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Grand Park Opens
Talk of the Town Nonpartisan Town Hall Forum Celebrates 75 Years
Urban Scrawl on Downtown Hipsters.
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The growth of Chrysalis.
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Nike 3 on 3 returns to L.A. Live.
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Town Hall Los Angeles celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Dr. Jon Goodman, president of the nonprofit, nonpartisan speakers forum. by Richard Guzmán city editor
“Magic” Johnson; and local business and political players AEG President Tim Leiweke and City Controller Wendy Greuel. They’ve all been part of Town Hall Los Angeles, a Downtown-based nonprofit, nonpartisan speakers forum that has convened events around major local and global issues and debates for 75 years. The organization is marking all those years of hosting heads of state, corporate leaders and visionaries with its 75th Anniversary Gala at the Ritz-Carlton Sept. 7.
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or an organization that was originally called the “no name group,” the list of Town Hall’s members and guest speakers sounds like a who’s who of historic personalities. Among them are former presidents John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman and Jimmy Carter; global leaders Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev; celebrities Annette Bening and Ed Sullivan; sports legends Tommy Lasorda and Earvin
Large National Real Estate Firms Are Snapping Up Downtown Properties by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer
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The celebration will include a dinner, an awards presentation and a performance by The Capitol Steps, a political satire group that pokes fun at politicians and government institutions. The night will honor James Thomas, chairman, president and CEO of Thomas Properties Group for his role in the revitalization of the city. He is also a former chairman of Town Hall Los Angeles. “Town Hall for me has played an important role in keeping L.A. informed,” said Greuel, a frequent see Town, page 8
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efore the economic downturn hit Downtown in 2008, local developers were rushing to entitle dozens of new projects to get in on the building craze. Most of those plans were shelved when the market tanked. Now, after collecting dust for years, those old proposals are driving the next wave of Downtown development. It’s unclear whether recently announced plans for several new residential building projects mark the start of a trend. If they do, the amount of new construction in the coming years will likely be limited by the availability of
land that was approved by the city for development before the downturn. What’s left of those properties appears to be going fast. Last year, Vancouver-based Onni Group snatched up a property at Eighth and Olive streets for $16.5 million. It plans to break ground this year on a 32-story tower that was entitled by the former owner. Wood Partners recently bought a plot entitled in 2008 by CIM Group at Eighth and Hope streets, where it intends to build a 22-story edifice. In June, San Francisco-based Carmel Partners acquired a site at Eighth Street and Grand Avenue entitled by seller Sonny Astani, who said the deal was for $63 see Real Estate, page 9
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Kevin Kaberna of apartment giant Greystar inside the company’s recently completed Roosevelt Lofts, a luxury rental in the Financial District. Greystar is among a slate of private equity or institutional investors looking to grow in Downtown.
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Million Dollar Operator Terminates Lease
a public bidding competition to find an operator for the space. On May 22, about a dozen people toured the building. The visit, a mandatory step for hopeful operators, was the first step in the bidding competition that closed July 20. While Espinosa wouldn’t give the exact number of responses, he said more than one developer submitted a proposal for the site by the deadline. He said the city will now review the proposals and he expects negotiations to begin with the chosen developer by this fall. Plans are to have a revamped Pico House within two years. The bidding documents envisioned a restaurant or retail ground-floor use with office or studio space on the upper levels. Those who bid also had the option to include the adjacent, 1,650-square-foot Hellman-Quon Building in their plans.
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fter six years of running the Million Dollar Theater, Robert Voskanian, the 1918 venue’s operator since 2007, terminated his lease on the property in June. Voskanian said that despite holding events like concerts, a Wednesday night film series and renting the venue for filming, they were still not making enough money to cover their bills. “I love the place, it’s gorgeous and it really broke my heart but financially it was too difficult,” he said. As of now the theater is closed, he said. The 2,200seat venue at 307 S. Broadway is owned by the Yellin Company, which also owns the neighboring Grand Central Market. A representative for the Yellin Company said officials with knowledge of the theater and its future plans were on vacation. When Voskanian took over the property the theater had been vacant for about two years. Before that it had served as the headquarters for two churches and once housed the Metropolitan Water District. Voskanian spent about $1 million renovating the theater before reopening it in 2008 with a celebration that closed Broadway off to traffic and included mariachis and other performers.
For Hard Summer, New Metro Hours Even Later
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t’s now easier to visit — or get out of — Downtown later at night. Metro last week extended rail service on Friday and Saturday nights until 2 a.m. Trains on the Red, Blue, Green, Gold and Expo lines will run every 20 minutes between midnight and about 2 a.m. Before the change, which was instituted on July 27, the last Red Line train leaving Union Station en route to North Hollywood departed at 12:17 a.m. Now, late-night barflies in Downtown have enough time to make last call and still catch a ride home. The last Red Line train leaves Union Station at 2:12 a.m.; the last Blue Line train to South L.A. and Long Beach departs Seventh St./Metro Center at 2:07 a.m.; the final Expo Line train to USC and Culver City now leaves Seventh St./Metro Center at 2:12 a.m. The last north-
Developers Bid for Pico House
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he second time was the charm for the El Pueblo’s Pico House. After an initial attempt to find an operator to develop the 1869 structure in 2010 yielded no results, there is now more than one company interested in the project, said Chris Espinosa, the general manager of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. Earlier this year the city launched
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bound Gold Line to Pasadena departs from the Little Tokyo station at 2:03 a.m. and the southbound train to Boyle Heights and East L.A. departs at 2:16 a.m. Metro will also offer even later hours on Aug. 3 and 4 to accommodate attendees of the Hard Summer music festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park, which is adjacent to the Chinatown Gold Line station. For that weekend, the last northbound Gold Line train will depart Union Station at 2:39 a.m.; the last Red and Purple Line trains will depart Union Station at 2:42 a.m. and 2:47 a.m. respectively.
Adaptive Reuse Apartments Planned on Broadway
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owner, plans to break ground soon on a conversion of a nine-story commercial building into lofts. Needleman said work is slated to start in the fall to turn the former Singer Sewing Machine building at 806 S. Broadway into a unique loft building with nine large units, with only one apartment per floor. He has already pulled construction permits for the project. “I like the larger units and I like having fewer tenants and providing something unique and different from what’s available Downtown,” Needleman said. Having only one unit per floor means the apartments will measure 5,000-6,000 square feet, Needleman said. It also means Needleman can save on some of the construction costs associated with building more units. The building at 808 S. Broadway, which rises between the Tower and Rialto theaters just south of Eighth Street, had long been home to garment manufacturers.
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EDITORIALS Federal Plans, Cautious Optimism
Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis
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xcitement buzzed through Downtown Los Angeles last month when officials in Washington, D.C., announced that they are looking to construct a federal office building on the pit at First Street and Broadway. The news from the East Coast took most Downtowners by surprise. There were two reasons for the reaction: First, almost no one knew there were any dreams of erecting a federal office building on the site. Second, civic watchers had only learned less than a year ago that a $400 million courthouse is supposed to rise on the property by 2016. This is all good news, right? Possibly. We don’t want to look a federal gift horse in the mouth, but a few things about the proposal prevent us from believing that a new day has dawned for one of Downtown’s most prominent eyesores. At this point we can’t bring ourselves to be any more than cautiously optimistic that the second building will materialize. Our enthusiasm is tempered by history, along with some questionable elements of the new proposal. Hopefully the feds will show some serious indications that the project can move forward. Part of the reason for the cautious approach is the state of the property. The land, directly west of the Los Angeles Times building, has been empty and fenced off for years, and the federal government gave no indication to the local community that things would change. Although plans about a decade ago called for a courthouse to rise there, the project died when costs soared to $1.1 billion. It all sounded squishy and potentially politically motivated — we could never figure out how a courthouse, of all things, could cost that much (was there a retractable roof we didn’t know about?). There were also suggestions that, during the Bush administration, the federal government didn’t want to send major projects to heavily Democratic Los Angeles. Whatever the situation, things changed in January with the sudden announcement that a scaled-back courthouse would rise on the property. It’s a good fit, and it makes sense to locate more government services in the Civic Center. However, there are questionable aspects to the new proposal. Plans don’t call for a second structure just to rise. Instead, a developer must agree to construct an up-to 175,000-square-foot building on the site, after which said developer would take over a 1938 courthouse at 312 N. Spring St. The federal General Services Administration estimates an upgrade and retrofitting of the aged building would cost $250 million. That’s an awful lot of money, and some local real estate players have questioned whether it makes financial sense. Historic buildings can be notorious money pits. This does not mean the project cannot happen. Perhaps we’re at an opening stage, with the feds testing the market. Maybe the deal needs to be reshaped, with incentives added. We like the idea of a second building on the site and a more active and populated Civic Center. But at this point, the best we can manage is, as we say, cautious optimism.
