Tag Archives: Highland Park

Figueroa St. in NELA Needs a Road Diet

October 14, 2015 · by · in Biking, The Far Corners of LA · 5 Comments

My first weekend living in Northeast Los Angeles, I was one of the featured storytellers at BUSted, which was making its NELA debut at Future Studio Gallery in Highland Park.  Everyone at the gallery was abuzz about a hit and run accident that happened right outside the night before.  Irma Yolanda Espinoza-Lugo was in the […]

My Adventures with the LA Explorers Club – Garden of Eden the Devil’s Gate

August 26, 2015 · by · in Beauty in Strange Places, Biking, Events Around Town, The Far Corners of LA · Leave a comment

This Sunday I joined the Los Angeles Explorers Club with my friend, Mary, on an intense bike ride through the Arroyo Seco.  I’ve been wanting to check out one of their curated rides since I heard about the group earlier this year.  Their rides explore the history and culture of the city, and delve into […]

4th Annual Clitoral Mass – 8/1/2015

August 11, 2015 · by · in Biking, Events Around Town, The Far Corners of LA · 1 Comment

Last Saturday, I joined the Ovarian Psycos and dozens of other women for the fourth annual Clitoral Mass ride.  This is LA’s largest bike ride organized by and for women.  It was a great afternoon of camaraderie and promoting social justice through bicycling. I arrived early at Olvera Street, where the ride was meeting.  Bike […]