Past Stories

LAX Coastal Chamber to present 30th annual Teacher Eddy Awards

Fire Service Recognition Day; CERT training; Stars of the Neighborhood Award By Geoff Maleman For the 30th year, the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize the contributions of teachers from local schools during th...


VOLUNTEERS with the Emerson Avenue Community Garden will be honored by the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce with the Brookfield Residential/Playa Vista Spirit Leadership Award.

LAX Coastal Chamber to present City of Angels Awards Tips on avoiding traffic tickets; Orville Wright e-waste recycling

By Geoff Maleman The LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce will honor Ernest Roberts of PVJOBS, The Ratkovich Company, the Los Angeles Business Journal and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas at its annual City of A...


THE WESTCHESTER RED LIONS under-11 lacrosse team celebrates its league championship.

Drollinger Co. president named Westchester Rotary Citizen of the Year Sepulveda project groundbreaking; wrongly convicted man speaks to Rotary; Westchester lacrosse wins league; Westside Voices concert

By Geoff Maleman Karen Dial, president of Drollinger Properties, will be honored with the 2013 Citizen of the Year Award from the Rotary Club of Westchester at the club’s annual fundraiser, scheduled at 6 p.m. Saturday, April...



THE VENICE-MARINA-LAX Lions Club held a speech contest for local students on Feb. 20. Pictured (back row from left) are Marc Costello, judge; Ken Blackman, Zone D chairman; Christina Davis, judge; Angie Mahboob, Lions Club president; Sibyl Buchanan, Student Speakers Contest chairperson; John Musella, judge; Terry O’Connor, judge; and Don Chinery, past district governor. (Front row from left) are David Citrin, junior at Hamilton High School; Roxanne Echavarria, senior at Venice High School; and Amber Brown, senior at St. Bernard High School.

Westchester student advances to regional finals of Lions Club speech contest

Gateway to L.A. begins advertising program for airport commercial vehicles By Geoff Maleman For the 76th consecutive year, Lions Clubs throughout California are holding speech contests for high school students. This year’s to...


KATHLEEN HANNON AIKENHEAD, president of the William H. Hannon Foundation, will be honored as a 2013 Community Builder by the Airport Marina Counseling Service.

Airport Marina Counseling Service to recognize Community Builders WISH charter spelling bee; Lions Club bingo and BBQ

By Geoff Maleman The Airport Marina Counseling Service will honor its 2013 Community Builders – Kathleen Hannon Aikenhead and the William H. Hannon Foundation – at its annual spring fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday March 9 at ...


THE VENICE-MARINA LIONS CLUB recognized the local winners of the International Peace Poster Contest. Back row (from left): Angelica Mahboob, Venice-Marina Lions Club president; Jann Brauer, contest judge; Sibyl Buchanan, contest chair; Terry O’Connor of Visitation School; Sue Marozik and Andy Marozik, Visitation School parents. Front row (from left) contest winners Lydia Dawson, Madison Marozik and Jocelyn Reyes-Munoz; and Lindsay Merfeld of Free Arts for Abused Children.

Streetscape group completes landscape project along Sepulveda

By Geoff Maleman Lions Club peace poster winners; St. Bernard open house; art therapist speech to Rotary Earlier this month, the Westchester Streetscape Improvement Association completed the removal of 19 trees along the west s...



KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS at Loyola Village Elementary School in Westchester recently performed a variety of holiday songs for Marina del Rey Lions Club members. Pictured, with the students, from left, are Venice-Marina Lions members, Beverly Haden, Michelle Norris (kindergarten teacher), Angelica Mahboob (club president), Bob Hay (Santa and club member), Mary Ellen Cassman, Sibyl Buchanan, and Patrick O’Neill at Loyola Village Elementary School.

Live music aplenty at LAX-area hotels

By Geoff Maleman Rotary art, dance and music contests; Loyola Village serenades Lions; beach Winter Wonderland The Century Boulevard Corridor in Westchester is quickly becoming one of Los Angeles’ hottest spots for great ente...


Westchester BID offers security tips for holidays

By Geoff Maleman Toy and pet supply drive; Drollinger toy drive; Westside Voices holiday concert; Playa Vista Orioles pitching clinic At its annual meeting recently, the Westchester Town Center Business Improvement District (BI...


ATTENDING THE Association of Catholic Student Councils 30th anniversary event were (from left) Jim Hannon, vice president, TACSC Board of Directors; Mike Muir, principal of St. Anastasia Catholic School; Kathy Aikenhead, president of the William H. Hannon Foundation; and Dr. Shane Martin, dean of the LMU School of Education.

Catholic student association celebrates 30th year at LMU event Gold medalist speaks to Rotary; St. Anastasia academic decathlon; Rotary donation to YMCA

By Geoff Maleman Founded in Los Angeles in 1982, The Association of Catholic Student Councils (TACSC), a nationwide leadership training program for elementary through high school students attending Catholic schools, celebrated ...



Nearly half of Westchester-Playa neighborhood council seats up for election Oct. 28

By Geoff Maleman Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary to hold cultural dinner On Sunday, Oct. 28, the Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa will hold its board elections along with a number of other neighborhood councils on the West...