Performance coach Laura Wilde helps professional athletes understand the mind-body connection By Andy Vasoyan For most people, if you can’t focus on your job, that might cost you some extra time writing emails or sorting through reports. For professional athletes, focus can mean the difference between a big payday or a debilitating injury. That’s why […]
The Prietos Decorate with
Pizazz That’s Personal
Globetrotting family use their travels to inspire their interior design By Shanee Edwards Playa Vista residents Vicki and Juan Pablo, and their daughters 7-year-old Sienna and 4-year-old Maya Blue, welcomed their newest family member, a boy named Bear, just a couple months ago. Now that their son is here, the family is ready to go […]
Bodewell Living Candles: From Dark To Light
A Playa Vista Entrepreneur Creates the Scent of Authenticity By Robyn Paris Entrepreneur, Playa Vista resident and mother of three, Effie Tanji launched Bodewell Living after an acquaintance took one look at her successful jewelry business, trussedfun’d (which she runs with her best friend Aleia Ramsey – trussedfund.com), and was so impressed, she said, “I […]
Coffee that Caters to the Community
Café Ruisseau brings people together in conversation and thought By Jessica Koslow When Edward Ackah-Miezah was in high school in Seattle, he got a job at Java Joe’s. It was one of his first jobs, and it played a major role in where he’s sitting today – at a table in front of his 4-year-old […]
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 […]
HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS FROM A LOCAL SCIENTIST
Lmu professor Katie Mouzakis leads a nationwide team on covid-19 treatment research By Shanee Edwards Assistant professor of biochemistry at Loyola Marymount University, Katie Mouzakis, has two passions: teaching and scientific research. But with school happening mostly online, it’s the latter passion she’s able to nourish in an exciting way. Having secured a recent $55,000 […]