*R23R23
R23 has been the secret of sushi connoisseurs since 1991 and has consistently ranked as one of the city's top sushi restaurants.
[go to R23's website]

*cafeCAFE METROPOL
Café Metropol is boasts the ambiance of a European café uniquely placed in an industrial setting within the "hip-and-happening" Los Angeles Downtown Artists District. [go to Cafe Metropol's website]

*<3CITY HEARTS
The LOFT ensemble Theatre also includes facilities (including a darkroom and full dance studio) used by City Hearts: Kids Say "Yes" to the Arts. City Hearts is a non-profit organization that has offered free visual and performing arts classes to children in Los Angeles since 1985. It was founded by Sherry and Bob Jason based on the belief that "…the discipline and healing of classes, workshops and performance experiences in…the Arts are the most powerful tools to communicate with and…provide positive role models, enrichment and inspiration for our children…at risk from…the cycle of poverty, neglect, abuse, homelessness, delinquency and violence." [go to City Heart's website]