So last year, L sent me a link to an LA Times blurb about an upcoming event – the Great Urban Race. It seemed very cool, but I already had a commitment for the event day. However, I filed it away, because I thought it would be fun to try if they did it again [...]
It began innocently enough. Friend P from work called one day and said she was running in the Pasadena Marathon. She was trying to get a group together. “I don’t run,” was my reply. But when she mentioned all of the events I saw there was a bike tour, and it would be harder to [...]
I stumbled upon this place by accident. A group of us from work took the Downtown Dash to the Arts District to have lunch at e3rd Steakhouse. We noticed it on the other side of Traction Ave. while waiting for the bus to take us back to the office. One in our party saw the [...]
Adaptive Reuse. That’s the theme of this Conservancy tour that explores both the history of this financial district, as well as its present and future. This tour focused on many buildings from the early 20th century that are now seeing new life in the form of theaters, restaurants, galleries, offices and lofts. It was especially [...]
Continue reading about LA Conservancy – Downtown Renaissance: Spring & Main
After our earlier walk in Silverlake (truly, with the hills, it qualified as a hike), we hit the Hollywood Farmers’ Market. We then decided to try another walk from the Walking LA book, and there was one right in the vicinity.
Who would have known that right past the intersection of Highland and Franklin, just above [...]
Continue reading about Walking LA – Whitley Heights and Hollywood Boulevard
With friend C visiting from Brooklyn, today provided the perfect opportunity for a double-header from the Walking LA book. Our first selection, East Silver Lake, was a natural choice, since we started the morning with coffee and donuts at LA Mill.
We started out at Effie and Silver Lake and started up over the hill. There [...]
