While it may be easy to order online from a national chain and have a box appear on your doorstep in two days, this holiday season we’re all about shopping small and shopping local when it comes to buying gifts. It’s been a hard year for most business owners, who have...
Playa del Rey’s Cantalini’s Salerno Beach recently increased their outdoor seating space, thanks to a new industrial-style patio created from a shipping container. The new area has allowed the restaurant to increase their table count from nine to 19, a huge help for...
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. Here’s the scoop on Katie’s Kreations Events. Owned by Aisha Harris, the event company...
The Rotary Club of Westchester is known for its commitment to the community through their service projects and support of local nonprofits, but perhaps nothing exemplifies this commitment more than the group’s signature event, the bi-annual “extreme” Makeover Project....
Are your holiday decorations usually the best on your block? Are you already planning on putting up a “Christmas Vacation” level display to wow your neighbors? If you routinely go all out to decorate your home and yard for the most wonderful time of the year, you...
A sense of community and that feeling of belonging is something that everyone aspires to achieve in their lives. For 82 years, the women of Playa del Rey, Westchester and neighboring communities have succeeded in this goal through the Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey....
When L.A. County officials announced they were strongly advising against traditional trick-or-treating or even trunk-or-treating this year, many lamented that, like so many things in 2020, Halloween would be canceled. But leave it to quick thinking community members...
WAM Weekend is on! Albeit remixed for a special 2020 edition that changes the event’s block party vibe to a house party one. The Westchester Arts & Music Block Party, affectionately referred to as WAM, is usually a day-long celebration of community, art and live...
The quarantine during the pandemic hasn’t been a mixed blessing for the Tuttle family, it’s been a total blessing. “It’s been wonderful for us because we were able to put a ‘pause’ on life. We were very much a sports family prior to this and our weekends used to...
The buzz of excitement was palpable as dozens of community members eagerly waited to enter The Book Jewel at its grand opening on Saturday, August 29 in conjunction with Independent Bookstore Day. After years of pouring her heart and soul into creating a space that...
