Healthy Spot stores are all about experience By Christina Fuoco-Karasinsk Andrew Kim and Mark Boonnark sought healthy food options for their furry family members. Realizing there was limited information out there, they started their own store — Healthy Spot, which has a location in Playa Vista. “They saw a limited assortment of food with ingredients […]
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Food
Honest Mexican Eats
Loqui brings taqueria-inspired cuisine to Playa Vista Story By Kamala Kirk | Photo by Skandia Shafer Founded by longtime friends Ari Ampudia and Cameron Wallace, Loqui originated in 2013 as a weekly pop-up at Tartine Bakery in San Francisco. The team spent three years preparing recipes that brought unique Mexican tastes to life before relocating […]
Good is Served
Urban Plates makes social distancing easy with app Story By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | photo courtesy URBAN PLATES Urban Plates considers itself to be innovative with the forethought to serve creative dishes that please the palate. So, when the staff was developing an app in early 2020 to allow for ordering at the table, it had […]
Pandemic Facelift
Bull & Butterfly’s owners pivot to the positive By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Playa Vista’s Bull & Butterfly was adversely affected by the pandemic closures, but restaurateurs Alan and Heidi Jackson used the time off to their advantage. “When we were abruptly forced to close, we had all this inventory and we didn’t know what to do […]
Events
Calendar
Wednesday, July 14 & 28, August 11 & 25 RUNWAY Kid’s Club, 10 to 11 a.m. At this fun event, kids can read, sing, learn and play in the sunshine! They will read stories, sing, dance, jam with musical instruments and play with the parachute. Come by early to get settled and pop some bubbles. […]
People
Divine Energy
Nancy Mills empowers others to heal through art Story by Kamala Kirk Just before Nancy Mills turned 70, she discovered her calling as an energy artist. While meeting for coffee with an intuitive close friend, Mills asked what was on the horizon. Her friend said she envisioned her painting. “I couldn’t even hold a ruler. […]
Keeping Women Well
Jessica Gallo introduces clients to the Mommy Tribe Story By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | photo by LUIS CHAVEZ Jessica Gallo says she feels women need to be supported. They take on their fair share of work within and outside of the family. “It weighs us down for sure,” she says. For 15 years, […]
Travel
Literary Hiking Guide
New book spotlights San Gabriel Mountains’ best trails By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski The way David Harris sees it, San Gabriel Mountains trails are like his children. He can’t choose a favorite. “There are so many, and each one has its charms in a special way,” he says. Harris is so close to the subject matter that […]