Westchester/Playa del Rey HomeTown News

24/11/2025

Save the date!

The LMU Tree Lighting is just around the corner! 🎄🎅

22/11/2025

Ready to start your holiday shopping? 🎁🎁

Check out the gifts at St. Jerome's Craft Fair on Saturday and Sunday and the Playa del GFWC Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey Makers' Market on Sunday!

22/11/2025

It's DRALL sign-up time!

Sign your kids up to play ball with the back-to-back District Champs, and have them learn skills and teamwork that will last a lifetime!

Register by 12/12 for the early bird discount of $50 off!

Play ball! ⚾️🧢

Visit drall.org for details!

14/11/2025

🚨Event postponed!🚨

With rain on the forecast this weekend, the GFWC Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey Makers Market planned for Saturday has been postponed to Sunday, November 23! ☔️

Please save the date!

13/11/2025

Celebrate the Season at the Saturday Stroll: Holiday Edition! ⛄️❄️🎄

Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 6, from 4–7 PM, as organizers bring a festive finale to the Saturday Stroll Series with a special Holiday Edition!

For practical purposes (we promise it’s not just to confuse you), this Second Saturday Stroll will actually take place on the FIRST Saturday of the month.

Organizers are still working out all the exciting details, but think holiday music, twinkling lights, shopping, seasonal treats, hot cocoa, holiday crafts, ornaments, and so much more!☕️🎁🍪❄️

The HTN will be bringing back the claw machine!

Interested in sponsoring and hosting a booth? Send us a DM or email [email protected]! 🙌

11/11/2025

Get your holiday shopping started this Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm at the GFWC Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey Makers' Market! 🎁🛍

Check out more than 60 vendors, and don't forget to bring a donation for the Food Pantry LAX!

10/11/2025

Westchester's SoCalSport and Fitness is hosting a drive for Food Pantry, LAX through November 15! 🥫🥫🥫

The personal training studio is inviting the community to participate this year, and they are hoping to beat last year’s record of 1,500 items donated.

Donations can be dropped to the studio during regular hours:
✅️ Monday and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 11 a.m.; and 4 to 7 p.m.
✅️ Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m.; and 4 to 6 p.m.

The studio is also open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. For alternate drop-off times, please call (310) 497-0863.

SoCalSport is located at 8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #111 in Westchester. Learn more at socalsport.com/giving-back-2025.

09/11/2025

Save the date for the 22nd Annual PdR Toy and Animal Shelter Drive hosted by Jane St. John (Estate Properties) and Felicia St. Denis (Flowers by Felicia). 🧸🐕🎁❤️

08/11/2025

Check out the November edition of the HTN out now! 🙌🥳

In this month's issue:
🌿 Learn about Ballona Discovery Park in our nonprofit spotlight
💡Get ideas on how to give back to your community this season, including helping at the Westchester Family YMCA , participating in the food drive with SoCalSport and Fitness and volunteering with Clean Up Westchester
🎭 Read how one Westchester woman is bringing people's stories to life and entertaining audiences
👀 View our Second Saturday Stroll recap and save the date for the Holiday Stroll
📍Read how SB 79 could impact Westchester/Playa's Community Plan Update
✅️ Mark your calendars for the GFWC Woman’s Club of Playa del Rey Makers' Market, LMU Tree Lighting and other events
🔍Check out what our Community Partners and advertisers are sharing
🙌 And so much more!

29/10/2025

Volunteers needed! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Distribution Center featuring fresh produce is open 10-12 for those in need!

Hellllllo Westchester Community! 👋

Volunteers needed! 📢
Please join us at the Westchester Family YMCA annex as we restart our YMCA food pantry at the Westchester location! 🍊
Shifts are from 8am-10am, 10am-12pm! ⏰
Hope to see you there! 🎉

17/10/2025

Start collecting candy early at the Los Angeles Airport Police's Trunk or Treat on October 17th from 5-8 pm! 🎃👻🍬🍫🍭

15/10/2025

It's spooky season and there are lots of fun upcoming Halloween and fall events happening in your Hometown!

Save the date for these fun events and visit our event calendar for more details on:
🎃 Scary Story Contest
🎃 Trunk or Treat
🎃 Haunting of Hannon Library
🎃 Food Fest & Carnival
🎃 Halloween Spooktacular
🎃 Halloween Bash and more!

Http://www.thehtn.com/events