Praise for a Park
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he news media, and yes, Los Angeles Downtown News is part of it, harps on a lot of what might charitably be called “bad stuff.” Uncovering scandals, reporting crime and delving into various forms of malfeasance are part of the duty of the Fourth Estate. The transgressions also make for good headlines and, in this digital age, high click rates. So it’s nice when there is something positive to report, a situation in which both government and “big business” do the right thing, even if the right thing is unexpected. That, fortunately, is the case with Grand Park. The first part of the 12-acre facility opened on Thursday, July 26. The celebration was scheduled to extend through the weekend (Downtown News went to press on Friday) with a dance festival and performers from, among others, Cirque du Soleil’s Iris. It wasn’t hard to find a smiling public official with a positive word and a desire to get his or her picture amid the green space and in front of the restored Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain. The $56 million effort reconfigures a portion of the Civic Center, addressing a multitude of problems. Key achievements include providing a clear sightline to City Hall and dismantling the parking ramps that made the site uninviting for those walking by on Grand Avenue. Now it beckons passersby. Once the final segment of the park opens in October, Downtown will have a gigantic public space for everything from picnics to exercising to festivals to protests. It will be accessible to people who live and work in the area and inviting to visitors and tourists. Over time Grand Park may prove to be a civic heart for the northern half of Downtown. The celebration of the opening of the park makes it easy to overlook how difficult it was to reach this point. The tumult of the real estate and development markets could easily have torpedoed a pricey project that doesn’t come with a built-in revenue generator. Grand Park was long known as the Grand Avenue Civic Park, and as Downtown News reported last week, it was first envisioned as arriving as part of the Grand Avenue plan. That project bumped along for a few years near the beginning of the millennium until New York-based Related Cos. won the development rights. Momentum picked up around 2006, as Related offered designs for a massive, $2 billion superstructure that would change the face
of Grand Avenue. Area stakeholders were enthusiastic about a complex designed by Frank Gehry that would deliver 2,500 housing units, with a 20% affordable component, and create a buzzing retail scene. A supermarket was taken for granted. There were even whispers that the project would lure the Holy Grail of retail: an Apple store. Amidst the early negotiation points came one spearheaded by County Supervisor Gloria Molina: The developer had to write a $50 million check before any housing or other construction began. The money was set aside for a public space. It didn’t seem like a controversial matter — at the time, the project appeared to be rolling forward. No one predicted the devastating real estate downturn that hit in 2007, and projects across the country skidded to a halt as frightened financial institutions stopped lending money. In Downtown, a community in which $600-a-square-foot condo prices had been the norm before the nosedive, Related found it impossible to secure a construction loan. Suddenly Molina’s requirement to get the money upfront was a brilliant, prescient move. Equally important was the fact that the money was protected so that it could only be used for the construction of a Downtown Los Angeles park. In times of economic uncertainty public funds dedicated for one matter can be seized and directed elsewhere (think of the shuttering of California’s community redevelopment agencies and the money lost by cities to the state). In this instance, the dollars that were set aside for a Grand Avenue park went to that very purpose. Molina’s move will be part of her legacy. Related also deserves praise for sticking with the program. There have been many instances in which big companies go to war over far less money. Another developer might have tossed its project to the side in a dead market and sued to recoup its investment. Instead, Related has remained a steadfast supporter of the park, and officials with the company still view it as a key component of the overall project. What’s more, Related has refused to walk away from the Grand Avenue plan, even as it is clear that the project must be downsized. It’s admirable that Related continues to look toward the future. A new, lively park is a key element of that future. This is a jewel for Downtown.
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LETTERS Paying for the Streetcar
Dear Editor: am writing in response to your editorial “Downtown Streetcar: Those Who Will Pay Should Have a Say.” As a property owner who will be assessed significantly for this project I understand how the state’s legally required structure and technicalities can cause confusion. But for the Downtown News to criticize the project for a state-required voting structure is not only disappointingly ill-informed but also inconsistent with the newspaper’s own endorsements of other similarly structured taxes levied on property owners. It is simply false to suggest that it is unique for a special tax to be placed on a property owner’s bill without a direct vote of that property owner. Property owners are regularly assessed with special taxes and fees that appear on our tax bills without our vote. In fact, your publication has endorsed many of these taxes, including those that support the school and community college districts, and other public needs. Likewise, the streetcar is a public improvement. It is also an investment in the future of Downtown, and a project which has had significant input over the course of a number of years by stakeholders across Downtown, gaining well-deserved and widespread support. Los Angeles Streetcar, Inc. (LASI) is a non-profit formed by property owners and civic leaders to bring a streetcar to Downtown as part of a public-private partnership. The LASI board consists primarily of commercial property owners and the heads of the business improvement districts in the streetcar area. LASI’s board members and project supporters own or represent properties which will pay the vast majority of the assessment to provide the local funding necessary to secure federal construction dollars for the project – whether they will vote on it directly, or not. None of us is anxious to increase our tax bills. Nonetheless, there are many of us who have committed our time and financial resources to LA Streetcar because we believe it is a sound investment that will bring new tenants, patrons and businesses to our properties throughout Downtown. The private sector has most definitely had our say and we have played a critically important role in moving this project forward from day one. I wish we could always have a 100% consensus but that is not real in today’s world. There will always be those that will disagree with a project such as this as many did when the Metro tax was assessed for the downtown Red Line Station years ago. We have all seen the growth in the ridership of rail transit in Southern California and this project will another part of its future success downtown. In addition to the numerous public meetings conducted by the City and Metro over the last three years – many of which have been documented in your publication – LASI worked directly with property owners to improve the project. These efforts have included multiple mass mailings to affected property owners, presentations to each the affected BID’S and hosting several property owner meetings in 2010, 2011 and 2012 to solicit comments on the project and its funding mechanisms. As a result, the proposed route has been revised to better serve areas it was not reaching previously. The decision Downtown News praises – to base the assessment formula on land area, rather than building area – arose directly out of insistence that the assessment more fairly and evenly place investment across all types of properties. We demanded protection of our investment with a commitment that the public sector will be responsible for operation and maintenance of the streetcar system for the entire length of the special tax. Furthermore, it was made abundantly clear by commercial property owners that residential users, who undoubtedly stand to benefit greatly from the project, should not receive a “free ride” and must be included in the assessment to pay for the project’s construction. California state law mandates that if residential properties are included in such an assessment, the vote on the tax must be of registered voters in the project area. For the Downtown News to suggest the streetcar vote should be handled otherwise puts forward a false choice because a different voting method would not only be a violation of state law, but would also contradict the desires of the very property owners your editorial disingenuously asserts have been “forced to the sidelines” on the voting issue. Clearly, the streetcar project and the assessment methodology for bringing it to fruition have been crafted and developed with significant, long-term involvement and input by a large group of commercial property owners. This important work with the property owners who will pay the streetcar assessment was conducted over the course of several years long before current proceedings necessary to call for a vote of registered voters was even brought forward. The Downtown L.A. streetcar will provide circulator transportation between Broadway, the Historic Core, South Park, L.A. Live, the Convention Center, the Financial District,
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Opinion Jewelry District and the Fashion District. It will bring with it tremendous economic development, job creation and benefits to all of Downtown. A majority of Downtown’s commercial property owners have already weighed in to support the project – it’s now time for this newspaper to get on board. —Steve Needleman Downtown Property Owner and LASI Board Member Dear Editor: he streetcar project will be funded in part based on the property taxes generated from the property owners in the various zones around Broadway. As you pointed out in your article, many of the property owners are clearly divided on whether or not the streetcar will help improve Broadway, business, tourism, and the community. There is a concern here amongst many property owners who are being asked to fund and maintain the streetcar project why they have no
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right to vote on the issue. Originally, property owners were told that the streetcar would not move forward unless all affected property owners were given the opportunity to vote for it. Now, only local residents get to vote for the streetcar by a mail-in ballot. This type of voting process seems unfair and appears structured to get the measure passed because the promoters of the streetcar think they have a better chance of getting the measure passed by a handful of local residents rather than on the voice of the property owners who are largely responsible for the capital funding and the ongoing maintenance costs of the streetcar. I believe that since the property owners are being asked to pay for a sizable portion of the costs of the streetcar, they should be the ones voting on it as this only fair and reasonable. Please read the rest of this letter from Broadway property owner Joseph Hellen at http://bit.ly/MbE69u. His holdings include the Spring Arcade, Jewelry Trades and Chester Williams buildings.
