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Hometown Hardware to cut ribbon

DOWNEY - Hometown Hardware & Garden will celebrate its impending grand opening Tuesday at noon. The Downey Chamber of Commerce is handling the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The company is ow...


Bastards ribbon cutting

DOWNEY - Bastards sports bar opened in time for Memorial Day but will formally celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony July 3 at noon. The celebration is organized by th...


Fantastic Sams opens in mall

DOWNEY - A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held June 28 at 5 p.m. for a new Fantastic Sams location inside Stonewood Center. The salon is owned by Kim Chang and located near the food court...


Buffalo Wild Wings opens Monday

DOWNEY - Buffalo Wild Wings will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at 10 a.m. The restaurant, located at Stonewood Center, offers New York-style chicken wing...


Full day of rockets at space center

DOWNEY - The Columbia Memorial Space Center will host a full-day of rocket competitions Saturday starting at 9:45 a.m. There will be four separate rocket competitions, with prizes awarded to...


R&B group performs at Furman

DOWNEY - DW3, an R&B and Latin jazz group, will perform classics by Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palameri and more when they perform Wednesday at Furman Park, part of th...


Classic rock band taking stage

DOWNEY - Alter Ego, a classic rock band hailing from Orange County and new to Downey's summer concert series, will perform a free concert Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Furman Park. Comprised of si...


Fireworks Monday at Downey High

DOWNEY - Fireworks will be erupting over Downey High School on Monday as the city of Downey celebrates Independence Day with a free fireworks show. Residents are invited to take in the show...


Downey Street Faire is Saturday

DOWNEY - The Downey Street Faire, the annual community event that brings together hundreds of vendors, antique vehicles and family-friendly entertainment on Brookshire Avenue, attracting tho...


Arts coalition meets Saturday

DOWNEY - Jay Lopez, founder of the Downtown L.A. Art Walk and an "established arts and culture consultant," will meet with the Downey Arts Coalition on April 30 at 2 p.m. inside the green ro...


Film series ends Sunday

DOWNEY - Tickets are on sale for the final installment of the 2011 Travel Film Series at Downey High School, a 1 1/2-hour presentation of "East African Safari," on Sunday. The film features ...


Casino night fundraiser for Soroptimist

DOWNEY - Soroptimist International of Downey will hold a casino night fundraiser April 1 at the Rio Hondo Event Center. The resort-themed event will include food, music, silent auctions, raf...


Songfest concert to feature local gospel talents

DOWNEY - The 19th annual interfaith, multi-cultural Songfest, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be held March 19 at the church's south Downey facility at 124...


Dancer to appear at Downey High

DOWNEY - Jonathan "Legacy" Perez, a finalist on the Fox dance competition "So You Think You Can Dance," will be at Downey High School on March 11 for the school's "Best Dance Crew Competitio...


Opening Day to feature carnival

DOWNEY - West Downey Little League will celebrate Opening Day on Saturday with a carnival that opens at 10 a.m. at West Middle School. Families are invited to enjoy a Ferris wheel, dunk tank...