Up on the bluffs, on the campus of Loyola Marymount University, is a gorgeous, Olympic-sized pool that’s a swimmer’s dream. Once the marine layer has lifted, the pool gets full California sun and even has a grassy area nearby with picnic tables. This pool is the...
Westchester resident Jess Echeverry is using her story and her deep compassion for people that are suffering to run her nonprofit SOFESA. For more than 20 years, Echeverry has helped people and families experiencing homelessness gain hope and services so they can...
Airport Marina Counseling Service brought the community together to spotlight their mission and raise money to support their efforts in delivering low-cost mental health services to the community at their 18th Annual Spring into Well-Being Celebration. The event was...
Whether it’s running the kids to sports, working to make ends meet, supporting their communities in the best way they know how, moms are the busiest, most involved, most sacrificing people we know. It’s amazing there’s only one day a year to officially celebrate them!...
Though chef Steve Samson grew up mostly in Los Angeles, he spent the summers of his youth in Bologna, Italy under the watchful eye of his maternal grandparents, surrounded by his many cousins and friends. The highlight of his time spent under the Bolognese sun was...
Here with the Friends of Ballona Wetlands, Earth Day is every day! Since 1978, the Friends have been advocating for and protecting L.A.’s last coastal wetlands and inviting the community to get involved and learn more. In honor of Earth Month, and Earth Day on April...
If you’re a fan of live music, you won’t want to miss the 10 acts playing at the YMCA’s inaugural Battle of the Bands (BoB) on Saturday, April 8. The competition, which features middle and high school groups, is part of the Westchester Family YMCA’s strategic plan to...
In just over a year, Mike Koss, a USA Pickleball Ambassador and certified pickleball coach, and Tom Brewster, a member of the Westchester Park Tennis and Pickleball League, have created a thriving community of “picklers” that are obsessed with a sport most people...
In the three years that Playa del Rey’s Grass Roots Neighbors (GRN) has been operating, the nonprofit has distributed more than 20,000 bags of groceries to families facing food insecurities and built a powerful network of volunteers to help with sorting, packing and...