Filming for movie in downtown L.A. high-rise spurs 911 calls
What appeared to be a high-rise fire near 5th and Bixel streets in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night caught the attention of a group…
Forget downtown or the ‘burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressMike SchneiderPublished Nov 16, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for…
Downtown’s Music Center is turning into an outdoor arcade this weekend
The game started as an experiment. A way to look at emergent behavior — the coordinated and mesmerizing flight of a flock of birds, for…
L.A. takes to the streets with fireworks, joy as Dodgers win World Series
Ecstatic fans took to the streets of Los Angeles in an explosive expression of joy Wednesday night after the Dodgers won the franchise’s eighth World…
Live out your Dungeons & Dragons dreams at downtown L.A. bar
Carlos Leon found himself in a depressed state — a personal relationship was stalling and his career seemed directionless. What he craved was an escape,…
Looking for good vibes in L.A.? Readers share their ‘happy place’
“Just before visiting Los Angeles in summer 2008, I read a story in the Los Angeles Times about the opening of the first public park…
L.A. City Council backs Convention Center expansion
For decades, Los Angeles city leaders tried and failed to come up with a plan to expand the downtown Convention Center, a hulking green edifice…
Granville College opens new campus locations in downtown Vancouver and Surrey
Article contentVANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Granville College continues to build its reputation as Canada’s leading career college with the opening…
Where to eat in Downtown L.A. from the 2023 101 Best Restaurants guide
Jon Yao’s cooking begins with nostalgia — for the Taiwanese American food made by his mother and grandmother, for his coming of age in the…
‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles
American actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed early Saturday while attempting to stop a crime, authorities and his family said. Photo courtesy of General…
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego to sell downtown buildings
Two years after opening a $110-million expansion project in the tony seaside enclave of La Jolla, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego has put…
Oakland seeks answers to street crime after police misconduct
OAKLAND, Calif. — Along gracious, leafy College Avenue, you can luxuriate with a traditional Thai massage, slip into an artisanal cocktail at an Italian spot or…
$2-billion downtown L.A. megaproject gets boost from governor’s office, hopes for approval in 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom will attempt to expedite construction of a $2-billion residential and commercial megadevelopment in downtown Los Angeles, his administration is announcing Thursday. The…
A guide to downtown Los Angeles
If Los Angeles is a city in flux — a place with an ever-shifting center that’s home to many a transplant and is sometimes too…
Downtown L.A. hotel housing homeless people prompts lawsuit
All across the Academy of Media Arts, there are signs of an active campus life. School projects are still plastered on the walls; books are…
L.A. City Council considers action on tagged downtown high-rise
After six trespassing arrests were made in less than a week related to a heavily tagged unfinished skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, the City Council…
A guide to the Arts District, downtown Los Angeles
Visitors don’t come to the Arts District to escape from city life: This is downtown Los Angeles, and the neighborhhood is gritty. But it’s also…
How he makes L.A. concert-hopping work using a wheelchair
Saptarshi Majumdar likes to say he always has the best seat in the house. Sometimes it’s next to the DJ booth at Koreatown’s Kiss Kiss…
Czech police say people killed in shooting in downtown Prague | News
Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. Police gave no details about the victims…
Santa Cruz’s plans for high-rise living meet opposition
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — You can sense it in the ubiquitous “Help Wanted” posters in artsy shops and restaurants, in the ranks of university students living…