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J. Arthur Morris exhibit opens next Friday
DOWNEY - Stay Gallery will debut its first collection series with a gala event Feb. 8 from 6-10 p.m. The series is titled "First Glance" and will showcase the J. Arthur Morris Collection. ... |
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Crime Report
Friday, Jan. 18: Officers responded to Wilderness Park at 7:30 A.M., where a City of Downey employee reported the theft of copper wiring from various light poles and electrical boxes ... |
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Ready and willing to work
DOWNEY - They may be likened to a group of soldiers awaiting further orders from a caring, solicitous commander. At this moment, a group of 60 eager 16 to 22-year old special needs students ... |
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Astronaut to help mark Columbia tragedy
DOWNEY - NASA astronaut James M. Kelly, a crew member on the "Return to Flight" mission after the Columbia Shuttle tragedy, will be at the Columbia Memorial Space Center on Feb. 1 to help ma... |
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Restaurant gets OK to sell liquor, host DJ
DOWNEY - A Mexican seafood restaurant on Imperial Highway can now serve liquor and host a DJ after approval from the Planning Commission last week. Following the recommendation of city p... |
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Homeless count in Downey begins next week
DOWNEY - Beginning next Tuesday night, a corps of volunteers, including several city councilmen, will fan out across the city in a unique survey that they hope will aid in addressing the chr... |
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Mari's Wine Bar closes unexpectedly
DOWNEY - Mari's Wine Bar, Downey's first wine bar and a hub for the emerging arts scene, closed its doors for the last time on Friday, Jan. 18. On Jan. 15, the official announcement of t... |
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Undocumented and unafraid
DOWNEY - Claudia Retamoza is a senior at Warren High who is starring in the production of "The Miracle Worker," running Jan. 17-19 and Jan. 24-26 at 7 p.m. at Warren High's Emerson Theatre. ... |
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Stay Gallery forms preliminary board of directors
DOWNEY - Three months after opening, Stay Gallery downtown is putting together a board of directors to help guide the center towards its goal of becoming "the cultural hub of Downey." Pro... |
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Church leads effort to count homeless
DOWNEY - Believing that "all things are possible," Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons is inviting local residents to join the Moravian Church of Downey in a program that she believes will lay the ... |
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Rancho debuts patient resource center
DOWNEY - The four-decade partnership between Las Floristas and Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center reached its zenith Wednesday with the grand opening of a spectacular new patie... |
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Downey students take part in leadership conference
DOWNEY - More than 100 students participated in a leadership conference at Downey High School last Saturday where students learned to improve their leadership skills and strategies for succe... |
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Fire engine going back into service
DOWNEY - Downey officials announced Tuesday that a fire engine shut down last summer due to budget cuts will be put back in service after the city secured a $1.8 million FEMA grant. The ... |
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Stretch of Paramount to be repaved
DOWNEY - An Orange County company has won the contract to repave a stretch of Paramount Boulevard. R.J. Noble will repave a little more than a quarter-mile of roadway on Paramount Boulev... |
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Traffic signal planned near East Middle School
DOWNEY - Plans are moving forward to install a traffic signal at Woodruff Avenue and Via Amorita to protect the hundreds of neighborhood kids who walk to East Middle School. School admin... |
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