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Block Party Gives Bloom's a Boost
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On Sunday, July 13, approximately 300 people showed up for a block party around the intersection of Hewitt and Traction streets in the Arts District to benefit longtime neighborhood pit stop Bloom's General Store. The event featured live musical performances, a dog fashion show and a silent art auction. The party netted more than $1,200, all of which will go toward inventory and other necessities for Bloom's. The store, opened in 1994 by late neighborhood activist Joel Bloom, was the first local shop where area residents could buy necessities. Once a popular community hangout, the store at 303 S. Hewitt St. has struggled since Bloom passed away last July. Now operated by Bloom's son Randy and a few neighborhood volunteers, Bloom's temporarily lost its license to sell tobacco - a major source of revenue - earlier this year. During the July 13 event, however, the market boasted a reorganized layout and fully stocked shelves, including cigarettes and cigars. "Everything is back on track," said Downtown artist Lilli Muller, who helped organize the event. "It was all in limbo; nobody wanted to take charge. Now it's all pretty organized."
page 4, 7/21/2008
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On Sunday, July 13, approximately 300 people showed up for a block party around the intersection of Hewitt and Traction streets in the Arts District to benefit longtime neighborhood pit stop Bloom's General Store. The event featured live musical performances, a dog fashion show and a silent art auction. The party netted more than $1,200, all of which will go toward inventory and other necessities for Bloom's. The store, opened in 1994 by late neighborhood activist Joel Bloom, was the first local shop where area residents could buy necessities. Once a popular community hangout, the store at 303 S. Hewitt St. has struggled since Bloom passed away last July. Now operated by Bloom's son Randy and a few neighborhood volunteers, Bloom's temporarily lost its license to sell tobacco - a major source of revenue - earlier this year. During the July 13 event, however, the market boasted a reorganized layout and fully stocked shelves, including cigarettes and cigars. "Everything is back on track," said Downtown artist Lilli Muller, who helped organize the event. "It was all in limbo; nobody wanted to take charge. Now it's all pretty organized."
page 4, 7/21/2008
© Los Angeles Downtown News. Reprinting items retrieved from the archives are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or retransmitted without permission of the Los Angeles Downtown News. If you would like to re-distribute anything from the Los Angeles Downtown News Archives, please call our permissions department at (213) 481-1448.
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