South Main Street. The amount of money taken was not revealed. The other three machines were stolen in the area near the 10 Freeway between January and May. Additionally, an ATM theft occurred on June 6 when thieves pried opened the top of a cash machine in the 1000 block of West Olympic Boulevard, then used a torch to burn through another level of casing. They took $980. The ATM industry has several layers. Financial institutions operate their own machines, while the ATMs commonly seen at convenience stores and other retail locations are ei-
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ther bought or leased by an individual provider through various third-party ATM vendors. In the latter instance, the machine is stocked with the provider’s money, and customers who use the machine pay a surcharge, which is the provider’s profit. When ATM thefts occur, it is the provider’s money that is taken. Loli Saldivar, who owns the convenience store in the Fashion District with her husband Miguel, said that on the night of the crime, only the ATM was taken from their business, which sells snacks, sunglasses and sundries and only accepts cash. Although she has had to turn away a few customers who didn’t have any cash in the wake of the crime, she said the theft hasn’t impacted the business too much. She and her husband didn’t own the ATM, but partnered with a third person to place it in the entryway of their store. She would not identify the owner to Downtown News. The crime has left the Saldivars cautious. “We are looking into buying a better lock to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” said Miguel Saldivar. Thousands of shoppers frequent the Fashion District every day, and much of the business is done in cash. Some businesses have installed portable ATM machines on wheels, and while they are intended to attract customers, they could also be luring criminals at night, said Kent Smith, executive director of the Fashion District Business Improvement District. Smith said the BID is “painfully aware” of the thefts and is working closely with police.
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The Central Division and the LAPD’s Commercial Crimes Division, which handles ATM and safe burglaries, would not reveal details, except to say that police believe the crimes are related and that an investigation is ongoing. Central Division Detective Steve Franssen, who worked on the ATM thefts before turning them over to CCD, said that ATM and business owners can be forced to cover the losses from stolen machines. He added that the losses could be high enough to put some out of business. If criminals are caught, prosecuted and found guilty they could be required to pay for losses and damage related to the thefts, though collecting the money is not always feasible. “We want the victims to get restitution,” Franssen said. “If we don’t find the suspects, the victims get nothing.” In the effort to prevent future crimes, the BID has increased the number of security officers patrolling the Fashion District at night, Smith said. “We are targeting this issue and doing what we can that would lead to the arrest of these individuals,” Smith said. “It’s a high priority for us and the LAPD.” Smith said the BID is reaching out to businesses in the Fashion District that have ATMs to discuss preventative measures, including moving outdoor ATM display signs inside once the workday ends. Smith blamed the crime spree in part on complacency by merchants. He believes more security measures could be instituted. “I think because crime has been low, peo-
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Restaurant Buzz An Austrian Bistro, Sky-High Meals and More Downtown Food Happenings By Eddie Kim he Gang’s All Bier: Austrian cuisine is hard to find in Los Angeles. How hard? So hard that when Bernhard Mairinger opened his BierBeisl in Beverly Hills in 2012 and called it the city’s “only authentic Austrian restaurant,” nobody challenged him. The bistro shuttered in 2013, but now Mairinger is back, and this time in Downtown. His BierBeisl Imbiss (imbiss is “snack” in German) opens Thursday, July 9 (Art Walk night), in the Historic Core’s Spring Arcade Building. Imbiss will serve crunchy schnitzel, sandwiches and Austrian-style sausages, as well as traditional breads, cakes, pastries and other items baked on-site. There’s also a bar with Austrian beers on tap and several varietals of wine. One quirk is that people can buy a 10-pack of tokens up front, then trade one for a drink when desired, rather than waiting in line and hitting the cash register again. A system to more quickly and conveniently imbibe Austrian beer? To that, we say willkommen. Coming to 541 S. Spring St., (213) 935-8035 or bierbeisl-imbiss.com.
