Extra Reading: Radio Hill and Cycleway Coffee

Radio Hill is a great place to walk a dog too. Be careful going there at dusk and after dark, though. Some shifty-looking characters live there and it may not be safe, especially for people walking by themselves. About a year ago one man threw large rocks at Ruby, claiming that she is a "devil dog".

I wondered where you were recently. Things seemed a little slow around here. Congratulations on the new gig. Your voice at Curbed LA is a welcome change. I gave up on them some time ago. I ultimately found the tone excessively bitchy and too glib. I suspect the unrelenting pressure to publish extracts a certain psychological toll. Hopefully, your Joe Friday tone will appeal to the regular readers of Curbed LA.

We should fix this park nice, I've never even heard of this park and I lived here for 26 years. What we should do is put a japanese garden or zen garden by little tokyo. I saw something like this on my trip to buenos aires.

Sebastian, there are actually two Japanese gardens in Little Tokyo. One is located on the third floor of the recently renamed Kyoto Grand Hotel. There is an elevator in the lobby which takes you directly there. The view of downtown is excellent, too.

Another Japanese garden is located behind the Japanese Cultural Center which is on San Pedro between 2nd and Third. It is a little more tricky to reach, since you must take an elevator from the lobby of the office building to the basement. From there you have to navigate to halls to an exit to the garden. It is small, but lovely.

Both places are worth visiting.

Eric, my comment about things being slow was meant in the kindest way possible. I understand the muse can be tempermental and the grind a burden. Your efforts are enormously appreciated. I hope your new blogging experience was a mutually happy one.