DOWNEY – The Planning Commission on Wednesday will decide whether to allow a Mediterranean restaurant to serve wine and beer.
The Green Olive is looking to opena 1,200-square-foot shop at 9234 Lakewood Blvd., which is at the northeast corner of Lakewood and Gallatin Road.
Owner Sam Sarofeem will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven …
[ March 31, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] DOWNEY – Promoter and Downey native Larry Dusich is putting a on a big display celebrating the Downey Children’s Theatre from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Downey Civic Theatre, 8435 Firestone Blvd.
Thousands of children participated in the theater before it was shut down in the 1970s.
Dusich wil bring out historical art and photographs.
The …
DOWNEY – Even with sales tax income increasing and progress being made on several fronts, Downey is burning through its savings and will have to make hard choices all year, Mayor Roger Brossmer said at the State of the City address and luncheon Wednesday at the Rio Hondo Event Center.
The event was hosted by the …
Statement from Downey Police Chief Rick Esteves regarding July 15 arrest of Miguel Macias:
The videotape captures one view of the circumstances resulting in a suspect’s arrest at 2:50 a.m. on July 15, 2011, in Downey.
In this incident, the officers were dealing with an intoxicated, uncooperative suspect who was believed to have been in a fight …
The downeybeat.com mobile command center (my 1998 Toyota Corolla) blew out a tire last night. I’m here in Downey with a doughnut on. Where’s a good place to get a cheap tire?
DOWNEY – Mayor Roger Brossmer announced on Wednesday that he wants the city to bring the infamous Apollo 1 command module back to the city where it was created.
The Apollo 1 burst into flames during a training exercise Jan. 27, 1967, killing three astronauts during what is considered the first major tragedy of the NASA …
DOWNEY – The woman in this picture was driving around in her minivan serving food to gardeners up on Manzanar Avenue on the north side of town.
I was so tempted to walk up to the back of the GMC Safari and get me some taquitos carnitas, but I had already dropped $30 for today’s State …
DOWNEY – After almost a year of waiting, the Manzanar Avenue pedestrian tunnel has been fenced off. The City Council in the summer voted to close the tunnel, but the city had to work with Caltrans to get the job finished.
The gates went up a few weeks ago, residents said.
The idea to close the passage …
Click here for a great story in the Press-Telegram about a couple who fell in love at Rancho Los Amigos.
DOWNEY – Water for a few customers to the east of the intersection of Lakewood and Firestone boulevards will be shut off for four hours Wednesday morning as workers remove an old water line, according to an announcement from the city.
The work is expected to start tonight (Tuesday) around 11 p.m. an to last until …
DOWNEY – Bob Ciatti has resigned from the city’s Green Task Force, according to an announcement made in a Green Task Force meeting on Monday.
Ciatti, the owner of Efficient Lighting and Electric, was having trouble making it to meetings.
He was able to attend only two of the last nine Green Task Force meetings, according to …
DOWNEY – Twenty may be plenty, but some were wondering if $250,000 was a little too much.
A few Downey residents are pushing for the city to be one of the first in the state to implement the “20 is Plenty” initiative.
The program, which is popular in Europe, limits traffic on residential streets to 20 mph. …