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"Mangrove" site as seen from Gilville.

• Some thoughts on the image above. [blogdowntown]

• Heard on the Blue Line near Staples Center: "Next stop is the Pico / Chick Hearn." Call it the no harm, no foul, route.

• Man One keeps on keeping on. He's been invited to speak at the Getty April 17 in a panel discussion on The Arts in Los Angeles. He writes "Led by Patt Morrison this should be a lively discussion. I'll try and wear my best hat!" Also, Man One appears in this month's Tu ciudad.

• April 10 and 13, as we celebrate the historic bridges spanning the Los Angeles River - eleven of which were declared Historic-Cultural Monuments on January 30."  Panel discussion on April 10. [Los Angeles Conservancy]

Some catching up

Saturday on North Broadway.

Some links after the jump:
 

Neighborhood Watch: Some Links to start the week

Two prop cops dressed as Indianapolis' finest watching over Downtown's Main St.

• New pet groomer snuck into town. [blogdowntown]

• The new website for the former New Otani Hotel lists Downtown as 1 mile away.  [Kyoto Grand Hotel]

• Urban Outfitters says Downtown not a good fit. Too urban maybe? [Angelenic]

• That's not a fire. It's public art. [curbedla]

• That's not public art. It was a fire. LAFD [East L.A. Inferno] Arts District's Callie Miller was on the scene, stuck in traffic behind the fire.

• Larry Harnisch has been doing his own Main St neighborhood watch at The Daily Mirror and has been looking into the mysteries of the Hippodrome Theater, where a roller rink once stood. As of last week, a large concrete foundation a few feet south of the Hippodrome Theater footprint, was uncovered. It's after the jump.

Ink And Links

Santa was found playing the blues in the Toy District. photo/viewfromaloft

Well, maybe not so soon . . .

Loads of links and stories are piling up, but the aforementioned in-studio projects, RFPs, and updating the logo/art direction pdf portfolio are taking up more time than expected. There will be a slow building back up to speed over the weekend so in the meantime, have some quick hits after the jump: Pictured: Getting ready for the ImaginAsian Center.

Quick Word

As of last night, the "James Ellroy Digs LA" tour was sold out except for one seat. Kim Cooper sends word a second edition is set for Saturday December 29, with Ellroy again guiding you through his dark inspirations known as L.A.  Act Now

Quick Links

I will rebel and continue to read 12 pt type.

Novels for baby boomers, by baby boomers, will need larger print to accommodate the eyes of an aging demographic, says Jane Friedman, president and CEO of HarperCollins Worldwide. According to the LATimes Shades of gray in fiction:

The California State Library launched "Transforming Life After 50: Public Libraries and Baby Boomers," part of a national effort to remake the country's libraries to better serve an expected wave of active, older readers.

This little fact of life that snuck up on me as early as 2002 with the release of Phaidon's "New Perspectives in Painting". The text is in 5 pt type and clearly was made to leave behind readers older than 35. Other news after the jump.

Weekend Reading

Some stories about development and restoration to transmit, file and share. After the jump.

Inks And Links

Palm Trees sightings at City Hall, Patsaouras Transit Plaza and Union Station, but still don't match the rest of Los Angeles in volume. Some odds and ends from around City Hall, and then some, after the jump.
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Some stories to read

LAist follows the trail of Pobladores 200. (Meanwhile, some participates got tired of waiting for the Mayor who was to meet up with walkers at Union Station, so they left before the Los Angeles Birthday Carrot Cake was served.)

Filming has more bad  timing as special conditions are being signed off while Downtowners are having more personal experiences with filming, including seeing FilmLA's Geoff Smith on the street during a busy week in the Historic Core. It takes readers to a  primer how to complain. And while it is expected that those pro-film consider Downtowner gripers agitators, it's happening elsewhere.  I always chuckle at the logic of those saying filming will more elsewhere. Comments at 5th and Spring imply that film crews are far from eager to have to film out of town.
 
The New Yorker's Dana Goodyear ventures into Arts District South and has an afternoon with two friends and a Israeli-made semi-automatic handgun at the L.A. Gun Club. [Postcards From Los Angeles]

The Last to Know: The sale of the New Otani Hotel and Garden and Weller Court hit other publications last week. The  Rafu Shimpo reports that CEO of the Kajima Corporation, Ta­kashi Ito, only meeting with a community member was former president of the LTCC and a board member of the JACCC, Tom Kamei. Speaking for the 21 partners, Ito says nothing else will be said. Not even a press release. [Rafu Shimpo]

The Community Redevelopment Agency has an eye on purchasing hotels that can change the face of afforable housing downtown. According to the Town Crier, Tom Gilmore calls the plan for 'Skid Row 2.0."

El Chavo bends the injured Beckham while recommending L.A. Galaxy games:  "They're usually lots of fun and the riots are kept to a minimum."