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10 Great Places for the best pizza in dtla SCOOT A CITY STILL FOR

THE COOL KIDS

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#DTLAWEEKEND............................................................................................3 SQUARE ONE: Our Warmest Welcome........................................................4 New DTLA Map Inside.....................................................................................5 To Be Or Not to Be Theater Guide.....................................................6 10 GREAT PLACES FOR THE BEST PIZZA IN DTLA......................................9 California Pizza Festival at LA Center Studios .............................................10 GET 2 DTLA - ARTS &CULTURE EVENT CALENDAR..................................11 Doing the Most DTLA Travel Guide..................................................,.......12 SCOOT A CITY - STILL FOR THE COOL KIDS............................................14

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#dtlaweekend DELICIOUS LITTLE TOKYO CONVERSE PRESENTS TRAP KARAOKE Los Angeles: Assemble your squadron! Converse to bringing TRAP Karaoke to the Regent with photo booth, live screen printing, giveaways, complimentary drinks, and more. This event is FREE w/ RSVP, Thursday, July 19th. Regent Theater - 448 S Main Street. Old Bank District. DISCOVER LITTLE TOKYO Discover culinary experiences in the heart of LA! Friday, July 20th - Saturday July 21st Two days of delicious food harvested from the streets of Little Tokyo! Featuring selected Little Tokyo restaurants offering giveaways, demonstrations, hands-on workshops and tastings. OUTFEST Over the past three decades Outfest has showcased thousands of films and educated and mentored hundreds of emerging filmmakers. CELEBRATE from July 12th - July 22nd.

DJ LANCE ROCK NOW FEST @REDCAT Movement and dance meet innovative visual technology during REDCAT’s 15th annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival. July 19th Aug 4th, each weekend features a triple bill of premieres. Each program is premiered on Thursday evening and repeated Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30pm. Patrons can see all three weekends with a $40 festival pass. Individual programs are priced at $20. 631 West 2nd Street. Bunker Hill. PARCHE EN EL PARQUE WITH TUCUPRÁ & GOLPE AFROCARIB @LEVITT PAVILLION: 7pm This weekend expect plenty of African Caribbean rhythms and dancing at MacArthur Park as part of Levitt Pavilion’s free summer concert series. Friday, July 20th features Pablo Domínguez, best known by his stage name Tucuprá a pioneer of the Latin reggae movement and Golpe AfroCaribe’s deep exploration of African roots within the

musical traditions of the Caribbean coasts of Mexico and Colombia. 2230 W 6th Street. Mid Wilshire. GENTLEMEN OF SOUL Friday, July 20th catch legendary soul and r&b singers The Whispers, Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson, and Howard Hewett at Microsoft Theater. 6:30pm. 777 Chick Hearn Court. South Park. PSYCHEDELIC FURS Downtown Stage Saturday Nights continue this summer with concert lawn series beginning at 7pm offering beer, wine, music and food trucks. THIS WEEK: the Psychedelic Furs. Pershing Square - 532 S Olive Street. Historic Core. Music & Story Time with DJ Lance Rock! Kids around the world grow up to DJ Lance Rock and Yo Gabba Gabba, catch him and his friends live at Grand Performances. Sunday, July 22nd, 3pm. 350 S. Grand. Bunker Hill.

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To Be or Not To Be? DTLA Theater Guide brought to you by Art Walk News...

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To be or not to be? DTLA THEATER GUIDE Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion homes the Los Angeles Opera and Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance COMING SOON...

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EAST WEST PLAYERS

For over 29 years the Latino American Theater has provided a world-class arts center.

EWP has premiered more than 100 plays and musicals about the Asian Pacific American experience.

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“MEMBERS ONLY”

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REDCAT

REDCAT introduces diverse audiences, students and artists to the most influential developments in the arts. ON STAGE NOW...

“NOW FEST”

631 W. 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. JUL 19 - AUG 4

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“VIETGONE”

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631 W. 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. JUL 19 - SEP 15

AHMANSON THEATER

Redefining what an orchestra can be, the LA Phil is one of the world’s most open and dynamic cities.

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DTLA DELIVERS: 10 Great Places for Pizza by Keri Freeman 13

10 Great Places for the best pizza in dtla

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owntown Weekly put on a few extra pounds while on assignment to find the best pizzas in the DT. We checked out the ovens, interviewed top chefs, and even took a pizza dough class to find out just what makes their pizzas some of DTLA’s most popular foods. As hard as we tried, after all the pinching, flipping, pulling and stomping, the pizza we made just couldn’t compare to those on our list of 10 Great Places for the BEST Pizza in DTLA.

