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DOWNTOWN DISRUPTOR
PETER STANISLAUS | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, 213 HOSPITALITY
COFOUNDER, THE SPIRITED COALITION FOR CHANGE

WHEN HE REALIZED HOW HE WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO HIS
ADOPTED HOMETOWN: DTLA continues to grow and become

more diverse. The city has focused new attention on its once-forgotten
Downtown neighborhood. For so long, DTLA was kind of a gathering
place for homeless people, with few facilities and little support. This
isn't humane or fair to the homeless residents of LA. They deserve
services and shelter. With the growth that Downtown has seen, we've
also seen an increase in the homeless population. The neighborhood
has more money and development than ever before, yet the issues
have only gotten worse. 

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HOW HE'S DOING IT: I cofounded The Spirited Coalition for Change.
We're dedicated to getting women and children off the streets and we
support organizations that provide services outside of Skid Row for
this particularly vulnerable demographic. We've been phasing this
program into our bars over the last year. Each bar has a drink on the
menu that, when purchased, donates a dollar to The Spirited Coalition. Our mission is to connect with our community through the best
possible hospitality. In order to truly live this mission, we needed to
connect with all members of our community, not just our
customers. By placing a community drink on each menu and empowering our staff with the facts, we're encouraging a conversation. Our
hope is to educate our guests on all aspects of our community; all the
amazing development as well as the glaring issues we still face. As the
program expands, we hope that others in the hospitality industry will
see the value of extending that hospitality outside of their properties. 
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR HIS DAY JOB IN DTLA: Slated to debut in July,
213 Hospitality will open a multifaceted brewery, cocktail concept and
restaurant at LA's Union Station designed to fit with the vibrant, fastpaced environment of the city's train hub. The project will include a
brewery and brewpub specializing in sour beers, along with a craft cocktail
bar-The Streamliner-helmed by local bartending sensation Eric Alperin,
as well as veterans of The Varnish. The restaurant component of the space
will be curated by chef and restaurateur David Lentz (Hungry Cat).

C O U R T E S Y O F 2 13 H O S P I TA L I T Y

WHAT MAKES HIM A MAVERICK (AND A MULTIHYPHENATE): I
left the Midwest (I'm a Chicagoan) and moved to Los Angeles for
personal reasons. Midnight drives around the city brought me to
Downtown LA-yes, before it was cool-and the realization that I
absolutely loved everything about that neighborhood. That passion
made DTLA-based 213 Hospitality a dream job for me (founder Cedd
Moses was an early advocate of Downtown's potential). In my spare
time, I'm also an avid cyclist and photographer, exploring my world
through those two loves. At press time, I'll be in the middle of a weeklong fundraising cycle ride from San Francisco to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle. I couldn't have predicted most of this-my last job was as a
record engineer-but this road empowered me to achieve goals for
myself and our community.
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