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11/13/2024

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10/11/2024

Broadway Night Lights, Saturday October 12th from 4pm to 12pm. 5 blocks of festivities from 3rd to 8th Streets, on Broadway, in DTLA.

https://linktr.ee/broadwaynightla

Immerse yourself in a vibrant festival that transforms historic theaters and entertainment venues into bustling hubs of activity—a free community event! Enjoy live music, captivating circus performances, thrilling wrestling matches, stunning art installations, delicious food, and more. With two main stages, Broadway Night Lights will showcase local talent, creating an unforgettable night of culture and entertainment.

10/04/2024

🎉 LUMINEX 3.0 Returns to Illuminate Los Angeles! 🌟✨

🗓️ Mark your calendars: October 5, 2024
📍South Park District, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
🌐 Visit luminexla.com for more info and visit the link in our bio to RSVP

LUMINEX 3.0, curated by Carmen Zella, Founder & Chief Curator of NOW Art, brings together world-renowned artists to transform the streets of downtown LA into an epic outdoor digital exhibition. 🎨🎥

With an impressive lineup of artists including Carole Kim, Sarah Rara, Refik Anadol, JOJO ABOT, Petra Cortright, Nao Bustamante, Alice Bucknell, Marc Horowitz, and LAVA (Los Angeles Video Artists), LUMINEX 3.0 promises to be a rich tapestry of subjective experiences that will leave you inspired and awestruck.

Stay tuned for more updates on this incredible exhibition that continues to gather national and international recognition. With this year’s iteration LUMINEX continues to break down barriers and bring boundary-pushing works to the community at-large, free of charge. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to experience world-class immersive art outside the confines of gallery walls.

09/17/2024

The Run Historic Walking Tour - October 13th: book your spot on an illuminating journey in the footsteps of LA’s sexual outlaws and civil libertarians, from the gay baths to the flirty paths of Pershing Square, ONE magazine to camp cafeterias to holy sites of pain and protest. Walk the Run! https://esotouric.com/event/the-run-fall-2024/

08/31/2024

🏮Broadway Night Lights🏮Save the Date: October 12th! This beloved Downtown L.A. carnival is coming back after a six-year break Broadway Night Lights will bring back the Night on Broadway vibes this October.

The Night on Broadway saga continues: After a six-year hiatus, the beloved Downtown L.A. festival has finally announced its official comeback—albeit under a new name and city council member. Now dubbed Broadway Night Lights, the celebration will take place on October 12 between 3rd and 8th Streets.

So far, the event touts two stages of live music plus circus performances, wrestling matches, a classic car show, a Ferris wheel, kids activities, art installations and food vendors. The Los Angeles Theatre, Palace Theatre and Million Dollar Theatre will open their doors for free (3pm–midnight) to host performances and offer tours.

The revived event will now be spearheaded by council member Kevin de León, who represents DTLA and parts of the Eastside and Northeast L.A. “I am thrilled to bring back Broadway Night Lights, a festival that truly captures the heart and soul of Downtown Los Angeles,” the politician said in an official statement. “This event celebrates our community’s rich cultural diversity and unites us through dynamic arts and entertainment.”

The return has been a long time coming: Part of a larger Bringing Back Broadway initiative to revitalize the city’s old theater district, the original Night on Broadway debuted in 2014 and ran annually through 2018. But the 2019 edition was canceled when the council member who was then behind the effort, José Huizar, was raided by the FBI; he was soon after charged with racketeering conspiracy and tax evasion and sentenced to 13 years in federal prison. So the 2019 edition was postponed to 2020—but then basically the whole world was postponed in 2020—and the event never really materialized again, until now.

There’s no word yet on the festival’s exact timing or a few other organizational details, but we’ll share them as soon as they’re made public. Can you sense how excited we are about this all?

https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/this-beloved-downtown-l-a-carnival-is-coming-back-after-a-six-year-break-082924

08/27/2024

Downtown’s Legendary Clifton’s Is Back…Again. A new iteration of the nearly century-old institution will debut over the next month.

Downtown’s legendary Clifton’s is back… again. The “Pacific Seas” portion of the storied venue, which started life as a cafeteria nearly 100 years ago, was open this weekend with tropical cocktails and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Reservations are currently open for Fridays and Saturdays only. The rest of the five-story venue, which owner Andrew Meieran spent years rebuilding and reimagining, is scheduled to open by October 1.

Meieran purchased the building from the family of founder Clifford Clinton in 2011 and transformed it from a fantastical forest-themed cafeteria founded during the Great Depression into a labyrinth of lavishly decorated drinking parlors.

The fourth-floor tiki bar is the first room to come back online after a plumbing disaster caused the ceilings on three floors to collapse and destroyed a kitchen. The venue has been open sporadically and for special events since closing in 2018 and again in 2020 during COVID. Meieran sold the building in 2022 and now reportedly operates under a long-term lease.

The main entrance is covered with closed signs, but visitors will encounter a stone-faced guard at an unmarked door at the south end of the building and are directed to climb four flights of stairs through empty black rooms before reaching the tropical paradise of Pacific Seas.

Management reassured visitors that food will return to some of the beautifully designed spaces, but that there are no plans for a cafeteria of any kind. Several chefs have experimented with upscale dining options which have all been short-lived. The next iteration may include an experience where waitresses in vintage Pan Am stewardess uniforms serve meals from airline carts. The new Clifton’s, branded Clifton’s Republic, continues its journey as a high concept, boozy theme park for the new Downtown.

https://lamag.com/food/downtown-los-angeles-cliftons-reopens

08/26/2024

🍹 🍹For the first time in a MINUTE, will not be on hiatus for Labor Day weekend! Our Music Director and ambassador of keeping you moving insisted we throw down this holiday weekend, so we joined forces with ‘s which has been bringing the absolute funk for brunch parties all summer long. If you’re a DTLA old head you definitely have fond memories of brunching in the iconic yellow diner back in the old standard days. Denaes and Delphi are carrying that torch of that spirit and have been throwing some amazing parties day and night in this sexy space in the Financial District. So don’t miss out on the fun September 1st from 12pm to 4pm!

08/18/2024

DTLA BRUNCH CLUB Debuts with AfroBeats, Mimosas & Summer Fun at Delphi Hotel.

Summer and brunch go together like Afrobeat and Reggaeton at Downtown Weekly’s first DTLA BRUNCH CLUB LAUNCH event coming to the Delphi Hotel, Sunday, August 25th.

Formally known as The Standard on the corners of 6th and Flower, Delphi Hotel has taken over with delicious brunch menu items including bottomless mimosas, lemon drop pancakes, biscuits and gravy, chicken and waffles, croissant french toast, eggs anyway you like them… and a full bar of specialty cocktails at the hotel’s retro-trendy diner, Danae’s.

Delphi Hotel brunch at Denae’s Diner starts at 11am – DTLA BRUNCH CLUB LAUNCH PARTY between 3pm-8pm. RSVP – space is limited!

https://dtlaweekly.com/dtla-brunch-club-debuts-with-afrobeats-mimosas-summer-fun-at-delphi-hotel

08/07/2024

The Michelin Awards last night recognized seven Downtown LA restaurants - Shibumi, Orsa and Winston, Hayato, Sushi Kaneyoshi, Kato, 715, and Camphor.

See Eater LA's detailed list and map of Los Angeles Michelin-starred restaurants.

https://la.eater.com/maps/los-angeles-michelin-star-restaurants-map