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The art of pizza making traces back to Naples 997 AD, plenty of time for mankind to experiment and perfect any style of pizza imaginable. Italian immigrants first brought pizza to America by way of Ellis Island, along with special deliveries that may or may not have come with extra red sauce. #Forgetaboutit Lucky for tourism, No. 10 - J.W. Marriott doubles as an original idea pizza making machine, with pizzas pushed to the limit covered with everything from crispy mushrooms to avocado simplicity. In Downtown, pizza is, what pizza does. We take it anyway we can get it and nothing is more special than $2 Tuesday slices at No. 9 Pizzanista. $2 Pizza puts Pizzanista in our Top 10. Cont...pg 10

8 DTLA APPETITE: CALIFORNIA PIZZA FEST by Gloria Espinoza

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Remember envying Julia Roberts, on “Eat Pray Love”, when she devours an entire pizza margherita in Napoli?... We do!

ell DTLA...Welcome Neapolitan L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele from “Eat, Pray, Love” to DTLA! All the way from Italy, for TWO DAYS ONLY, that very pizzeria Julia Roberts sat in will bring unlimited pizza samples to the California Pizza Festival. This festival makes it’s California debut in DTLA on July 28th at Los Angeles Center Studios!

The California Pizza Festivalwas founded by co-directors Giancarlo Natale and Raffaele Scalzi. Both gentlemen with strong Italian roots and deep heritages, they look to bring to the U.S. an event reminiscent of festivals in their homeland. They are also the creators of the Boston PizzaFestival which hasbeen extremely successful in uppingthe pizza game, not only in Boston but nationally. Thus by Angelino pizzaolo’s demands, the California Pizza Festival is born...

Giancarlo Natale, Co-Director of Boston Pizza Festival and California Pizza Festival, is a native of Naples, Italy. Some of his fondest childhood memories include attending the Napoli Pizza Village Festival with his family. Even after moving to the U.S. he and his family continued to schedule family trips back home in order to attend the festival in Napoli. The inaugural California Pizza Raffaele Scalzi, Co-Director of BosFestival will feature unlimited pizza ton Pizza Festival and California Pizza sampling from over 30 pizzerias from Festival, owns Casa Mia Cucina ItaliCalifornia, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, ana in Marblehead, MA serving family and world-renowned pizza chefs from recipes passed down through generaNaples, Italy. For two days only peotions. Together the team has curated ple will flock from all over the world this event to immerse attendees in to Downtown Los Angeles for some of the world’s most authentic and famous authentic, delicious, true to Italy styles of pizza and culinary experiences. The pizza! This exciting event is all incluidea behind these US Pizza Festivals is sive so bring your gluten-free, vegan, to bring that same Naples, Italy expeveggie, etc. foodie friends and family rience to the U.S. in a celebration of for a pizza experience never before all things pizza, the dish that brings lived in California. people together! The California Pizza Festival is bringing together some of the World’s greatest pizzaiolos on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29. Enjoy unlimited wood-fired pizza sampling, music, art, local beers, pizza acrobatics, giveaways, and more...tickets available now!

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“My partner [Giancarlo Natale] and I are thrilled to bring a slice of Italy to Los Angeles through California Pizza Festival. With renowned pizza chefs from all over the world, spanning from Southern California to Georgia to Italy, the event unites a huge community of pizza lovers. Pizza makes people happy and we’re using that to bring people together with live music, pizza acrobatics, and fun for everyone!”

Culinary Talent and Eateries 786 Degrees - Sun Valley

Da Michele - Naples, Italy Da Pasquale - Beverly Hills State of Mind Public House & Pizzeria Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba - Naples, Italy Dominic’s Italian Restaurant - Oceanside La Parolaccia Osteria - Long Beach Fiamme Pizza - Tucson, AZ Humble Crust Pizza Truck LA Dough and Joe LA Local Pizzaiolo - Atlanta, GA Le 5 Stagioni - Curtarolo, Italy Naked City Pizza - Las Vegas Prova Pizzeria - LA Ray’s and Stark Bar LA Settebello - Los Altos, CA Fahrenheit LA MOD Pizza - LA and more...

- Raffaele Scalzi, Co-Director Boston Pizza Festival and California Pizza Festival.

GET TICKETS!!!

