White Boy/White Dog Move To Skid Row

Certified Beach Dude Moves To Downtown Los Angeles

Fiesta Broadway went off yesterday without a hitch, but with far less than the number of expected attendees (500,000 was predicted by event organizers, but LAPD estimates put the number at closer to 150,000.  For me, there were no problems at all from the event- the sound check from the stage at 1st and Broadway […]

On Sunday, April 27th the Fiesta Broadway event will happen right in front of my eyes, as viewed from my loft.  The event is billed as the “Largest Latino event in the nation’s largest Latino market”- just look at the list of corporate sponsors and you will begin to understand the power of the “new majority” in Southern […]

Last Saturday was the first “official” pool party of the season at the downtown Standard Hotel (550 South Flower at Sixth Street). I still haven’t been to one of these- but have always wanted to check it out. What great motivation to stick to my diet/exercise program.
Here’s a video from the event featuring 9th […]

Tranquility Base restaurant/lounge, in the Sky Lofts building in South Park, has started off before- Rich over at Angelenique was lucky enough to try the place as it geared up for a grand opening on Feb. 14th, and he had pretty good things to say about the place (Rich’s Take). Ah, but the best-laid […]

Due to the way the stage is set up for Groove Armada, the sound in my loft is WAY louder than the Detour Festival was.  But I like the music a lot more, so it’s cool.  When I open my windows in the corner, it sounds like “stereo” as I get sound reflections of of […]

So I take Isis out for her 11 am walk and I run into chain link fence around most of City Hall- fence that extends to the curbs and closes sidewalks.  Main St. between 1st and 2nd is completely closed-off too.  Bummer! 
I was trying to avoid my usual walk Little Tokyo as this morning was […]

The downtown Los Angeles St. Patrick’s Day Parade came right by my loft today, and right when Isis needed a walk, so I went out to see what was happening at around 11:15 (parade was to start at 11:30 near Olvera St. and come south on Main St. to 5th St). 
The streets had just been […]

Fellow downtown blogger Brady Westwater (LA Cowboy) came up with the idea to have comedians perform at various venues along the Art Walk path- “Comedy Walk” kicks off tomorrow night with many acts (all free) in 6 different venues.  The event is from 8:00 - 9:30, and it looks like it’s going to start with a […]

I’m not a big New Year’s Eve fan anymore… too dangerous driving, every place has extremely trumped-up dinners and cover charges, and it seems like most bars in the South Bay threw fire-code limits out the window. 
But I remember hearing about the outside festival for past couple years down in Financial District, and this year there […]

I’ve seen a pack of hundreds of bikes go past me twice since I’ve lived downtown (search on Ridazz for previous posts).  These are the Midnight Ridazz, a loosely-knit group of bike fanatics that hits the streets at odd hours and causes traffic jams and headaches for the drivers that either cross their path or […]