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Orchid Velasquez of Orquidia Violeta was at Heliotrope too, where I started.

So was this churros guy.

Robin Abad Ocubillo was helping out danish Gehl Architects & Planners on a documentary on New Hampshire and Beverly Blvd.

The Power Rangers were at MacArthur Park on 7th St.

Solar DJs The Sycons were bumping tunes on the 7th St. Bridge over the 110 Freeway.

Lenore Smith of Happy Camper Crafts and Alexis Lantz & Alissa Walker of Los Angeles Walks were at 7th and Broadway, jumping rope!

Ron Milam of Ron Milam Consulting (for your life) was on Spring Street.

As was Jenn Su of swearonourfriendship.

Aaron Kuehn’s newest posters were on 1st St. by City Hall.  Eric Garcetti was here, and I chatted with him a little bit.  Then my tire blew up. So I walked over to Broadway to the nearest bike store.

This guy was making ice cream, powered by the wheels of his bike, on Spring St.

This guy was renting a bike from DTLA Bikes on Broadway, where I bought a new tire for my bike.

Nikos Eliot Flaherty-Laub of Girls In Suede happened to be in front of DTLA too.

He rode with Amy Kim of Amy Sue Kim.  They were waiting for Kevin and Genevieve to show up and meet them there.

Kevin Biggers then showed up, and borrowed by bike pump to fill his tires.

Genevieve Santos of le petit elefant was with him too!

I rode back to City Hall to start my Route Angel shift.  And this lady, with allllllllll her parakeets on her body, was asking for directions on how to bike to west la.  Sadly, she was disappointed to hear that it was far.  Too far to ride with her birds on her.  So she put them all back in a cage that she was hauling on the back of her bike.

Andrea Denike Martinez of Bodacious Bike Babes was on 9th St. as I was headed to the African American Firefighter’s Museum.

Nat Gale and Ashley Atkinson were at the museum, enjoying free coke and reggae music.

As was Kathleen Miles of the HuffingtonPost.

Nat, who works with the city, had some killer socks on.

The LAPD was also at cicLAvia, wearing their Sunday best.

After the event, I rode with Megan Costello, who is an LA Derby Doll, and who was working the same route, and helped to clean up Spring St.  She was fast.

Eventful CicLAvia.  Great seeing everyone out there.  Enjoy LA more!

Really Awesome Great Experiments open with 8 1/2 x 11.

cards by Isis

screen-printed Furoshiki cloth

Donna, the dress-form, showcasing Graham Keegan’s hand-dyed Kikko indigo scarves.

paper lamp shades by Isis.

Tyvek ceiling.

Then off to the Annual Midnight Ridazz All-City Toy Ride from East Hollywood to Downtown.  Then Downtown to a warehouse.  with Ben, Marya, and Avishay.

Every Tuesday Night
8pm
Glendale Public Library

Friend Erik started a bike ride in his hometown of Glendale. We rode past some historical spots in this quite city. Like the site of the first Baskin Robbins. And the Richardson House, one of the oldest wood frame structures in Glendale. And Forest Lawn Memorial Park where MJ is buried!

We ended at Los Feliz’s India Sweets and Spices for some last minute Ice Cream.  Our bikes were happy next to the cans of tomatoes.

11.6 mile architectural bike ride with Brian of Bikehaus as part of the East Hollywood ArtCycle.

Around 40 riders convened at the LA Cahuenga Branch Library, and headed north to Barnsdall Art Park.

Hollyhock House, 1921
by Frank Lloyd Wright

Lovell Health House, 1929
by Richard Neutra

Pretty excited to have had Barbara Lamprecht, who has written and researched Neutra extensively, on the ride with us.   

Ennis Brown House, 1924
by Frank Lloyd Wright

Moore House, 1964
by Craig Ellwood

Lunch at The Trails Cafe, Griffith Park.

Taggart House, 1922
by Lloyd Wright

Samuel-Novarro House, 1928
by Lloyd Wright

Jardinette Apartments, 1927
by Richard Neutra

Headed back to the ArtCycle event.  If you know me, you know I’m a sucker for any event which closes off LA streets to cars.  Santa Monica Blvd was closed between Vermont and Virgil, bringing to “light” the city’s Bureau of Street Lighting yard, which many in the community want to make into an urban green park.

Donald got a baby bike trailer.  And he has a surfboard.  So he wanted to bike to Venice Beach, with the surfboard in the baby trailer, to surf.  13.4 miles ensued with Donald and Avishay.  Started at Cafecito Organico.

West on 4th St., South on Cochran, West on 8th St, South on Hauser, allllllll the way down Venice Blvd.

We got to Venice Beach.  And Donald decided not to surf.  Alas.  So we biked back home, taking Santa Monica Blvd, the entire way.  Mistake.  Especially if you have an extra wide baby trailer, with a wind-dragging surfboard sticking out of it.