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DTLA Holiday Shopping If you haven't ventured downtown for shopping yet, now's the time to do it with 54 great retailers to discover!  

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Discover DTLA Shopping

Cinnia Finfer of The Finifer Group, and one of my fellow DTLA fans, put this amazing guide together to show where all the  innovative retailers are located in DTLA.

Where to go to find the best shopping in DTLA

This guide lets you make a day of exploring Downtown and finding truly unique gifts suited to the personalities of everyone on your list.

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Winging Towards New Ventures

Winging Towards New Ventures

Taking flight in new directions

On November 15, 1996 the movie “Space Jam,” starring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny, opened in theaters.  Nick turned 3 years-old the following week so we took him to see the movie at Grauman’s Chinese Theater.  “I Believe I Can Fly” by R. Kelly was on the soundtrack and it was one of those songs that stuck.   For months after seeing the movie, we’d pop the CD in…

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Why I Voted for Councilmember Jose Huizar in Today's Election

Why I Voted for Councilmember Jose Huizar in Today’s Election

We moved to Downtown Los Angeles in May of 2013 and in the past 20 months I’ve never seen more progress in a community than what I’ve observed Downtown under the leadership and vision of 14th District Councilmember Jose Huizar.

And it’s not just progress, it’s also his concern for how the progress evolves. I reached out to Councilmember Huizar’s office shortly after Nick passed away when I read…

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RSVP Today for the Thrive in Joy Nick Fagnano Foundation DR Fundraiser

RSVP Today for the Thrive in Joy Nick Fagnano Foundation DR Fundraiser

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Bringing Back Broadway Celebration Tonight in DTLA

Bringing Back Broadway Celebration Tonight in DTLA

DTLA Celebrates the 7th Anniversary of Bringing Back Broadway Tonight!

Tonight’s going to be another reason why we love living in DTLA.  Since we moved to the Eastern Columbia Building in May of 2013 we’ve seen the changes on Broadway continue to accelerate and the ride just keeps getting better.  Council Member Jose Huizar is the catalyst for this change and I’m actively supporting his…

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DTLA: Geological Testing in Lot Behind Eastern Columbia Building For the past two days there have been rigs testing the soil in the parking lot behind the Eastern Columbia Building at 9th & Hill.  

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DTLA: Custom Made Jeans and Shirts Plus New Coffee and Juice Cafe

DTLA: Custom Made Jeans and Shirts Plus New Coffee and Juice Cafe

Parker & Barrow Design Team Thelma Siguenza and Tarek Akaweih

    You never know until you walk in, what you might find in DTLA’s new retail stores which are popping up everywhere these days . At Parker & Barrow, which  just opened at 814 S. Broadway on the same block as Urban Outfitters, I discovered that this store offers women’s and men’s PB brand jeans  off the rack or the option of getting a…

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DTLA's Renaissance Men Share Their Vision

DTLA’s Renaissance Men Share Their Vision

Last night I attended a “Fireside Chat” with Hal Bastian and Brigham Yen.  the two men who have been the most passionate voices and citizen activists in the renaissance of DTLA . The lounge-y lobby of The Standard Hotel was full of residents, the just curious, and the big investors who all hung on Hal’s and Brigham’s every word .

Brighan Yen (left) and Hal Bastian talk DTLA renaissance at The…

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KNBC's Kate Larsen shares the story of Nick's USC Scholarship Fund

KNBC’s Kate Larsen shares the story of Nick’s USC Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Lightning Strike Victim | NBC Southern California.

KNBC TV reporter, Kate Larsen, and her cameraman visited us in our loft today to shoot a segment for the evening news.  Kate shares how Nick’s USC scholarship fund at the Price School of Public Policy will  provide financial assistance to a transfer student who reflects Nick’s character, perseverance,  and…

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Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Lightning Strike Victim | NBC Southern California

Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Lightning Strike Victim | NBC Southern California

Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Lightning Strike Victim | NBC Southern California.

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KNBC's TV reporter, Kate Larsen, shares the story of Nick's USC Scholarship Fund

KNBC’s TV reporter, Kate Larsen, shares the story of Nick’s USC Scholarship Fund

KNBC TV reporter, Kate Larsen, and her cameraman visited us in our loft today to shoot a segment for the evening news.  Kate shares how Nick’s USC Scholorship fund at the Price School of Public Policy will  provide financial assistance to a transfer student who reflects Nick’s character, perseverance,  and the desire to improve  a community.

We were honored that Kate chose to do this follow up…

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Dominican Republic Trip: The Big Picture

Dominican Republic Trip: The Big Picture

There’s a sign along the 10 Freeway in Santa Monica that designates it as the “Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway.” It’s not something I ever noticed, but since returning home from the Dominican Republic, it’s now taken on a special significance.

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

Less than a week ago, in Santo Domingo, Jay and I stood overlooking the mouth of the Ozama River which brought…

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Dominican Republic Day 3 & 4: The Short Version

Dominican Republic Day 3 & 4: The Short Version

  A common way for kids to get to Tia Tatiana school

There is probably a book I could write about what we’ve experienced as well as accomplished since we arrived in the Dominican Republic.  It’s not just a story about these last few days, it’s as much about our hopes to continue to support the dedicated people who have chosen to provide these orphans and children raised in poverty with  their own…

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