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THIS WEEK IN SPORTS

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Downtown SET TO TAKE OFF THE MASK (WHAT THAT MEANS FOR SPORTS FANS)

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f everything goes to plan, with possible mask mandate changes coming, June 15th will be a big day for Downtown.

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ust little over a year since the start of the pandemic, Governor Newsom announced an end to outdoor mask mandates that will finally put us back on track to a normal life.

Newsom is partially aligned with the new face mask recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention one month ago that allowed fully vaccinated people to walk maskless outdoors unless they are at a crowded event.

During Covid, guests were not allowed to remove masks to cheer or shout. Proper social distancing protocols were strictly enforced requiring seats and lines of people to maintain six feet apart at all times.

But the mask will not come off for everyone just yet, according to the planned scheduling concerning lifting the restrictions this June 15th. Newsom suggests we still take caution with large indoor settings where many people may gather.

Restrooms were redesigned for contactless use while dedicated cleaning staff relentlessly found themselves disinfecting surfaces with approved EPA products in following county guidelines.

“Only in those settings that are indoors, only in those massively large Officials first announced in April that June settings where people from around the world, not just around the coun15th could be the day that COVID-19 try are convening and mixing in real safety restrictions would be lifted on all dense spaces. Otherwise, we’ll make businesses, assuming vaccinations lower guidance recommendations but no the spikes in COVID-19 hospitalizations. mandates and no restrictions in businesses large and small.”

On June 15th, California also does away with its four-tiered, color-coded COVID-19 Adapting to the ever-changing restricrisk assessment system known as the tions both Banc of California Stadium and Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

Dodger’s Stadium who have been requiring guests wear a face covering at all times, Should the mask mandate be lifted, it would be close to the last step in returning with the exception of food and beverage Downtown Los Angeles to how things used consumption in-seat, will finally be able to allow fans a sigh of relief. to be.

Both stadiums switched to cashless systems during the pandemic and for the months of woe and worry of transmission, Dodger Stadium had served as one of the largest COVID-19 testing locations in the country with the ability to test over 12,000 Los Angeles residents a day.

With the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine to the state of California, the biggest issue was distribution. Dodger Stadium also served as a center for administering the vaccine.

According to the University of California, San Franciso California appears to be on track to reach herd immunity by June 15th. This must be having sports fans everywhere singing, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

DTLA HAPPIEST HOURS: HILL STREET BAR By DYLAN LAMB

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Where Will You Sip Your Next Happy Hour Cocktail in DTLA? Yes, we said it, the big taboo no-no word, “gather.” Do you remember that thing that people used to do before big bad COVID came along, huffed and puffed, and tried to blow our dreams down?

Anyway, (corny three little pigs analogies aside) longtime Bar Manager Kyle, and cocktail wizard extraordinaire, says of the space, “We want our gathered guests to conversate and socialize, and not merely feast. The food here is excellent, and the bar is blossoming with a range of eclectic and uncommon spirits, in particular Whisky.”

Hill Street Bar and Restaurant offers so much more than just your everyday average pub experience.

Affixed to the long-standing Kawada Hotel, on the corner of Hill Street and West 2nd, at the end of the long tunnel, is where you can find this sundry gem of perfect imperfection. This classic watering hole is an oasis right in the middle of downtown, where all the denizens of the Angel city come to soothe away their troubles and woes.

Hill Street Bar and Restaurant is a traditional public house that honors the historical heritage of Downtown LA’s 20thcentury opulent grandeur by keeping things simple, elegant, and refined.

Atmospherically, Hill Street Bar and Restaurant is at once warmly nostalgic and classically casual with a subtle hint of sophisticated modernity. The attending staff of professionals are courteous and demonstrate a dedication to craft service on par with any fine dining experience in LA. First and foremost, Hill Street Bar and Restaurant is a community space that is welcoming to all and provides a chic venue for people to gather and celebrate the good times.

