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Downtown LA is changing. We’ve built angelenic from the ground-up to get you the inside info about the new restaurants, retail, nightlife and cultural shifts taking place here.

Reader participation is valuable! Be sure to contact us with any tips, comments, questions or suggestions you may have.

ABOUT ANGELENIC

Rich Alossi

New restaurants, lofts and retail stores shape blocks, adding life and light to formerly desolate streets. These changes have the ability to transform the feel of a neighborhood.

As a third-generation Angeleno, I started angelenic because the stuff I care about wasn’t getting talked about among the press establishment.  Downtown needed something more, a place to foster an informed community network sharing knowledge, ideas and opinions.

Downtown is truly a standout in Los Angeles because of its surging growth and community-oriented development, and I want angelenic to be there to cover it.

Past Authors

Stephen Friday

I’m originally from Louisiana and came to Los Angeles over nine years ago to study urban planning. During my time here I’ve lived in and experienced many different sides of this city - the Valley, Hollywood, Westwood, Koreatown and most recently the City West neighborhood of Downtown.

My fascination with Downtown began during my early days of college, where I spent many years documenting the ripple effect of changes through the lens of my camera. Most of my original photographs didn’t survive, but only in the last couple of years has the evolution been fast and furious.

In addition to Downtown, my contributions to this blog will include the Westlake/MacArthur Park areas and Koreatown. The majority of my coverage is construction-driven, but I’m also interested in local restaurants, general planning and transit issues. My perspective on Los Angeles has changed completely since I’ve elected to give up my car and rely entirely on public transportation.

I work in the commercial real estate industry as a research and investment analyst. Eventually my plans are to move into private investment and become a developer.

Ira Lu

Raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, I recently moved back after getting my master’s degree on the East Coast. I am a self-proclaimed workaholic-yuppie-intellectual (three things scary in their own right, terrifying when combined). You will occasionally catch me making out with my iPhone. Working as a genetic counselor weekdays and scientific curator on weekends, it’s amazing I find time to eat, drink, and be merry.

I reside in Downtown’s South Park neighborhood and I’m excited and passionate about supporting this budding community. I have spent a significant amount of time in New York City and Taipei, Taiwan so a love for the urban lifestyle runs hotly through my veins.

You will find me writing stories on food, cultural events, issues on sustainability and social responsibility, and any electronic dance music event to hit Downtown. The most important thing to know about me is I ask too many questions. So if you see me around town stand at a safe distance for your own protection.

Bert Green

Bert Green is the owner of Bert Green Fine Art in Downtown Los Angeles and the founder and organizer of the Downtown Art Walk. He is committed to assisting the cultural development of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas by discovering and nurturing emerging arts and cultural developments. He is also an activist on public transit issues, especially as they relate to Downtown Los Angeles.