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Sweet Success

March 31, 2022 by Playa Vista Direct Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sweet Success

  Winter Fate Bakes specializes in handcrafted treats for people and their dogs By Kamala Kirk / Photo by Chris Mortenson Winter Morvant has enjoyed baking her entire life and would always give her creations away to others as gifts and for birthdays, but five years ago she finally decided to turn her hobby into […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Food Tagged With: baked goods, bakery, dog treats, playa vista, Winter Fate Bakes

Conscious Living

March 31, 2022 by Playa Vista Direct Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Conscious  Living

Thrive Market revolutionizes access to healthy food By Michele Robinson / Photo courtesy of Thrive Market Nick Green, co-founder and CEO of Thrive Market, envisioned a better way to shop for healthy food with a platform that is completely online.  With this ingenuity, Thrive Market has revolutionized how customers can access a wide range of […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Healthy Tagged With: healthy food, playa vista, thrive market

Elevate Your Space

March 31, 2022 by Playa Vista Direct Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Elevate Your Space

Transform your home or office into a sanctuary with these luxury candles By Kamala Kirk /All photos courtesy • The White Barn Laundry Day 3-Wick Candle from Bath & Body Works smells like a fresh basket of laundry with notes of fresh air, crisp eucalyptus and soft lavender. The patented soy wax blend with natural […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Home Tagged With: bath and bodywords, boheme fragrances, candles, diptyque

The Woman Everyone Knows

March 31, 2022 by Playa Vista Direct Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Woman  Everyone Knows

Playa Vista’s HOA director celebrates 20 years of building community By Bridgette M. Redman / Photo by Chris Mortenson Dawn Suskin didn’t really plan to be where she is—the executive director for the homeowner’s association of Playa Vista Parks and Landscape—a woman sometimes called “the mayor of Playa Vista” because she knows everyone and everyone […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, People Tagged With: Dawn Suskin, homeowners association, playa vista, Playa Vista Parks and Landscape

Women in Business: Style and Function

March 31, 2022 by Playa Vista Direct Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Women in Business: Style and Function

  Nicole Longo of NEAT Method Los Angeles South Bay offers luxury home organizing services By Kamala Kirk / Photo by Chris Mortenson   Growing up in a military family, Nicole Longo developed a passion for organizing at a young age. Due to her father’s career in the Air Force, they moved frequently so she […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, People Tagged With: NEAT method, Nicole Longo, organization

Living the Glam Life

January 28, 2022 by kkirk@timespublications.com Leave a Comment

Living the Glam Life

Style and beauty expert Jennifer Chan covers the latest trends By Kamala Kirk / Photos by Chris Mortenson Born in Las Vegas and raised in Houston, Jennifer Chan moved to California in 2002 to attend Pepperdine University, where she double majored in journalism and public relations with a minor in art. “I started winning writing contests […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, People

Big Screen Dreams

December 13, 2021 by kkirk@timespublications.com Leave a Comment

Big Screen Dreams

TV producer Casey Kasprzyk found success in the world of soap operas story By Kamala Kirk | PHOTO BY CHRIS MORTENSON From a young age, Casey Kasprzyk knew that he wanted to work in the entertainment industry. He attended Chapman University for the school’s film and television production program, where he helped produce various late […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, People

Running for a Cause

December 13, 2021 by kkirk@timespublications.com Leave a Comment

Running for a Cause

Filed Under: Community, Featured Story

Strength in Numbers

December 13, 2021 by kkirk@timespublications.com Leave a Comment

Strength in Numbers

Don Collins is breaking records as a senior powerlifter Story By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | PHOTO BY CHRIS MORTENSON Don Collins has done plenty in his 61 years. The Playa Vista resident has worked with submarines and in the nonprofit technology and scientific sector.  His “strength,” some could say, is more remarkable: He can leg press […]

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Thoughtful and Contemporary

December 13, 2021 by kkirk@timespublications.com Leave a Comment

Thoughtful and Contemporary

Urbanic Paper Boutique offers a curated selection of creative gifts  story By Nicole Borgenicht | PHOTO by Sam Dryfus Audrey Woollen’s magical store, Urbanic Paper Boutique at Free Market Playa Vista, is in fashion but not trend driven.  “Urbanic is a blend of natural, cotton paper, warm earthy colors and textures, mixed with style and […]

Filed Under: Business, Featured Story

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