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t Hill Street Bar and Restaurant, the drinks are always cold, and the kitchen is always hot, so come hungry and leave happy!

Whatever your tastes may be, Hill Street has you covered.

They offer a wide range of spirits at the bar, from an exclusively top-shelf Whisky library to a Tequila lover’s paradise, along with local craft brews on tap.

Also, Hill Street Bar stocks a curated selection of connoisseur wines from California and all over the world handpicked by the owner himself.

Grab a bottle of your favorite wine-togo!

Their eclectic cocktail menu features all the traditional standbys of timeless American bar lore, such as the Hill Street Old Fashioned with Bourbon and the ironically good-spirited ‘Work-from-Home’ Coffee featuring Jameson, creme de cacao, Kahlua and fresh joe.

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Hill Street's extensive gourmet menu features a mouthwatering array of appetizers, entrees, and desserts for all occasions and palates. The Prime Rib French Dip, the classic Hill St. Burger, and the tantalizingly titillating, Seven Hour Bolognese pasta all come highly recommended by staff and patrons alike.

Despite the setbacks faced by many bars and restaurants during the pandemic, Hill Street Bar and Restaurant has creatively managed to navigate the treacherous waters of 2020 by offering an extensive take-out menu, ongoing specials, and togo cocktails to help Angelenos combat the lockdown blues.

However, as LA county transitions into more relaxed COVID restrictions (fingers crossed) and people begin to venture out into the brave new post-COVID world, Hill Street Bar is in a viable position to go from surviving to thriving again.

Hill Street is ready to accommodate you, whatever your catering, venue, or event needs may be. Private parties, Bar Mitzvahs, company Christmas shindigs, birthdays, dinner recitals, wedding receptions, anniversaries, quinceañeras, graduations, gender reveal parties (no smoke bombs allowed), etc.

Not only does Hill Street have an exceptional variety of masterfully crafted mixtures, but they also offer up some “We think that Hill Street is a special of the most delectably delicious New place, and we hope that our guests American comfort food in the downtown find it to be a special place, too!” area.

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DOWNTOWN POURS HEART INTO SIXTH STREET VIADUCT'S RIBBON OF LIGHT

Saturday, May 1st brought the media and other invited parties to observe the pouring of two Sixth Street Viaduct arches over the 101 Freeway.

As part of the City of Los Angeles’s ongoing construction of the $588 million Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project, the Bureau of Engineering and its construction partners, Skanska-Stacy & Witbeck (SSW), will require a 55-hour, extended closure of the 101 Freeway to pour concrete for two arches over the freeway.

CONCRETE ARCHES & THE RIBBON OF LIGHT The Sixth Street Viaduct includes ten sets of LED-lit, color-changeable arches that will make up “The Ribbon of Light” design of the bridge.

The arches are 10 feet wide, with a typical arch span of 300 feet. Each arch takes 260 cubic yards of concrete to construct or about 65 trucks of concrete.

To keep the concrete cool enough, it is delivered to the site, then injected with liquid nitrogen to keep it close to ambient temperature to reduce the potential for concrete cracking.

The viaduct is scheduled for completion in the Summer of 2022.

For more information about the project, visit www.sixthstreetviaduct.org.

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BROAD TICKETS back ONLINE AS DTLA MOURNs the PASSING of billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist

ELI BROADD BROA "mr. broad shaped our bunkerhill community and made us proud of the "museum" in our name. Rest in the name of art sir"- museum tower apts

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eopening May 26th, Broad Museum on Bunker Hill will be inviting the world to experience new installations including those featuring JeanMichel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein, Kara Walker, and Andy Warhol. Still, the reopening is bittersweet as the news hits of the recent passing of the museum's founder, billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad.

Broad began amassing by the age of 23 beginning with two highly successful businesses: Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation, founded in 1957 and life insurance company SunAmerica.

Donating over $1 billion to arts and culture institutions in Los Angeles, Eli Broad co-founded The Broad Museum and stood as founding chairman and life trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Broad was a major donor to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the LA Opera and The Broad Stage.

