Westchester resident inspires others to find balance
Westchester resident Rachel Butler-Green is a vibrant young woman, as beautiful as she is determined to succeed. As a dancer, she’s traveled nationally and internationally, using her body to explore her creativity and human connection, while pushing her physical...
Westchester’s Sam First offers world-class jazz at Century Boulevard hotspot
By Lydia Smith When one thinks about where to listen to live, amazing jazz music, does Westchester come to mind? It absolutely should! Hidden away on Century Boulevard is one of Westchester’s best-kept secrets, Sam First, a top-notch jazz club and cocktail bar....
Participants, sponsors and volunteers sought for 22nd Annual Fourth of July Parade
Calling all parade entries, volunteers and sponsors! With a little less than two months to go, the Fourth of July Parade Committee is hard at work making sure this year’s event is a special celebration, and they’re calling on the community to come out in full force to...
Traveling back in time through Westchester/Playa: 1930s
By Cozette Vergari Jumping back on board our time travel machine, we continue our adventures into the past and, as a reminder, we board each time from today’s Westchester/Playa geographic footprint. Though we’ve been standing still, our time machine has magically...
Traveling back in time through Westchester/Playa: 1940s
By Cozette Vergari For the regular passengers in our time-travel machine, which has taken us all the way back to 65,000 BCE and forward from there up to the 1930s in our last travels exploring the Westchester/Playa geographic footprint, we are jumping back on board....
Early Westchester/Playa of land and air
By Cozette Vergari For those of you who have joined my time travel machine journey prior to the holiday season, we are again jumping on board to travel through time. Standing in the midst of today’s Westchester/Playa community, our travels initially took us all the...
5 Questions with…Valeria Velasco
Valeria Velasco grew up immersed in beach culture and would head every weekend from Whittier to the coastline with her family to enjoy the water, watch her brothers surf and do a little skateboarding. So it’s no surprise that when it came time to purchase a home, she...
Westchester Team Challenge combines friendly competition and community spirit
Westchester resident Amy Frelinger loves to get people moving, whether it’s by working as a Realtor to help people find their dream homes or inspiring her friends and family to dust off their tennis shoes to get some exercise. Looking for a way to combine her passion...
Community invited to view student artwork at Second Annual Art Show & Competition fundraiser
Local K-12 students are using their artistic skills to share what they love most about their schools for the LAX Coastal Education Foundation’s (LAXCEF) Second Annual Art Show & Competition. Starting Friday, March 4 at 5 p.m. through March 18, 115 pieces of...
Spring is in the air in Westchester/Playa
Spring starts March 20th, and there are lots of ways to enjoy the beautiful weather in Westchester/Playa! Check out our March roundup of activities and events that get you outside and taking in all that springtime has to offer!