Caroline Platzman
- February 2, 2021
- 5 minutes Read
Coffee Cravings and Support for Black-Owned Businesses at Boketto Cold Brew
Walking down South Broadway in DTLA, the energy of Boketto Cold Brew will attract you from the inside out – Directly in front of the café is a lime green…
Keri Freeman
- January 27, 2021
- 14 minutes Read
5 Greatest Health Trends of 2021 and the Healthy Beverages That Go With Them
Living through months in a pandemic has lent many to less-than-healthy habits, extra weight, and reduced physical activity. 2021 brings new hope with priorities set to improving mental health, personal…
Abel Weiss
- January 18, 2021
- 2 minutes Read
Carjacker Steals “Downtown News” Delivery Truck, Kills Biker Before Crashing Moments Later
Viewers watched in horror over Martin Luther King Holiday weekend as surveillance video footage showed an unsuspecting delivery driver being carjacked by an unknown assailant. Grainy video broadcasted on local…
- January 1, 2021
- 4 minutes Read
Music To Your Ears – Fhedesh: Welcome the Darkness
In the last days of two-thousand and twenty, Downtown Weekly accepted an invitation to visit and interview the underworld Goth artist known as Fhedesh. Once inside, we found ourselves surrounded…
- December 31, 2020
- 13 minutes Read
Downtown Appetite: 10 Greatest TakeOut Dishes of 2020
No doubt 2020 put a damper on our restaurant hospitality scene here in Downtown Los Angeles, yet, despite the closures, and toggling back in forth between outdoor dining and TakeOut,…
- December 30, 2020
- 3 minutes Read
Pastor Cue Jn Marie of Skid Row’s Church Without Walls: Just Put Up a Wall
Pastor Cue Jn Marie of Skid Row’s Church Without Walls along with hundreds of Skid Row advocates have no intention on allowing controversial Christian Worship leader, Sean Feucht to conduct…
- December 19, 2020
- 3 minutes Read
DTLA Congratulates Tyrone Davis, Center Theater Group’s New Associate Artistic Director
Center Theatre Group has just announced organizational staff leader, Tyrone Davis will shift from the Education, Engagement and Community Partnerships Department into the Artistic Department. Davis’ new title is Associate Artistic Director.…
- December 17, 2020
- 15 minutes Read
10 Great Gifts From DTLA and the Holiday Wishes That Come With Them
This year, Downtown Weekly kept our holiday shopping list local. Our holiday gift wrap up features some very special gifts and well wishes brought to you by our widely diverse,…
Dan Devon
- December 8, 2020
- 5 minutes Read
The Legend of the Original Taco Pete
The year is 1989. George H.W. Bush is in the White House and America’s favorite pastimes stem from moments spent together in family rituals. picnics, graduations, weddings and even gatherings in the living…
- December 4, 2020
- 1 minute Read
Help Save Bob Baker Marionette Theater From Closing
Bob Baker Marionette Theater is reaching out for help with some pretty scary news: the puppet theater is on the brink of closure. COVID-19 has devastated small businesses. Cultural institutions like…
- December 3, 2020
- 4 minutes Read
Driven To Change: Downtown Gets a Visit From Origin Kazoku Car Crew
Chris Calderon, the founder of the car collective Origin Kazoku, isn’t just a car enthusiast. He’s also a concerned citizen. In 2015, at the tender age of eighteen, Chris decided…
- November 24, 2020
- 6 minutes Read
10 Great Places for TakeOut in Downtown LA – Part 1
Just when you thought it was safe to dine outside… LA County announces yet, another shutdown. Effective Wednesday at 10pm: No more indoor or outdoor dining. For now, due to…