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In Bad Economy, Job Training Is Good Business Chrysalis Sees a Surge in Demand and Expands Its Main Street Space by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer
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hree years ago, with the economy reeling, one Main Street business was booming. Its trade? Job training. When the office of Chrysalis at 516 S. Main St. is jam-packed with clients, it’s not necessarily a good thing, and in 2009, the organization was positively overwhelmed by demand. Volunteers had nowhere to sit and work. Counselors helped clients polish their resumes in a corridor. There were 12 computer bays for a place that last year saw 265 average daily visitors, with peaks around 400 people.
Since the end of 2008, Chrysalis, which also has offices in Santa Monica and Pacoima, has seen a 65% increase in client demand. The Downtown center saw an 80% jump. “About two years ago we were just trying to figure out what we could to do to handle this,” said Mark Loranger, Chrysalis’ chief executive officer since 2009. “We figured out how to do it from a client perspective. We got better at using volunteers and we were able to fund a couple extra staffers, but we had no place to put them.” In early 2010, an adjacent commercial space suddenly became available. Loranger and Chrysalis officials hatched a plan to raise money, and raise it fast, so they could knock
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Belinda Muhammad found part-time work after training at Chrysalis. She regularly uses the computers in the new facility to look for a full-time position.
down a wall and grow into the next-door building. After a fundraising effort that has so far netted $1.565 million, Chrysalis opened the new facility last month (crews are now renovating the original space before the two are connected). When the work is completed, Chrysalis’ Downtown Los Angeles office will have grown by 62%, from 7,100 to 11,500 square feet. The move, and the organization’s fundraising blast, signals the growth of an entity that has become a crucial part of the Skid Row area social services fabric. Last year, 1,783 people found work after getting trained by Chrysalis, according to the nonprofit. Of course, when Chrysalis’ offices are bustling, it’s a bittersweet experience. It means the organization is reaching more people, but it also signifies that more people are struggling to find work. Domenic Mastrangleo, 36, recently completed Chrysalis’ two-week job preparation curriculum. Since moving to Los Angeles last year, he has submitted close to 30 applications. He got a part-time plumbing position (he’s also studying plumbing at L.A. Trade Tech), but had no bites on the other attempts. Still, Mastrangleo comes to Chrysalis to use the computers and fine-tune his resume. “They’ve given me confidence here,” he said. There are also success stories. Belinda Muhammad, unemployed since 2009 and homeless for the past two years, arrived in Los Angeles four months ago. From the Greyhound station at Seventh and Alameda Streets she walked to Skid Row, found temporary shelter at the Union Rescue Mission and days later discovered Chrysalis. Now, she works part-time doing concessions at the Galen Center for Aramark while she searches for a full-time job. Once that happens, she will look for permanent housing, she said. “A lot of people think everyone who is homeless on the street has to have a dramatic situation with drugs or domestic violence,” she said. “I don’t have an addiction. My situation came from being unemployed, no money, and just displaced.” Help Yourself When the construction barriers were stripped from Chrysalis’ new facility, passersby could have mistaken the space for a new retail operation. Unadorned, minimal black awnings perch over large glass windows set in a spotless white façade. The space abuts the popular Nickel Diner. Loranger said the modern design is intended to give the space an inviting feel. The roll-down metal gates that remain ubiquitous on the Downtown streetscape at night have been eliminated at Chrysalis. As demand for services grow, however, Loranger said not all of Chrysalis’ neighbors were thrilled about the expansion. Some businesses, who he declined to name, suggested that Chrysalis should move east, into Skid Row proper — never mind that Chrysalis was on Main Street long before the area became a hub for housing, restaurants and art space. “Some would rather this place be a gallery or restaurant,” Loranger said. “My point back to them is, ‘Part of the reason your business has succeeded is because you’re in a neighborhood that is perceived as edgy when you and I know it’s not.’ It’s one of the safest neighborhoods in the city.” Further, he said, the physical location of Chrysalis has an important function. It’s between Skid Row and a growing business hub. To the west are the glimmering office towers of the Financial District. To the east is the heart of Skid Row and its abject poverty. Thus Chrysalis, its expanded facility and its mission to find work for people at a time of high unemployment is, Loranger said, a bit of symbolism and practicality. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
Holding Court Nike 3 on 3 Tourney Champs Get Ready to Defend Their Titles
hasn’t lost a single game in two trips to L.A. “It’s gotten more and more competitive and the team we played in the finals last year was really, really physical,” Watson said. “It was a battle.”
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he Nike Basketball 3 on 3 tournament returns to L.A. Live this weekend, bringing in thousands of amateur hoopsters and spectators. Now in its fourth year, the two-day tourney draws teams from across the country to vie for bragging rights and an array of prizes, including cash. Teams compete in several divisions, including a wheelchair category and subsets for youth players. Dozens of half-courts are set up all around L.A. Live, along Chick Hearn Court and on Nokia Plaza. The event is free for spectators, who in addition to viewing the competition can take-in a slam-dunk contest (Aug. 4, 2:30 p.m.) and other special events. This year, the defending champions in three of the top divisions are returning to defend their title. From a group of friends in wheelchairs from Downey, to a crew of undefeated ladies from around the Pacific Northwest and a quartet of Orange County pals who play the underdog role, Los Angeles Downtown News talks to the defending champs in three divisions.
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Team Name: Mostly Retired Division: Men’s Elite, over six-foot Where From: Orange County How Many Nike 3 on 3 Championships: 1 Biggest Strength: Team play and discipline When you watch Mostly Retired play, you might think they’ve been hooping together for years. But when they won their final match on the center court at Nokia Plaza last year, it was less than 48 hours since the first time they’d all been in a room together. Team captain Brian Roberts, who coaches college hoops at Vanguard University, had played separately with each of his teammates, but the four never shared a court until last year. Three of the teammates played college ball and Roberts said they prize discipline and basketball I.Q. over athleticism and strength. They may have no choice. “There are definitely a lot of teams that have guys that are more skilled and are bigger and stronger and more athletic than we are, which is why we have to move the ball and set screens and play together as a team,” Roberts said. “Our philosophy is if we can get easy shots every time, we feel like we have a chance to win the game,” he said.
Team Name: TBA Division: Women’s Elite. Where From: Seattle, Portland and Vancouver How Many Nike 3 on 3 Championships: 2 Biggest Strength: Chemistry No, their team name is not to-be-announced — these four ladies from the Pacific Northwest call themselves TBA. And they might be the best team in the whole tournament. Captain Breanne Watson and her three teammates have all played professional women’s basketball overseas. That experience has helped them go undefeated for two years running at the Nike 3 on 3 event. The quartet started its winning ways at Hoopfest, the Spokane-WA. tournament that inspired the Los Angeles event (organizers from Hoopfest helped launch the tourney at L.A. Live.). Hoopfest still offers stiffer competition than the Nike 3 on 3 event, but the local tourney has gotten tougher every year, Watson said. Not tough enough for TBA, it seems. The team
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Team Name: L.A. Rollin’ Lakers (formerly the Renegades) Division: Wheelchair Where From: Greater Los Angeles How Many Nike 3 on 3 Championships: 2
Biggest Strength: Intensity and quickness David Osuna met his teammates through Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, where they learned to play wheelchair basketball, an exciting, physical and difficult version of the sport. Players must dribble the ball once for every two pushes on their wheels. Osuna and his teammates, who last year won as The Renegades but this year will compete as the Rollin’ Lakers, have been playing together for years. More than chemistry, Osuna said his team’s biggest strength is its intensity. Last year, the Renegades used their intensity to beat a team from Utah in the finals. “It got pretty physical,” Osuna said. “We won the physical battle and I think that’s what helped us win. Once you get in peoples’ head, it helps you win. Our confidence kept growing. But it was a pretty close game.” The tournament plays out Aug. 4 and 5. See detailed schedule information at nike3on3.com. L.A. Live is at 1111 S. Figueroa St. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