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View From the Top: Looks like Vartan Abgaryan is going to be Downtown’s new top chef — as in cooking at the highest altitude. Abgaryan’s gotten plenty of praise for his creations at Silver Lake Italian restaurant Cliff’s Edge, but he’s now been tapped to helm the upcoming 71Above, the dining space atop the U.S. Bank Tower. It’s not yet clear what kind of cooking Abgaryan will be offering, but a short teaser trailer for the restaurant touts “contemporary American” dining with seasonal ingredients, which sounds like a generic way to say Abgaryan will meld flavors from around the city. In keeping with the trend, 71Above will offer fine-dining cuisine in a more relaxed atmosphere (i.e. no tablecloths). The project comes from Elevate and Takami Sushi owner Emil Eyvazoff, but Abgaryan will be a part-owner, reports Los
Angeles magazine. The restaurant could open next spring. Coming to 633 W. Fifth St. Rice Rice Baby: Charles Olalia became the head chef of the Walt Disney Concert Hall restaurant Patina in 2012. He left last summer for a gig in Palos Verdes, but now he’s back in Downtown, and is opening a casual rice-bowl joint in the Jewelry District with partner Santos Uy. Ricebar, which is slated to open on Monday, July 6, dives into the flavors of Olalia’s native Philippines. The restaurant will offer bowls with four different types of Filipino heirloom rice and an assortment of toppings like longanisa, a sweet and spicy
sausage, or chicken poached in a ginger broth. There are also a few specials (check out the pancit noodles with shellfish sauce), sliders and minimalist desserts. Calling the space tiny is an understatement: The 275-square-foot joint will be just big enough for Olalia and his equipment, along with a few counter seats. Ricebar is open Monday-Friday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Los Angeles Times first reported the new details. At 419 W. Seventh St. or ricebarla.com. It’s So Simbal: Little Tokyo’s got another promising restaurant with the arrival last month of Simbal. Young chef/owner Shawn Pham has crafted a hip enclave in the middle of Japanese Village Plaza, and the menu is one of the freshest in the neighborhood, maybe the freshest since Bryant Ng and his Spice Table closed in 2013. Pham gained his chops at local hotspots like Jose Andres’ The Bazaar in Beverly Hills and David Myers’ Sona before taking a four-year trip through Vietnam to collect flavors and ideas. The dinner-only establishment offers small plates with influences from across Asia. There’s beef tartare with Thai “larb” seasoning, crisp-fried tofu with tomato sauce, a short rib pot pie with lemongrass, caramel-braised shrimp with rice porridge, and mussels with chili jam and Chinese donuts. Dim sum carts with daily specials also roam the dining room. At 319 E. Second St. (enter at 120 S. San Pedro St.), (213) 626-0244 or simbalrestaurant.com. Bringing His Ray Game: Ray Garcia’s Downtown takeover is now complete, with the opening of Broken Spanish at the end of June. Garcia quickly made his mark at the casual B.S. Taqueria on Seventh Street, which opened in April and has been pumping out both traditional and new-age tacos (clams and lardo, anyone?) and clever snacks to rave reviews. Broken is more formal, and the former Rivera space has been flipped from a dark, sensual dining room into a lighter, brighter area with decorative nods to the city’s Latin American communities. The food, too, is a transition from Rivera’s refined and extra-precise cooking; Garcia focuses on slightly more rustic preparations, Continued on page 16
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A Corporate Twist on the Housing Market Vancouver Developer Opens $200 Million Downtown Tower Pitched to Short-Term Business Travelers By Heidi Kulicke he developers of most Downtown Los Angeles apartment projects are looking for one thing: consistency. After all, the key to profits is having buildings filled, and the most logical way to filling them is to get tenants who stay for a year or two, and potentially much longer. Vancouver, Canada-based developer Onni Group is banking on something different with its new Central City project. It expects people to stay for a relatively short time, generally one to three months, and then leave. While that is counter to the prevailing trend, one factor helps Onni’s bottom line: rents for fully furnished units with hotel-like services that start at $6,000 a month. Onni’s Level Furnished Living opened at 888 S. Olive St. last month. The 33-story steel and glass building features 303 one- to three-bedroom residences. It is pitched to corporate travelers who are in town for a convention or work assignment, said Javier Cepeda, regional vice president of Level Furnished Living. “People don’t want to feel like they’re living out of a suitcase,” Cepeda said. “They want the option of a home-cooked meal and a place they can bring their kids to visit.” Los Angeles is the second location for a Level Furnished Living project. The first was a 187-unit development in Vancouver that opened in 2009. Onni intends to add buildings in the United States and Canada, Cepeda said. He said the revival in Downtown and across the rest of L.A. prompted Onni to invest in the Central City. The
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The bands performing on Saturday nights at Pershing Square this summer include Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Starship and America.
