Year-long Sunday Service gig with rapper Kanye West kept Gina Luciani on her toes Story By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski | Photo by Zsuzsi Steiner Playa Vista flutist Gina Luciani performed with rapper Kayne West at Coachella and his Sunday Service dates throughout the last year. She learned something most people would expect from the controversial West: […]
Childcare for the 21st Century
Brella offers working (or just exhausted) parents an exciting new resource Story By By Jessica Koslow | Photo by Brella Everything is available on-demand these days. So why should childcare be any different? That’s the concept behind Brella, a new childcare model launched in Playa Vista in November. Say you and your friend are new […]
Sisters in Step
Twin dancers double down on the American Dream Story by Jessica Koslow | Photo by Maria Martin “You guys are the cutest things on planet Earth,” gushed “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Vanessa Hudgens. “My heart is melting for you guys.” “You guys are adorable,” added judge Mary Murphy. “I wish I could […]
Alexis & Joe: A Playa Vista Love Story
Local lovebirds get engaged with a Rose Ceremony of their own Story By Kelby Vera | Photo by Nikki Ryan Photography For Alexis Wirth and Joe Talarico, Playa Vista is more than home — it’s where their fairytale love story began … and still continues every day as they walk their dog Everly around the […]
21st Century Problem Solvers
The Katherine Johnson STEM Academy is leveraging a Google grant to produce STEM wizards with strong people skills Story By Shanee Edwards | Photos by Kyle Hunsberger Playa Vista resident Kyle Hunsberger is the principal of the Katherine Johnson STEM Academy, just around the corner in Westchester. Part of the Loyola Marymount University Family of […]
Empowered Parenting
Renee Airya and Akira Chan struggled to find relatable resources for new families, so they started creating their own Story by Andy Vasoyan | Photos by Zsuzsi Steiner Media producer, brain tumor survivor, visitor to Richard Branson’s private island: at 44 years old, Renee Airya is not your typical mom. The self-described healer and speaker was […]
Move Over, BFF
Pop artist Kenny Scharf paints a new art installation at The Bluffs Story by Shanee Edwards | Photos by EJM Equities If you’ve visited BFF recently, you might have noticed he has some new “friends.” BFF — the electric blue, 15,000 pound, 26-foot tall sculpture with x’d-out eyes — was created by the artist KAWS […]
A Voice for Guac
Mass shooting victim’s father takes to the stage to carry his son’s legacy forward Story by Christina Campodonico | Photos courtesy of LJ Public Relations
Swimming to Save Others
Endurance athlete Rob DeCou swims 31 miles in harsh conditions to help end human trafficking Story By Shanee Edwards | Photos courtesy of Rob DeCou Local resident Rob DeCou is a father of two and an executive producer at Lux Virtual, a digital animation studio. He’s also a fanatic when it comes to ultra-endurance sports, […]
Passion on Demand
Tosca Musk’s digital streaming platform turns up the heat for lovers of romance Story By Shanee Edwards | Photos by Maria Martin Tosca Musk is a romantic at heart. She’s made a career of writing, directing and producing films in the romance genre, but her current infatuation is with digital entrepreneurship. Forward-thinking and tech-savvy, the […]