Run to the Hillside -- Exploring Hillside Village

Run to the Hillside -- Exploring Hillside Village

Hillside Village - home of King Torta, Ming Ya Buddhist Temple, Cha Cha Chili, Johnnie's, and Paul Williams's Woodrow Wilson High School

Been up to City Terrace to see what's a-happening -- Exploring City Terrace at the Amoeblog

Been up to City Terrace to see what's a-happening -- Exploring City Terrace

Dooley and I recently explored the neighborhood of City Terrace. We found a lot of murals, figurines of Mary, empty bags of Tapatio-flavored chips, and friendly folks with angry dogs (it's the Eastside).

Well slice me nice, Eurodisco legend Fancy is coming to Orange County! at the Amoeblog

Well slice me nice, Eurodisco legend Fancy is coming to Orange County!

1980s Italo/Euro-disco star Fancy is coming to Orange County in January. You might know him from his smash hits "Angel Eyes," "Bolero," "China Blue," "Cold as Ice," "Flames of Blue," "Lady of Ice," "Latin Fire," and "Slice Me Nice."

Running up that hill -- Exploring Monterey Hills at the Amoeblog

Running up that hill -- Exploring Monterey Hills

There are the Monterey Hills -- technically the Repetto Hills -- that run from the Arroyo Seco to the Rio Hondo (and pass through Monterey Park, naturally). Then there is Monterey Hills, a secluded neighborhood between El Sereno, Hermon, and Montecito Heights that's mostly home to condos and townhouses. While house-sitting on the Eastside, Dooley the dog and I explored it on our first long walk.

Between Olympus and Paradise -- Exploring Happy Valley at the Amoeblog

Between Olympus and Paradise -- Exploring Happy Valley

Have you heard of Happy Valley? It's a small Eastside neighborhood and one of Los Angeles's oldest barrios. Yet it has no Wikipedia entry and isn't included in Los Angeles Times' "Mapping LA" project. I explored it recently with a dog named Dooley.