By Eddie Kim ummer’s in high gear, which means long days, sunscreen and, for Downtown, a cavalcade of concerts and film screenings at Pershing Square. The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks this week kicks off its annual slate of summer entertainment. Starting Wednesday, July 8, and continuing through Aug. 15, the series will feature four shows each week, everything from concerts with national bands to evening movies to salsa music. All events are free. The series draws more people to the Financial District park than any other event. It also requires the most preparation for the park’s staff, said Louise Capone, the senior recreation director of Pershing Square. The centerpiece of the series is the Saturday concert series, which opens “doors” to the public at 7 p.m. and gets underway at 8 p.m. Kicking off the program on July 11 are local swingsters Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, which counts songs such as “Go Daddy-O” and “You and Me and the Bottle Make 3 Tonight.” The opening act is Preston Smith, a singer-songwriter best known for penning and performing “Oh, I Love You So” in Cocktail. In coming weeks Pershing Square will see, among others, Starship (with Jefferson Starship frontman Mickey Thomas) and Martha Davis and the Motels (July 18), Rickie Lee Jones (July 25), The Jayhawks (Aug. 1), and the International Swingers, composed of former members of the Sex Pistols, Blondie and Generation X (Aug. 8). Capping the series on Aug. 15 will be America, which Capone expects to draw the biggest
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crowd of the summer. Capone said an average of 3,000 people attend each show, but audiences can swell to 5,000. Weekdays also have entertainment in store. Wednesdays see lunchtime concerts from local artists from 12:30-2 p.m., starting with Bonne Musique Zydeco this week. Thursdays bring the Latin-hued “Salsa Sunset” evening shows. It begins Thursday, July 9, with well-known conguero Poncho Sanchez performing at 9 p.m. The Friday Night Flicks program, meanwhile, offers free screenings that kick off at sunset. This year has the cheery theme of “The End of the World As We Know It,” with such titles as the apocalyptic 2012 (July 10), Godzilla (July 17) and the original Mad Max (July 24). A challenge is to make the experience better every year. The Pershing Square staff are focusing this year on smoothing out ingress and egress at the events, and also cutting down on the wait for a drink. “Last year we found that it took a long time to get a beer,” Capone said. “We want our audience to spend their time looking at the stage instead.” That means a bigger bar with six people doling out beers, as well as a cocktail bar to serve hard alcohol, Capone said. Even better for those partaking, attendees can take their booze anywhere in the park rather than stay in a roped-off area. There are also a number of food vendors on-site. Parents, Baby and Dog The Pershing Square summer programming began with just lunchtime concerts. The
growing residential base over the last decade prompted the park to begin catering to those who returned to, not departed, Downtown when the sun went down, Capone said. “The neighborhood changes and so does our audience. Our movie nights see a lot more children now, and that’s part of there being more kids in Downtown as our hipsters have started living together,” Capone said. “Now we have a young couple and their baby and their dog showing up. That’s incredibly cool and what Downtown has been hoping for.” Pershing Square’s reach has evolved as well, and a marketing campaign with 100.3 The Sound and CBS Los Angeles has helped attract visitors from nearby communities such as Silver Lake and East L.A., and as far as Riverside and Long Beach, Capone added. That is good news for the park, which is adding features like a pair of kids’ playgrounds that are slated to open this summer. The parks department is also assessing long-term improvements by gathering input from the city and the neighborhood. The crowds and consistency have paid off in another way: Capone said she now has a much easier time luring quality acts than in the past. “When I first started to book bands of national status, I used to call up and say, ‘Hi, I’m the director of Pershing Square,’ and they’d be dead silent on the phone,” she said. “It was so hard to explain what the artists would be doing and where. They’d be like, ‘Where is Downtown L.A.?’” Despite the growing popularity of Downtown, one area where park staff must get clev-
