Luxury meets comfort in this posh Camden home Story by Shanee Edwards | PHOTOS BY DRICHARDS INTERIORS Lifestyle is everything in Los Angeles. People from all over the world move here for the sunshine, healthy culture and beach days. With Hollywood nearby, actors, celebrities and sports figures add an alluring shimmer to the city. So […]
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The Jewel of Silicon Beach
One designer shares her secrets behind creating the most luxurious home in Playa Vista Story by Shanee Edwards | PHOTOS BY DESIGN LINE INTERIORS Interior Designer, Dawn Davidson, founder of Design Line Interiors, was thrilled when her team was asked to design the Jewel model homes about three years ago. “The assignment,” says the award-winning […]
Sanctuary in the City
One interior designer creates beautiful spaces for the entire family Story by Shanee Edwards | Photos by AK DESIGNS When a young family asked Anu Kainth, founder of full-service interior design firm AK Designs, to help turn their brand-new home into a sanctuary for their family, Kainth was up for the challenge. The wife is […]
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Premium Tequila Brand Imported by Way of Playa Vista
For Mico Tequila co-founder Subir Singh, his brand has been decades in the making By Andy Vasoyan The Singh family emigrated from Fiji in the early eighties, and Subir’s father, Ajendra “AJ” Singh, found himself living in Los Angeles with $1500 to his name. As Subir tells it, after working his way up as a […]
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Words of Hope
Personal Freedom Coach Preston Smiles shares his thoughts on dealing with two pandemics By Shanee Edwards You’ve probably seen Preston Smiles and his beautiful wife, Alexi Panos, and their three small children around the neighborhood. Handsome and charming, a health diagnosis shook Smiles to his core when he was just 25-years-old. The former actor and […]
Urbanic Paper Boutique is coming to Free Market at Runway
Naysayers said a niche stationery store wouldn’t work. Audrey Woollen proved them wrong By Shanee Edwards | Photo Courtesy of Urbanic Paper Boutique If you’ve been to Runway in recent months, you’re probably aware that Free Market, a modern retail collective of high end permanent and pop-up tenants, is set for a soft opening this […]
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Mask Up to Save Endangered Animals
These face masks help protect against COVID-19 and animal poaching By Shanee Edwards After founding her philanthropic organization Over and Above Africa to help protect endangered animals, Playa Vista filmmaker Kerry David directed the award-winning documentary “Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War” in 2019. It tells the story of an […]
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For Everybody’s Kids
Playa Vista Elementary took the teachers’ strike to Jefferson Boulevard Story By Shanee Edwards | Photo by Zsuzsi Steiner Morning commuters honked in support as teachers, parents, students and one Vietnamese potbellied pig took to Jefferson Boulevard on Jan. 18 in support of the LAUSD teachers’ strike. While it was day five of the strike, […]
A Very Special Delivery
Elon Musk pays a surprise visit to Playa Vista By Shanee Edwards Financial planner Devin Scott was excited to finally go pick up his customized Tesla 3. When he got a call saying that the car would instead be delivered to his Playa Vista home, he didn’t think too much of it. But when Scott […]
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5 Expert Tips for: Traveling with Kids
Your getaway doesn’t have to be a headache — just follow these easy tips By Jill Carter It’s that time of year again. The kids are back in school and before we know it, the holidays will be upon us. The idea of going away with the family is always a good one; it’s the […]