Downtown L.A.’s up-and-down economic outlook in the past 20 years appeared to be up recently. New hotels have opened, along with some new entertainment venues, such as the Bellwether.

• Pine and Crane closed its downtown restaurant at 4 p.m. • Outdoor bar Prank is closing at 8 p.m. • Truly LA, the hard seltzer bar in downtown’s Arts District, remained closed on Wednesday.

The $56 million project — built without taxpayer dollars — was also intended to connect cultural outposts, such as restaurants and the Music Center, with Downtown LA civic institutions.

Downtown LA businesses hit hard by vandalism amid protests Owners in Little Tokyo and beyond say they’re losing businesses and closing early after days of unrest prompted a nighttime curfew in ...

During a press conference Friday, Mayor Karen Bass said there was no termination date for the downtown LA curfew just yet. This video was broadcasted on the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on June 13, 2025.

Friday's protest group met up around 9:30 a.m. outside City Hall and continued marching along a downtown LA 1.5-mile planned route. KCAL News ...