er for the summer series is the budget. This year, the city allocation for the programming is about $110,000. Capone said donations and sponsorships from businesses like Kaiser Permanente and local companies such as Rising Realty Partners pull in another approximately $40,000 to help make the series possible. Christopher Rising, president and COO of RRP, said that the contribution is part of bolstering the community around RRP’s PacMutual building, which sits at the northwest corner of Sixth and Olive Streets. “Concerts, like the series in Pershing Square, are a way to provide cultural attractions that make this area better to live, work and play in,” Rising said. “Pershing Square is such a great space already, but it needs more of these activities to activate the space for public usability.” Capone may find it easier to book acts these days, but the constraints of running a park in the heart of an urban community remain challenging. Last year’s series had additional programming on Sunday that doesn’t exist this year, and a longer run of film screenings had to be cut back to six nights because of licensing costs. Yet there is one big constant today: If the city hosts it, the crowds will come — which was, once upon a time, far from a guarantee, as Capone puts it. Pershing Square’s summer concert and film series runs Wednesday, July 8-Aug. 15 at 532 S. Olive St. More information is at (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare. eddie@downtownnews.com
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All Bark, No Bite Dog Day Afternoon, and Its 1,000 Canines, Returns to Cathedral Plaza By Heidi Kulicke he line “So 1,000 dogs walk over to a cathedral…” sounds like the start of a joke. In Downtown Los Angeles, this week, it’s completely serious. The ninth installment of Dog Day Afternoon takes place on Wednesday, July 8, from 6-9 p.m. at the plaza of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The free event is organized by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and attracts about 1,500 people and 1,000 of their furry friends, said Carol Schatz, president and CEO of the DCBID. The event will feature mingling, music, pet vendors and animal adoptions, Schatz said. Humans will have food and beverage options available for purchase. The purpose of the event is to create a sense of community among dog owners, said Hal Bastian, a former DCBID executive who now runs his own Downtown consulting firm. Bastian co-founded Dog Day Afternoon in 2007 with the cathedral’s Monsignor Kevin Kostelnik. The goal, Bastian recalls, was to bring people and their dogs together in a public setting. “We started talking about our dogs, my golden retriever named Buddy and his black lab Joaquin, and decided to do an event focused on dogs,” Bastian said. Dog Day Afternoon is devoid of the heavy speechifying that occurs at so many happen-
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ings. Instead, it’s mostly an evening where humans converse while dogs of all breeds, colors and sizes sniff and play with each other (there are staffers with brooms, dustbins and spray bottles for when dogs do something else). Both Buddy and Joaquin have passed away, and Bastian has another dog, Scooter, a Shiba Inu mix. Bastian said he plans to bring him to Wednesday’s event, where they will reconnect with both human and canine friends. Meeting People Is Easy The underlying philosophy of Dog Day Afternoon was that canines are conversation starters, whether it involves a human taking Fido on a walk and meeting another person holding a leash, or a pair of pet parents starting to talk at a dog park. Downtown quickly developed a reputation as a pet-friendly enclave, and as the human population exploded, so did the number of Downtown dogs. According to the DCBID’s 2013 Downtown Demographic Study, 30% of Central City residents have a dog (another 14% have a cat). The proliferation has led to the debut of several dog parks and the opening of numerous pet service businesses. “When you have a social dog it opens up communication between the humans who normally wouldn’t have a reason to talk to each other,” Bastian said. “We often know the dogs’ names but not the humans’ names.” It’s not always easy to meet people in an ur-
