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Circle Jerks | Art Now LA
Circle Jerks | Art Now LA
As Bare as You Dare | Art Now LA
As Bare as You Dare | Art Now LA
John Rabe & Rogelio Fonseca Celebrate 57 Years for La Abeia | Art Now LA
John Rabe & Rogelio Fonseca Celebrate 57 Years for La Abeia | Art Now LA
Betye Saar: She Wears it Well | Art Now LA
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he's been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Mat Gleason - a Very Well-Read Man | Art Now LA
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he's been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Eastern Projects Presents Rigo Jimenez
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Register to Vote | Art Now LA
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Los Angeles Astronomical Society Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Gary Cannone & Rachel Allen at Malvoyante
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Flea Signs Honora | Art Now LA
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Taix's Final Days | Art Now LA
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Hive Gallery Annual Photo Show
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Bob & Bob at Craig Krull
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Kenny Scharf — Workin' at the Car Wash, Yeah! | Art Now LA
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Judy Baca's Great Wall of Los Angeles
Photographer Gary Leonard documents the magical and mundane on the streets of Los Angeles. Born and raised in Encino, CA, he’s been photographing the City of Angels for 50 years. Part Diane Arbus, part Weegee, and a lot of fisheye lens-work, Leonard first came to fame with his iconic images of the 1970's and 80's L.A. punk scene. Defining the genre and capturing the bands, the people, and life around his hometown, Leonard continues documenting the constant flux of the city.
Perspective | A milestone for equity and excellence in Chatham County Schools —free breakfast and lunch
This school year, Chatham County Schools embarked on an ambitious new initiative: providing free breakfast and lunch to every student in our district. With the rising costs of living and the increasing challenges families face, the importance of this program cannot be overstated. It’s a forward-thinking, student-centered approach that not only ensures no child goes hungry but also fosters better academic outcomes.
LA Public Library wants your pandemic writing, photos, drawings
The LA Public Library wants anything people have created during the pandemic, from journal entries to neighborhood signs. Their new Safer at Home Archive documents the pandemic with primary source materials. "We knew that this was something that we would regret not collecting,” says Suzanne Im, the LAPL’s digitization and special collections librarian.
Hal Bastian Enters CD14 Race
DTLA-One of Downtown’s most heavily connected residents has thrown his hat into the ring in a bid to succeed 14th District City Councilman José Huizar. On Sunday, Oct. 14, Hal Bastian, a local consultant and real estate veteran who previously served as director of economic development for the Downtown Center Business Improvement District, tweeted that he was declaring his candidacy for the seat. The election to replace Huizar, who will be termed out next year, is in March 2020.
A New Exhibition at the Natural History Museum Explores the Science Behind Classic Monsters
Much of the horror genre is rooted in the fear of the unknown. Monsters, ghouls and spooky stories play on humanity’s limited knowledge of the natural world and anxiety of what hidden forces might be beyond our understanding. A new exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles dives into that connection to the natural world, using four classic horror franchises and monsters as its jumping off point. Natural History of Horror opened at the Exposition Park museum on Oct.
Select the Top 20 Staples Center Moments
With four major sports franchises and hundreds of headline catching concerts and events, the Staples Center has had plenty of memorable moments over its 20-year history. The Staples Center is trying to whittle those moments down to the top 20 in honor of the arena’s yearlong 20th anniversary celebration.
Migrant’s Bend and the Bracero Monument
Last week the city of Los Angeles unveiled a new public space paying tribute to the immigrants who helped build Southern California. The 7,000-square-foot space at Cesar Chavez Avenue and Spring Street near El Pueblo de Los Angeles Migrant’s Bend Plaza was officially dedicated on Sept. 29, replacing part of an county-owned parking lot. Los Angeles Downtown News recently wrote about the plaza and the monument ahead of the dedication.
City Attorney Backs Effort to Overturn Ninth Circuit Homelessness Ruling
The City of Los Angeles is joining a fight against a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that city and county officials say handcuff local efforts to address homelessness. On Wednesday, Sept. 25, City Attorney Mike Feuer announced that his office has filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court asking the body to hear the Martin v. City of Boise ruling.
CAO Backs Effort to Overturn Ninth Circuit Homelessness Ruling
The City of Los Angeles is joining a fight against a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that city and county officials say handcuff local efforts to address homelessness. On Wednesday, Sept. 25, City Attorney Mike Feuer announced that his office has filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court asking the body to hear the Martin v. City of Boise ruling.