On sale now, single-day festival tickets are available to be purchased online via calipizzafestival.com.

Headliners

The Winebow Group will be your stop. Don’t drink? Don’t worry, sparkling Headlining the event are two pizzaiolos water by Ferrarelle and several non-alcobeing flown into the heart of Los Angeles all the way from Naples just for this event. holic options will be available too. Both, the oldest pizza-tavern pizzeria Port’Alba founded in 1738 and pizzeria Entertainment Da Michele founded in 1870 (known for its feature in the film “Eat Pray Love”) will Come for the pizza, stay all day for the be represented and offering unlimited piz- entertainment. Performances include za samples. The Los Angeles pizza gurus: pizza acrobatics by Pizza Acrobat Vito Lacopelli of Prova Pizzeria, Fernando Danilo Pagano, pizza-making demos Darin of Ray’s & Stark Bar, and Ali Haider of 786 Degrees. From San Francisco, the one and only, twelve-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. Co-Directors Giancarlo Natale and Raffaele Scalzi have partnered with Marra F-orni to supply hand-crafted wood-fired pizza ovens for participating chefs at the event, each and every oven is a beautiful, unique piece of art.

Pizza Lovers

Pizza lovers come for all-you-can-eat Neapolitan, Sicilian, New York, and many more pizza styles. Vegan and Gluten Free pizza lovers they have several options for you also. When you thirst for something to wash that pizza down or simply cleanse your palette in between tastings grab a local Los Angeles brew from Golden Road Brewery if you prefer wine...

from United States Pizza Team, cookbook signing, meet-and-greet with Chef Tony Gemignani (twelve-time World Pizza Champion), live music, and giveaways from event sponsors and much, much more!

General Admission tickets are $45/person when purchased in advance and will be $60/person on day of event. Children’s tickets are available for $20/child ages 4-10. VIP tickets are also available for $89/person and include exclusive access to the indoor-outdoor VIP space, a private bar, and three beverage vouchers. Get your tickets before the venue reaches capacity or prices go up.

Location

Los Angeles Center Studios: 450 South Bixel Street in Downtown Los Angeles. www.calipizzafest.com

Support for California Pizza Festival comes thanks to Caulipower, Anheuser-Busch, The Winebow Group, Le 5 Stagioni, Marra Forni, Ferrarelle, Entercom Communications, Angelo & Franco Mozzarella, Bianco DiNapoli and Monti Trentini.

10 GREAT PLACES FOR PIZZA IN DTLA

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10 Great Places for pizza in dtla

TLA hotels come with award winning chefs. It’s like a requirement. Introducing Food Chef Network’s No. 7 - Chef Ben Diaz of Luxe City Center who is bound to surprise you with his line up of flat breads which you can enjoy in your suite or at Nixo, Luxe City’s rooftop lounge. Chef Ben serves his gourmet flat bread varieties on a pale wood pizza paddle bringing a nostalgic feel along with the aromas. Yup, the ole’ wooden paddle. Oh, the memories. Really, DTLA enjoys a good presentation and subtle nuances work well with our expectations when it comes to a great dining experience.

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BECAUSE AFTER THE PARTY... IT’S THE PIZZA PARTY!

Ever eat a pizza that reminded you so much of New York, you’d swear the Intercontinental Hotel was the Statue of Liberty? Well, that pizza must of had the wrong kind of mushrooms on it...Or the right kind...Just kidding, but we couldn’t resist. The point we are making or missing = DTLA has plenty of New York style pizzas to go round. Shall we begin with New York transplant No. 6 - Prime Pizza, with it’s location in Little Tokyo? Yes, we shall. Prime Pizza bakes fresh on location and enjoys a steady crowd of pizza lovers from open to close. Best of all, they stay open late giving party goers, bands and late night munchers the perfect opportunity to fill up before crashing out or when stocking up the energy they’ll need to party HARDER!!! No 5 - Two Boots Pizza is also from New York, and resembles a New York pizza stand more closely than most of its trendy counterparts in Downtown. Two Boots built its brand as a zany mix of Italy and Louisiana, with titles like “The Dude or the Swamp Witch. One distinguishing ingredient, Two Boots pizza cornbread-bottomed crust, offering an unique crunch to look forward to with each delicious bite. NO 4 - TomGeorge - proves once again that Downtown loves a great pizza fusion. TG is where Italy meets Hungary. Except when you meet these two you’ll be “Hungary” no more... Get it? “hung-a-ry...no more?” Cont...pg 15

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DTLA WEEKLY PRESENTS...doing the most>> courts district

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BUNKER HILL is DTLA’s leader in live performance art, presenting formally trained theater, dance and musical performances, including those in the visual arts as well as presenting DTLA’s master chefs.