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Town Continued from page 1 attendee and former speaker at Town Hall. “It allows the public to have an independent connection with leaders to talk about issues we all face.” Town Roots Town Hall’s roots go back a year before the organization was incorporated in 1937, when a group of about a dozen business leaders formed the “no name group” in Downtown. Their mission was to provide a forum driven by open discussions, public questions and perhaps most importantly, to maintain an impartial position on all topics in order to allow for more honest discussions. “Their vision then, and it’s still reinforced now, is we advocate for nothing and no one other than knowledge,” said Town Hall President Dr. Jon Goodman. “We don’t lobby, we don’t take stands, we don’t endorse candidates, we just put the experts up there so you can get the facts.” The organization holds more than 40 annual events mostly throughout Downtown that include free gatherings and moderately priced lunches. Every five years it holds a major fund-raising gala. This year’s gala ticket prices start at $500 for members. Since 1937 more than 5,600 speakers have appeared at Town Hall events. Some Town Hall programs are also broadcast on public radio stations around the nation. Speakers are never paid. Some are invited by the organization. Others approach Town Hall themselves. But the organization is selective. “About 50% of our speakers, maybe a little more, contact us first. They want to speak at Town Hall. We probably accept 25%,” Goodman said. “We do not open our po-
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ore than 5,600 people have spoken at Town Hall Los Angeles. They include past presidents, global leaders, business tycoons and visionaries. Below are some memorable quotes from Town Hall speakers. Nelson Rockefeller, 1951 “The United States must, in cooperation with other free nations, undertake a new program of international economic development.” Ed Sullivan, 1954 “Television can never play the role of the parents. If parental discipline is lax and children are allowed to shirk their homework, there is nothing we in television can do about it.” Robert F. Kennedy, 1962 “Organized crime has become big business. It knows no state lines. It drains off millions of dollars of our nation’s wealth, infects legitimate businesses, labor unions, sports, and most important, corrupts public officials.” Jerry Brown, 1970 “The task before both old and young Americans is the same; to preserve the dium to people who are selling something. Selling something could be a book, could be a product, but it can also be a point of view.” Evolving Focus When it was first formed, Town Hall focused on international conflicts. “If you think of the context [at the time], the war is looming in Europe,” Goodman said. “The entire world looks like it’s falling off a cliff and this was all in a world before routine air travel, before the Internet, before instantaneous information and people
worthwhile traditions of our country while helping society to change for the better.” Colin Powell, 1990 “Superpower status imposes responsibilities on us. Our outlook must remain global and it must encompass the strong alliances that are critical to the future peace of the world.” Ross Perot, 1990 “I am deeply concerned that the productive, hard-working, good citizens of this country are becoming disillusioned and cynical.” Gore Vidal, 1991 “We lost the American republic 40 years ago and now live in a National Security State without representative government of any kind.” Mikhail Gorbachev, 1994 “The people of [the US] have the potential to be leaders in building a really new world order … And I think the most important area where this leadership can be expressed is the environment.” Richard Riordan, 2000 “I think I speak for all Angelenos when I say, we will not tolerate criminal behavior on the streets of Los Angeles or in the halls wanted to know what the hell was going on straight from the authorities, not intermediated by some other expert.” The series has continuously evolved with the changing times. In the 1950s many of the speakers focused on the post-war California economy. In the 60s, civil rights and the Cold War were major topics while the 70s saw the inclusion on the organization’s first female members: Judge Shirley Hufstedler, who later became the first US Secretary of Education, and celebrity at-
of the police department.” Senator Dianne Feinstein, 2006 “Each of us is confronted with a choice that will not only impact our future but the futures of our children and grandchildren. Do we continue with the ‘business as usual’ attitude or do we make the changes necessary to prevent catastrophe?” Jack Kyser, 2006 “This is a wondrous place. What is the basic industry of Los Angeles? It’s not movies, it’s not trade, it is creativity. So let’s harness that creativity. Nobody can beat us on that.” Timothy Leiweke, 2010 “What this city needs more than anything today is entrepreneurs that go test themselves.” Brian Michael Jenkins, 2011 “The small bands of fanatics that have existed throughout the history of humankind have become in our age a more important force to be reckoned with. How we deal with that in the context of a democratic society and remain a democratic society… is one of the major challenges we face in the first part of the 21st century.” torney Gloria Allred. Through the years, topics have ranged from Ed Sullivan’s 1954 discussion on “The Impact of Television on the American Home;” Robert F. Kennedy’s 1962 talk about “Crime Prevention: The Duty of Each Citizen;” Tom Brokaw’s 1985 talk about “Television and Terrorism,” to more recently a panel discussion in March that focused on the environment. It was called “Dry Winter? Where Will Our Water Come From?” “I think it’s one of the greatest treasures of
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Los Angeles,” said Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry, another frequent Town Hall attendee. “It indicates the desire of people to embrace new ideas, engage in public discourse and debate.” The Town Hall events also include a question and answer segment when anyone in the audience can ask the speaker a direct question. Viktor Rzeteljski, chairman of the Town Hall board, said that aspect is one of the most important things about the organization, since it allows anyone to connect directly with important leaders. “It gives that accessibility to just about anyone in the community to come in and listen to various leaders and ask questions and be engaged and have that interaction,” he said. The organization also works to give that important access to the next generation of audiences and leaders through its American Heritage Student Program. Created in 1987, the program brings 800 high school and college students every year to Town Hall events where they can participate in the program by asking questions along with the rest of the audience. At times, they also meet in private with a speaker. The organization has also kept meticulous records of its history. At the 16th floor Town Hall office at 515 S. Flower St. in the Financial District, a lobby bookshelf is adorned with books dating back to the 1930s, some worn with age. They contain the transcripts of all of the programs that have been presented through the years. In the conference room are black and white portraits of those who have spoken at various Town Hall events. A Western Union telegram sent by John F. Kennedy on Dec. 5 1962 is mounted on a wood plaque. It congratulates Town Hall on its 25th anniversary. “Your organization has long been recognized nationally as a hospitable forum for the discussion of public issues, and as an instrument of public enlightenment,” the telegram read. “As you enter your second quarter century, it is my hope that Town Hall will redouble its efforts in identifying, discussing and helping resolve the vital issues facing California and the nation.” For tickets to the gala go to townhall-la.org or (213) 3129308. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.
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Real Estate Continued from page 1 million. They followed Century West Partners, who earlier this year bought an entitled site at 1340-1360 S. Figueroa St. for $16 million. A seven-story apartment complex is now under construction. There are several entitled sites on the market, among them a plot at 11th Street and Grand Avenue owned by Amir Kalantari, and a handful of other parcels approved for major developments that have long been sitting idle (see sidebar for a list of entitled sites). Large private equity funds and developers are increasingly kicking the tires on potential deals around Downtown, but they are largely ignoring sites without entitlements, said broker Andrew Tashjian of CB Richard Ellis. Tashjian recently took a 2.6-acre Sunset Boulevard plot off the market. Although it had been described as a development site, it did not have entitlements. That scared away most buyers, he said. “That’s why we haven’t been able to move it,” said Tashjian, who is working on a plan with the property owner to bring it back to market next year. The Big Money While the potential for reviving approved projects will be limited by the number of sites with active entitlements, the appetite by large investors for existing multifamily housing appears built to last. National private equity firms and institutional investors, which direct capital for insurance companies and pension funds, have steadily flooded Downtown as the economy has improved. Those companies have primarily targeted the lowest hanging fruit — projects that stalled amid the recession and fell into bankruptcy. Such developments were available at a relatively low price, often out of foreclosure. With most of the construction completed, they were also low-risk propositions. Distressed properties like the Roosevelt, the Brockman, Santee Court and 940 E. Second St. were snapped up by investors.
