Hey there! My name is Alissa. I’m a writer, a gelato-eater, and a walker in LA.
You can learn more about who I am, what I write, why I walk, and even see where I live and work. In 2010 I was honored to be named as an USC/Annenberg Getty Arts Journalism fellow. You also might like this talk I gave about how to do the work you love, or this New York Times article that featured me and other LA pedestrians.
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I regularly write about design, architecture, cities, transportation and walking for several publications. You can read my latest and greatest stories below, or clicking on the publication will take you to all my articles for that publication. You can also read my favorite stories from 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
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Beyond Peak Juice Bar: What else can our neighborhoods be? - New York Times
Night+Market Song: A Thai wunderkind serves up a second course. - Dwell
Self Preservation: How a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments. - Studio 360
Nobody Walks in LA: Why does this song from 1982 keep getting stuck in people's heads? - Los Angeles Times
How Small Is Too Small?: An exhibition about micro-apartments shows us the LA of the future. - Fast Company
Mad for Madison: Why tech startups—and the people who run them—are crazy for the Wisconsin capital. - LA Weekly
Overdrive: Is our discussion of postwar Los Angeles architecture too focused on cars? - Wired
XOXO Loves Tech: A new Portland conference launches and breaks all the records—and the rules. - DnA: Design and Architecture
The Future's So Bright?: Talking student debt with CalArts graduates - GOOD
Bus-Riding Celebrities: Why don't more eco-savvy stars ride public transit? - Los Angeles Magazine
Better Off Ped: A richer (and skinnier) writer on the perks of walking in LA - Designers and Books
Summer Reading: Four design books for poolside reading that are light but not fluffy.
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- Design East of La Brea is a monthly design event I co-host with Haily Zaki, Marissa Gluck and Erin Cullerton. Almost always east of La Brea. Learn more about past de Labs and sign up for our monthly newsletter.
Category Archives: eating
Mexico rainbow
At the end of 2012, we spent eight days in what I firmly believe to be the most colorful place on earth. Tiny Sayulita, Mexico, is a no-stoplight village on the Pacific Coast beloved by surfers for its reliable swell. … Continue reading
Chicken soup for the pseudo-holiday weekend
It has not been a smooth post-holiday re-entry for me this year. Not only did I take a whole week off, I spent the last eight days in a mostly computer-free paradise (which means I’m still finishing all my posts wrapping … Continue reading
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Join me for the Foodprint walking tour on December 8!
I’ve been spending lots of time in the Arts District lately, and I’ve been spending lots of time eating my whole life, so I’m happy to announce the perfect combination of my two erstwhile pursuits: I’ll be co-hosting a food-focused … Continue reading
Big Bear, big bird
For Thanksgiving we wanted to get back to our pilgrim roots. So we voyaged across the Inland Empire, braving the tumultuous traffic of the 210 and the savage outlet mall shoppers. And we eventually landed Big Bear Lake for the … Continue reading
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Picnic lunch
I think that just about the nicest thing that anyone can do for another person is to pack them a lunch. Of course it has all the connotations of a brown-bag stuffed by mom on the first day of school, … Continue reading
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Where to shop for him in downtown LA
Not that I condone anything to associated with the sick institution of Black Friday (except maybe the urban camping part), HOWEVER, I do realize that at some point during the next 30 days or so you’ll want to buy some stuff, … Continue reading