Hollywood High Rise, Mid City Museum

According to Curbed, the team behind the newly approved Hollywood Millennium Project, located on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, have published a rendering of what appears to be the project's final design.  In other news, the new owners of the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple on Wilshire and Lucerne, have announced plans to convert the temple into a semi public art museum.

Art Library

According to the Downtown News, Dan McCleary, local artist and founder of Art Division, a non profit, will open a new art library on the corner of 6th and Carondelet.  The library will feature roughly 5,000 art books, and is meant to inspire and encourage fledgling artists.

Riverside Bike Path + Beachside Zipline

Curbed brings us word that the Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation has developed a plan to construct a bike path and greenway along all 51 miles of the river.  If all goes according to plan, the new project will be completed by the end of the decade.  In other news, that awesome new zipline at Venice beach is finally up and running!

Emerson College Nears Completion

According to Curbed, construction on the ten story satellite campus for Boston's Emerson College, on the corner of Sunset and Gordon, is nearing completion.  When it opens early next year, the new building will feature a ground floor cafe, fitness center, lounge, classrooms, and housing for approximately 220 students.

This Week in Food

Tuesday: After months of excited anticipation, the LA expansion of Canada based italian restaurant, Terroni, has finally opened.  The chic new dining space is located on the corner of 8th and Spring in Downtown.

The Huntington Apartments Building, at the corner of 8th and Main, will soon welcome a new retail tenant.  Wild Food & Juice, a vegan eatery and juice bar, will make its debut sometime this summer.

A new italian restaurant is currently being planned for the corner of 7th and Hope.  The well designed Vic's on Seventh will open later this year.

Thursday: Little Tokyo based ramen shop, Daikokuya is now serving dinner at Sawtelle and Olympic.

Friday: It looks like that quaint french restaurant on Beverly Glenn, Four Oaks, will soon be reopened.  While an exact date has yet to be announced, the new owners have said that the menu will feature a fantastic selection of fresh farm to table courses.

Bulgaraini Gelato has opened a new kiosk at the Grand Market, and is now serving the happy historic core residents.  Yay!

LACMA has permitted several food karts, including C+M, Haute Dog, and Fullilove BBQ to park on the museum's campus, and service patrons.  Because, let's face it, art looks much better on a full stomach.

Saturday: Artisan market and cafe, Red Bread, is now officially open at Washington and Redwood.

Lawyering Los Angeles

As the economy shifts from recessed to robust, an increase in government filing, contract preparation, and litigation is sure to follow.  And so it comes as no surprise when a crop of new and expanding law firms emerges to service that demand.  One of those firms is Denver based Messner Reeves which opened its first Los Angeles office on Tuesday, on the corner of Wilshire and Federal.  The 2,500 square foot office provides litigation and transactional services to high net worth businesses and individuals.

Courthouse

According to Curbed, that barren patch of land on the corner of 1st and Broadway will soon be developed into beautiful new courthouse.  Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 550,000 square foot building will house 24 courtrooms, 32 judges chambers, and 110 parking spaces.  Construction should finish sometime in 2016.