Local Girl Scouts turn to digital storefronts for this year’s cookie season…and links to purchase cookies from local troops!
It is Girl Scout cookie time! The time-honored tradition of buying Thin Mints, Samoas, Do-si-dos and more, while supporting Scouting in the community is here, but of course, like everything else over the past 11 months, the 2021 cookie season is looking a little...
LiveYoga Wellness empowers students on their journey of personal growth, recovery and healing
Everyone’s business could use a little help these days, so every month we’re featuring a different small business to help promote shopping locally and to support community members. Since 2010, Teri Roseman has helped her students find balance through yoga at her...
Things to know about Westchester/Playa in 2021
Over the last few months, we’ve fielded a lot of questions from readers looking to get involved in their neighborhood, find ways to connect with others and curious about their community, so this year we’ve put together a list of FAQs we regularly get in our inbox! We...
Westchester Family YMCA looks for new ways to help and engage community
The Westchester Family YMCA’s pool may be closed, and its workout equipment may be put away on racks, but if you think of the Y as just a gym, you’d be missing out on a large piece of what has made the organization an important part of the community for more than 60...
In your hometown with…the Bost Family
Growing up in a small suburb of Indianapolis, Alyssa Bost grew up thinking that big cities like Los Angeles and New York were scary places where “normal” families didn’t live. But after getting into her dream school, Pepperdine University in Malibu, she started to...
Holiday Light Tour & Contest
Let's Light up Westchester/Playa! When the Westchester Mental Health Guild had to cancel their biggest fundraiser of the year, the annual Holiday Home Tour, the HomeTown News connected with them to share an idea. What if this year they hosted a Holiday Light Tour and...
Westchester resident hopes to put goats on therapy animal map
Who would have thought that in 2020 goats would be trending? Well, they are! Goats became social media sweethearts back in 2018-2019 with the emergence of goat yoga and the endless videos of goats on trampolines, goats in pajamas and many more goat related viral...
Vision for St. Bernard starts to come into focus with help from new programs and teachers
Just a stone’s throw from the beach in Playa del Rey, St. Bernard High School is witnessing a shifting of the sands. It wasn’t long ago that some wondered if the school, suffering from declining enrollment and a carousel of leaders who each pulled the school in...
Ayara Thai lets creativity and passion flow to offer new dining experiences and delicious food
Everyone’s business could use a little help these days, so every month we’re featuring a different small business to help promote shopping locally and to support community members. Since 2004, Ayara Thai has been delighting customers with their delicious, fresh...
In your hometown with… the Lai family
For most families, the pandemic has been a time for challenges, changes and adjustments. So it’s been for the Lai family, but they’ve also received a special gift that most parents don’t get until their children are grown: validation that their parenting messages to...
