Google reinvents historic Spruce Goose hangar to create the ultimate tech launching pad in Playa Vista In early November we opened our inboxes to find an invitation we’d been hoping to get for two years: a guided tour of Google’s newest office space, located in the historic Spruce Goose Hangar in Playa Vista. Finally, after […]

A globetrotting British activist and filmmaker shares the uplifting story of a Coors beer heir who rose above personal tragedy By Shanee Edwards Kerry David, an award-winning film producer – and now anti-poaching activist – has lived what some might call a charmed life. Though she’s poured blood, sweat and, most recently, tears into her […]

Deutsch’s Pam Scheideler on rising to the top and finding your tribe in a ‘Mad Men’ world Story By Christina Campodonico |  Photos Courtesy of Wimmies Deutsch partner Pam Scheideler does not think of herself as a futurist. Yet as the ad agency’s Chief Digital Officer, she’s spearheaded some of the firm’s most innovative web […]

By Gabrielle D’Addario It happened by accident. I was throwing an end of summer carnival with a petting zoo that included baby Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs. As I snuggled with one of the little squealers, I became completely awestruck by its cuteness. I gushed and asked the pig wrangler if I could keep one. Much to […]

Teen Vogue taps Serena Williams, Cara Delevingne and young activists to blaze a trail for change in Playa Vista Story by Kelby Vera |  Photos by Getty Images There’s no denying that 2018 has been a watershed year for youth in politics. At the forefront of activism in gun control, immigration, the environment and more, […]

Five amazing women charting bold and innovative paths Story By Shanee Edwards | Photos by Courtnay Robbins Susan Ko uses personal experience to heal others While Susan Ko was born in America, she is the child of Korean immigrants. She remembers watching the struggles her mother experienced when they went out shopping. “I watched as […]

Shepherd Hoodwin soothes the spirit by channeling the wisdom of Michael – a healing collective of souls By Shanee Edwards Shepherd Hoodwin is a master channel. If you don’t know what that means, you’re not alone. A channel is a person who allows a group of bodiless beings to speak through them. A channel is […]

By Gabrielle D’Addario Our five year old was reciting the ABC’s before hitting two, and can count pretty high, so when I considered waiting another year in preschool versus starting kindergarten, I originally opted for kindergarten. Most of our core group of friends in our preschool class were advancing to kindergarten. For us that meant […]

LA Film Festival’s ‘The Portal’ debuts in Playa Vista  By Christina Campodonico It may be impossible to actually walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, but for a few hours I felt as if I had shed my skin for another’s. Strapped into a virtual reality headset, I’m seeing the Amazonian rainforest through the eyes […]

Randi Firestone remembers her mother Shirley while raising money to end Alzheimer’s By Gary Walker For some, the epiphany of a life’s mission comes during moments of inspiration. For Randi Firestone, hers was sparked by a family tragedy.     Firestone, a Playa Vista resident, was visiting her mother Shirley six years ago when she began […]