Atwater Village Named LA's Neighborhood of the Year

Congrats to Atwater Village for being named LA's "Neighborhood of the Year." (It beat out Silver Lake, which is also in my district...)

From Curbed LA:

Congratulations to Atwater Village, the winner of the 2012 Curbed Cup forLA's Neighborhood of the Year! The river-adjacent brunch zone, which this year got to work on less parking and more parks, was seeded low in the pack (at 11), but obviously just wanted it more--it beat out favorites Santa Monica,Historic Core, Hollywood, and finally Silver Lake to nab the title. (Sidenote: does this mean Silver Lake is cool again?) There is talk of a parade to celebrate the win; for grand marshal, we recommend either new resident/actor/ScientologistGiovanni Ribisi or a particularly good pain au chocolat from Proof.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/01/atwater_village_is_las_2012_neighborhood_of_the_year.php