CicLAvia Partners With UCLA for Centennial ‘Heart of LA’ Event
Expect to see plenty of blue and gold during the return of CicLAvia’s annual “Heart of LA” event in Downtown this weekend. That’s because this year’s event, which blocks off portions of the city from automobiles, doubles as part of the University of California Los Angeles’ ongoing centennial celebration. The free event, taking place on Sunday, Oct.
One Year of El Puente
It’s been just over one year since the first of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s “A Bridge Home” shelters opened in Downtown. And after one year, what lessons can be learned from it? It’s a fair question to ask. The project, dubbed El Puente (“The Bridge”), is located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles and impacts both homeless and housed populations in the area.
The Strange Saga of the Cecil Hotel
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - On a Wednesday last month, a coalition of citywide business and nonprofit leaders appeared to be on the verge of turning Main Street’s Cecil Hotel into a massive permanent supportive housing facility. That evening, a county official talked up the plan to bring nearly 400 people off the streets of Skid Row and into the 1927 complex in the rapidly changing Historic Core. The Cecil’s owner was on board. BE THE FIRST TO READ THE LATEST DOWNTOWN NEWS, FOOD AND CULTURE STORIES.
A Monument to Migrants
Over two decades during the middle 20th century, millions of Latin Americans grabbed their belongings and left their homeland, heading north to towns and cities across the United States in search of work and new opportunities. They were part of the bracero program, a controversial collection of laws and agreements that began in 1942 during World War II to address a countrywide shortages of mine, farm and railroad labor.
One Year In, El Pueblo Shelter Sees Steady Progress
It’s been just over a year since the City of Los Angeles launched its first bridge housing site at El Pueblo. The 45-bed facility, dubbed El Puente, has managed to care for and house a little more than double its capacity in that time, matching people with services and housing, but its operator says the lack of permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles is making it hard to meet expectations.
Renovation Work on the Cecil Hotel to Start at Year’s End
photo by Gary Leonard A few years after it was announced, the overhaul of the Historic Core’s Cecil Hotel could finally get under way in the coming months. According to a memo to the successor agency to the City Redevelopment Agency, Simon Baron Development (which has a 99-year ground lease on the property) intends to secure the funds for the overhaul of the building by the end of the year and start redevelopment soon after.
A Better Music Center Plaza
DTLA – In a way, the $41 million renovation of the Music Center Plaza that was unveiled last month is understated. Much of the work involved simply flattening out a large expanse between the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Mark Taper Forum, moving a large sculpture and planting some trees. Some may wonder why the big celebration. That viewpoint misses the magnitude of what has been accomplished.
A Union Station Restaurant Gets Back on Track
In April, the iconic Traxx restaurant at Union Station closed after serving diners for more than two decades. Last week, it was announced that the restaurant was making a comeback. Chris Badeaux and Kristin Jensen, who recently worked at the Spring Arcade Building’s Clayton’s Public House, are working toward reviving the 22-year-old restaurant, with an opening date in the works for the next couple of weeks.
Sparks Legend to Receive a Statue Outside Staples Center
Star Plaza outside of Staples Center is home to statues of some of the greatest figures in Los Angeles sports history including longtime Lakers’ announcer Chick Hearn, NBA Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal and Jerry West and hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. Last week, it was reported that the plaza is slated to get even more crowded.
Music Center Gets $12 Million for Arts Fund
The Music Center formally unveiled its $41 million renovated plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 28, and the opening event included a surprise: The announcement of a $12 million gift to fund a community arts initiative. The donation was provided by Cindy Miscikowski and Ring-Miscikowski/The Ring Foundation, and will help create the TMC Arts Fund to support programming at the site.
Skid Row Homelessness and a New Sense of Urgency
DTLA—The situation on the streets of Skid Row is getting worse, precisely when it should be improving. That reality prompts a difficult question: Do people, including elected officials, have the appropriate sense of urgency regarding the humanitarian crisis and the public health emergency that is spreading across the streets of Downtown Los Angeles? Sadly, the urgency appears to be lacking. We’re not saying that people don’t care about homelessness. They do.
Expo Line Service Resumes in Downtown
A pair of heavily utilized Downtown rail stations are reopening for partial service over the weekend. The Seventh Street/Metro Center and Pico Station will be back in operation for Expo Line trains on Saturday, Metro announced this week. The stations had been closed since June 22, as crews worked to replace aging tracks and electric cables.
Spring Street Park Gets Security Funds
Almost since the moment it opened in 2013, there have been community concerns and complaints about maintenance and safety at the Spring Street Park. The city sought to address that this week. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the City Council approved a motion authored by 14th District Councilman José Huizar to allocate $150,000 to continue funding daily security at the park. Developers Should Pay for Park Creation, But How Much?
