Playa Vista pup celebrates turning 15 with neighborhood party By Kamala Kirk/Photos by Chris Mortenson Over 60 people and their dogs gathered at Roger Johnson Bluff Creek Park on Aug. 28 to celebrate the 15th birthday of Deuce, a local pup whose parents are Playa Vista residents Winter Morvant and Geoff Shames. People enjoyed Cajun dishes […]
Fostering Community
Real estate team commits to making Playa Vista a great place to live By Bridgette M. Redman With parents in the business, Tami Humphrey knew early on the difference a realtor can make in the lives of families and of a community. “I love helping people,” Humphrey says. “That’s really what made me fall in […]
California Freestyle
Deutsch LA and CA Milk Advisory Board launch new musically-driven campaign By Kamala Kirk Playa Vista-based creative agency Deutsch LA has partnered with the California Milk Advisory Board to launch a new musically-driven campaign called “California Freestyle.” As part of their new ‘Live in the Golden State’ positioning, the California Milk Advisory Board (aka Real […]
Max to the Rescue
17-year-old volunteers at PetSpace to help animals By Michele Robinson Seventeen-year-old Max Huber is passionate about helping animals and has logged over 300 volunteer hours at Wallis Annenberg PetSpace in Playa Vista. “It’s easy to want to volunteer there,” Huber says. “The staff is very welcoming, warm and friendly. They make me feel […]
A New Way to Shop
Amazon One comes to Playa Vista’s Whole Foods Market By Oliver Grynberg Playa Vista Whole Foods recently introduced customers to Amazon One, a new and optional way of shopping. Amazon’s new biometric-based palm recognition and payment system is now available for use at the Playa Vista Whole Foods Market, which joins a growing list […]
Resolving Grief
Author and painter Terre Reed shares her journey through loss By Bridgette M. Redman Grief is a multilayered experience and there are many ways to explore, process and live through it. Terre Reed, who lives in both Playa Vista and Santa Fe, shared her grief in a book called “The Wind Blows and the Flowers […]
Dating Smarter
Coach Kev helps people achieve personal goals and build healthy relationships By Kamala Kirk After a successful career as a business change consultant and entrepreneur, Kevin Thibodeaux (aka Coach Kev) decided he was ready to pursue a new challenge. “I helped companies implement huge change projects and initiatives, new processes, strategies, technologies and did […]
Sweet Success
Winter Fate Bakes specializes in handcrafted treats for people and their dogs By Kamala Kirk / Photo by Chris Mortenson Winter Morvant has enjoyed baking her entire life and would always give her creations away to others as gifts and for birthdays, but five years ago she finally decided to turn her hobby into […]
Conscious Living
Thrive Market revolutionizes access to healthy food By Michele Robinson / Photo courtesy of Thrive Market Nick Green, co-founder and CEO of Thrive Market, envisioned a better way to shop for healthy food with a platform that is completely online. With this ingenuity, Thrive Market has revolutionized how customers can access a wide range of […]
The Woman Everyone Knows
Playa Vista’s HOA director celebrates 20 years of building community By Bridgette M. Redman / Photo by Chris Mortenson Dawn Suskin didn’t really plan to be where she is—the executive director for the homeowner’s association of Playa Vista Parks and Landscape—a woman sometimes called “the mayor of Playa Vista” because she knows everyone and everyone […]