Playa Vista’s women in tech are a special breed. Constantly moving forward with confidence and intelligence, they bring value and diversity to Silicon Beach. But the women at businesses like Science 37, Belkin and YouTube aren’t the first to innovate in Playa Vista. They had a predecessor. She even walked the halls of some of […]

New ideas come in many packages. On May 24, CTRL Collective’s co-working space in Playa Vista hosted its third annual Innovation Day, an opportunity for members to “come together, get to know each other … showcase their projects, and show off what they’ve been working on,” event planning leader Cassidy McClean said. The event featured […]

Happy people and their pups gathered at Runway on Saturday, April 28, for a “pawty” to celebrate the arrival of Healthy Spot’s newest location. More than your average pet store, Healthy Spot offers highly nutritious meal options for pets and also includes a full-service pet grooming salon. Healthy Spot passed out Kelly green limited-edition bandanas, […]

Runway hosted a special Spring Carnival for the fundraising Friends of Playa Vista Elementary School on Sunday, April 22, with traditional street fair fun that drew families near and far. Activities included classic outdoor games like lassoing horns at the bull rope or hammering the strength-testing high striker. A 25-foot Ferris wheel rose above the […]

Bluff Creek Fields hosted Playa Vista’s second annual Puppy Hour — a social happy hour for dogs and their humans — on April 13, a wonderfully warm and sunny Saturday that made up for a February outing being postponed due to sudden rainstorms. People and their pooches filled the dog park with smiles and excited […]

Risk-takers. Givers. Healers. Survivors. Jokers. You may think I’m describing the people who live and work in Playa Vista. Actually, I’m talking about their dogs. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2018 is the Year of the Dog. To honor our furry friends, I visited the local dog parks, hung out at the Barking Lot and […]

Pushing strollers or trailed by toddlers and pooches, Playa Vista families turned out on March 24 at The Pointe Park for an early morning run that culminated at a the end of a rainbow balloon tunnel. Silicon Beach Parents Group Director Gabrielle D’Addario said the inaugural Playa Vista Fun Run was intended to build community […]

Local risk-takers literally laid their cards on the table, ready to go all-in, at a Texas Hold’em tournament for a good cause on Feb. 24. Hosted by the Silicon Beach Parents Group and Kris Zacuto of the real estate firm Hilton & Hyland, the Saturday night Playa Vista Poker Party at local co-working space CTRL […]

Women-in-tech networking group Athena.LA and Eric Thomasian of Playa Vista Tech hosted a sold-out dinner at Hal’s Bar & Grill on March 20, sponsored by Amazon Web Services. The evening’s featured speaker was Cat Chen, founder and CEO of the Playa Vista-based natural fragrance company Skylar Body. When Athena.LA founder and Playa Vista resident Morgan […]

Cars are learning to drive themselves, scientists are planning a trip to Mars, and reality as we know it is becoming more and more virtual by the day. Technology is also shifting culture, but there are still traditional values that Playa Vistans continue to hold dear. Putting this issue together, I learned that a strong […]