LOS ANGELES
DOWNTOWN
NEWS January 3, 2011
Volume 40, Number 1
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Get ready for a year of housing, supermarkets and building upgrades.
W W W. D O W N T O W N N E W S . C O M
rendering courtesy Bureau of Engineering
photo by Gary Leonard
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Barbecue King closes, an Art Walk leader arrives, and other happenings Around Town.
The 62 People, Events and Developments That Will Shape and Shake Downtown in 2011
PICK THE
Pick football games, win prizes.
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Faces, Places, Plans and Projects
INSIDE
PROS
Stay Healthy in 2011
Central City power players.
photo by Gary Leonard
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Kings and Lakers get in the game.
A packed cultural calendar.
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photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
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B
y all accounts, 2010 was a busy year. Now that it’s in the rearview mirror, get ready for… another busy year in Downtown Los Angeles. The community’s business, development and cultural calendars are already packed. In the next 12 months, Downtown will see a new head of the Catholic Archdiocese and watch how a new leader handles Art Walk. There will be a City Council election and a batch of restaurants will open. The biggest convention ever to hit Los Angeles will arrive, and the X Games and other high-profile sports events will return. There might even be another Lakers championship parade. In this issue, Los Angeles Downtown News highlights 62 people, things, happenings, etc. that will stand out in 2011. Why 62? Why not? When things are this busy, you don’t make a cutoff for a random round number. The list starts on page 5.
Where to eat in the new year.
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15 CALENDAR LISTINGS 18 CLASSIFIEDS
Clockwise from top left: Philanthropist and museum mogul Eli Broad; a rendering for the Sixth Street Viaduct replacement; new L.A. Archdiocese head Archbishop Jose Gomez; the X Games; First Fridays at the Natural History Museum; and the now relevant Los Angeles Kings.
The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles
photo courtesy of Bryce Kanights/Shazamm/ESPN Images.
by RichaRd Guzmán, Jon ReGaRdie and Ryan VaillancouRt
Big business in 2011.
photo by Gary Leonard
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