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ban setting, acknowledged Kostelnik. However, when individuals do start talking, common interests can be discovered, and with it, friendships are born. “Last year I had two women who thanked me for hosting the event, as they both had lofts in the same building just two floors apart but had never met,” Kostelnik said. “Now they walk their dogs together every morning.” Kostelnik even thinks people can learn from a dog’s natural accepting and communal nature. That could pay off when a person has to decide where to live, he believes. “When their lease is up, and when thinking about Downtown, at least they will know the City of Angels cared about them and their pets,” Kostelnik said. “For some people, that’s reason
enough to continue living in Downtown.” Dog Day Afternoon is open to all Downtown residents, including those who don’t own dogs but just really like them (RSVPs are requested). Parking is available at the cathedral for $8. Dogs must be social and kept on a leash at all times during the event. Vendors at Dog Day Afternoon will include Pet Project L.A., Pussy and Pooch and Downtown veterinarians. Adoptions will be offered by Best Friends Society and Westside German Shepherd Rescue, among others. Dog Day Afternoon is 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., (213) 624-2146 or downtownla.com/dogday to RSVP. heidi@downtownnews.com
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When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus motors into Staples Center for 12 shows beginning Thursday, July 9, there’ll be much to celebrate. Along with the acrobatic feats and the daredevil tricks, there’s the fact that The Greatest Show on Earth announced that it will take elephants out of the circus and move them to a peaceful pachyderm habitat (though in a few years). In the meantime, the show dubbed “Circus Xtreme” features parkour performers, motorcycle wizards and the painted faces from Clown Alley. Remember, clowns are people too, people with hopes, dreams and big shoes. The circus runs through Tuesday, July 14. At 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7100 or staplescenter.com.
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9th Annual Downtown Dog Day Afternoon at the Cathedral 555 W. Temple St., downtownla.com/dogday The property owners of the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) invite Downtown L.A. residents and their dogs to a free evening of mixing and mingling on the plaza of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Wednesday, July 8, from 6-9 p.m. Pamper your four-legged friend with free giveaways, and enjoy a cash bar and food by Levy Restaurants. Featuring booths and displays from Downtown pet-friendly companies. Social dogs only; dogs must be on a leash. Free admission. RSVP at DowntownLA.com/DogDay.
ThuRSDay, JuLy 9 Downtown Art Walk Historic Core or downtownartwalk.org. 5 p.m.: Before the kind and considerate denizens of Spring Street see countless disheveled-looking people swarming the sidewalks, they should know that it’s Art Walk, that it’s July, that the crowds are huge and that these curiously dressed folks are just artists trying to sell their wares. Can you dig it? Lynell George and Marisela Norte at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 7:15 p.m.: Two writers who have walked all across the City of Angels talk and display images highlighting what they have found. Outfest Los Angeles 2015 Opening Night Gala 842 Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com. 8 p.m.: Something tells us the kick-off for this year’s iteration of the long-running LGBT oriented film festival is going to be quite a celebration. FRIDay, JuLy 10 Bring Your Own Dance Moves Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0777 or
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On Sunday, July 12, the precocious and well-read namesake of Roald Dahl’s novel Matilda leaves the real world to once again solely occupy the realm of literature, as her eponymous musical pulls up stakes at the Ahmanson Theatre. The lucid presentation of this auspicious children’s novel has won raves for its staging — wait for the song “When I Grow Up,” complete with a dance on swings — and in particular for Bryce Ryness’ hilariously nasty take on school boss Miss Trunchbull. This week you too can indulge your fancies and revisit the realm of childhood with performances of Matilda the Musical at 8 p.m. on Tuesday-Friday, July 7-10, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org.
