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Eric Richardson of blogdowntown makes a surprising announcement this morning that his editorial partner and well-known Downtown blogger Ed Fuentes is moving on to different pursuits in life.

For personal reasons, Ed Fuentes is leaving Downtown and will no longer be writing for blogdowntown… Since joining the site on May 26, 2007, Ed’s written 270 stories for blogdowntown, and has been an enormous help and resource for me as I’ve tried to figure out what this site is supposed to become.

Over the last couple of years, Fuentes has become a recognizable character around town, always equipped with his camera that has put a face on Downtown’s oft-cited population statistics and provided intimate looks into life on skid row. He has also been a big inspiration to angelenic’s own Rich Alossi when blogging was just a trivial pastime.

While his mark on the blogosphere is irreplaceable, this should only be a temporary setback for Eric and blogdowntown.

Ed, your work and mentorship is appreciated and will be missed.

No word whether Fuentes’ personal blog site viewfromaloft will stay active.

Photograph courtesy of Eric Richardson via flckr.