Dr. Conrad Murray Sentenced For The Death of Michael Jackson

Dr. Conrad Murray at Los Angeles County Courthouse in Los Angeles.

On Tuesday, Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years in county jail for the death of Michael Jackson.

After a six-week trial, Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for injecting Jackson with Propofol. 

To see live coverage click here...

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Downtown LA Hooters Having A Hard Time Due to NBA Lockout

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The NBA lockout has many victims, the players, the owners, the fans, even the arena employees, but one bellwether that times are getting hard is when Hooters says they are feeling the pinch(all puns intended).

With no Lakers "Showtime" in downtown L.A., there are no ball players or fans to file into Hooters for the "wings", "chicken breast" or the wine. 

The Lake has dried up.

Read about the "trouble in paradise" being caused by the NBA lockout...

Video: Gap 1969 Denim Studio Downtown Los Angeles

Get and inside look at the creative loft on West Pico Boulevard in Downtown L.A.

As part of their fall campaign, the clothing manufacturer is helping explain why they opened that office down there.

Nice spin.

Kinda funny where you hear it said in the video, "we're all equal"... everyone's equal until something goes wrong.

LA Stores Hurting After Lakers Being Bounced from Playoffs

L.A. Live, outside of Staples Center-home of the Lakers. Photo: Liz.O BaylenThe saying goes, "A rising tide lifts all boats...".

If this is true, the same can be said for the opposite.

When the tide is low and the water recedes, all boats are left high and dry - such is the case for the many businesses in and around Staples Center and much of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Lakers getting bounced from the playoffs so early has slowed business to a crawl.

It's been estimated that anywhere from $60-$70 million has been lost from the local economy(and people think an NFL lockout won't affect much nationally?)

Read more...

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LA: Vikter Duplaix and Mark de Clive-Lowe - Soul Sessions @ Grand Star - TONIGHT

Soul Sessions presents Viketer Duplaix and Mark de Clive-Lowe spinning tonight in Downtown Los Angeles.

The event will be at the eclectic Grand Star at 943 N. Broadway - easy to reach because it's next to the 110(everything in Downtown L.A. is next to the 110).

9PM - 2AM.

Check them out!

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Morehouse Glee Club Celebrates 100th Year

Morehouse College Glee Club. Photo: Francine Orrvia latimes

Morehouse College's Glee Club was in Los Angeles recently to perform a sold-out concert in Club Nokia at LA Live.

While rehearsing for their show, the historically black, all-male choir was profiled for a feature in the LA Times.

Read more...

On The Set of the Dr. Dre "Kush" Video Shoot

DJ Dopeman was on the set of the Dr. Dre "Kush" video shoot in downtown L.A.

There was a lot of star power in the house that night.

LA: The Circus Is In Town

Elephants being walked from Union Station to Staples Center along Figueroa.

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Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus walked seven of their elephants 3 miles to the Staples Center to help advertise they are in town from July 13-July 18.

Read more...

They've really fixed up downtown... everything around the Staples Center that is!

Downtown L.A's Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriot

Downtown L.A.'s Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriott towers at night.

J.W. Marriott lobby.

Wolfgang Puck's WP24 - Asian eatery and lounge.

Lucky Strike Lanes - L.A. Live.

via latimes

Check out an exterior and interior slide show of the Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriott. See some of the Figueroa Hotel too!

If you're looking to bypass Hollywood , West Hollywood or Beverly Hills and want to make your way down the 110 or 10 to AEG's L.A. Live, you'll see they are trying to provide the same level of luxury downtown that you can find in other areas of Los Angeles.

The development of downtown L.A. continues.

View slide show...

L.A. Continues to Develop Downtown Area

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Downtown Los Angeles is rebuilding at a pace so fast that it may become the next "premium" destination for L.A. visitors and residents.

After coming off of the 10, 110 or the 101 Freeways and making your way onto Figueroa(and W. 11th), it becomes clear, this area has big plans to cater to the upscale set. Although, the social contrasts remain - old next to new, wealth amid poverty.

If the JW Marriott or the new Ritz Carlton hotel aren't any indication that quality, privilege and luxury are what the developers were aiming for, perhaps, the multiple high-end condominiums for sale will convince you.

Maybe it's typical gentrification, maybe it's not, but, this revitalization effort is putting downtown L.A. on people's lists of places to go... and live.