SOUTH PARK is no doubt the new Entertainment capital of the world with tours & expos, national sporting events, award ceremonies, comedy shows, restaurants, and a discotheque, almost completely surrounded by world class hotels.

Sure, the FINANCIAL DISTRICT sounds like it’s ALL WORK and no play, but with historic landmarks, sky tops with full bars, thrill rides, & award winning happy hours, prepare yourself for the pressures of excitement.

With its independence, CHINATOWN has strengthened its romantic and familiar relationship with Downtown, demonstrating it is as gentle as it is honest with its gifts for DTLA.

Order in the courts, dine in or take out...Not just for law making anymore, the COURTS DISTRICT of DTLA offers a gambit of public art, a 360 degree observation deck, legendary eateries and historical landmarks.

The Absolute Most:

OUE-SKYSPACE Think: California’s Tallest Observation Deck, Private Events, 5Star Restaurants, 71 Stories, Skyslide.

The Most:

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL Think: LA PHIL, 2018 Centennial Season, World Reknown Composers, Beethovan, Mickey

The Almost:

MUSIC CENTER’S Grand MakeOver Think: $30 million in renovations over the next two years.

The Utmost:

REDCAT GALLERY Think: Performing Arts, Exhibits, Collections, & Multi Cultural Programing.

top food picks AU LAC PEZ CANTINA OTIUM

Staples Center/LA LIVE Think: Sports Area, Live Concerts, Movie Theater, Bowling Alley, XGames, 4 Star Hotels, Rooftop Spas.

The Most:

LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER Think: Expos, Network, AirPort, Media Pass.

The Almost:

METROPOLIS Think: Panoramic Views, New Skyline, Sky Pools, Dogparks, Exquisite Dining, Boutique Hotel, Cabanas.

The Utmost:

REGAL CINEMAS Think: Block Buster Movies, Film Screenings, $8 Dollar Tuesdays, Pop Corn, RedVines, and now...Beer!!!

top food picks EL CHOLO COLORI KITCHEN TESTA

WILSHIRE GRAND Think: Sushi with a view, Poolside Bar, Rooftop Restaurants, Hotel Rooms, Palm Trees.

The Most:

LA LIBRARY Think: Tranquility, Historic Building, Field Trip, Courtyard Dining, Millions of Text, Research, Illuminati.

The Almost:

110/105/10/5 FWY Intersection Think: Car Radio, Traffic, MapQuest, Windshield, Congestion, Bumpers, CHP, Road rage.

The Utmost:

THE BLOC Think: International Brands, Shopping Mecca, METRO, Outdoor Terrace, Art Installations and Live Performances.

top food picks STOCKING FRAME SHIBUMI NIXO AT LUXE

CHINATOWN CENTRAL PLAZA Jazz Club, Dim Sum, Hanfu, Peking Duck, Chinese New Year’s, Culture Festivals.

The Most:

GIN LIN WAY Think: Red Lanterns, Neon, Vintage Chinese Architecture, Jazz Clubs1938.

The Almost:

Year of the Dog Think: Loyalty. Careful Observation. Plenty of new restaurants, art shows, and a new year of cultural festivities.

The Utmost:

UNION STATION Think: Subway, Maps, Train Station.

The Most:

CITY HALL Think: City Council, Committee Meetings, City Planning, Ceremonies, Observation Deck, The Mayor Beacon, Projected Light Displays.

The Almost:

Polyphonoptic Tower Think: Kinetic Sculpture, Music, Lights, Synchronization, Water, Flood, Faulty to Fixed.

The Utmost:

CHUNG KING ROAD Think: Art Openings, Art Galleries, Antiques, Curio Shops, Live Performances.

OLVERA STREET Think: Birth Place of Los Angeles, Mexican Marketplace, Authentic food, Aztec Dancers, Mariachis, Catholic Church.

top food picks

PHO 87 LASA SEA FRESH

CIENTO LINDO SPRING JUSTICE URBAN

TOURIST GUIDE...brought to you by art walk news little tokyo

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LITTLE TOKYO is the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in America. With over 3500 welcoming residents, and hundreds of shops Little Tokyo sees its fair share of tourism in DTLA.

