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03/12/2025

When most comedians their age are telling stories from the golf course, the members of “Off the Wall” are still taking the stage — and making up the jokes as they go. Read more at https://www.argonautnews.com/playa_vista/community/50-years-of-funny-improv-group-still-on-their-game-in-culver-city/article_93cd5b40-b70d-4936-856f-aeb302f1ba70.html.

26/11/2025

There is no place that’s more appropriate for a pre-Broadway run of Prince’s “Purple Rain” than the iconic singer-songwriter’s hometown of Minneapolis. Read our travel feature:

19/11/2025

Forty-seven years ago, a small group of concerned citizens started Friends of Ballona Wetlands to save the wetlands from being developed by businessman Howard Hughes’ heirs. The state of California purchased the land 25 years later, and the nonprofit has an access permit to run education, science and restoration programs. Read more at argonautnews.com/playa_vista/community/bringing-butterflies-back-friends-of-ballona-wetlands-re-wilds-educates-protects/article_60fd5871-5902-4b9f-9084-44e520b65b90.html.

📸: Chris Mortenson

29/10/2025

Buellton has so much more to offer, including wineries, breweries, new eateries, horseback riding, a botanic garden, a petting emu and ostrich farm, a zipline experience and an adventure park course. Read our travel feature at argonautnews.com/playa_vista/travel/life-after-andersen-s-buellton-is-so-much-more-than-split-pea-soup/article_4c7c618f-f9b3-434c-9d35-91f99ef25c08.html.

📸: Courtesy of Discover Buellton, CA

22/10/2025

Founded in 1991, Music Teacher L.A. is the embodiment of Olesya MacNeil’s vision: a place where music is not just taught but lived. The organization offers in-home and studio lessons across Los Angeles in piano, voice, violin, guitar and drums. She assembled a team of highly qualified instructors who share her passion for music and education, she said. Keep reading at argonautnews.com/playa_vista/people/b-sharp-olesya-macneil-elevates-music-education/article_cf31c193-3974-4eb6-b19d-55b03ae17dcc.html.

📸: Chris Mortenson

15/10/2025

Hope wasn’t all Oleksii Kochetkov and Inna Kochetkova had when they fled to the United States from Ukraine in 2022; they had culinary talents to share with Americans. The result is Playa Vista’s Mom, Please, and its traditional, comforting, and soul-warming dishes. The choices embody the feeling of a meal made with motherly love, Inna said. Read more at argonautnews.com/playa_vista/taste/mom-please-ukrainian-restaurant-brings-love-and-memories/article_54af6320-895b-4a0f-9dd1-6d12bfdab25e.html.

📸: Roman Surhuchov

08/10/2025

Dysphonia International will host its 6th annual Walk for Talk on Saturday, Oct. 18, to raise money for the Greater Los Angeles Dysphonia Support Group. Last year, Playa Vista walkers raised $10,000. More than that, however, the walk raises awareness of voice conditions. The reason? Voices are that important. Learn more at https://www.argonautnews.com/playa_vista/community/listening-in-walk-for-talk-to-raise-awareness-for-voice-disorder/article_1dd8d28f-f06b-4cfa-affc-95d2663aff0d.html.

03/10/2025

Taylor Swift was recently honored in Playa Vista with a Swift Nation concert, food trucks, visits from local vendors, and a costume contest. To celebrate the release of her new album “The Life of a Showgirl” today, check out these photos by Chris Mortenson.

24/09/2025

First Hal’s Bar & Grill called the Runway space home, and then Neighbors, Misael Villa’s popular brunch spot, replaced it in 2022. Longtime restaurateur Chris Sessa and his nephew Frank Agnone, executive producer of “South Park,” both live in Playa Vista and have watched these eateries come and go. In February 2024, the two began to hatch their own plan for a sports bar concept on the Westside. Read more at https://www.argonautnews.com/playa_vista/taste/betting-on-the-runway-p-v-house-restaurant-sports-lounge-sweetens-the-pot/article_1c465cef-d4dd-4785-82b7-63da15d50f7c.html.

📸: Chris Mortenson

18/09/2025

Music Teacher L.A. is the embodiment of Olesya MacNeil’s vision: a place where music is not just taught but lived. McNeil, who has taught the children of Larry King, Billy Baldwin, Susannah Grant and Bennett Schneir, features in our new Fall Arts & Education Issue! Read and subscribe to our FREE digital edition at playavistadirect.com.

14/08/2025

Lady Gaga loves the book, and so do Jennifer Aniston and Chris Pine. Author Deborah Davis’ three rescue dogs, Bellissima (Bella), Bootsie and Daisy, really love the book. “The Art of Canine Cuisine” is a vet-approved cookbook for foodies and their furry friends. Details at https://playavistadirect.com/the-art-of-canine-cuisine-a-cookbook-for-dog-loving-foodies.

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