As we say goodbye to 2011, we wanted to take this opportunity to express our thanks to you, our readers, as well as our sponsors (who make it possible for us to cover this amazing neighborhood) and especially to our growing staff and regular contributors. They are: Ken Beasley, Bridget Bosworth, JP Bowersock, A. Jesse Jiryu Davis, Tobi Elkin, Leo Kin, Cynthia Lamb, Jennifer Strom, Mark Ward, Royal Young and Jac Zagoory. We also would like to thank the members of our advisory board (David Bolotsky, David Garza and Florence Eng) for their invaluable guidance this year. Happy New Year from The Lo-Down!