ARTS DISTRICT is DTLA’s perfect mix of fine art galleries, creative loft style living, organic eating, and BEER, hosting the most eclectic mix of indie artisan showcases and micro-brewing companies in all of Los Angeles.

The HISTORIC CORE is revitalized with new bike lanes, parklettes, community gardens, outdoor concerts, artisan pop-ups, and 2 of the most highly anticipated self-guided art tours in the country.

Where SKID ROW meets the INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, with community leaders and entrepreneurs willing to solve the problems of an area known for having the 2nd largest homeless population in the country.

The FASHION DISTRICT is a stitched oasis where fashion designers, wholesalers, market weeks, retailed fashion wares, accessories, textiles, and shoppers collide.

The Absolute Most:

OLD JAPANESE UNION CHURCH Think: 1922, East Coast Players, LAArtCore, World Class Theater, 30+ Years.

The Most:

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM Think: Tradition, Exhibits, WW2, Sculpture, History, Extraordinary Origami.

The Almost:

The Metro Regional Connector Think: All of Downtown’s Districts Connected allowing passengers to transfer to Blue, Expo, Red and Purple Lines, bypassing Union Station.

The Utmost:

HAUSER & WIRTH Think: Globe Mills Complex, Art World, Manuela Restaurant, Art Exhibits, Installations.

The Most:

ANGEL CITY BREWERY Think: IPA, Beer Tasting, Local Entertainment, Karaoke, Comedy Night, New Mini-Festivals, Indie Art Shows.

The Almost:

Institute of Contemporary Art Think: Museum, 12,700Sqft., Industrial Building, 32-Year-Old Art Institution. Architecture by wHY, Public Programming, Retail Stores.

The Utmost:

NIGHT ON BROADWAY Think: Outdoor concert, 12 Historic Theaters, Live Performances, Food Trucks, Crepes, Huge Crowds.

The Most:

DOWNTOWN ARTWALK Think: Creativity, Nighttime Celebration, Galleries, Artists, Entertainment, Street Vendors, Interactive Exhibits, Bar Crawl.

The Almost:

SMORGASBURG Think: Alameda Marketplace, 10,000 Visitors, Indie Artisan, Sunday, Food, Music, Vintage, Wellness, Donuts.

CALIFORNIA MARKET CENTER Think: Designers. ShowCase, Market Week, Fashion, Accessories, Textiles, Fashion Run Way.

The Most:

LAMP/Union Rescue Mission/SkidRow Housing Trust Think: Non Profit, Giving, Public Service, Fundraising, Art Events.

SANTEE ALLEY Think: Bargains, SwapMeet, Bizarre, Street Dogs, Wigs, Wholesale Purses, Immitation Perfume.

The Almost:

BRINGING BACK BROADWAY Think: Street Car, Historic Theater, Wedding Boutiques, Parklettes, Night On Broadway

TheROW Think: 1.3 million Sqft,. Multi-Use Complex, Residents, Shopping, Restaurants, Local Entertainment, Creative Office Spaces.

The Utmost:

BIGGER! BETTER! Wall Florist Market Think: Coral Forest, Farmer’s Market, Grilled Food, Aqua Frescas, Wholesale Flowers. Saturdays.

The Utmost:

JZenshuji a Sōtō Zen Temple Think: Shakyamuni Buddha, Community Garden, Meditation.

ARTISTS & FLEAS Think: Unique, Fashion, Art and Craft Show, Vintage, Food Trucks, Saturdays.

GRAND CENTRAL MARKET Think: Food Mart, Oyster Bar, Cafes, Spices, Historic, Produce, Traditional Foods, Variety, Landmark.

GLADY’S PARK Think: Concerts, Town Hall Meetings, Sports Court, Soup Lines, Community.

THE COOPER BUILDING Think: Historic Landmark, Huge Shopping Bags, Full Fashion, Designers, Showcase, Sample Sale, Men’s Suits.

top food picks

KASIH SUSHI GEN REDBIRD

WESTBOUND ZINC CAFE DAILY DOSE CAFE

LE PETIT PARIS

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14 DTLA DELIVERS: SCOOT A CITY

by Greg Benevent

SCOOT A CITY

STILL FOR THE COOL KIDS

he future for scooters in DTLA (and elsewhere) looks very bright. In San Francisco and other towns, they’re booming in popularity because of their hip cult following and their tremendous ability for cutting through the congestion of traffic. In DTLA, we know all about traffic. Fortunately, thanks to Scoot a City we can rent a cool new Vespa to beat the gridlock or even take a leisure tour to explore the city and look cool doing it.

