500 Days in 2 Hours
The temperature was rising and the hills were burning, but a good hundred people showed up to the Old Bank District to see the downtown sites from the 500 Days of Summer movie. I’ve lived in downtown for over a year now, and worked in and frequented the area for almost all of my life,...
Downtown Dining: Wurstkuche
I don’t even eat red meat, but “purveyor of exotic grilled sausages” Wurstkuche is one of my favorite places to eat at. Hot dogs are one of the things I miss being semi-veggie, and Wurstkuche serves up delicious vegetarian versions. These are some of their tamer flavors, but they have rabbit, alligator, and rattlesnake as some...
DTLA Wedding at the Cornfield
When a colleague mentioned her sister was having “a 24-hour wedding”, starting with a public mass art installation at the beach and ending with a ceremony at my favorite downtown park, I was very intrigued. And apparently, so was the New York Times, as they featured their wedding from last summer. The wedding celebration kicked...
DTLA Love: The Soloist
Finally got around to watching The Soloist, now out on DVD, last weekend. I first read about Nathaniel Ayers (played by Jamie Foxx) and his story written by columnist Steve Lopez (played by Robert Downey Jr.) when it appeared in the LA Times a few years back, and was excited to hear that they were making...
Shop L.A.: Confederacy
Photo from Refinery29 Not really a shop I can afford to spend what little money I have at, but I still love Confederacy for bringing beautiful clothes to men and women on the Eastside. It’s housed in an old brick building with a 1940′s Americana theme and phone booth dressing rooms. Hell, even their Rag...
Downtown Dining: Corkbar
Neighborhood casual, creative dishes – just some of the terms that Garry Muir, one of Corkbar‘s four owners, used to describe the South Park wine bar as we were eating dinner there last Wednesday. And rightly so, as they won Best Wine Bar in the annual Best Of Downtown. At the very least, they are...
L.A. Chic, Spanish Fashion
Dress Code: L.A. Chic, one of the requirements for Zara’s Opening Party last night in Hollywood, and it’s safe to say that everyone brought it. Not one ironic hipster getup in sight. This is the sixth Los Angeles location for the Spanish fast fashion chain and the closest to downtown (and only a Metro Red...
Type Spotting: Ride to Live
I always find the coolest street art around downtown. I took visual note of this one in particular – the type work is minimal but eye-catching. Can’t seem to find any information on it though. Anyone know anything about it?
Hibernation Mode
Aside from requisite trips to San Francisco and Las Vegas, I’ve been a bit of a hermit lately – my unusually social social life caught up with me and I’ve been back to my homey self, and I’ve also been trying to spend less money and cut back on eating out and general outings. I...