Read why the famous and not-so-famous are spending more of their time at "the house that AEG built" and the area that L.A. Live put on the map.

LA: Regal Cinemas Opens Doors In Downtown LA - Officially Opens Nov. 6th

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As part of the LA Live campus downtown, the Regal Theater is the newest addition.

It's located on Olympic Blvd. next to the soon to be opened, Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The 14 screen, 3 story theater, with its entire Olympic Blvd. side made of glass windows(great views), is looking to be a place for films to be premiered.

It's design and layout are done in such a way to accommodate the opening of a major film - "2012" will open there next week.

Downtown LA has cleaned up pretty well in the last few years...at least everything that AEG owns. Would be nice if all that development could spread out a little more.

Read more & see more pics...

LA Street Fashion: Santee Alley - Downtown

via latimes

A sampling of some of the looks in the Santee Alley section of downtown Los Angeles.

If you don't know, Santee Alley is the Los Angeles equivalent to New York's Canal Street(click link to see what I mean).

The area stretches for 3 blocks and is 20 feet wide, but it's packed with more than 150 merchants selling everything from clothes, sunglasses, handbags, earrings, jackets, jeans,watches and yes...DVD's.

In some ways it's where all of Los Angeles meets - Beverly Hills, (South)Central LA, Pasadena and Hollywood are a few of the places people come from to partake in the shopping experience.

See the rest of the photos here...

Flight Club - NY and LA Consignment Sneaker Store

Besides being the store featured on "Run's House" when Diggy went into "the city" to look at sneakers for his blog, Flight Club is one of the premier sneaker stores for unique and rare sneakers in New York(they also have an L.A. location).

In New York they have three locations:

1. 254 Greene Street - between 8th and Waverly - The Village
2. 120 Nassau Street - between Beekman and Ann - near City Hall
3. 267 Lafayette Street - between Prince and Spring - Soho, east of B'way/south of Houston

The Los Angeles store is @ 503 Fairfax, between Beverly and Melrose(across from Rosewood Park/up the street from CBS Studios and The Farmer's Market/The Grove)

If your in downtown L.A., near the Staples Center, check out Holy Grail on W. Pico. If your in the hills, jump on the 110 freeway and head south. Once you're on S. Figueroa you're practically there.

Holy Grail Consignment Drive and Party : Presented by Know The Ledge - Sunday, July 19th

Shouts to DJ Franchise

via iknowtheledge

Know The Ledge is hosting a special event in Los Angeles on July 19th to help The Holy Grail Sneaker Consignment Store. After the Los Angeles Lakers won the championship fans looted the store of rare and unique sneakers, leaving only 20 pairs.

This event is to help rebuild and generate interest in the rebuilding of The Holy Grail.

The event will feature:

• music by DJ Franchise (Know The Ledge)
• shoe and shirt raffle
• free drinks by Transfusion (3-6pm)
• 90/10 consignments (one day only)

LOCATION: The Holy Grail Store

604 W. Pico Blvd.

(213) 746-6405

WEBSITE: www.holygrailgoods.com - When you get to their home page, there is a donate button...you might want to use it.

Related: Holy Grail Sneaker Consignment Shop Looted...

Interview With Richard of Holy Grail Sneaker...

Project Bluefoot - Air Jordan Design Competition

Know The Ledge Presents: The Holy Grail Consignment Drive Party- July 19th

via iknowtheledge

Know The Ledge is hosting a special event in Los Angeles on July 19th to help The Holy Grail Sneaker Consignment Store. After the Los Angeles Lakers won the championship fans looted the store of rare and unique sneakers, leaving only 20 pairs.

This event is to help rebuild and generate interest in the rebuilding of The Holy Grail.

The event will feature:

• music by DJ Franchise (Know The Ledge)
• shoe and shirt raffle
• free drinks by Transfusion (3-6pm)
• 90/10 consignments (one day only)

LOCATION: The Holy Grail Store

604 W. Pico Blvd.

(213) 746-6405

WEBSITE: www.holygrailgoods.com - When you get to their home page, there is a donate button...you might want to use it.

Related: Holy Grail Sneaker Consignment Shop Looted...

Interview With Richard of Holy Grail Sneaker...

Project Bluefoot - Air Jordan Design Competition