Photos: Geeking out over L.A. cool

Claire Evans shops for clementines at the Atwater Village Farmers Market, one of several stops that day that might be found on the app Five Every Day at some point.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Michelle Barrios ices cinnamon rolls at Thank You For Coming, an “experimental food and art space” in Atwater Village, and one of Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans’ stops on a recent day.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Claire Evans, one of the creators of the Five Every Day app, takes in the Los Angeles River after accessing it from a road in Atwater Village.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Passers-by sometimes leave locks on the fence of a pedestrian bridge over the L.A. River.   (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Claire Evans rests in the little-known Amir’s Garden after a steep hike in Griffith Park.   (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt hike down a trail in Griffith Park. In addition to making the L.A. app, the couple are in the band YACHT.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans sample ice cream flavors at Scoops in Chinatown.   (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt at the Velveteria museum of velvet art in Chinatown.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt, creators of the Five Every Day app on L.A.’s offerings, try fried tofu in Chinatown.  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)