MTA Shows Heart

— Metro Headquarters, located at the Union Station East Portal, displayed a romantic glow visible from the Arts District and all of Downtown Los Angeles. On February 14th Valentine's Day, a 10-story heart shone from all four sides of the Metro Headquarters building reflecting the transportation agency’s fourth annual Valentine’s Day message to the Los Angeles region. As the skyscraper sparkled in the Downtown skyline, the Metro heart light was visible throughout the region and cast a glow on traffic along three freeways – I-5, I-10 and I-101. The light display was a heart-shaped configuration of office lights and window blinds visible during the evening hours of Valentine’s Day until 10 p.m., when the building’s office lights automatically shut off for the night.

Screening of the Bumdog film-Dangerous Curve 8.11.07

Dangerous Curve exhibits:
August 11--September 8: Annual Downtown Artists Grants Exhibition, The Downtown Artists Project (DAP) awarded 5 artists $5,000. Dangerous Curve exhibits the grant awardees with Allan Barnes, Bumdog, Heather Carson, YaYa Chou, Jennifer Cunningham, Martin Durazo, Richard Godfrey, Jaime Scholnick.


TIMBER!! A tree falls on 4th Street

August 9, 2007 With a long, loud creaking sound, witnesses report the tree leaned and then fell in the south lane of the one-way west bound traffic lane of 4th Street. Most traffic was able to clear the deck with the exception of the parked vehicle (seen in photo above). The City was quick to remove the tree fro the next mornings commuters.

ACLU & LACAN
Touchy over an Artists Signage Project

Skid Row issues heated up when an artist took to the streets and created and posted several signs in the Historic Core District. The municipal appearing signs clearly demonstrate the frustration over recent decisions and the disconnected approach taken by the ACLU, Mayor Villaraigosa, and homeless advocates, namely LACAN (Los Angeles Community Action Network) and Alice Callahan.
The artist, Richard McDowell, stated, "Nobody seems to be addressing the drug and narcotic use. This is the biggest problem here."

Of the 10 signs posted a few read "Drugs Sold Here", "Antonovitch Crack Corner", "ACLU Crack Haven", "LA CAN Drug Plaza".

LACAN removed the sign shortly after they were installed saying the signs were misleading.
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Katie McArthy Review of
Robin deVick reception
at ArtShare

A Mysterious "Crop Circle" appeared the other morning. Neighbors were unable to provide any further information.
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