As one of LA’s busiest art weeks of the year gears up, we had Bettina Korek, the city’s consummate culture plotter behind ForYourArt give us the who, what, when and where … ...
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Now that most of you are fully recovered after the long weekend, you’re ready for an action packed week. Besides what’s happening at all The Standards, here are key things to do...
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It’s awards season, and we all know what that means! It means that, once again, I’m NOT getting an award for just being me. sigh For that, I’m NOT thanking The Academy. ...
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You might say Buff Monster is not a run of the mill street artist - it’s not every day you run into a guy so passionate about pink whose work prominently features puffy ice cream cones....
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Last fall when french artist JR won the coveted TED prize, we were delighted to see his work pop up all over LA and speculate as to where it would appear next.
We checked in with him while...
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The Getty’s Pacific Standard Time has finally released the long-awaited Ice Cube celebration of the work of Charles and Ray Eames and we have to say, it was worth the wait! Check it out as...
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It’s four days after “The Eve” as I like to call it, and I’m still trying to recover from the madness that rushed through my world. New Year’s Eve isn’t for...
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Meet Micah Fields, Chef at The Standard, Downtown LA from The Standard Hotel on Vimeo.
Video by Markus Marty
In the latest of our staff Day in the Life Video Series, we meet Micah Fields,...
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Q: What are you doing New Year’s Eve?
A: Partying at The Standard.
As in years past, The Standard, Downtown LA, will be ringing in 2012 with a party on The Rooftop and in The Lobby and...
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A Year in Standard Culture from The Standard Hotel on Vimeo.
That’s a wholelotta culture. Now onto the Highlights!
OUR TOP CULTURAL MOMENTS OF 2011
If we had to call it, 2011...
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The Lobby and The Roof at The Standard, Downtown LA 550 South Flower St, 9pm-1:30am
What’s happening: In the lobby, NYE Collective, Pretty Paul, Dirty Dave, Mancini 500, Live...
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The holidays are the perfect time for taking the family out to enjoy one of those great films that just fill you with a warm cozy sense of togetherness. Nothing makes you feel more like a...
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After much beer guzzling, mustache making, and fervent voting, we have a WINNER!. (No idea what we’re talking about? Click here) Out of the five contestants with the most votes (who each...
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As you may have recently noticed, we’re not the only ones in love with Magda Sayeg and Knitta, Please. Needless to say, we were thrilled to have Magda and her team back at The Standard. Two...
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This week offers a diverse set of activities for our weekly “To Do” list… ranging from bookwormy stuff to classic hip hop. If you are crashing at any one of our hotels in New...
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Tis the season for giving, the perfect time to give a shout out to one of our favorite charities: Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention program in the USA. Based in Los Angeles,...
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Rashaad Newsome is a master of juxtaposition, as evidenced by his piece The Conductor, just one of three videos that are now on display at The Standard, Hollywood and Downtown LA in the 24/7...
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The Standard, New York, may have a skating rink right in front of the building but our Los Angeles hotels have something to offer that New York will never have – ice skating in 75 degree...
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Here’s some advice during these hectic holiday times. Take a deep breath and have a nice frothy one, have a couple frothy one’s, and then, just in case you haven’t done it...
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I always find it funny when people take an interest in me. I don’t see what all the fuss is about? I wake up, I get ready, I read a few newspapers, I call in to all the hotels to make...
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THE SERIES: X from Nate Lindaman on Vimeo.
That’s not a crisp winter breeze you’re feeling on The Rooftop - it’s the 11th installment of THE SERIES, Electric Shivers,...
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