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Greystar, a Charlestown, S.C.-based apartment behemoth armed with a $600 million private equity fund to buy rental assets around the country, purchased the 222-unit Roosevelt Lofts last year for $95 million and spent another $5 million to finish construction. The purchase came after the company became the manager of two other Downtown buildings, the Great Republic Lofts and Title Guarantee Lofts. Roosevelt developer Milbank Real Estate only completed the first nine floors of the 16-level Financial District edifice before it went belly up. The property was in bankruptcy before Greystar stepped in. “We looked at the Roosevelt and the risk had been taken away,” said Kevin Kaberna, managing director for investments with Greystar, which is looking for other purchase or development opportunities in Downtown. “We were like, wow, they’ve done almost all of the insides. All we had to do was really complete the interior and renovate the common areas.” Denver-based Simpson Property Group followed suit when it paid $38.75 million for the nearby Brockman Lofts. see Real Estate, page 10
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Real Estate Continued from page 9 That 80-unit Seventh Street project was nearly completed, then sat empty for three years before it fell victim to foreclosure. Simpson opened the building as apartments in June. “As the large real estate companies are looking at how to deploy capital, they’re trying to go to areas that have growth potential and demonstrate revitalization or continued vital economics,” said Larry Miller, senior regional vice president of Simpson, which also owns the Security Lofts at Fifth and Spring streets. “Downtown Los Angeles certainly represents that.” What’s Next? Today, the partially completed distressed properties like the Roosevelt and Brockman have been picked clean. That leaves well-capitalized investors with two primary places to park their money: in projects on land entitled before the downturn, or in already built and stable apartment complexes. Massive real estate investment trusts like Essex Property Trust, which is valued at $5.6 billion, have been stocking up on Downtown rentals. Essex, which owns Belmont Station and Bunker Hill Towers, last year added the four-building Santee Court complex to its Downtown portfolio. Last year, LaSalle Investment Management paid $62.5 million for the City West apartment complex Canvas L.A. One of the country’s largest apartment firms, Equity Residential, which is valued at $19.7 billion, now owns six Downtown buildings — the most recent acquisition came in April 2011 when it paid $100 million for the Pegasus Apartments. It also owns Mozaic, Hikari, Sakura Crossing, Glo and Artisan on Second, all of which were built in the last seven years. The firm is also building Chinatown Gateway. Equity’s purchase of the Pegasus from the Kor Group, which developed the site in 2004, was significant in part because it was one of the first examples of an institutional investor acquiring an adaptive reuse complex Downtown, said broker Mark Tarczynski, executive vice president at Colliers. “The community impact of having a large company like Equity as the owner is that the property is maintained in a
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better state,” Tarczynski said. “It is in the company’s best interest to keep that property maintained at or above acceptable market level because they want to derive as much money out of it as possible.” If more institutional investors follow Equity into stabilized adaptive reuse buildings, however, it could spell major changes for retailers in neighborhoods defined by an emphasis on small independent businesses, like the Historic Core. “Institutional money will not have the mercy to negotiate with little mom and pop grocery stores,” said Hamid Behdad, president of the Central City Development Group and the city’s former adaptive reuse czar. “They’re going to be brutal, totally capitalistic, and they prefer to give it to The Gap than mom and pop.” Old Bank District developer Tom Gilmore, who owns three Historic Core apartment buildings near Fourth and Main streets, said interest from institutional owners would be a logical next step in the real estate cycle. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see deals being made on fully occupied, fully functioning products like our own,” Gilmore said. “Mine’s not for sale and won’t be for some time, but projects like that, that are stable and still have an upside and are extremely low risk, are definitely going to be in play.” Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
ecuring government approvals to build can be lengthy and expensive, so real estate buyers with an eye toward development tend to prize land with entitlements in place. Most of the recent development activity in Downtown has involved land entitled before the economic downturn. In Downtown, there are several entitled parcels that have yet to be developed. Here is a partial list. Metropolis: IDS Real Estate Group owns the 6.5-acre parcel just east of the 110 (Harbor) Freeway at Ninth and Francisco streets, where it has approvals to build a massive mixed-use project that would include hotel, residential, retail and office components. IDS still plans to develop the site. 1220 S. Figueroa St.: Parking lot king L&R Group bought this 2.7-acre parcel last year for $31 million. It is entitled for 648 condominiums and 822,000 square feet of retail space on the site. L&R is known as a land banker, not a developer. Y-1: Originally planned as the third phase of the California Plaza office development, the grassy hill that rises at Fourth and Hill streets — where the CRA used to dispatch goats to munch the weeds — is entitled for an office tower. Currently a little park, it is owned by the now defunct CRA. 1050 S. Grand Ave.: Property owner Amir Kalantari is actively looking to sell this .6-acre plot which was entitled for a 22-story residential tower. L.A. Central: Six years ago New York-based Moinian Group, announced plans to build 53- and 37-story towers housing 860 condominiums, plus 250,000 square feet of retail space, a grocery store, restaurants and a boutique hotel with 222 rooms on this plot on Figueroa Street at 11th Street, across from Staples Center. The status of the site remains uncertain. Park Fifth: The parking lot at Fifth and Olive streets was entitled by developer David Houk for 732 residential units and 32,000-sqare feet of retail. The proposed project, which was never built, was known as Park Fifth. Eighth and Garland: This 23,692-square-foot lot in City West is entitled for an 18-story, 64-unit condo tower. Property owner American Eastern Group is actively trying to sell it. It has been offered for $5.95 million.
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tax district that was originally approved by the city in late June. This week’s vote would green-light a special election for a public vote on the tax. If approved by registered voters who live within the proposed district, the tax, known as Community Facilities District 9, would charge property owners within about three blocks of the route between 20-59 cents per square foot annually in order to raise $62 million for the project. Property owners who do not live within the proposed district would not be able to vote on the matter. The rest of the project cost is expected to be funded by the federal government, along with $10 million already secured from the now-defunct Community Redevelopment Agency. While property owners including condo owners would have to help pay for the streetcar, public property could not be taxed if the CFD is approved. Most of the parcels along the segment of the route that has been eliminated — First Street between Hill Street and Grand Avenue, and Grand Avenue between First and Second streets — are publicly owned. “It’s a lot of public property that doesn’t contribute to the district…so you would be shifting that burden to others,” Tangri said. “I think ultimately the goal is to get the streetcar built. We had to balance the interest of the private property owners con-
tributing to this with what can feasibly be built.” Metro, which is currently conducting the environmental review for the streetcar, will still study the entire route to preserve the opportunity to re-insert the eliminated portion in a future phase. Engineering complications with the Grand Avenue leg also contributed to the decision to shrink the line, said 14th District Councilman José Huizar, the chief proponent of the streetcar project. “In the long run, we hope to be able to serve Grand Avenue and many other parts of the city with streetcar lines,” Huizar said in an email. “Currently on Grand, there are grade and bridge infrastructure issues that need to be resolved, and the timelines and funding mechanisms just don’t allow for that in this phase of the project.” While property owners are divided on
the streetcar, supporters of the effort acknowledge the practical reasons to shrink the route. “That part of the route was just economically not feasible,” said Steve Needleman, a LASI board member whose properties include the Orpheum Theater and the numerous Anjac Fashion Buildings. “We have to start somewhere with the route that’s the most feasible, the most practical.” Others are disappointed with the reduction, but say they understand the reasons behind the decision. “It would have been nice to have it go all the way down there,” said Ramin Shagian, who owns a couple of properties along Broadway, the route’s main southbound line. “It’s a popular destination and it would have brought a lot of tourist to our area. However, since they can’t tax public property we as the property owners would have ended up paying more.” Though it may be a long shot, Tangri said there is still some hope the streetcar could open with the fully approved route. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.
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a building, and another cabinet came from a villa in Seville, Spain from the 1800s,” Brown said. “My house in the Hollywood Hills was Spanish and Moorish, so most of the furnishings here are from that house. But I had 3,500 square feet there, so I’ve had to pick my favorites.”
up collecting. These bowls are from Mexico and they’re obsidian glass, but they’re really interesting because if you look at them, they’re sort of a mixture of Mayan and Aztec animals, and you can almost see a Native American influence as well. These other bowls are woven from old telephone wire. I end up collecting things from all over in my 2. “These were old telephone banners from a travels.” Diego Rivera exhibit 10 or 15 years ago at LACMA,” Brown said of pieces that he affixed to the front of 4. “Somewhere along the way work crews two large bookcases. “I got them through one of punched through the wall and then refilled it my health clinics. I thought they were really inter- from the outside,” Brown said, pointing to an esting, the presence and the color and the scale exposed brick wall behind his desk. “You can tell of them. A lot of the stuff I had is very Spanish- from the way the bricks are misaligned that they influenced. I am convinced that I’ve had past lives filled it in never expecting anyone to see if from down in Mexico.” the inside. It’s very uneven and sort of a mess. The building said, ‘Oh, we’ll cover all that up.’ I was 3. “In college I was a science major so shells and like, ‘No! That’s sort of the history of the whole rocks and artifacts and all that kind of stuff I end building.’” see What’s in My Loft?, page 16
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What’s in My Loft? Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, Haas Building
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3. “People enjoy seeing my collection of miniature synagogue charity boxes,” he said of the items showcased atop a bookcase. “This one’s a model of a wooden 17thcentury synagogue in Poland, and this is the established Eldridge synagogue in New York City, built in the 18th century. Another is the Touro synagogue, the first one built in the United States, in Newport, Rhode Island. There’s a company that makes them in New York, and they show different famous synagogues from around the world. I’ve actually been to a few of these.” 4. “Our kids are Downtown grown,” Greenwald said. “Isaac was 18 months when we moved here, Zelda was a couple weeks old, and Toby was born here in Downtown. The challenge having kids Downtown is trying to make the loft a kid-friendly space as well as a cool one. So this little corner over here is the play area. All their toys are here, with some more in their room. In their room, you’ve got the exposed brick and concrete and everything like that, but we still try to make it as kid-friendly as possible.”
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THE DOWNTOWN LIVING GUIDE
Where to Get Supermarket Staples, Dogs Groomed and Prescriptions Filled
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Famima Cal Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., Suite R-2B, (213) 628-4000 or famima-usa.com Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sat.-Sun. 7 a.m.-2 a.m. City National Plaza, 505 S. Flower St., B-level, #520, (213) 623-3236 Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-10 p.m. 700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite A, (213) 622-2006, open 24 hours Pacific Center, 525 W. Sixth St., (213) 629-5100, daily 6 a.m.-2 a.m. Roosevelt Lofts, 727 W. Seventh St., (213) 627-7334, open 24 hours Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., open 24 hours This ubiquitous convenience store has sandwiches, salads, Japanese savories and an impressive magazine selection. Never before have snacks been so cuuuute.