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If you’re keeping track of what’s golden with Los Angeles-spawned hip-hop outfit Jurassic 5, then you’re surely aware that four albums of slick rhymes stacked on thick rhythms helped spawn the career of beat legend Cut Chemist. What you may not be aware of is a gruesome and questionable head count. Yes, J5 does in fact have six members. Did this unspoken discontinuity contribute to the group’s 2007 break-up? We dare not speculate. What we know for sure is that L.A.’s favorite sextet marketed as a quintet is back in business. Prehistoric jams will be kicked out famously on Thursday, July 9, at Club Nokia. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com.
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musiccenter.org. 7 p.m.: Forever in transition, DJ Benedek tops a list of DJs who promise to fill the Music Center Plaza with contemporary beats tonight. All for free. Can Urban Riots Cause Change? MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or zocalopublicsquare.org. 6:30 p.m.: In the wake of Ferguson and Baltimore and 50 years after Watts, historians, politicians and social science gurus gather to discuss the feasibility of instilling lasting change through violent upheaval. The Untold Story of Iran Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com. 7 p.m.: Despite much press to the contrary, it would seem that Persian society is comprised of actual human beings with unique idiosyncrasies that belie a rich heritage. So get with it. Writers Dr. Nina Ansary and Cyrus M. Copeland join musical guest Sussan Deyhim to shed light on the situation.
ROCK, POP & JAZZ Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com. July 12, 8 p.m.: Dynamic duo The Bird and the Bee have a dry sense of humor. You are warned. Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. July 6: Alanna Lin. July 7: Jam Session. July 8: Caiti O’Doherty. July 9: Marcel Camargo and the Brazil You Never Heard. July 10: Spiros Exaras and Elio Villafranca. July 11: Jamison Ross. July 12: Erik Deutsch and the Jazz Outlaws. Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com. July 9, 9 p.m.: Standout hip-hop from yesteryear as L.A.’s Jurassic 5 enjoy a homecoming. July 10, 9 p.m.: Adjust your ascot and polish your monocle for Will Downing, aka “The Prince of Sophisticated Soul.” Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com. July 12, 10 p.m.: Ask RT N the 44s about their 4th of July. We bet they’ll have a story for you. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. July 10: Tommy Trash. July 11: Chris Lake. Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2190 or grandperformances.org. July 10, 8 p.m.: Watts50 confronts the lingering specter of racial tension in these United States through the lens of the 50th anniversary of the Watts Riots. Tonight’s show focuses on hip-hop with much more to say about society than a few bars about popping bottles in one’s Maybach ever will. July 11, 8 p.m.: Someone should tell the patrons of the myriad New Orleans bars suddenly taking up residence in Los Angeles that Dumpstafunk are bringing the heat from the Crescent City. Pershing Square 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare. July 8, 12 p.m.: The summer concert series begins! Concrete and creole merge as Louisiana’s Bonne Musique Zydeco plays a lunchtime set in Pershing Square. July 9, 9 p.m.: Few names in Latin jazz surpass that of conguero Poncho Sanchez. July 11, 8 p.m.: For years Big Bad Voodoo Daddy have toured this country trying to instill vintage big band music complete with suave dance moves and fedoras. BBVD: You’re going to love it here. We have hipsters now. Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com. July 6: Rubber. July 7: Street Eaters, Qui and Prissy Whip. July 8: Narrowed. July 9: Thursday Night Booty. July 10: Nervosas, Scarlet Harlot, Robot Repair and The Fever. July 11: The Blackerbys, No Small Children, FU Marylou. July 12, 3 p.m.: Fools on Stools. July 12: Bobby Meader Music. The Regent 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheatre.com. July 7, 8 p.m.: Calexico plays the music of cultural convergence. American country, Tex-Mex, cumbia and whatever else they heard in their native Tuscon, Arizona falls into the mix. July 10, 7 p.m.: Immortal Technique is so far to the left of the political spectrum, he makes Bill Maher look like Strom Thurmond. July 11, 9 p.m.: A pack of progressive tastemakers named Soulection, with tastes ranging from hip-hop and soul to jazz and funk, take over The Regent for a night of tunes masquerading under the stage name The Sound of Tomorrow. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la. July 6: Does the Shady Rest draw inspiration from the sun-repellant leaves of a mighty old oak tree or the skeezy ne’er-do-wells you hang out with? July 7: As if The Makers had something better to do tonight. July 8: Bobby Hurricane’s Blues All Stars promise gusts of 12-bar blues. July 9: The Vibrometers endure. July 12: Critical Brass does enjoy a good pun. The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org. July 7: Boreal Hills, Gigantic and Socialites. Continued on next page
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BalletNow Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 9727211 or musiccenter.org. July 10-11, 7:30 p.m. and July 12, 2 p.m.: Roberto Bolle and Herman Cornejo helm a crew of top dancers from Europe and South America, respectively. Each troupe plays one evening, then the two come together in a sort of dance mash-up on the final day. Bob Baker’s Something to Crow About Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 2509995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.
