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…
- August 1, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
Rafu Shimpo Leaves Little Tokyo With a Legacy Far Bigger Than Any One Address
When a 122-year-old institution moves, it’s not just real estate that shifts—it’s history, identity, and memory. That’s exactly what’s happening this summer as The Rafu Shimpo, the country’s last remaining bilingual…
Hanny Playa
- July 21, 2025
- 5 minutes Read
Behind Closed Doors, Bu Tea Den in DTLA Offers More Than Just a Sip
Beneath the bones of a weatherworn warehouse just beyond the gleaming skyline of Downtown Los Angeles, there’s a secret waiting to be steeped. It isn’t marked by neon or signage;…
Keri Freeman
- June 17, 2025
- 5 minutes Read
What in the Science Fiction is This? DTLA Fights Godzilla Curfew After It Ravishes the City
People running terrified in the streets, military vehicles and soldiers taking aim, mass looting, fire, explosions, helicopters circling, businesses shuttered behind wooden plates, and just when we thought DTLA was…
- January 28, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
The Body Whisperer: Coach Kwon – Downtown’s Favorite Fitness Trainer
Ah. Dry January. That time of year when America, gripped by a collective bout of self-improvement, vows to conquer its inner sloth with ambitious health and fitness New Year’s resolutions…
- January 18, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
In the Pocket: Martin Proctor Brings Westside Go-Go to Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles boasts a vibrant nightlife scene, but for D.C. HBCU transplants, there can be a sense of something missing. Enter Martin Proctor, a native Washingtonian who saw an…
Abel Weiss
- January 7, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
LOFTWAY – Tranquil Urban Living
In the rising healthy lifestyle community of South Park, downtown Los Angeles sits a quaint real estate boutique known to the world as Loftway. Founded by Cristiano Sampaio in 2003,…
Jamie Herrera
- January 7, 2025
- 5 minutes Read
Fires, Fine Dining Assaults and the Unhoused – THIS WEEK IN CRIME – 2025 New Year Edition
For DTLA, 2025 started off with a bang. Unfortunately, the explosions weren’t confined to regular illegal fireworks going off at 3am. Instead, the year continued without a New Year’s resolution…
Jackson Roberts
- August 28, 2024
- 3 minutes Read
Shots, Food & Music – LA Tequila Festival 2024 Returns to Downtown LA
Celebrating the rich heritage and craftsmanship of Mexico’s most iconic spirit, the Andrés y María Cárdenas Family Foundation (AMCFF) proudly announces the return of its highly anticipated LA Tequila Fest. Held this…
- July 4, 2024
- 5 minutes Read
LA City Council Approves LA Center Convention Expansion Plans to Move Forward
Already the entertainment capital of the world thanks to AEG, Crypto Arena, and LA Live, the downtown game board of hotels, eateries, happy hours, dance floors, sports bars, music, and…
- June 17, 2024
- 2 minutes Read
East End Studios Secures $130 Million with CBRE – Moves Ahead with Arts District Mission Campus Project
CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt and Structured Finance has secured $130 million in construction financing for the development for East End Studios – Mission Campus, in the Arts District. The project,…
- June 15, 2024
- 4 minutes Read
Skid Row Rising: New Weingart 19-Story Tower Met with Cheers, Jeers and Fears from Downtown Locals
Skid Row recently welcomed a new resident: a multi-story tower low income housing development specifically designed to house formally homeless. Special Announcement: The Weingart Tower is now open for leasing.…