Far East Supermarket 758 New High St., (213) 628-8708 Daily 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Fresh produce, meats and fish and Asian products. Fresh & Easy 1025 E. Adams Blvd., (213) 765-0918 or freshandeasy.com Daily 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Just a couple miles from South Park, this establishment offers an array of ready-made and microwaveable meals, in addition to an impressive produce display and supermarket staples. Enjoy the fresh bread. Pretty good prices too. Grand Central Market 317 S. Broadway, (213) 624-2378 or grandcentralsquare.com Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The place is a Downtown Los Angeles landmark. Stroll the produce and food stalls, butcher counter and spice vendors in the historic and colorful openair market with sawdust on the floors. There’s also a bakery and a liquor store. One hour free parking with $10 purchase. Joe’s Downtown Market (Toy Factory Lofts) 1855 Industrial St., (213) 612-0248 Sun.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 7 a.m.-12 a.m. Snacks, drinks, gourmet items, soy cheese, an ATM and some downright fancy booze on the ground floor of the Toy Factory Lofts in the Arts District. LAX-C 1100 N. Main St., (323) 343-9000 or lax-c.com Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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A sort of Thai Costco near Chinatown, with everything from bulk produce to fresh seafood to kitchen supplies. Marukai Market 123 S. Onizuka St., (213) 893-7200 or marukai.com Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Produce, boxed bento meals, a beauty supply section, basic sundries and that staple of every Japanese grocery, adorable snacks. Old Bank District Market 409 S. Main St., (213) 680-9000 Daily 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Basic groceries, wine, a coffee bar and a deli. It’s a gathering place for local residents and a spot to pick up the
latest gossip. Ralphs Fresh Fare 645 W. Ninth St., (213) 452-0840 or ralphs.com Daily 5 a.m.-2 a.m. The friendly Godzilla of Downtown supermarkets, this South Park establishment boasts a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a deli, fresh sushi, dry cleaning, a florist and a savvy wine expert. But be warned: The deli counter is often packed at lunch. Validated parking accessible from Hope and Flower streets. Two Bits Market 210 W. Fifth St., (213) 627-2636 or twobitsmarket.com Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 8 a.m.-12 a.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
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A Historic Core joint with local and organic produce, wines, cheese and a lineup of deli sandwiches. Woori Market 333 S. Alameda St., (213) 617-0030 Daily 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Organic produce, meats and Asian products in the fortresslike Little Tokyo Galleria. Free parking with validation. DRUG STORES/PHARMACIES CVS 1050 W. Sunset Blvd., (213) 975-1200 or cvs.com Open 24 hours This well-stocked store offers a pharmacy, cosmetics and spirits. It also has plenty of parking. GNC 510 W. Sixth St., (213) 622-2078 Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 700 S. Flower St., (213) 622-6931 Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. If you need vitamins, or any excuse to be healthy, this is the place. Rite-Aid 500 S. Broadway, (213) 623-5820 or riteaid.com Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Pharmacy Mon.Fri. 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 600 W. Seventh St., (213) 896-0083 Daily 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Pharmacy Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Drugstore necessities and toiletries, loads of candy, plus good deals on wine. Total Remedy and Prescription Center 1245 Wilshire Blvd. (Good Samaritan Medical Building), (213) 481-1130 or totalremedy.com. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A full service pharmacy and medical supply business with delivery options. Uptown Drug & Gift Shop 444 S. Flower St. #100, (213) 612-4300 or uptowndrugs.com
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Healthcare Partners 1025 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 623-2225 or healthcarepartners.com
Walgreens 617 W. Seventh St., (213) 694-2880 Weekdays 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Pharmacy Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. At the corner of Seventh and Hope streets, this is the chain’s first Downtown store. It’s directly across the street from the Rite-Aid.
St. Vincent Medical Center 2131 W. Third St., (213) 484-7111 or stvincentmedicalcenter.com Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital 2400 S. Flower St., (213) 742-1000 or orthohospital.org
HOSPITALS California Hospital Medical Center 1401 S. Grand Ave., (213) 748-2411 or chmcla.org
PIZZA DELIVERY Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria 657 S. Flower St., (213) 627-5556 or 36pizza.com Weekdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. They boast the largest deliverable pizza in the world — it’s 54” by 54.” Don’t eat it alone. Don’t even think of it.
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PET SERVICES Bark Avenue 545 S. Main St., (213) 748-7485 or barkavela.com Weekdays 7 a.m-7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m-6 p.m. Daily playcare, training, grooming, boarding, pick-up/ drop-off and yes, canine party planning.
South Park Doggie Day Care Spa and Supplies 1320 S. Grand Ave., (213) 747-3649 or southparkdoggie.com Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Daycare, boarding, grooming, spa, training and supplies.
DSN Vet Clinic 3016 S. Hill St., (213) 493-4435 or dsnpetrx.com Weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. In partnership with Bark Avenue, they offer spay/neuter, an online pharmacy, emergency and walk-in service.
Walk Fido (213) 479-2426 or walkfido.com Daily 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Group walks, park trips, dog/cat sitting, and visits to the vet and groomer, including holidays. Petsitting services require a 48-hour notice.
Go Dog LA 1728 Maple Ave., (213) 748-4364 or godogla.com Weekdays 6:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; weekends 7:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. A 9,000-square-foot open space for doggies. They also have cage-free boarding, grooming and outdoor yards. Who let the dogs out? Muttropolitan 408 E. Second St., (213) 626-8887 or muttropolitanla.com Tues.-Sat. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. This Little Tokyo salon for pets includes self-service wash stations and drop offs. Bark Avenue’s Pet Project 548 S. Spring St., (213) 688-7752 or petproject-losangeles.com Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m. -5 p.m. A pet supply delivery service with low prices and free delivery in Downtown. They have a walk-in storefront. Pussy & Pooch 564 S. Main St., (213) 438-0900 or pussyandpooch.com Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Upscale pet boutique with grooming services, unique products and pet furniture, plus the Pawbar for pet meals. There are also occasional dog and cat social nights.
Walka-Walka (206) 459-3077 or walkawalka.com Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Small group walks and dog/cat sitting available. After hours and weekend walks available for additional fee. DRY CLEANING/TAILORS Bowers & Sons Cleaners 2509 S. Central Ave., (213) 749-3237 or bowersandsonscleaners.com Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sat. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Family-owned business with professional service and frequent specials. Bunker Hill Cleaners 800 W. First St., #102, (213) 680-0973 Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Located in the Bunker Hill Towers complex, it’s quick and convenient. Eddie’s Tailor Shop 115 E. Eighth St., (213) 614-1144 or eddiestailorshop.com Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tailor your designer jeans, shirts and suits. Same-day service.
Monte Carlo Cleaners 225 W. Eighth St., (213) 489-9400 Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun. noon-6 p.m. Organic dry cleaning, fluff and fold with delivery options and housekeeping services. S&H Cleaners 511 S. Spring St., (213) 626-2891 Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cheap, family run, and always dependable in the heart of the Historic Core. Sloan’s Dry Cleaners 300 S. Grand Ave., (213) 620-0205 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 330 S. Hope St., (213) 620-1622 Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This chain has been in Downtown forever, servicing the community. Tokyo Cleaners 426 E. Second St., (213) 628-2474 Weekdays 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A friendly, family-run operation inside Honda Plaza. Validated parking. Urban Life Dry Cleaners 670 S. Bixel St., (213) 488-9063 Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 421 S. Main St., (213) 928-5433 Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Eco-friendly dry cleaning, laundry, shoe/purse repair, sewing and alterations. Cleaners Depot 619 W. Sixth St., (213) 239-9185 Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. 333 S. Spring St., (213) 620-9333 Mon-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free pick-up and delivery and same-day service available.
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SHOE REPAIR Shoe Care & Dry Cleaners 543B S. Olive St., (213) 624-3440 Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Across from Pershing Square, two services in one. Shoe Wiz Instant Shoe Repair 514 W. Sixth St., (213) 688-9699 Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Repairs on heels and boots, plus dye jobs, polishing and overnight work. SALONS/SERVICES Bolt Barbers 460 S. Spring St., (213) 232-4715 or boltbarbers.com Mon.-Wed. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat. 8 a.m.-midnight. Get your shave, shear and shine at this old-school barbershop. Candolyn’s 350 S. Grand Ave., #D-9, (213) 625-7895 or candolyns.com Mon. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; appointments recommended. Hair, nails and massage facing the California Plaza Watercourt.
