The Los Angeles Downtown News reports that the Figueroa Corridor Partnership Business Improvement District (FCPBID) has added permanent banners to light poles lining Figueroa Street, ultimately gracing poles on Figueroa Street, Vermont Avenue, Flower Street, Jefferson Boulevard, Washington Boulevard, 23rd Street and Exposition Boulevard. This news also answers a question we've always harbored about the banner system in LA. Apparently, the the traditional canvas banners that usually grace city light poles have to be......

LAist is not only a daily weblog of all things Los Angeles, but also an avid friend to animals great and small. This, of course, includes our friend the dog. But here in a metropolitan monolith of steel and brick our furry friends don't have as many places to romp freely. There are dog parks, this is true — but which ones are worth visiting and which ones are, no pun intended, a bunch......