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 […]

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 […]

Personal Freedom Coach Preston Smiles shares his thoughts on dealing with two pandemics  By Shanee Edwards You’ve probably seen Preston Smiles and his beautiful wife, Alexi Panos, and their three small children around the neighborhood. Handsome and charming, a health diagnosis shook Smiles to his core when he was just 25-years-old. The former actor and […]

Naysayers said a niche stationery store wouldn’t work. Audrey Woollen proved them wrong  By Shanee Edwards | Photo Courtesy of Urbanic Paper Boutique If you’ve been to Runway in recent months, you’re probably aware that Free Market, a modern retail collective of high end permanent and pop-up tenants, is set for a soft opening this […]

Between working, parenting and, oh yeah, navigating the pandemic, Meredith Schlosser and Randi Wishnow are beyond busy Story by Andy Vasoyan | PHOTO BY ZSUZSI STEINER As rivalry pairings go, New York vs. LA is one of the classics. For transcontinental power couple Meredith Schlosser and Randi Wishnow, Playa Vista has become the perfect place […]

Shay Merchav and Jennifer Nairn rely on their friendship to get them through Story by Shanee EdwardS | PHOTO COURTESY OF BEAUTY BEACH LOUNGE One of the businesses hit hardest by COVID-19 is the hair salon. California Governor Gavin Newsom has closed the industry, reopened it, then closed it again. At the time of press, […]

Rittu Kumar opened her own law firm to help get back to her roots  By Shanee Edwards | Photo BY LUIS CHAVEZ Rittu Kumar was born and raised in Southern California by immigrant parents from India. Coming from a family of engineers and doctors, she was encouraged to follow in her parents’ footsteps. When she […]

Patricia Catallo Lopez wants to make everyone’s night ‘extra’ Patricia Catallo Lopez and her husband, Alan Lopez, were on vacation in Miami when they were on the hunt for the perfect dessert. They took a drive through the keys and ended up in Key West. Their server at dinner suggested Better Than Sex: A Dessert […]

Kelly Myers is a top real estate agent with a deep knowledge of LA A native Angeleno, Kelly Myers knows Los Angeles like the back of her hand. She grew up in the Miracle Mile and Beverly Center area, then lived in the Valley, Culver City and Pasadena prior to making Playa Vista her home. Living […]

Vivian Lesny shares her mother’s love of real estate Vivian Lesny grew up in Culver City listening to her licensed agent mother share colorful stories about her job. They inspired a young Lesny to make her career choice. Fast forward 30 years and Lesny is the No. 1-selling agent for condominium sales in Silicon Beach […]