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Location: ROP G 2015 File Name: G&K 3-16 Rep: CH Date: 3-9 Creator: ba/yk A Rundown on Downtown Incidents, Changes: 1
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By Heidi Kulicke 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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Sole Suspect: An unidentified individual broke into A-1 Shoes at 205 W. Seventh St. after it closed on June 23. The suspect smashed the glass door with a manhole cover and stole 31 pairs of shoes worth $1,200. High-End Haul: Two men broke into a store in the Little Tokyo Galleria at 333 S. Alameda St. on June 26. The thieves loaded up three dark-colored sedans with $40,000 worth of Louis Vuitton purses and $6,150 worth of designer sunglasses. Surveillance cameras captured the incident. Bad Time at BET: A man was taking photos during a BET Experience concert on June 27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center when another man bumped into him. They got into an argument and the second man pepper sprayed the camera holder. He then sprayed two others in the crowd. Hot Dog Fight: A customer and some 7-Eleven employees got into a dispute over hot dogs at the convenience store at Fifth Street and Broadway on June 22. The employees claim the customer never intended to pay, which the customer denied. Shoplifting charges were filed against the hot dog eater. Don’t Do Drugs: On June 21 at Fifth and Maple streets, a man confronted his drug dealer, accusing him of selling a poor product. He asked for his money back. Instead, the dealer grabbed the man’s cell phone and ran off. Gas Station Blues: After being refused service at a gas station at Cesar Chavez Avenue and Alameda Street on June 22, an angry customer hit a gas station employee with his guitar. He then went outside and smashed several vehicles’ windows. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Aerial Beer Can: A police officer confronted an intoxicated woman at Main Street and Olympic Boulevard on June 23. He attempted to do a pat-down. She responded by throwing a beer can at the officer and was arrested.
restaurant buzz, 6 with many items meant for sharing family-style. There are braised lamb-neck tamales, griddled shrimp with an earthy chile sauce, a whole fried snapper with leeks and clams, and slow-cooked pork belly with a beguiling garlic mojo sauce. Most small plates are under $20, with bigger shared entrees coming in at $30-$40. Broken Spanish is open every day for dinner from 5:30-11 p.m. At 1050 S. Flower St., (213) 749-1460 or brokenspanish.com. Feeling Bullish: The term “authentic” is pretty much meaningless when it comes to cooking, but Bull Taco proudly proclaims that it’s inauthentic Mexican, so who are we to judge? The Southern California chain is moving into a space at Second Street and Broadway, which is good news for those tired of hitting nearby Grand Central Market yet again. Bull Taco offers a simple menu of tacos, burritos, tortas, quesadillas and bowls, each with a choice of meat (including offbeat options like duck and shrimp curry). Most meals are less than $10. There’s a handful of snacks, a short breakfast menu and daily specials like the John Wayne (carne asada, cheddar cheese and tater tots). Expect an opening in the fall. Coming to 203 S. Broadway or bulltaco.com. Got juicy food news? Email eddie@downtownnews.com.