I plan to have new posts up soon (no really, I swear), but much of this summer I’ve either been ill, back east visiting family, or writing freelance articles. And hooray, one of my articles was just recently published in USA Today‘s Life section!
Please enjoy Los Angeles’ hippest rising star: Downtown, an abridged version of my guide to one of the most exciting areas of the city I call home.
A longer version of this guide (which includes L.A.’s Eastside), along with my guide to Pasadena and Glendale, will appear later this month in a new version of USAToday.com’s travel section — links to come!

Congrats on the article! If I actually get up to LA from San Diego I typically always want to spend my time in Santa Monica or Venice. I really should branch out and check out some of the other areas of the city.
Gina, thank you! If you find yourself heading up to LA, please don’t hesitate to contact me — I could talk about this city for days on end.