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.
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I regularly write about design, architecture, cities, transportation and walking for several publications. You can read my latest stories here, or clicking on the publication will take you to all my articles for that publication. You can also read my favorite stories from 2011 and 2010.
- Dwell: Self Preservation
How a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments. - Fast Company: Mad for Madison
Why tech startups—and the people who run them—are crazy for the Wisconsin capital. - LA Weekly: Flattened L.A.
Can a penny-pressing machine by Diane Meyer save Los Angeles architecture? - Wired: XOXO Loves Tech
A new Portland conference launches and breaks all the records—and the rules. - GOOD: Car-free Freedom
Does surrendering your automobile in L.A. make you feel helpless or more independent? - KCET Food: Kickstarting Restaurants
Some of L.A.'s most popular food experiences are being funded by people just like you. - Designers and Books: Summer Reading
Four design books for poolside reading that are light but not fluffy.
- Dwell: Self Preservation
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Check out our next de LaB
- 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: Street Walker
In the pink
Soooooo ridiculously behind in posting photos from recent events (Dodger Stadium tour! CAMP! Meeting my new nephew! My trip to France and Switzerland!) but I just came across these on this particularly gloomy morning and had to get them posted … Continue reading
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On the road again…
I spend most of my weekends on sidewalks, streets and other assorted variations on pavement (okay, and sometimes on a river), but last weekend I was especially road-bound. First, here’s me at our Los Angeles Walks fundraiser, walking the crosswalk red … Continue reading
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The purple ones
It’s that time of year again. Sit back and let the lavender wave wash over you as you read my love letter to jacarandas, originally written as a .Mac page in 2005. It’s vintage.
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April in May
One of my favorite transit stops in the city, by far. And for those of you who don’t understand my headline pun, here’s more information on “hand holding a bowl of rice.” More street walking.
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Good morning, May
Your May Gray has arrived, right on schedule.
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If you are losing faith in human nature
Yesterday, when the horrific reports began to roll in from Boston, I couldn’t stop thinking of this photo. When I ran the LA marathon in 2011, it was right around here that I understood it wasn’t as much about me running 26.2 … Continue reading
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Sprung
Lots of great spring out there this week. Happy that I could be outside walking and biking to capture it all. Have a great weekend!
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Downtown to LACMA in 15 photos (and one video)
I spent yesterday (National Walking Day!) strolling Wilshire from its start at the corner of Grand downtown all the way to Fairfax as part of a radio piece. It just so happened that my final destination for the evening—a car-free … Continue reading
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Better off ped
I don’t usually think about the choice to walk, bike and take transit in LA as a way to save money. But when I got tapped by Los Angeles Magazine to write a story on car-free living for this month’s … Continue reading
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Color and motion
Back home (finally) with so much to share. Can’t wait to load up this here site with photos and stories from my trip. Until then, one of my favorite moments in Saint-Étienne, captured as I was heading out of town … Continue reading
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