1. Explore the native flowers and plants at Ballona Discovery Park April is a great month to check out Playa Vista’s Ballona Discovery Park and the plethora of flowers in bloom. Walking around the two-acre habitat and admiring its pollinator, medicinal and native...
If you’ve ever wanted to run for the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa (NCWP) and make your voice heard when it comes to issues that impact Westchester, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista, now is your chance! Elections happen every two years, and the candidate...
Imagine please, stepping back in time, 80 years to the early 1940s during WWII. And imagine, then, just 20 years after women had received the national right to vote, business woman Ella Drollinger went out for a drive to explore a budding new neighborhood close to...
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.Westchester mom Julie Michals never thought about being an entrepreneur and owning her...
Anyone who knows Carol Kitabayashi and her work with Westside Pacific Villages (WPV) will not find it surprising that she has been named the 2021 Citizen of the Year by the Westchester Rotary Club. The club selects an annual honoree to celebrate at their spring event...
Todd Olin is not a city worker. And yet he devotes his days to improving the neighborhood by picking up trash for hours on end. You might have seen him along Westchester’s major thoroughfares in a neon safety vest, inscribed with the honorific “Todd the Volunteer,” a...
There's a lot to love about Westchester/Playa, so in honor of Valentine's Day we polled our HTN team to learn about the things that hold a special in their hearts when it comes to the community. If you love this area like we do, download our "I love Westchester/Playa"...
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. The LAX Coastal Chamber is made up of more than 600 local businesses and...
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...
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...