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Downtown Living Nail and spa services, face treatments, lash extensions and nail art in both gel and acrylic. Validated parking on Second Street. Neihule 607 S. Olive St., (213) 623-4383 or neihule.com Mon. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Tues. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. A high-end, full-service salon across from Pershing Square decked out in mod white. Internet service. Neihule 2 512 W. Seventh St., (213) 627-5300 or neihule.com Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A state-of-the-art nail spa with a tanning salon and blow-dry bar. Rudy’s Barber Shop 550 S. Flower St., (213) 439-3058 or rudysbarbershop.com Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Downtown Standard hotel’s in-house barbershop.
C&J Beauty Center 804 W. Seventh St., (213) 624-3000 Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Full service salon and beauty supply.
Salon Eleven 420 W. 11th St., (213) 744-9944 or salon-eleven.com Tues. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri. 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A hip, upbeat salon in South Park.
Jacqueline’s Salon 108 W. Second St., (213) 617-7911 or jacquelinessalon.com Tues.-Sat. 6 a.m.-close (also by appointment) A full-service salon in Downtown for 18 years.
Salon on Main 403 S. Main St., (213) 626-2131 or salononmainla.com Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Hair, nails, make up, facials, waxing and hair extensions.
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Dearden’s 700 S. Main St., (213) 362-9600 or deardens.com Weekdays 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; weekends 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Established in 1910, this five-level store sells furniture, appliances and electronics. Design Theory 327 E. Second St., Suite 222, (213) 745-8781 or design-theory.com Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday by appointment only. Offers full-service interior design and a fine private showroom exhibiting over 350 furniture lines. I Squared 758 S. Spring St., (213) 817-1053 or isquaredhome.com Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sun. 11a.m.- 5 p.m. Specializes in modern-chic furniture, unique décor items, and a wide selection of home accessories for adults, children, and even pets. Matteo 912 E. Third St., (213) 617-2813 or matteohome.com Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Find fine bedding and linens in a minimalist Arts District showroom. Novecento 910 S. Olive St., (213) 622-7700 or novecento.1stdibs.com By appointment only. Antique furniture and vintage art imported from Europe, with items that are dated from the nineteenth century to some contemporary. Realm 425 Gin Ling Way., (213) 628-4663 or realmhome.com Mon. & Wed.-Fri. 12 p.m.-7 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 p.m.- 7 p.m. An eclectic modern furniture store and gift shop that also carries novelty books and an assortment of fun decorative goods. Raw Materials 436 S. Main St., (213) 627-7223 or rawmaterialsla.com Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. noon5 p.m. A wealth of art supplies and custom fine art framing. The Sofa Company 1726 W. Pico Blvd., (888) 778-7632 or thesofaco.com Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Build your own sofa, pick from their stock or reupholster your old couch.
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Bikram Yoga Downtown L.A. 700 W. First St., (213) 626-9642 or bikramyogadowntownla.com A series of 26 poses in a heated room. Call for class schedule.
Pilates Plus DTLA 845 S. Broadway, (213) 863-4834 or ppdtla.com First class at 6 a.m.; last at 8 p.m. Private training or small group classes.
CrossFit Mean Streets 265 S. Main St., (213) 290-2367 or crossfitmeanstreets.com Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9-10 a.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-closing Train like a caveman at the Main Street facility where the staff is there to get you in shape, not to be your friend.
YAS Fitness 831 S. Hope St., (213) 430-9053 or go2yas.com Weekdays first class at 6:15 a.m.; last at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. first class at 9:15 a.m.; last at 11:15 a.m. Push yourself to the limit at this sleek South Park facility. Classes include yoga for athletes, indoor cycling and more.
EducoGym 633 W. Fifth St., Suite 5750, (213) 617-8229 or educogym.com By appointment Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-noon Located on the 57th floor of the U.S. Bank Tower. The specialty is a 20-minute, thrice a week workout system.
KEYS Roy Hopp and Company 510 W. Sixth St., (213) 622-5153 Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. A shop in the basement of a Jewelry District edifice.
Gold’s Gym 735 S. Figueroa St., Suite 100, (213) 688-1441 or goldsgym.com Mon.-Thurs. 5 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri. 5 a.m.-9 p.m.; weekends 7 a.m.-9 p.m. You’ll find every class imaginable, from boot camp to cycling to Pilates.
(Sub) Urban Home 101 W. Fifth St., (213) 243-5881 or suburban-la.com Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. noon-6 p.m. Modern designs and shapes combined with expert craftsmanship.
Ketchum-Downtown YMCA 401 S. Hope St., (213) 624-2348 or ymcala.org. Mon.-Thurs. 5:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri. 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Pool, basketball, volleyball, aerobics, indoor track and plenty of iron to pump.
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Audrey Chan’s video work, Chinatown Abecedario, is a multi-lingual approach to explaining 26 of Chinatown’s quirks and historical features.
Betty Lee’s series of photographs of the café her father owned and it s regulars offer an insider’s perspective on Chinatown.
‘Deconstructing’ chinatown clichés New Exhibit Explores The Real Chinatown
by Phoebe Unterman
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n a new exhibit at the Chinese American Museum about Chinatown, one might expect the historic district’s iconography — red lanterns, golden dragons and pagoda-style architecture — to predominate. But in (de)constructing Chinatown, a new multimedia show featuring the work of eight artists, images of the iconic Chinatown are barely present. Instead, the exhibit, which runs through Nov. 4, channels a variety of alternative perspectives to explore the neighborhood’s more overlooked spaces. In some cases, the focus is more on the dim underbelly of an area whose red- and gold-painted façade is as far as most outsiders look. “Most of what the museum has done in the past has really focused on traditional history of the Los Angeles Chinatown,” said Michael Duchemin, the museum’s executive director. “So with this show, we really wanted to focus on a more contemporary view of Chinatown today so we could then compare and contrast with those more traditional views.” While all the featured artists are currently based in Los Angeles, they span a wide range of backgrounds and ethnicities, coming from as far as Iceland and from as close as a couple of blocks from the museum. Chinatown advocate David Louie, who sits on the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Commission, said the show helps get beyond Chinese restaurants and tourist attractions “Many folks don’t have an impression of the neighborhood outside of coming down to Chinatown to have dim sum or going to one of the clubs,” Louie said. “But to various members of the community, Chinatown has been much more than that.” To both Louie and featured artist Betty Lee, Chinatown was where their immigrant fathers started businesses, took up residence and found their niches in American society. For artists Mathew Winkler and Audrey Chan, Chinatown’s galleries were a gateway to Los Angeles’ art
scene as emerging young artists. “We do shows that we hope the Chinese American community will appreciate but we’re also trying to reach out to a much broader audience,” Duchemin said. “A show like this allows us to do that because all the artists are not Chinese American. They’re from many different backgrounds so there are a variety of perspectives — often very whimsical perspectives.” Something for Everyone Growing up somewhat isolated from a Chinese American community in Chicago, Chan’s parents gave her flashcards to learn Mandarin as a child. The simplified imagery on them stuck with her and were part of the basis of her video work, Chinatown Abecedario (Spanish for alphabet). Chan drew simple images for all 26 letters of the English alphabet and wrote a line of alliteration about one aspect of Chinatown that began with each letter. She then scanned and animated the images, and translated the text into Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese, looping the series of “moving flashcards” to play continuously in all four languages, with the hope that all the museums’ visitors would be able to understand at least one language. “Even if just on a more abstract level, I want people to not see languages as a barrier so much, and I wanted it to read like a language lesson — it’s purposefully very didactic, almost like Sesame Street, which I like,” Chan said. The content — 26 different facts about Chinatown — illustrate both the history of the area and some of the neighborhood’s more contemporary phenomena. While Chan’s project has the look and feel of a simple language lesson, the statements about Chinatown aren’t necessarily neutral. The language in the work includes lines about xenophobia and cultural clashes. No Place Like Home Some of the works showcase the landscape and architecture of Chinatown such as Winkler’s drawings of sev-
eral points on College Street, or James Rojas’ scale model of the neighborhood. Other works, like Lee’s photographs, introduce audiences to a cast of lesser-known Chinatown characters, people she met while helping her father run the Home Café in the 1970s and 80s. “Like many other Chinese immigrants, my parents went into livelihoods like laundries, restaurants, grocery stores — they had two out of three,” Lee said. “I grew up in a laundry and my dark aesthetic probably comes from being there all the time.” Lee used photos she took in the 1980s, as well as a few staged ones taken recently, placing images of the café’s regulars in front of old photos of the restaurant itself. There’s a café regular dubbed Mr. Miserable because of his lackluster attitude, a Home Café employee nicknamed “Little Cow” and a homesick college student who visited the restaurant for comfort. Then there are the darker figures — the men who passed red envelopes for extortion and the robber who pulled a knife while Lee worked the cash register one day. “I would hope that the characters give Chinatown a little bit more dimension,” she said. “Not everyone knows about the extortion, the consistent robberies, the homesick people.” There are several events connected with the exhibit slated to take place over the next few months, including a panel discussion on Aug. 16 with Chinatown community leaders and scholars; an interactive art workshop led by Chan on September 23; and a tour and discussion with the artists on Oct. 28. Other artists whose work is on display are Phung Huynh, Shizu Saldamando, Michael Sakamoto and Heimir Bjorgulfsson. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Suggested admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. At 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org.
