Downtown Walmart To Open, Threadcrawl Fundraiser Next Week and More

Start off the day right with a few items to keep in mind:

• Did you hear the downtown Walmart is scheduled to open sometime this month?
•  Threadcrawl is from Aug. 19 to Aug. 25 and $2 from the $17 ticket will go toward City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment hospital.

• Are you a fan of interior design? If so, check out this blog by Scott Thomas.

• What's the weather going to be like today near Echo Park and Silver Lake? Click here to find the latest forecast for the weather. 

• How's the local traffic near Echo Park and Silver Lake? Click here to find up-to-the-minute traffic information near Echo Park and Silver Lake from Mapquest.com.