Playa Vista’s Girl Scout Troop 6715 makes a difference in the community By Michele Robinson / Photo by Chris Mortenson Based in Playa Vista, Girl Scout Troop 6715 consists of four dedicated members: Alia Jackson, Alina Miranda, Chelsea Sargent and Daniya Williams. Although this seventh-grade troop is small, together they are mighty. All four members […]
Running for a Cause
Equal Representation
Digital book serves as resource for queer themes, talent and culture in media Story by Kamala Kirk Historically, queer individuals have not had the opportunity nor the influence to change how they are represented in the media. Playa Vista-based ad agency, Deutsch LA, is on a mission to change that with its LGBTQIA+ employee resource […]
Hope on the Horizon
The holidays are upon us and they are going to be a lot different for most of us this year. While a hug from Grandma or engaging in an in-person Secret Santa gift exchange might seem like the thing we all need right now, we’re being told – again – to stay at home. That […]
Kids Club Pumpkin Craft Event @ Runway
With the last of summer’s heat waves finally broken, it started to feel a bit like fall on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the recently remodeled Runway. Nestled in between a tented tap dance class and the Family Fall Harvest photo backdrop, complete with bales of hay and loads of cherished pumpkins, was a Halloween kids […]
Editor’s Note: We’re in this together
If you’re like me, you probably thought that by fall, things would be relatively back to normal. Now it’s October and because of the pandemic, kids are again learning from home and many of us still haven’t been back to the office. An election is looming, fires are burning and that last earthquake didn’t do […]
Bull & Butterfly @ Runway
1. Playa Vista resident and author Shana Mangatal raises a glass on the outdoor patio before her meal 2. Masked and gloved, a server delivers wine and cocktails to guests 3. The pink neon bull and butterfly art adds a fun, whimsical feel to Runway 4. A bartender shakes a cocktail in the gorgeous horseshoe […]
Pivot, Adapt, Evolve
I’m very excited to share Playa Vista Direct’s very first Women in Business issue. Putting the magazine together, I was fortunate to get to know so many local female entrepreneurs and business owners and was inspired by each and every one. Times are tough considering we are in the middle of a pandemic. Many businesses […]
SHAKESPEARE IN A BOX
Zoom is the playground for LMU’s virtual Shakespeare on the Bluff Story by Shanee Edwards Theatre professor and director Kevin Wetmore admits he has a “bad habit” of wanting to do Shakespeare outdoors for free. He created his first Shakespeare festival in Connecticut when he was just 19 and didn’t stop there. Having taught at […]
Strange days at home
Life in recent months, recent weeks even, has changed. We’ve all been at home under quarantine due to COVID-19, and more recently, under a curfew. Because of the changes in our world, our homes have suddenly become much more than a place to shower and sleep. They have become our schoolrooms as our children have […]