Many of the mods rode Vespa scooters and modern Vespas still resemble the basic design and shape of the vintage Vespas the mods rode. The mod subculture rose to a level of prominence which British rock band The Who created their 1973 Quadrofenia album around. But, Vespa was already a recognized style icon prior to the mods and rockers from the film Roman Holiday which starred Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn riding a Vespa in Rome.” Unlike those vintage Vespas though, the modern Vespas Scoot a City rents have automatic transmissions, ABS brakes and fuel injection which makes them easier and safer to ride while also being more reliable. Scoot a City provides reliable, easy to use, environmentally and user-friendly models and most importantly, they’re a lot of fun. It’s important to know that if you want to rent a scooter, you’re going to need to have the appropriate license from your home state, province or country which would allow you to operate the scooter where you live. In most places around the word, that means you must have a special license such as moped, motorcycle or motor-driven cycle license.

Vespa Guided Tours! Recently, Downtown Weekly talked to Scoot a City’s Head Scooterista, Ben Gary, to get the insight of experiencing the city on scoot. Scoot a City offers a collection of modern Vespas to domestic and international tourists as well as advertising and productions companies choosing to navigate the city and promote their companies with one of the world’s biggest style icons.

“It’s part of human nature,” Ben said, “that we seek memorable experiences and adventures in life. It’s not just doing something. We want to do something that’ll stick with us forever.” He’s right. Scooting a city on a Vespa

is completely different than going around in a car or any other kind of transportation.

Scoot a City also offers Vespa guided tours! Currently they offer a Malibu Coast Tour and Hollywood Stars Tour. The tours allow people to experience the best of Los Angeles in a unique and memorable manner.

Special Delivery!

Picking up and dropping off your scooter during your precious vacation time would be wildly inconvenient. That’s why Scoot a City delivers and picks up from your doorstep. “They put in a delivery address and they put in a pickup address and we do the rest.”, says Ben. Better still, Scoot a City may be introducing a new scooter rideshare program to allow customers to activate Scoot a City scooters with a Scoot a City app similar to Bird or Lime, but to use Vespa and other freeway legal motor-scooters that allow customers to travel within greater metropolitan areas in an economical and efficient manner.

That’s all in the future, though. Today’s a good day to take Vespa out for a spin around Angeles. “We have people come in and If Vespas look familiar to you, Los ride them from all over the world,” Ben says. there are cultural reasons for that. “In Visit www.scootacity.com to book your Vespa Britain in the 60’s, you had the mods and and get ready to Start Your Adventure and rockers youth subcultures. Get Around!

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10 Great Places for pizza in dtla

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Pizza is America’s number one comfort food, and for good reason. Pizza is America’s number one comfort food, and for good reason. It’s one of those dishes we’ve all eaten as far back as we can remember. For children who will soon grow to become adults one thing from childhood will always remain, the thought of pizza as an all around feel good time. That’s Pizza for ya. Making people happy for life. The only thing more comforting than eating pizza may be eating pizza in one of DTLA’s most comfortable laid back establishments otherwise known as No. 3 - Stocking Frame.

You wanna be happy? NO.

Happy Hour at Stocking Frame starts at 12pm, meaning you can have your first real DTLA Happy Hour/Pizza experience starting as soon as you take the first bite. All grown up and now it’s time to show your friends you are DTLA’s Most Knowledgeable Pizza Aficionado. You have places to go and high end people to meet, so you turn to DTLAs’ most top rated restaurant options and they do not disappoint.

You turn to... THE BEAST OF ALL PIZZAS NO.

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No. 2 - Bestia, of course, and yes this pizza is so good - it will bring out the beast in you. It’s big enough for two but too tasty to share. Before you know it, your napkin is full of crumbs, your plate empty, your slices - gone. Where once was a full moon, now just an eclipse with not even a remnant of crust left in view. You howl, then ask for the check, remembering nothing except faint hints of oregano and the sweet taste of Italian decadence. No 1 - Baldoria - Okay, let’s be clear, no one is paying us to say this, although we do offer an extraordinary content marketing option, DTLA Weekly’s number one choice for the most innovative, uninhibited varieties of pizza; from strawberries and chicken to octopus and radicchio cream sauce, Baldoria may just be the best there is in the DT.