Playa Vista Magazine

By Jessica Koslow, Playa Vista Contributing Writer Tima Bell was born in New York City and raised part-time in Venice Beach. Growing up, the Venice locals referred to the last block of Washington Boulevard, which has always been a lively area peppered with restaurants and shops, as Washington Square. About two years ago, when the […]

By Jessica Koslow, Playa Vista Contributing Writer It is the prettiest place on Pacific Avenue between Washington and Venice boulevards in Venice. It’s also the only business on the long and narrow beachside strand. What used to be Sal’s Deli & Market and a vegan pop-up called XMarket is now home to the third LA […]

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, Playa Vista Executive Editor Lenny Rosenberg knows his way around a bakery. While growing up in Plainview, Long Island, Rosenberg was surrounded by his father’s breads and baked goods. “He got his hands dirty at home, too,” Rosenberg said. “He made some bakery items at home, but he spent most of his […]