ADVISORY, July 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
| WHAT: | Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa will be joined by City Councilmembers Bill |
| Rosendahl and Tom LaBonge and airport commissioners at a ribbon-cutting ceremony | |
| to commemorate the completion of the $12.3-million LAX Theme Building Renovation | |
| and Seismic Retrofit Project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). | |
| The landmark Theme Building began a three-year renovation in 2007 after a 1,000- | |
| pound piece of stucco fell off one of the upper arches. The renovation included a | |
| significant seismic retrofit, complete reconstruction of the stucco facade of the upper | |
| and lower arches, and upgrading Americans with Disabilities Act features. | |
| The Observation Deck, which was closed after 9/11, will re-open to the public on | |
| Saturdays and Sundays only, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning next Saturday, July 10, | |
| 2010 | |
| WHO: | * Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa |
| * Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl (District 11) | |
| * Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn (District 15) | |
| * Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge (District 4) | |
| * Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners Vice President Valeria Velasco | |
| WHEN: | 1 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2010 |
| WHERE: | LAX Theme Building Observation Deck |
| Los Angeles International Airport | |
| PARKING: | Broadcast-equipped media vans with valid LAX Media Parking Permit may park at |
| Vendor Delivery Lot 6. All other media may park in any parking structure – parking | |
| validated at the event. | |
| VISUALS: | 1. Speakers at podium |
| 2. Ribbon-cutting with officials | |
| 3. Spectacular 360 degree views of the Central Terminal Area and runways | |
| Contact: | LAX Public Relations at (424) 646-5260 |