Five new businesses coming to South Park soon!

Your dog needs your help picking out or making a Howl-O-Ween costume for the 3rd annual SPNA event on Sunday, October 27 from 1-4 pm at First Draft Taproom and Kitchen at the corner of Olive and Pico.

Sade Elhawary, candidate for California State Assembly for the South Park area, attended the September 19 candidate event sponsored by DTLA RA (Downtown Los Angeles Residents Association) along with SPNA (South Park Neighborhood Association). Sade mingled and talked with the 100+ neighbors and presented her 5-minute speech to the group.

Voting in the US is a right – an entitlement that you have, a legal claim, a constitutional proclamation. You have the right to free speech, right to a fair trial, right to pursue life, liberty, happiness, and the right to vote.

Don’t Miss This, Seriously:

October Resident Third Thursday at Clifton’s 

November election mail ballots arrive soon. The most important race, in my opinion, for South Park residents is the LA City Council District 14 race between incumbent Kevin de León and tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado.

Saturday Yoga in the Park has ended for this season, but our fingers are crossed it will return in the Spring.

AEG started construction on Chick Hearn Court from Figueroa Street to Georgia Street on Thursday, September 19. This project will connect Peacock Place, a premier outdoor gathering space, with Crypto.com Arena. This portion of 11th Street will be permanently closed to traffic.

Check out 3 October happenings at Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center. Our neighborhood medical center provides training for neighbors to improve their lives! And this month also features their gala event regarding health equity.

Exposition Park, one of the most historic and treasured places in Los Angeles located only three stops from the Pico E-line Metro Station, has received $325 million dollars for green space and underground parking along its south border bounded by Figueroa Street and MLK Blvd. 

A recent project between DTLA Alliance and CD14 included the lighting of 29 trees along 7thStreet between Figueroa and Hill Streets along with the restoration of streetlamps and lights. Let’s check out the project. You are invited!

Compass Box whiskey is hosting a whiskey tasting event at Prank (Hope and 11th) on September 6 from 6-9pm.

One of DTLA’s most effective fitness studios opened their new flagship in June. Here’s what to expect when you book your first class at Lagree213.

The 5th Annual

A Taste of South Park,

South Park, nestled in the southwest corner of Downtown Los Angeles (think Crypto Arena), is one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Highly walkable, bustling with new restaurants, and on the verge of something major, this isn’t the Downtown LA you see shamed in the me

I am always asked what is going on with the Oceanwide Plaza Project. As we all can see, the buildings remain dormant, and the graffiti is still prominent. At this writing, there appear to be positive signs for its future. 

The developer of Aven Apartments (Grand between 11th and 12th) and Wren Apartments (Pico and Olive) is planning another residential building in South Park. Mack Real Estate Development is adding to its very successful South Park properties.

The South Park Neighborhood Newsletter is over 3+ years old. It needed an official name. At the 3rd Annual Neighborhood Night Out at the end of July, we had a naming contest. With 20+ names suggested, South Park Scene was the winner, and the person who submitted the name was also a winner.

Dustin Lang won a $100 gift certificate to a neighborhood restaurant of his choosing. He chose Capital Grille!

South Park has its share of spas of various kinds, but South Park's MedBeauty (1100 S. Hope) is a medical spa that stands out. The key word is medical and for those, like myself – a man, unfamiliar with the spa treatment, I appreciated how much they are rooted in the science of beauty.

Come meet and greet AD57 Candidates over a couple of First Draft beers!