Keri Freeman
- October 4, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
LA Burger Battle Returns with Fresh New Ingredients Just in Time for DTLA Burger Week 2025
From the creators of DTLA Coffee Week, DTLA Pizza Week, and DTLA Vegan Weekend, comes the return of DTLA Burger Week, Downtown Weekly’s mouthwatering way to support local businesses in…
KeriSellsLA
- October 1, 2025
- 5 minutes Read
Trouble in Paradise: Freehand Hotel in DTLA Defaults on $71mil Loan
Looks like the default monster has reared its ugly head once more, leading to the financial collapse of another one of DTLA’s most beloved hotels, the Freehand Los Angeles. The trendy…
- September 28, 2025
- 5 minutes Read
Starbucks Puts 7 Locations to Sleep: Here Are Some Local Alternatives to Keep DTLA Awake
We hate to spill the beans, but…Starbucks is dimming the lights at dozens of California locations, seven of which are in DTLA. But the cup is half full, because this corporate…
- September 25, 2025
- 6 minutes Read
Los Angeles Convention Center’s $2.6 Bill Expansion: A Bold Investment with High Stakes
On September 19, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11-2 to approve a $2.6-billion expansion and modernization of the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC). The decision is hailed by supporters…
Jamie Herrera
- September 25, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
Joy, Pride, and Power: Hispanic Heritage Month Sparks 2025 Revolución Festival Tour
The Revolución Festival Tour (RevTour), a multi-city, Latinx-led cultural event, is returning to Los Angeles on October 5, 2025, bigger and bolder than ever. Taking place at Mica Studios during the first…
Lorenzo Dela Rama
- September 17, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
The Saga Continues: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Set to Land at Exposition Park in 2026
Update: On November 12, 2025, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, announced it will open to the public on September 22, 2026. In…
Amanda Bruckner
- September 17, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
From Rooftops to Coffee Raves: How Quantum Groove is Changing DTLA’s Music Scene
As the sun sets over Downtown LA rooftops, a different kind of energy pulses through the air. It’s not the frenetic rush of the workday, but the rhythmic heartbeats of…
- September 17, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
Ink, Imagination, and Los Angeles: The Jean Milant Collection at Bonhams
This September, Bonhams turns the spotlight onto a man more often found behind the press than in front of it. Jean Milant, master printmaker and founder of Cirrus Editions, shaped…
Chloe Hull
- September 17, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
DTLA is Super Chill: How ShadeLA Is Rethinking the Way LA Stays Cool
As Los Angeles’ heat index rises year by year, and as the city gears up to host the World Cup, Superbowl, and the 2028 Olympics, the question of how to…
Cornelius Araoye
- September 17, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
DTLA is Super Chill: Reaping the Harvest at Spring Street Garden
The busy traffic, the noise, the unpredictable city, and the feeling of being just another face in a crowd can cause spirits to wither in downtown LA. Yet, there are…
Rachel Harbut
- September 9, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
Westside Go-Go: How a Popular D.C. Sound Found Its Rhythm in Los Angeles
For many who move across the country, the challenge of finding community in a new city is real. Washington, D.C. transplants and HBCU alumni in Los Angeles know this well—the…
- September 9, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
Live Nation Urban Announces “Room 112 Tour” – A Time Capsule Filled with Harmony and Heart
As autumn approaches and the year winds down, the voices that once defined an era are rising again. Live Nation Urban has announced the “Room 112 Tour,” an intimate theater…
