MEDIA ALERT: Assemblyman Kevin de Leon to join VEDC’s Downtown LA Retail Project at Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2010 MEDIA ALERT Contact: Lisa Winkle, VEDC Public Relations Coordinator (818) 907-9977 lwinkle@vedc.org Assemblyman Kevin de Leon to join VEDC’s Downtown LA Retail Project at Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony EVENT: Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony WHO: Assemblyman Kevin de Leon & representatives from VEDC and VEDC’s Downtown Los Angeles Retail Project WHEN: Friday – September 3, 2010 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Ribbon Cutting: 11:30 am WHERE: 2001 S. Sante Fe Ave., Los Angeles, CA Enter through alley off 15th Street (Parking available in the rear of the building) RSVP: 213-488-3599 or info@dowtownlaretail.com Los Angeles, CA – It has taken six years, but Brian Lethcoe and partner Lloyd Kattro are ready to open Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery. Thanks to the assistance of a Microloan from VEDC (Valley Economic Development Center), along with business consulting from VEDC’s Downtown LA Retail Project, what started as a hobby has become a full-time business. Brian Lethcoe has been brewing beer since 1994 and has won numerous awards in brewing competitions. With the Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery opening in Downtown Los Angeles, Brian believes they are poised to meet the underserved and growing demand for local, high quality beer in one of the largest beverage consumer markets in the world.