Downtown Receives More Foot Beat Officers
The number of Los Angeles Police Department officers walking the streets of the Central City has increased. In June, community group DTLA Strong, in partnership with the LAPD Central Division, announced that up to 10 additional officers have been authorized to walk foot beats in Downtown Los Angeles at various times throughout the day. It follows a prolonged campaign by the group to address concerns over public safety.
Downtown's First New Winery In a Century Looks to Draw Crowds to a Tasting Room
Drive north on Spring Street out of the Civic Center, pass Olvera Street, traverse the eastern edge of Los Angeles State Historic Park, and you’ll see a 94-year-old brick building. On the outside of the single-story structure is a mural of Tupac Shakur with angel wings. On the inside, wine is being produced, bottled and poured. It comes from the Angeleno Wine Company, the first winery to open in city limits in 102 years.
Controller Details Summer Fun in L.A.
The office of the City Controller is primarily known for audits and handling fiduciary matters. Now, it’s also a source for summer entertainment. Controller Ron Galperin last week released a new online database that catalogs more than 800 city-owned parks, programs and services open during the summer months, with a healthy number of options in Downtown Los Angeles.
Number of Homeless People on Skid Row Spikes by 11%
In June, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported a sharp uptick in homelessness in the region, with a 16% increase in the county and a 12%, rise in the city. Now, to one’s surprise, LAHSA has also reported a boost in homelessness in Skid Row. On July 29, LAHSA released its findings for communities across the region. Based on a three-night count conducted by volunteers in January, it found 4,757 homeless individuals in Skid Row, up 11% over the previous year.
Broadway Hotel to Open in October
Broadway’s emergence as a boutique hotel corridor continues, as representatives for the Hoxton Hotel have announced that its project will open in early October. The 174-room hotel in a 10-story Beaux Arts building will have rates starting at $229 a night. The Downtown location will be the first Los Angeles outpost for the London-based hotel group; the project is being developed by the hospitality firm Ennismore. The hotel at 1060 S.
EV Chargers Now at City Hall
Municipal workers and Civic Center visitors who want to get away from gas guzzlers have more options. City Hall and City Hall East recently saw the installation of 100 new electric vehicle chargers at on-site public parking structures. The chargers began service on July 1 and are available to both city employees and visitors. They arrived as a partnership between the office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Department of Water and Power and the Department of General Services.
Meet the Police at National Night Out
This week, people across Downtown Los Angeles will have the opportunity to spend an evening with their local partners in law enforcement. Tuesday, Aug. 6, marks the return of the annual National Night Out, and the LAPD Central Division’s main event is taking place at Pershing Square. The free happening, which runs from 5-9 p.m., will include a car show, food trucks and kids’ activities, in addition to the chance to meet numerous members of the local police force.
When it Comes to Homelessness, We Must Do More and We Must Do it Now
DTLA—Los Angeles is facing a humanitarian crisis, with tens of thousands of individuals living on the streets and facing disease, unimaginable squalor and violence. Day after day we make excuses for our inability to effectively address one of the most critical and expensive crises our city has ever faced. Instead of tackling this issue head-on, our representatives are spending tremendous amounts of money to address only a small percentage of the problem.
Immersive Theater Experience Coming to L.A. Live
photo by Gary Leonard The Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live is getting a high-tech addition. In the coming weeks the complex will install the “Immersive Cinema Experience” developed by the French company CGR Cinemas. The system involves adding 10 LED light panels to the sides of a theater (five on each side) that are illuminated to match the colors and tones of what is on screen; it also involves new surround-sound speakers. The Downtown space will be the first American theater to employ the system.
A Push for a Later Last Call
The California legislature is considering allowing certain cities to let drinking spots stay open past 2 a.m. If approved, supporters say, the move could provide a financial stimulus to Downtown Los Angeles. The latest effort to extend hours for bars, restaurants and nightclubs (but not liquor stores) to 4 a.m. comes from State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). Senate Bill 58 passed the State Senate in May and is now waiting to be considered by the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.
Metro Charter Elementary School, 2013-2019
DTLA—After six years, Downtown Los Angeles’ most important modern experiment in education has ended. Heartache and disappointment run rampant. Many people, including numerous volunteers, made a heroic effort, but early momentum could not be sustained. As Los Angeles Downtown News reported this month, the board of Metro Charter Elementary School on July 8 voted to shutter the institution.
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