Eil Broad established three stem cell research centers, with donations totaling more than $100 million in 2003 at UCLA, UC San Francisco and the University of Southern California.

A Democrat, Broad went to bat as a major donor to the Democratic National Convention Broad.

Broad and his wife Edye have committed more than $5 billion in support of public education, scientific and medical research, and the visual and performing arts.

Yet, not all of his endeavors were a complete success, Broad struck out with unsuccessful attempts to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Times.

“Eli Broad, simply put, was L.A.’s most influential private citizen of his generation,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wrote on Twitter. “He loved this city as deeply as anyone I have ever known. He was a dreamer, often seeing things that others didn’t or couldn’t."

Eli Broad was also found of the Downtown Artwalk once giving generously to many participating galleries during Artwalk's heyday. Eli Broad is survived by his wife Edye and his two sons, Jeffrey and Gary.

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RE:Her Launches Grant Program Supporting Women-Owned Restaurants “Over the last four months, RE:Her has grown into a platform for connection for 250+ women to share resources, information, and support, and we want to continue to champion and empower our community with these grants,” says Lien Ta, a RE:Her Founding Member.

RE:Her, newly formed non-profit RE:Her announced a Covid-19 relief grant program, sponsored by DoorDash.

RE:Her will distribute 15 cash grants of $10,000 each to female-identifying food and beverage entrepreneurs in LA County, which recipients can use to bolster their business however they see fit. Grantees will also receive access to consulting and mentorship from specialists in restaurant finance (Elissa Phillips of Mise En Place Restaurant Services), HR (Delmy Franco of HR Specialists Group) and PR/Marketing (Joy Limanon of Peridot Consulting).

A committee of hospitality and business experts will select the grantees, including Mendocino Farms founder Ellen Chen, former Food & Wine editor-in-chief Dana Cowin, Los Angeles Times food writer Jenn Harris, The Hundreds founders Ben & Bobby Hundreds, restaurant accountant Barbara Barschak, restaurateur Roy Choi, consultant and media personality Monti Carlo, trademark attorney Elizabeth Sbardaletti, Jessica Kaczmerek of the James Irvine, Foundation, and Kristin AldanaTaday of the Hilton Foundation. continued on page 14

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FOLLOW. LIKE. SHARE. cOMMENT. RE:Her is a non-profit devoted to the advancement and empowerment of women restaurateurs, supporting members through industry-focused and consumer-facing initiatives, virtual and physical events, and promotion and representation. The organization launched earlier this year with a mission to provide opportunities and resources— financial, educational and more—to women owners in Los Angeles and beyond.

During Women’s History Month, DoorDash, whose donation has enabled RE:Her’s COVID-19 grant program, launched Made by Women—an inapp and digital platform that elevates women-owned businesses by making it easier to identify them by searching “women owned” in the DoorDash app or website. DoorDash also launched various fundraising and loanmatching campaigns to benefit female entrepreneurs, including donations to the James Beard Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Programs. DoorDash is committed to supporting women-owned businesses and will continue to use its platform to drive meaningful change.

Partnering with RE:Her is one of the ways DoorDash is to bringing that commitment to life, creating more opportunities for women-owned businesses in the Los Angeles area.

“The initiatives DoorDash has implemented over the last year to support women-owned businesses align with the RE:Her mission, and the partnership we have formed will bolster the RE:Her community beyond just grants—including marketing and educational resources for members,” says RE:Her founding member Heather Sperling. “Third-party delivery can be both a lifeline and a challenge for restaurants, but we are excited to partner with one of the key players in this space to funnel resources back into businesses as they rebuild in the coming months.”

Applications for the grant program will be accepted from May 17-23. Grant recipients will be announced on June 14. Independent, majority women-owned restaurants or culinary businesses in Los Angeles County are encouraged to apply, including catering companies and food trucks. Specifics for eligibility can be found at regardingherfood.org/grant