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Twice as Hard Electronic Music Festival Returns to State Historic Park With Two-Day Event by Richard Guzmán city editor
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or two days this August, it may be hard to enjoy the usual solitude of the Los Angeles State Historic Park. But it’ll be easy to enjoy some sweet dance moves at the 32-acre venue located near Chinatown as the fifth annual Hard Summer music festival returns with its first two-day lineup Aug. 3-4. The event is centered around electronic dance music, with more than 50 acts on a two-day lineup that’s expected
to draw 30,000 people per day. In addition to the electronic dance music, there will be hip-hop, rock, funk and various forms of techno emanating from the show’s four stages. “You can expect some of the best international DJs, all different styles of music from disco to funk, some indie too,” said Gary Richards, founder of show organizer Hard Events. That variety of music is evident in the headlining act for Friday; the indie rock band Bloc Party. With influences like The Smiths, Radiohead and Suede, the British band’s new album, Four, takes the band back to its rock roots, although
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Hard Summer returns to the State Historic Park Aug. 3-4.
fans can still expect to hear some of their electronic influenced tunes. The night’s other headliners include the electronic music sounds of Boys Noize and Miike Snow, a Swedish indie pop band. Fans of dance music will have no reason to be wallflowers since the night also includes danceable tunes from electrofunk group Chromeo, disco-house duo Oliver and funk legend Bootsy Collins & The Funk Unity Band. Collins was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of Parliament Funkadelic in 1997. “He’s bringing a 20-piece band,” Richards said. “I’m just looking forward to everyone having a good time.” Saturday’s lineup features a few Downtown residents including headliner and electronic dance music star Skrillex, who resides in the Arts District, and Historic Core residents John Dadzie, who’s known as 12th Planet, and Dillon Francis. Other headliners that day include Nero and The Bloody Beetroots. “I’m just stoked on the fact we have a place in Los Angeles where we can get together to have a good time,” Dadzie said. “It’s awesome that we can all come together under one umbrella.” Hard Home Hard Summer has been held at the L.A. State Historic Park since 2010. Before that, the show was at the Shrine Auditorium where it launched in 2008 with about 15 musical acts. Since moving to the park in 2010, this year marks the first time the festival has been stretched into a two-day event. “We love it here at the park — it’s a perfect type of situation for us,” Richards said. “The wide-open space at the park and no seats makes it a perfect for the young energetic crowd.” The festival was extended to two days this year because, with a set-up that includes four stages, a beer garden, vendor booths and food trucks, it made more economic sense to leave it all in place for an extra date, Richards said. The audience has responded to the two-day plan: About 75% of tickets already sold are two-day passes. “A lot of them are staying in Downtown so we’re going to have a shuttle running from Pershing Square,” he said. Even if they don’t live Downtown, many of the artists performing won’t have to come far to get to the park. William Bensussen, best known in the music world as Gaslamp Killer, will perform Saturday night. The Mt. Washington resident spends most of his time in Downtown and grew up going to raves in the area. The DJ, who spins all types of music but focuses on hip hop and scratching and mixing, said he likes the festival’s energy. He said it’s similar to that of the all-night rave parties he attended in his youth, except now he doesn’t stay up all night. “It’s got that raw energy like those parties I used to go to,” Bensussen said. “It’s very well put together and you don’t have to stay out until 7 a.m. I’m also looking forward to Bootsy Collins. Nobody knows what he’s going to do.” The show is also a chance for newer acts to play with some of the veteran performers. Such is the case to Oliver, an electronic dance duo made up of Oliver Goldstein and Vaughn Oliver. They’ve been together for a couple of years and have played clubs and theaters. They’ve also performed at other events put on by the Hard promoters but this is their first time at the summer festival. “They book really great acts and it’s really diverse,” Goldstein said. “Anything you want will be there.” Hard Summer is Aug. 3-4 at Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 N. Spring St. For tickets go to hardfest.com.
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Thursday, augusT 2 Millepied Dances at MOCA 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org. 7 p.m.: Join L.A. Dance Project founder Benjamin Millepied and Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford for FRAMEWORK, a series of site-specific dance performances in the galleries at MOCA. Culinary Talk at Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2159 or grandperformances.org. 8 p.m.: “Fruit of the Trees, Salt of the Seas” features Rachael Narins and Suzanne Griswold in a culinary demonstration of the virtues of olive oil and salt.
Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. July 30, 8 p.m.: The end of the July residency of JMSN. July 31, 6:30 p.m.: Multi-genre, multi instrumental fiesta with Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles. July 31, 8 p.m.: Southeast Engine falls at the exact point where Americana meets Arcade Fire. August 1, 7 p.m.: Wednesdays are about to get raucous and diverse with a midweek August residency from Mike Andrews. August 2, 8 p.m.: Spooky and pleasantly disjointed, it’s no small coincidence that eerie crooner Chrysta Bell’s album was produced by David Lynch. August 3, 8 p.m.: Polished psychedelia from Skyline Pigeons with Ocean Grove. Don’t let the soothing verses fool you — they’re into some grit. August 4, 8 p.m.: The Colourist are enraged and trying to show it in the most restrained way possible with their smooth, smooth rock. August 5, 7:30 p.m.: Panoplies of mixed sound and boisterous, prominent vocals feature heavily in Warm Weather’s fresh jams. Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la. July 26, 10 p.m.: HM Soundsystem promises “Babes, Booze and Beats.” Try and enjoy the electronica in a responsible manner. Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com. August 4, 7:30 p.m.: Prepare for copious laughter.
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Monday, July 30 Speakeasy Open Mic Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com. 8 p.m.: Locals and newbies alike are welcome to present music, comedy, poetry — anything really — in this bookish open forum.
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Continued from previous page It’s Aries Spears and Damon Wayans Jr. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. August 3, 10:30 p.m.: Awakening with Emma Hewitt, Shogun and Norin & Rad. Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2159 or grandperformances.org. Aug. 3, 12 p.m.: Self-supportive siblings the Belle Brigade continue their acoustic conquest of Downtown. Aug. 3, 8 p.m.: A Symphony of Hope trains its 70-member orchestra and 40-member choir on the growing future of Haiti. Aug. 4, 8 p.m.: Costa Rica and Iran merge in the musical diplomacy of Strunz and Faran and Niyaz. Hard Summer Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 N. Spring St., (323) 441-8819 or parks.ca.gov. Aug. 3 and 4: Hard Summer is an electronic dance music extravaganza and probably the most hyped show of the summer. It’s at Los Angeles State Historic Park and features the likes of Skrillex, Bloc Party, Squarepusher, Boys Noize and Miike Snow. Levitt Pavilion 2230 W. Sixth St., (213) 384-5701 or levittla.org. Aug. 3, 7 p.m.: The name of the game this summer at LevittLa is fusion. Case in point: Smod. Aug. 4, 7 p.m.: Tristen and Maria Del Pilar double-team some pop rock. Aug. 5, 7 p.m.: With the influences of the Caribbean blowing through his music, Aurelio Martinez is sure to impress. Nokia Theater 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6020 or of missing sales nokiatheatrelalive.com.
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Downtown Los Angeles Christian Science Reading Room
Vivian Ramirez
Ilse Metchek
Maintained jointly by the Christian Science Churches in the Greater Los Angeles area
Chrysalis changelives.org Jim White
christianscienceinfo.com/jointrr/ William Heining
Music Center Fund for the Performing Arts
Team to End AIDS
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t2ea.com
213-972-3354
Angels Flight angelsflight.org
Margaret Lorrie Drenk
Tom Bratter
John Welborne
lasbest.org
NATASHA WATLEY natashawatley.com
LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program
Downtown Women’s Center dwcweb.org Karen Chrisman
Carla Sanger
Bridges Academy South Africa John Whitaker
L.A. MISSION losangelesmission.org Dr. Rhea Johnson
bridgesworldwide.org/south-africa/bridges-academy Jennifer Cowell
downtownnews.com/supportlocaljournalism